The U.S. Embassy in Uganda has issued a statement refuting claims that its Ambassador, William Popp, had been asked to apologize by the Ugandan government.
The statement was posted on the embassy’s official account on X (formerly Twitter), in response to recent allegations circulating on social media regarding a diplomatic row between the two nations.
“This narrative is completely false. Neither the U.S. Embassy nor #AmbPopp have received any formal request to apologize from the Ugandan government on any matter, nor has he apologized. All official statements are posted on our platforms,” the embassy’s post read.
The Embassy emphasized that all official statements are posted on its platforms: https://ug.usembassy.gov, https://x.com/usmissionuganda, https://facebook.com/U.S.EmbassyKampala, and https://instagram.com/usmissionuganda.
Muhoozi directed the ambassador to apologize for his remarks about democracy during an event held at Makerere University.
“If this current U.S. Ambassador does not apologize to Mzee personally by Monday morning (9:00 a.m.) for his undiplomatic behavior in our country, we will demand he leaves Uganda,” Muhoozi said.
However, the CDF stated that Uganda has no diplomatic problem with the United States but accused Popp of working against Museveni’s government.
“We have no problem with the U.S., as I have said many times; it is a country we love and admire. But lately, we have a lot of evidence that they have been working against the NRM government.”
Muhoozi informed the nation about his intention to confront the ambassador over what he described as disrespect to his father and undermining Uganda’s constitution.
“Fellow Ugandans, it is my solemn duty to announce to you all that we as a nation are about to have a serious confrontation with the current U.S. Ambassador to our country for disrespecting our beloved and celebrated president and for undermining the constitution of Uganda,” he said.
Muhoozi explained that the disrespect is not only for him but for President Museveni, the government, and the people of Uganda as well.
“This is not a personal issue between me and the current U.S. Ambassador: this is a national issue, and you’ll see that no foreign country will ever dominate Uganda again!” he remarked.
