Col Emmy Katabazi Endorses Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the Next Revolutionary Leader to Succeed Museveni

Kyankwanzi- In a major political declaration,  the Senior Presidential Advisor on Security and Intelligence Col. Emmy Katabazi has openly endorsed General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to succeed his father President Yoweri Museveni, describing him as the next revolutionary leader Uganda needs.

Col. Katabazi, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), made the endorsement while addressing a select group of future leaders at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi on Thursday afternoon.

Col Emmy Katabazi with leaders after the training

Col. Katabazi told the learners that Uganda’s liberation war was successful and what will follow is the economic and industrial revolution that will solve all the country’s economic problems.

“The war revolution started and was successful, what will follow is the industrial revolution, which will solve all our economic issues as a country. Are those people happy? Our enemies of Uganda?” he asked.

He said the enemies of Uganda have always targeted political leadership, because when leaders fail, the country fails.

“Areas of interest are political leaders, because when they fail, a country has failed. You are here at Kyankwanzi to be decolonized, to sharpen the mind, to create a pool of cadres,” he said.

Gen muhoozi Kainerugaba /Courtesy Photo

Col. Katabazi said that is why Uganda must jealously protect and support its revolutionary lineage, and that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the natural continuation of that lineage.

He urged the youth to be loyal to Gen. Muhoozi, saying he has been groomed by a revolutionary and therefore he is a revolutionary himself.

“Love for your country is supporting your revolutionary leaders to survive the revolutionary leadership… that is the meaning of our patriotism,” Col. Katabazi declared.

“We must support him with maximum royalty and wisdom. He has been groomed by a revolutionary and so he is one, he is fighting bad elements who are corrupt. We must be Royal to him,” he stated.

Enemies Want Weak Leaders

In his lecture, Col. Katabazi warned that the enemies of Uganda usually support weaker leaders to use that opportunity to fail the country for their benefit.

“They will always want Uganda to only remain a source of their raw materials. Coffee, minerals etc. They want us to add no value to our raw materials. Not to grow,” he said, adding that the information the youth are getting at Kyankwanzi is relevant to the transformation of Uganda.

He cited the history of Africa where true revolutionaries like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara and Muammar Gaddafi were eliminated because they wanted to add value to African resources.

War on Corruption

Col. Katabazi also praised the current anti-corruption drive under the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, saying it is a sign of revolutionary renewal.

“When the leadership says no corruption, it will go. These days, when I see the CDF saying that no corruption… I know now that we are moving forward. I feel like it’s a breath of fresh air. Do you see these days what Minister Balaam Barugahara is doing?” he said, referring to the vigorous mobilization and anti-corruption messaging.

He said the industrial revolution under Gen. Muhoozi’s next phase of leadership will finally solve Uganda’s economic issues, ensure value addition to coffee and minerals, and defeat the neo-colonial agenda of keeping Uganda as a raw material source.

“The war revolution was phase one. The industrial revolution is phase two. And for that, we need a tested revolutionary at the helm,” Col. Katabazi concluded to applause from the cadres.

The endorsement from a former spy chief and current top security advisor to the President is seen as a strong signal of the direction of the succession and continuity of the revolutionary movement.

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