Museveni's son says he will not run in Ugandan presidential race

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, who had said helium would tally successful the 2026 statesmanlike election, announced Saturday helium would not basal and would backmost his begetter instead.

Museveni, 80, has been successful powerfulness since 1986. Many successful the East African federation saw his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the caput of the Ugandan defence forces, arsenic his successor.

"I would similar to denote that I volition not beryllium connected the ballot insubstantial successful 2026. Almighty God told maine to absorption connected His Army first," Kainerugaba said connected X.

"So, I afloat endorse President Yoweri Museveni successful the adjacent elections."

Museveni has not said explicitly if helium volition question a seventh term.

"No civilian volition pb Uganda aft President Museveni. The information forces volition not let it. The adjacent person volition beryllium a worker oregon policeman," Kainerugaba said.

Kainerugaba had said successful an earlier station announcing his volition to contention the predetermination that it was clip for caller humor successful Ugandan politics.

The worker has had a meteoric emergence successful the equipped forces.

Museveni has ruled Uganda with an robust fist since helium toppled President Milton Obote successful 1986.

He was reelected for a sixth word successful 2021 with 58% of the vote, according to authoritative results, which the absorption branded a masquerade.

The predetermination run was marked by intimidation and arrests and led to much than 50 deaths.