Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031

Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run for president in 2031, Report informs via Reuters.

Kainerugaba, 52, has long been touted as a ‌possible successor to his ageing father and is well known for his fiery social media posts including threats to behead the leading opposition leader Bobi Wine.

He played a key role in securing his father's re-election in the last polls in January by ordering a crackdown on opponents and cutting ⁠the internet.

"I will stand for the highest office in the land in 2031. And we will win by the grace of Almighty God," Kainerugaba said in one of a series of posts on the X platform late on Tuesday.

"With my great father, Mzee's, support I will get 90% in the elections in 2031," he added using an honorific reference to his 81-year-old father.

Kainerugaba, who leads a political pressure group called the Patriotic League of Uganda, had previously ‌declared ⁠he would stand in the last election in January but ultimately backed out.