Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has suffered a fresh political setback after senior members of his father's ruling party reportedly opposed a plan to position him as the country's next leader.
The resistance emerged during a closed-door meeting of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) executive committee on Tuesday, November 10, which had been convened to deliberate on Museveni's succession.
Five party sources told AFP that a vote on Muhoozi's candidacy was abandoned after several members opposed the proposal, with four voting in his favour and three against before the exercise was halted.
"The combative nature of the army chief has created uneasiness among some people. He is fighting and threatening people on social media. Let him start convincing people but not using coercive means to compel the population to capitulate," one participant told AFP.
The opposition came after Museveni presented a paper to senior party officials in late October suggesting that his son had the credentials to succeed him, despite concerns over his conduct and public statements.
The latest development also comes days after Muhoozi announced plans to leave his position as Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), saying he would hand over the office to another qualified military officer in the coming months.
