The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has revealed that his son Ruhamya Kainerugaba, a private in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) is undergoing training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England.
Gen Muhoozi, made the revelations in a series of posts on his X account on Thursday, and asked all Ugandans to pray for him.
“My beloved son, Ruhamya, is doing an excellent job in Sandhurst. All good Ugandans should pray for him every day” he posted.
Muhoozi, who himself trained at Sandhurst and graduated in 2000, further posted a photo of himself during training at the academy, and asked God to bless his son.
“Father and son going through the same hardships. Separated by 27 years. Godbless Ruhamya” he posted.
Sandhurst is the British Army’s main officer training academy, it’s considered one of the most prestigious military training institutions in the world.
Another notable figure to attend the academy in the region is Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s son, Lt. Ian Kagame, who graduated from Sandhurst as a Second Lieutenant in 2022.
Pvt Ruhamya, whose enrolment in the UPDF became public last year, in a widely shared photo showing the junior Kainerugaba dressed in full UPDF Special Forces Command (SFC) combat uniform, standing beside a fellow soldier, is the third generation of the Museveni family to serve in the Ugandan military.
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