Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, issued a bizarre ultimatum to Turkey on Sunday.
Taking to X, he said, “On top of the $1 billion from Turkey, I want the most beautiful woman in that country for a wife.”.
He had also said that he would sever diplomatic ties with Turkey if his terms are not met with in 30 days.
“The real problem is Turkey! We have waited for them to rehabilitate themselves, but wapi! We are going to end ALL diplomatic relations with Turkey in the next 30 days,” he wrote.
“We shall block their Airlines too!” he added in a separate post.
The post has since been deleted after intense backlash.
In a series of posts he made recently, the general had accused Turkey of profiting from infrastructure and port deals in Somalia, while Ugandan troops have spent nearly two decades fighting, while Uganda spent decades providing the security muscle to fight Al-Shabab militants.
The Country troops had enabled Turkish economic gains in Somalia, including control of the Mogadishu port and airport projects, which have reaped them hundreds of millions of dollars.
The general commands the Uganda People’s Defence Forces Special Operations Command. He is known for his provocative and controversial social media remarks and his outspoken support for Israel in the war.
After the war in Iran began in March, he stated that Uganda would intervene on Israel’s side.
“I’m ready to deploy 100,000 Ugandan soldiers in Israel. Under my command. To protect the Holy Land. The land of Jesus Christ our God!,” he said in a post on X.
He said that the cash request was a security dividend for Uganda’s military contribution to African union missions.
Kainergaba is known for using bizarre and sexist threats on X occasionally
In 2022, he offered 100 Ankole cows to marry PM Giorgia Meloni and threatened to “capture Rome” if rejected.
The same year, he said that his army could capture Nairobi in less than two weeks.
His father Museveni was forced to issues a formal apology to Kenya and temporarily suspend his son after the threats.
‘$1 billion and the most beautiful woman for wife’: Ugandan army chief’s ultimatum to Turkey for military involvement
