Yesterday, June 15, Uganda was struck by the sudden news of the abduction of the former Lord Mayor of Kampala City, Mr Elias Lukwago, from his home in Wakaliga. This news, which spread like wildfire, was reportedly broken by Muhoozi Kainerugaba himself on his X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) of the national army, the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), and a son of the President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni. And to turn the CDF office into a colosseum for such insolence is both uncouth and contradictory to the Uganda Constitution.

The unfortunate encounter, a clear violation of the rule of law of Uganda, reminds me of kids back then at school who claimed to come from rich families. They would effortlessly remind the entire school that their parents were rich, even when no one cared to know. This would sometimes come at a time when they were starving or broke like us, and one would struggle to find the difference between them and the rest of the students.

This applies to Muhoozi's situation right now and his dire need to exert power even where it is unnecessary. Being a president's son is not a big deal; he must not make a fuss about it. He can never be the first son forever, so he ought to think of the future when his father is out of office. How will he erase the wounds of so many nemeses in the future?

Where will he run to drink water from after poisoning all the wells? Mr Muhoozi should not be a follower of the law of the instrument, which states that 'if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.'

One can never become famous by practising infamous acts. Mr Lukwago is an honourable citizen of this nation and a leader of a major political party, the People's Front for Freedom (PFF). So, when you take pictures of him blindfolded in your illegal detention custody and claim victory, you are only blowing your own trumpet. It's akin to a father who comes home and tells his children, "Give me respect! I am your father." That family can never live without respecting its head.

As I painfully conclude, Mr Muhoozi must know that "Two wrongs cannot make right." Threatening to hang Dr Besigye while unlawfully incarcerating Mr Lukwago seems rather cowardly. If there was anything the army general had against them, I would rather advise him to opt for a diplomatic approach rather than a radical one.

Photo Credit: Muhoozi Kainerugaba, X.