Uganda president apologizes to Kenya for son’s ill-advised invasion tweets
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday said he was sorry for the “mistake” made by his son, who on Sunday invaded Kenya by flying a military plane over the disputed border.
My sincere apologies to Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family.
The President said he had been assured by Kenyans that they would not attack his country, but had done so anyway.
“They had told me that we would not enter the country,” he said. “That they are a peaceful people in the region, and that they would not enter.”
The tweet followed Museveni’s apology for causing the deaths of his own soldiers and those of other Ugandan soldiers during an earlier raid — a move he said was intended “to strengthen peace and solidarity on the border”.
My sincere apologies to Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family.
The President said he had been assured by Kenyans that they would not attack his country, but had done so anyway.
“They had told me that we would not enter the country,” he said. “That they are a peaceful people in the region, and that they would not enter.”
The tweet followed Museveni’s apology for causing the deaths of his own soldiers and those of other Ugandan soldiers during an earlier raid — a move he said was intended “to strengthen peace and solidarity on the border”.
Uganda’s media and other official sources said the country’s President was forced to issue a public apology.
Uganda’s military issued a statement to the BBC on Tuesday, confirming that Museveni had been informed of the incident.
The statement said that “a military plane operated by the Uganda People’s Defence Force crossed the disputed boundary, and the pilots of that plane were killed.”
It said the government was investigating the incident.
In a statement announcing the apology, Mr Museveni said he was “truly