NARROW ESCAPE: When Kagame Saved Muhoozi & His Father Museveni from Being Killed by Obote Soldiers in Kireka

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni may sometimes disagree, almost to the point of leading the countries to war against each other.

But Kagame and Museveni share some aspects of the two countries’ histories that sometimes make them restrain themselves and think of each other as comrades and brothers.

During first son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s dinner at the weekend, Museveni narrated how Kagame rescued him and his son.

On April 24, Museveni hosted Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, eminent leaders of the Government of Uganda, distinguished guests in their respective capacities, family, friends and relatives to a private dinner in honour of Lt Gen Kainerugaba. (Read Story Here).

Perhaps, without the intervention of Kagame, things would have turned out different for young Muhoozi and his father.

“He [Muhoozi] is also an early veteran [who] at five years when we were arrested in Kireka by our UPC allies, they were planning to send us to God but our force with Kagame and [Gen Salim] Saleh rescued us,” said Museveni.

Lt Gen Kainerugaba has previously praised Kagame, his ‘uncle,’ and Gen Salim Saleh, terming them very great.

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Samuel Kamugisha

Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, translator, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. His other journalistic work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block. His new children's book 'Friends of Plastics' has been published by Room to Read and Reading Association of Uganda and can be read here: https://literacycloud.org/stories/7887-friends-of-plastic/

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