‘Make Uganda your second home,’ Gen Muhoozi tells Tyrese Gibson

What the report says

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has publicly welcomed American entertainer Tyrese Gibson to Uganda and urged him to treat the country as a second home. According to Sqoop Uganda, Muhoozi said he wanted Gibson to help encourage more African Americans to visit Uganda and experience its culture and hospitality.

The article says the meeting took place while Gibson was in Uganda for engagements linked to the creative arts and tourism sectors. Sqoop Uganda reported that the visit brought together people from entertainment and business, including singer Bebe Cool, his wife Zuena, and Talent Africa Group chief executive Aly Alibhai.

The discussion was framed around Uganda’s creative and tourism potential, with the visit seen as a chance to highlight the country’s entertainment scene and broader cultural offerings. The story also noted that Gibson’s presence could strengthen cultural connections between Uganda and the African American community through music, tourism and other creative-industry links.

More broadly, such visits are often used by Ugandan officials and industry players to promote the country as a destination for cultural exchange and tourism. In this case, Sqoop Uganda presented the meeting as both a celebrity encounter and a soft-power effort to draw international attention to Uganda’s creative economy.