Internal affairs minister Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire’s son Che Otafiire is not about to see first son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s campaigners like David Kabanda say bad things about his father and get away with it.
Gen Muhoozi’s loose political organization, the MK Movement, spearheading the presidential interests of the first son, also his father Gen Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s senior advisor on special operations, considers Maj Gen (Rtd) Otafiire an adversary.
The MK Movement believe Otafiire does not believe in Muhoozi’s fitness to lead Uganda. For now, Otafiire has made it clear, there is no point in talking about the standby generator (Muhoozi) when Museveni is still strong and reigning.
KABANDA ATTACKS MINISTER OTAFIIRE
So, when reports emerged that Otafiire had raided Njeru Stock Farm and caused the arrest of its manager, Kabanda, the youthful Kashambya County MP of the ruling NRM party, jumped on the report to attack Otafiire.
Otafiire has been claiming part of the land on which the stock farm sits.
Kabanda, who is also the deputy spokesperson of the MK Movement, alleged that Otafiire had used his powers as the minister of internal affairs, supervising Uganda Police Force (UPF), to take over the farm and arrest its manager.
“So apparently Minister Otafiire has used ‘his police’ as interior minister to raid and take over Njeru government stock farm in Jinja which is meant to serve the whole of Eastern region as a breeding centre and has arrested a farm manager with his guards since [January 21] at Njeru and ordered police not to give her bail,” wrote Kabanda.
Kabanda further argued that he now sees why Otafiire hates Muhoozi and his MK Movement.
“This is impunity that causes nausea. I really now understand why Otafiire and his club oppose Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. It’s not that they like his father, but it’s because they know that they have mastered the art of blackmailing Museveni politically into tolerating their Impunity, which Impunity MK certainly will dismantle,” he continued.
“Honestly, if even Amin didn’t give away these government farms why would ‘NRM historicals’ like Otafiire want to take over these farms? But anyway, time is there and these impunity beneficiaries will account.”
OTAFIIRE SON CHE FIRES BACK AT KABANDA
In response, Che Otafiire hit back Kabanda, making claims on his ethics and competence. Che told Kabanda not to open his mandibles on issues he has lean knowledge on.
“Otafiire is not above the law. Seek redress from the chambers of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) before you open your mandibles about issues you don’t understand,” Che Otafiire responded to Kabanda.
Otafiire’s son then went ahead to claim that President Museveni does not like Kabanda because of his alleged questionable character.
Che continued to say that people like Kabanda should not be leading the MK Movement.
“For someone who defrauded the person of the president, you chat a lot of s*it. No wonder he despises you because your character is repulsive,” Che Otafiire alleged.
“People with brains like Cedric Ndilima and Michael Katungi should be the face of General Kainerugaba’s political agenda when he retires, not a Year 13 graduate like you. Kindly, stop behaving like you have the thinking capacity of a mitochondrion.”
There have been rumors that Otafiire’s son was planning to run for president in 2026 so as to stop Muhoozi from succeeding his father. Both Minister Otafiire and his son have spoken out on these claims. (See Details Here and There).
