Museveni Will Win; My Son Will Follow – Ugandan President’s Aide Sparks Outrage
A senior adviser to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stirred controversy after openly declaring that the veteran leader cannot be removed from power through elections.
Yiga Wamala, a Senior Presidential Adviser, made the remarks ahead of Thursday’s general election, in which President Museveni is contesting for a seventh term. Museveni has been in power since 1986.
In a widely circulated video on social media, Wamala downplayed the relevance of voter participation beyond casting ballots, claiming that ordinary citizens and party agents would not be involved in counting the votes.
He also suggested that President Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the current Chief of Defence Forces, is being groomed to take over leadership after his father.
“You will not even see the votes you are going to count,” Wamala said in the video. “If you are still fighting Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba is also coming after him. Are you going to kill each other? You shout and shout.”
Wamala advised voters to cast their ballots and leave polling stations, insisting that staying behind would not change the outcome of the election.
The comments have triggered intense reactions online, with critics accusing the presidential aide of undermining democratic norms and the credibility of the electoral process. Supporters of the ruling establishment, however, have defended the remarks, describing them as a blunt expression of political reality in Uganda.
