Museveni’s son Muhoozi labels himself prophet of the almighty God
Uganda’s First Son and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described himself as a prophet of Almighty God following President Yoweri Museveni’s re-election.
In a statement on Monday, January 19, 2026, Muhoozi claimed that he had accurately predicted his father’s decisive victory in the recent presidential election, saying the outcome validated his declaration.
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“I, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, am a prophet of Almighty God. I told you all that Mzee would win by the biggest percentage since 1996, and it happened,” he wrote.
He went further to make a bold political assertion about Uganda’s opposition, particularly the National Unity Platform (NUP), led by Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine.
“Now I tell you that NUP will be removed and extinguished from our land like a bad dream!” Muhoozi added.
The elections
This comes a few days after Museveni was declared the winner of the Thursday, January 15, 2026, election, extending his four decades in power by another five years.
He gained 72 per cent of the vote, the election commission announced, against 25 per cent for his closest challenger, Bobi Wine, who has condemned what he described as “fake results”.
Wine has called on Ugandans to hold non-violent protests.
Museveni, 81, first came to power as a rebel leader in 1986 but since then has won seven elections.
The election process was marred by violence, and Wine, a 43-year-old former pop star, says that at least 21 people have been killed.
The authorities have so far confirmed seven deaths.
Access to the internet has been cut in the country since Tuesday, January 13, 2026, making it hard to verify information.
The authorities say the blackout was necessary to prevent misinformation, fraud and the incitement of violence – a move condemned by the UN human rights office as “deeply worrying”.
The internet has so far been restored in Uganda following the announcement of the results.
