By Sadique Bamwita
National
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), and also first son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is at war and feuding with Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance whom he vowed to block from retaining his ministerial post in the next cabinet for allegedly being a traitor.
In his post on his X account on Wednesday February 4,2026, Gen Muhoozi, accuses Minister Baryomunsi of being a traitor who doesn’t deserve to be a minister.
In his X post, Gen. Muhoozi states:”Baryomunsi, the traitor, will never be a Minister again. If he ever utters my name again anywhere, I will arrest him on spot” Muhoozi seriously warned Dr. Baryomunsi.
In his response, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi boldly informed Gen Muhoozi that he was self-made adding that being a minister wasn’t the best thing in his life.
“I rose from obscurity to where I’m, because of my abilities not favours from anybody, I’m self made. Being a Minister is not necessarily the best thing in life. My horizon is far beyond that. Let’s serve Uganda, ” Dr. Baryomunsi responded to Gen.Muhoozi on his X account.
Angry Gen.Muhoozi further reiterated that Baryomunsi won’t be minister again unless he first runs to him and harmonize with him(CDF).
“It doesn’t matter. You will not be Minister this time. First come and make peace with me” Muhoozi warned.
However, this time round Minister Baryomunsi remained adamant, praising his father for training him to believe in himself and further accused the CDF of suffering from the Peter Pan Syndrome.
“My father trained me to believe in myself. He restrained me from taking alcohol. Am sober 24/7 and focussed. He let me free and I don’t suffer from Peter Pan Syndrome. Those attacking me on X don’t know the material -we the original Bakiga are made of. Go slow” he seriously warned Gen.Muhoozi.
In reaction, Muhoozi has since told off Minister Baryomunsi that his upbringing wouldn’t matter, since he was going to be sacked anyway.
“It doesn’t matter. We are still sacking you. You probably need the Peter Pan Syndrome” he posted.
The Wednesday early morning altercation on X between the duo, stemmed from a public clash between the the General Secretary Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) Daudi Kabanda and ICT Minister Baryomunsi over recent tweets by Gen Muhoozi which have since been deleted.
On Saturday, while appearing on Capital FM’s Capital Gang political talk show, Baryomunsi stated that Gen. Muhoozi’s social media posts do not represent official government positions.
“For the record, the CDF does not speak for government, his tweets, often short and sometimes deleted are not official positions but casual comments. I have raised this matter with the appointing authority, including the President, because they do make my work harder” he said.
Baryomunsi’s remarks triggered a heated exchange with Kabanda, who accused the minister of being an opportunist and undermining Gen. Muhoozi.
“With due respect, Dr. Baryomunsi, a reknowned opportunist who joined government for political survival has no moral authority to despise Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba,” Kabanda said.
Kabanda further accused Baryomunsi of alleged misconduct during the last elections in Kanungu District, including claims of abducting a priest to suppress the opposition.
