Uganda’s Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Milly Babalanda, faces legal action after she publicly declared that President Yoweri Museveni should run for a third term in 2031, a statement that drew sharp criticism from the military. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son and commander of the Special Forces Command, warned that Babalanda must either issue a formal apology or face arrest for inciting political unrest. The minister’s remarks, made during a youth rally in Kampala, were seen as a direct challenge to the constitutional term‑limit debate that has polarized the nation. Opposition leaders have called the threat an intimidation tactic, while the government maintains that any public figure must respect the rule of law and the nation’s electoral processes.
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