Muhoozi throws shade at Kenya, claims UPDF would crush Haiti gangs in 2 months

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba/FILE

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has weighed in on the ongoing Haiti peacekeeping mission, asserting that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) would achieve results in just two months if deployed.

Speaking through his official social media account on Saturday, Muhoozi expressed scepticism over the progress made by Kenyan forces leading the UN-backed multinational security mission in the Caribbean nation.

The general claimed the Kenyan police have not achieved tangible progress despite being on the ground for months.

He termed the situation as “expected” and offered Uganda’s readiness to step in.

"It would take us 1 month to capture Port-au-Prince. The Kenyans have failed after nearly 2 years...that's what we expected. The UN is welcome to offer us favourable terms," he stated.

“Give UPDF 2 months with the gangsters in Port-au-Prince and see what happens.” 

In a separate post, Muhoozi struck a warning to Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, commonly known as Barbecue, that if Uganda is deployed to Haiti, he would be his direct target.

He stated that Barbecue should run, declaring he would not survive the encounter.

“I only have one piece of advice if Mzee deploys us to Haiti. Barbeque, I'm coming for you! Run! And you won't survive me. My name is 'Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Mwene Museveni, Rutagumirwa, Omusiita!” he affirmed.

General Muhoozi is well known for remarks about Kenya that have occasionally sparked public reaction and controversy.

In 2022, he drew widespread attention after tweeting that it would take Ugandan troops less than two weeks to capture Nairobi, prompting Uganda’s Foreign Ministry to issue a formal apology and distance the government from his statements.

"It wouldn't take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi," he tweeted, though he later retracted the statement.

Kenya has deployed over 1,000 officers to the Haiti peacekeeping mission and remains one of the leading nations in the UN-backed effort to stabilise a highly complex and volatile security environment.