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Uganda's Next Dictator Is About to Be Everyone’s Problem.

Simon Whistler · January 15, 2026 · 21 min video · Africa

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Meet Mohusi Kanarugabar, age 51 years old at the time of writing, and a proud

Resident

Of the Ugandan capital city of Kampala, Mr. Kanarugabar is a man who's got a

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About this briefing

Uganda’s dictator-in-waiting is rising fast. Meet Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the erratic general poised to inherit power—and destabilize Africa and beyond—when his father’s rule finally ends, with consequences the world should fear. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 01:42 Becoming Muhoozi 07:39 A Modern Major-General 14:14 A Serious Problem

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