Bombastic Defense Chief Cites Respect for King Charles as Uganda Bails on Prince Harry’s Invictus Games

Uganda’s defense chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says his country is withdrawing from Prince Harry’s Invictus Games out of the country’s respect for King Charles III, the latest blow for the Duke of Sussex amid his return to Britain. Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 for wounded military personnel. In July, Uganda became the 26th nation to announce its participation in the 2027 Invictus Games at Birmingham. However, two months later, General Kainerugaba — the son of Uganda’s longtime president, Yoweri Museveni — changed tack, saying that the country’s participation sends the wrong message.“In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the invictus games,” wrote the general, who studied at the same Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst attended by the Duke of Sussex. “We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty’s approval.”A British outlet, the Telegraph, reported that the Invictus Games Foundation was not informed of the decision to withdraw prior to the post. And while the defense chief said the decision was made because Uganda does not want to participate in events that do not have King Charles’ approval, the Telegraph notes that the monarch has given “no sign” that he disapproves of the games.Uganda’s withdrawal follows an August 31 announcement by the Invictus Games Foundation of its donation of sports equipment to the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces Rehabilitation and Vocational Center. The games cited a “kickstart sports recovery” program aimed at helping athletes train for the upcoming games. The foundation noted that sports recovery, the use of sports as a physiological and psychological restorative following injury, is a “developing concept” in the former British protectorate. Uganda’s Joint staff political commissariat, Major General Henry Masiko, said the donated equipment will launch a new chapter in rehabilitation services for injured service members, according to the Uganda Radio Network. The withdrawal comes days after the BBC reported that the most senior officer of the Royal Household, Lord Chamberlain, dispatched a letter to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, informing them that they are “private citizens” and not working royals. While it is unclear whether King Charles does indeed oppose the Invictus Games, General Kainerugaba — who once offered 100 cows as a bride price for Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni — has a well-documented history of erratic and unexpected social media posts.In 2022, General Kainerugaba threatened to invade neighboring Kenya and responded to the subsequent backlash by telling his critics to “relax” — which prompted his father to issue an apology. Earlier this year, he posted that he was praying for the death of an opposition leader, Bobi Wine, and gave him 48 hours to surrender. The general threatened to castrate the opposition leader and his bodyguard. In a deleted post on X, General Kainerugaba claimed that he fears “no one on this planet” because his “bloodline is from Jesus Christ.”The general has repeatedly said that he was giving up social media, only to return with extraordinary comments. On Tuesday, he wrote on X that he considers himself the “most handsome, most daring and glorious Commander who ever lived.” And while he previously said he does not fear anyone because of his allegedly divine bloodline, he wrote on Tuesday that he is afraid of his father, his mother, and his second uncle. He also warned that “men who sleep too much will be hanged,” but said that “women deserve to sleep a lot.”The general is also a staunch supporter of Israel, writing that he is “always ready to protect Israel” and asked if Uganda should deploy soldiers to Gaza. Last month, he unveiled a statue of the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Yonatan Netanyahu, who was killed during a hostage rescue mission at Entebbe in 1976.

Bombastic Defense Chief Cites Respect for King Charles as Uganda Bails on Prince Harry’s Invictus Games

Bombastic Defense Chief Cites Respect for King Charles as Uganda Bails on Prince Harry’s Invictus Games

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