{"id":6809,"date":"2022-10-04T17:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2022-10-05T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T06:58:23","slug":"president-museveni-appoints-maj-gen-kayanja-muhanga-commander-land-forces-promotes-muhoozi-to-rank-of-full-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/president-museveni-appoints-maj-gen-kayanja-muhanga-commander-land-forces-promotes-muhoozi-to-rank-of-full-general\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT MUSEVENI APPOINTS LT.GEN. KAYANJA MUHANGA COMMANDER LAND FORCES ,PROMOTES MUHOOZI TO RANK OF FULL GENERAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs assures Kenya of peaceful co-existence <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Museveni has promoted\u00a0and appointed Lt. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga Commander of Land Forces replacing \u00a0Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who has been promoted to the rank of full general .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement issued by the UPDF and signed by the defence  spokesperson Brig. Gen. F. Kulayigye ,Gen. Muhoozi&nbsp; Kainerugaba will continue with his duties as senior Presidential Advisor&nbsp; for Special Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &nbsp;new changes in the army command follow a series of controversial tweets on Gen Muhoozi\u201ds official Twitter account directed to &nbsp;Kenya- a neighboring EAC member state .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the tweets read thus :\u201cIt would take us, my army and me two weeks to capture Nairobi. After we capture Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?. He added, \u201cI am happy that members of our district in Kenya have responded enthusiastically to my tweet. It\u2019s still two weeks to Nairobi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the tweets have since been brought down they made many Kenyans to react angrily promoting Uganda\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs to issue an official statement to calm down nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to clarify that the government of the Republic of Uganda doesn\u2019t conduct its foreign policy and other official business through social media nor does it depend on social media sources in dealing with other sovereign governments,\u201d the statement said in part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ministry wishes to emphasize that the government and the people of&nbsp; the Republic of Uganda treasure the existing strong bilateral relations between the people and the government of the Republic of Kenya based on our shared history, common values, mutual respect, trust and the desire to build a unified East African Community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo this end, the government of the Republic of Uganda wishes to reiterate its commitment to good neighbourliness, peaceful co-existence and cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs assures Kenya of peaceful co-existence President Museveni has promoted\u00a0and appointed Lt. 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