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On June 18, 2026, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, posted on his official X account expressing that he wants a new leader of opposition in parliament.Click here to see the post.
Following the CDF's remarks, an X account operating under the handle @KakwenzaRukira shared a graphic bearing Joel Ssenyonyi's photograph alongside a quote purportedly attributed to him. The image claimed that Ssenyonyi had responded by saying:
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The image quickly gained traction on social media, with many users believing it to be an authentic statement from the Leader of the Opposition.
However, Joel Ssenyonyi publicly refuted the image through his verified X account. In his response, he wrote:
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Ssenyonyi's statement explicitly denies authoring the quote contained in the viral graphic and accuses the account that posted it of fabricating the statement.
CLAIM
An image posted on X by the account @KakwenzaRukira claims that Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi insulted Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba by saying:VERDICT
False.There is no evidence that Joel Ssenyonyi made the statement attributed to him in the viral image.
On the contrary, Ssenyonyi publicly dismissed the quote as a forgery, stating that although he disagrees with Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, he does not communicate using vulgar language.
His verified X account contains a direct denial of the statement, in which he says he expresses disagreements in a principled manner and accuses the account that circulated the image of fabricating the quote.
The viral graphic therefore misattributes a vulgar statement to Joel Ssenyonyi without evidence.