The tweet of the son of the President of Uganda, General Muhuzi Kaibinrugab, commander of the Ugandan ground forces, did not go unnoticed, in which he posted a proposal to marry the most prominent candidate for the Italian government, Georgia Meloni.
After much confusion caused by the tweet and its words warning of a major diplomatic escalation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, his son, was fired from his position as commander of the country’s infantry forces.
100 cows foal
The story goes back to a tweet posted by the country’s most controversial general and the most prominent candidate to succeed his father, in which he asked to marry Meloni in exchange for a dowry of 100 cows of the best breed, the Nakur breed. .
In the strangest marriage proposal, the Ugandan warlord revealed that he had appointed two of his friends, Italian Ambassador to Uganda Masi Matsanti, as marriage broker, adding that he would negotiate the bride price.
In a later tweet, he also threatened to invade Italy to erase the insult that would be inflicted on him if the bride refused the proposal, but he later deleted it to avoid diplomatic clashes while keeping the marriage proposal tweets.
wide anger
The tweets, which were widely shared in Italy, caused widespread anger in Ugandan circles, who considered them inappropriate for a responsible person who, in the opinion of the most likely head of the government of a friendly country, and welcomed opponents of the fascist right to which the future Prime Minister of Italy belongs.
After this behavior, which was interacted by thousands of Twitter users around the world, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni issued an order in which he immediately fired his son, which could save street anger and prevent any possible diplomatic clashes.
Although he was defended by some Kinerogaba supporters, his tweets were an attempt at a joke and should not be taken seriously.
For my Italian friends, these are nkore cows. the most beautiful cows on earth. I know Europeans give they girls like flowers? I never understood it. In our culture you give girl you like a cow. rice.twitter.com/8BRR3OJMUg
— Muhuzi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) October 3, 2022
However, many others saw that the issue was more serious, especially as the country’s constitution forbids engaging in partisan politics, with others noting that any other soldier would be subjected to a military court martial if they tweeted the same thing, according to a report published by the newspaper. “Guardian”.
Uganda military Commander Muhuzi Kainerugaba explains that it is a tradition in Uganda to donate cows to women, then “appoints” the Italian ambassador as negotiator to establish the “bride”. price”.
what the hell is going on on.
October 3, 2022 rice.twitter.com/VoXW3fCJHM
– Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics (@CrazyItalianPol) October 3, 2022
tweet general
Notably, this was not the only tweet that sparked controversy in the country, as the dismissed general is commonly referred to as the “tweeting general in Uganda”, due to the high volume of his Twitter tweets, especially in recent months, drawing the ire of some Ugandans who believe it repetitive, provocative, and sometimes dangerous.
At times he tweeted in support of the Tigray rebels fighting Ethiopian federal forces, and at other times he expressed support for the violent rebels fighting in eastern Congo.
He once said that all Africans supported Russia in its war in Ukraine, and another time he saw that it would take him and his army only two weeks to capture Nairobi, and he also threatened to capture the Kenyan capital!
As for Georgia Meloni, her Fratelli d’Italia party, in an unprecedented event since 1945, won the Italian legislative elections last week.
According to polls, he received between 22 and 26 percent of the vote, making Melloni the most likely candidate to head the Italian government.