Tension as Uganda’s Army chief demands exit of US envoy

A Ugandan member of parliament is expressing regrets over remarks made by President Yoweri Museveni’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerungaba, about the US ambassador to Uganda. The Uganda Monitor reports that General Muhoozi, who is also commander in chief of the Uganda Armed Forces, told US Ambassador William Popp to apologize to President Museveni or leave Uganda for what Muhoozi called undiplomatic behavior. Both General Muhoozi and the Ugandan military spokespersons declined our request for an interview. Nkunyingi Muwada, the shadow minister for foreign affairs in the Ugandan parliament, tells VOA’s James Butty, that General Muhoozi’s comments were provocative and non-diplomatic