Gen. Muhoozi issues fresh warning over Vice President’s Office, vows military-style government

What the report says

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, has again drawn attention with public remarks about the Vice President’s office. In posts on his official X account on Monday, November 9, 2026, he said the person currently holding the position should prepare to hand it over soon. The Watchdog Uganda report says his comments did not name Vice President Jessica Alupo directly, but clearly referred to the office she occupies.

The article says Muhoozi also outlined how he would want government to function if he became Vice President. He promised what he described as a military-style approach to administration, saying the government would operate “on military terms” and that inefficiency would no longer be tolerated. The report interprets this as a call for stricter discipline, supervision and accountability in public service.

Watchdog Uganda notes that Muhoozi did not announce any formal change to the Vice Presidency, give a timeline for a transition or say that President Yoweri Museveni had made any decision. The publication says Alupo remains in office and that the remarks are best understood as political statements rather than an official transfer of power. The comments are likely to fuel discussion because they concern one of Uganda’s highest constitutional offices and come from a serving military leader.