MUSEVENI’S SON TO BE CHARGED WITH TREASON

Advocate Apollo Mboya has filed a case at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi seeking to have Uganda’s military commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba charged with treason.

Advocate Apollo Mboya has filed a case at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi seeking to have Uganda’s military commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba charged with treason.
In the petition, Mboya points out that Muhoozi made remarks on social media threatening to launch a military invasion to capture Nairobi, which he says is a threat to the country’s territorial integrity.

“That Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the 3rd Respondent who is a Senior Military Officer in the neighbouring country of Uganda has committed treasonable offences of threatening national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Kenya after expressing his intention to launch a military invasion to capture Nairobi, the capital city of the Republic of Kenya within two (2) weeks,” reads the petition.

Mboya goes further to note that after Muhoozi made the remarks, his father who is also Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni promoted him to full military status.

“The Head of State of the Republic of Uganda who is also the Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has rewarded Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba by promoting him to a full General of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) following his threats to invade Kenya thereby conferring additional capabilities to General Muhoozi Kainerugaba,” adds the lawyer.

He notes that Muhoozi has violated Section 43 of the Penal Code which provides for Treasonable felony as follows:

“Any person who, not owing allegiance to the Republic, in Kenya or elsewhere, commits any act or combination of acts which, if it were committed by a person who owed such allegiance, would amount to the offence of treason under section 40, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.”

The Inspector General of Police and Director of Public Prosecutions have been cited as the 1st and 2nd respondents and are accused of failing to take action following Muhoozi’s remarks.

On Monday, October 3, 2022 through his official twitter handle Muhoozi Kainerugaba tweeted: “It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi.”

He added: “I’m happy that members of our district in Kenya, have responded enthusiastically to my tweet. It is still 2 weeks to Nairobi. After our army captures Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?”

The Inspector General of Police and Director of Public Prosecutions have been cited as the 1st and 2nd respondents and are accused of failing to take action following Muhoozi’s remarks.

Mboya wants the court to certify the application as urgent and order that Muhoozi has a prima facie case to answer.

He is further wants the Police IG and DCI ordered to furnish the court with an investigation report and charge sheet with respect to the alleged offence.