Joseph Kabuleta, the leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), has revised his prediction about the end of President Yoweri Museveni’s political dynasty. He has told his audience to expect major funerals beginning in January 2027 and warning that the deaths, once they begin, will not stop.
Kabuleta, a former presidential candidate and outspoken critic of Museveni’s government, said on his Morning After podcast that he was bringing forward a prediction he had previously made about the political future of the ruling establishment, moving the anticipated turning point from June 2027 to January.
“I said that by June 2027, the Museveni dynasty will be gone but now I wish to revise a bit,” Kabuleta said. “By January 2027, you’re going to start seeing major funerals and when they start they will not stop.”
He did not identify anyone he expected to die, explain what he meant by major funerals or provide evidence to support the prediction. His remarks linked the anticipated deaths to what he described as a coming transformation in Uganda, although he did not explicitly establish how the funerals would bring about the end of the Museveni dynasty.
The comments introduced a more immediate timeline into Kabuleta’s recurring predictions about the future of Museveni’s political establishment, which has dominated Uganda for four decades.
“It’s good news,” he said, explaining his reaction through his Christian beliefs and his interpretation of biblical passages about the deaths of the wicked and the prosperity of the righteous.
“I’m a believer in the Bible. The Bible says when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. It says when the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish there are shouts of joy,” Kabuleta said.
He added: “So, not every death is going to be bad news for us. That’s not what the scripture says, which I believe in.”
Kabuleta did not name the people he was referring to when speaking about the wicked, nor did he explicitly say that the anticipated funerals would involve members of Museveni’s government. His comments, however, placed the prediction within his broader argument that the political order established under the president would come to an end.
“You will start seeing major funerals by January. I’m telling you this,” he said. “So it’s getting closer. I’m even pulling it closer than the June I said.”
He urged his audience to look toward the beginning of the new year with anticipation, portraying the final months of 2026 as a countdown to events he believes will change the country.
“So, we have entered the final three months of the year, so get excited because by the time we turn the year, 2026 goes into 2027, then you’re going to see wonderful things happening to this country,” he said.
The prediction comes months after Museveni’s government entered another term following his re-election in the 2026 presidential election. Museveni, who first came to power in 1986, has remained at the centre of Uganda’s political system for more than 40 years, making questions about succession and the future of his administration a persistent feature of national debate.
Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the chief of defence forces and a senior presidential adviser for special operations, has also become a central figure in discussions about political succession. His growing public profile has fuelled debate over whether the presidency could eventually pass to another member of the first family, an outcome critics describe as dynastic politics.
Kabuleta has repeatedly challenged the political establishment and made predictions about its future. His earlier forecast placed the anticipated end of the Museveni dynasty in June 2027. His latest remarks bring that timeline forward by five months, with January now presented as the beginning of a period he expects to be marked by major deaths.
He offered no supporting evidence for the revised timeline and did not explain what developments, if any, had prompted him to change his forecast.
For now, the January prediction remains an assertion by Kabuleta rather than a verifiable forecast. His comments leave unanswered the central questions raised by his own words: who he expects to die, why he believes the funerals will begin in January and how he connects those deaths to the political future of Uganda.
But he delivered his message with confidence, insisting that the anticipated events were drawing closer and encouraging his listeners to prepare for what he described as a more hopeful period for the country.
“I’m telling you this,” he said, reiterating his warning that the funerals would begin in January.
See more of Kabuleta’s predictions Here.
