US EditionUganda army chief's 30-day ultimatum to Turkey: ‘Give $1 billion and a wife’
Kainerugaba linked the demand to Uganda’s role in Somalia and threatened to sever diplomatic ties if Ankara does not comply.
- On April 11, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X demanding $1 billion from Turkey and "the most beautiful girl in Turkey" as his wife, triggering immediate diplomatic scrutiny.
- Kainerugaba justified the $1 billion demand as a "security dividend" for Uganda's military contributions, accusing Turkey of profiting from infrastructure and airport operations in Mogadishu while Uganda bore security burdens against Al-Shabab militants.
- He warned Ankara that failure to comply within 30 days would trigger consequences, including closing Turkey's embassy in Kampala, while urging Ugandans to avoid traveling to Turkey "for your own safety."
- Turkey has not yet issued an official response to the ultimatum, leaving bilateral ties uncertain as the posts continue circulating online and fueling debate over social media's role in diplomacy.
- This episode mirrors a 2022 incident where Kainerugaba offered 100 Ankole cows to Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to marry her, reinforcing a documented pattern of unconventional public declarations by President Yoweri Museveni's son.
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