General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, says he is stepping away from military leadership in the coming months. His reason is personal and direct: he wants to dedicate his life to Christ.
The announcement puts one of East Africa's most closely watched military figures in a new light. Muhoozi, who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni, has long been a prominent and often controversial presence in Ugandan public life.
No timeline beyond "coming months" has been confirmed, and details about what his faith-focused life will look like remain unclear. What comes next for the man many once expected to follow his father into politics is now a very different kind of open question.
Originally published by AllAfrica.