Museveni’s army general son meets Kagame to fix Rwanda relations

Bitter relations between Uganda and Rwanda had led to a three-year border closure by Kigali, that resulted in January.

Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame [Reuters]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is internet hosting Ugandan military common Muhoozi Kainerugaba because the neighbours focus on mending bilateral relations.

The assembly was introduced in a press release by the Rwandan presidency on Monday.

President Kagame is now assembly with Normal @mkainerugaba, Senior Presidential Advisor on Particular Operations and Commander of UPDF Land Forces to debate Rwanda-Uganda relations. pic.twitter.com/5X8MgcO64d

— Presidency | Rwanda (@UrugwiroVillage) March 14, 2022

Kainerugaba, the Ugandan commander of land forces, is the primary son of President Yoweri Museveni.

Museveni, who has been in energy since 1986, is an erstwhile mentor of Kagame; the Museveni’s profession started as a lieutenant within the Kagame’s Nationwide Resistance Military (NRA).

However in recent times, relations had soured between the duo, who each fought in Uganda’s bush warfare of 1981 to 1986, in addition to their international locations.

Rwandan every day The New Instances has reported that Muhoozi, who can also be a presidential adviser, visited Kigali in February and agreed to a second go to to “type out all excellent points between Uganda and Rwanda”.

After a protracted dialogue with my uncle, President Kagame, this morning we've got agreed that I return to Kigali within the coming days to type out all excellent points between Uganda and Rwanda. pic.twitter.com/99eFIB8ax4

— Muhoozi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) February 28, 2022

The go to came about weeks after Rwanda opened its borders, which had been shut for 3 years.

Kigali had accused Entebbe of permitting dissidents and armed teams to make use of elements of the nation as a base to plan assaults to destabilise Rwanda.