Kabuleta Nukes Muhoozi: "Your Power Dies With Museveni!"

Former presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has unleashed what may be the most devastating critique yet of CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba's presidential ambitions—and it is a truth Muhoozi is unlikely to appreciate. Speaking on his podcast, The Morning After with Joseph Kabuleta, Kabuleta poured cold water on the growing narrative that Muhoozi is destined for Uganda's highest office. According to Kabuleta, Muhoozi's perceived influence is not built on personal achievement, political skill, or public support, but almost entirely on the towering shadow of his father, President Yoweri Museveni. Kabuleta argues that Muhoozi has mistaken inherited power for personal power. In a blistering assessment, he contends that Muhoozi's presidential dream is little more than a political mirage—an illusion sustained by the continued presence of Museveni in State House. As long as his father remains in power, Kabuleta says, Muhoozi can command fear, attract attention, and seemingly get away with almost anything. But the moment Museveni exits the political stage, that protective shield disappears. Even more striking was Kabuleta's claim that Muhoozi appears to have learned the wrong lessons from his father. While Museveni spent decades building alliances, cultivating political networks, and mastering the art of survival, Kabuleta argues that Muhoozi has instead embraced impunity, arrogance, and the belief that power comes without consequences. His warning is simple but brutal: when Museveni is no longer around, Uganda will discover whether Muhoozi's influence was real—or merely borrowed. For Kabuleta, the answer is already clear. In this commentary, we examine Kabuleta's explosive argument, why it has sparked debate, and whether Muhoozi's political future is as secure as his supporters believe.