President Museveni has congratulated Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on his 52nd birthday, describing it as a significant family and national milestone.
In his message, he expressed gratitude to God for his children and acknowledged their growth, resilience, and contributions to society.
He paid tribute to their upbringing during challenging times, particularly during the liberation struggle.
The President also highlighted and appreciated Gen. Muhoozi’s role in strengthening the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and fighting corruption within the army.
Below is the detailed message.
”Greetings fellow Ugandans, fellow Africans and especially, the Bazzukulu.
I am sending out this message to, first of all, thank God for giving Maama and myself our wonderful children: Muhoozi (Muogi), Natasha (Kukuru), Patience (Pusi) and Kyaremeera (Kyinini), protecting them and prospering them.
Secondly, I want to thank Maama for looking after them especially for the years 1981-86 when she was the only parent near them.
Thirdly, I salute the children for going through the school systems and branching out successfully in the different fields of life, family, career, etc.
Fourthly, I thank the Ugandans and some of the Africans for standing with and supporting our family and political movement in the various endeavours we have been undertaking with them.
On this occasion, on the 24th of April 2026, I want to congratulate Gen. Muhoozi (Muogi) on this 52nd birthday. These children, in particular Muhoozi, were born in the resistance, grew up in the resistance, and, in various ways, have made significant contribution to the resistance.
Gen. Muhoozi has made significant contribution to fighting corruption in the Army and increasing the lethality of the UPDF.
When they were young, I used to tease them that they will be earth-shakers because, by some coincidence, they were all born on or near very important historical dates.
Muhoozi was born on the 24th of April, 1974 at Ocean Road Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam. Maama had made arrangements with a Dutch lady that was staying in the flat above ours in Kurasini to drive her to hospital when the time for okurumwa (birth pains) came.
In the night of the 23rd of April, Maama sent me to call the Dutch friend. The Dutch friend drove her to the Hospital. The following morning, I went to the Hospital and Muhoozi was already born. I spent the day with them and came back to the flat at night.
The following morning, I rang comrade Samora Machel, the revolutionary leader of the Mozambique Liberation, to tell him about our happy family news.
He picked the phone, but advised me to ring him another day because on that day he was busy following the great news of the anti-fascist Revolution that was going on in Portugal that led to the collapse of the 500 years Portuguese African Empire.
Amazing, regarding the double blessings to we the freedom fighters, the 24th and 25th of April, 1974.
Natasha was born on the 12th of March 1977 at Moshi Christian Centre Hospital. That is the day in 1984, I departed from our base at Kawumu Luwero on the last external mission to get guns from the late Muammar Gaddafi. That eventually decisively contributed to the NRM victory in 1986.
Patience was born on the 9th of May, 1978, at Muhimbili Hospital, Victory Day in Europe against Hitler, and Kyaremeera was born on the 30th of June, 1980, the same date as the historic independence of Belgian Congo, DRC, in 1960.
I share with our fellow Ugandans and Africans our little jokes in the family.
Congratulations Muogi, his wife, children and siblings on this milestone.
