Maj. Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga is ready to support Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba if he stands for President.
The controversial retired army general who served as Presidential advisor on security in Buganda added that if Muhoozi declares his Presidential ambition by himself then he has his vote.
“Let him come out for himself. He is a General, he has the training from Sandhurst that convinces me that he can be a leader,” Ggwanga said Monday morning while appearing on NBSTV morning talk-show.
The belligerent former NRA combatant had seven years ago warned that fronting Gen. Muhoozi for President would be risky.
In 2013, while reports of “Muhoozi project” first emerged, Ggwanga then said the idea of touting Muhoozi would be met with stiff resistance in the military.
A senior UPDF General David Sejusa had alleged that there was a possible ploy in the military of eliminating top government officials who opposed what he termed as “Muhoozi Project.”
But the UPDF along with the First Family rubbished the allegations as untrue.
The originator of this toxic information Mr Sejusa would then impose himself in exile, he returned a few years after President Museveni forgave him.
Museveni indicated that his son, just like any other Ugandan would first retire from the army if he harboured any political ambition.
Gen. Muhoozi recently recently came out to describe those who coined the phrase “Muhoozi Project” as “Evil People” saying they were aiming at “destroying us.”
But for Ggwanga, Muhoozi shouldn’t attach himself to his father if he wants to be President so that Ugandans should see him as an independent leader.
Gen. Muhoozi is currently the Presidential advisor on Special Operations, he previously commanded the SFC a, highly trained unit of the army that oversees the President’s security and other strategic areas.
Muhoozi who will be celebrating his 46th birthday exudes an amiable character, listens more and consults before making “certain decisions.”
At Munyonyo last year while celebrating his birthday, he said that a man usually makes “strong decisions at 45.”
Without expounding on details, he left the audience guessing.
