O presidente de Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, está no poder desde 1986. Antes das últimas eleições em 2011, algumas pessoas achavam que ele não se candidataria ao cargo pela terceira vez, mas surpreendentemente ele concorreu e ganhou as eleições.

Ele então disse que se aposentaria aos 75 anos de idade. Quando seu terceiro mandato terminar, no final de 2016, ele terá apenas 72 anos de idade, o que quer dizer que ele ainda poderá se candidatar a um quarto mandato.

Há algumas semanas, os ugandeses começaram a especular quem o sucederia caso ele não concorra ao cargo em 2016.

Yoweri Museveni com membros do Parlamento de Uganda. Foto cortesia de ugpulse.com.

Alguns dos nomes listados na especulação incluem sua esposa Janet Kataha Museveni [en], seu filho Muhoozi Kainerugaba [en], o atual Primeiro Ministro de Uganda e amigo de Museveni Amama Mbabazi [en], e Rebecca Kadaga [en], atual porta-voz do Parlamento.

Rumores começaram a correr em Uganda dando conta de que o presidente estaria apoiando sua esposa para a sucessão. Rapidamente, os ugandeses correram às mídias sociais para discutir os rumores.

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@Since__1986 crê que Janet Museveni já esteja virtualmente no poder:

@Since__1986: Janet Museveni for President? What are Ugandans Smoking? Chic has been virtual president for 26yrs!!! Oh God!.

@kristinrawls perguntou:

@kristinrawls: @mjwilkerson What are your thoughts on Museveni endorsing his wife for presidency? Is it legitimate support? Will he just stay in office?

@mjwilkerson respondeu:

@mjwilerson: @kristinrawls No worries-Janet could contend but truth is Museveni no longer has political capital to dictate who's next, just influence it

@shopetie_101 acredita que Janet sucedendo o presidente seja um sinal de ganância:

@shopetie_101Uganda president,Yoweri Museveni wants wife,Janet Museveni to succeed him..black pple n greed!

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Sseguya Gerald escreveu:

Uganda’s Museveni grooms wife, Janet, to succeed him ., They never learn, do they? The wise learn from the mistakes of

Emeruwa Nkere sugeriu que os líderes africanos devessem passar por um exame psicológico obrigatório:

Ugandan President wants wife to succeed him at the end of his tenure- The SUN 31 May, 2012. It is reported that President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda wouldn't go beyond the official age limit of 75 years in office. Oh! what an African gentleman one would say. But this gentleman President wants his wife JanetMuseveni to succeed him and opposition is coming from nowhere. I want to agree with somebody sometime who suggested that African rulers- in fact African politicians including or especially Nigerians, aspiring to rule should undergo compulsory pyschiatric examinations to ascertain their mental balance since MOST of them behave like mental patients. Don't you agree? I do

Benon M Gowa comparou Janet Museveni a outras figuras políticas femininas em outras partes do mundo:

Eehm, Mama Janet Kataaha Museveni(nee Kainembabazi),the country's First Lady since May 1986 has fast drawn out quite an impressive C.V, elevating her status from a mere itinerary mother figure to an elected M.P representing Ruhaama County then State Minister for Karamoja Affairs(16th February, 2009) currently to Cabinet Minister for Karamoja Affairs(27th May, 2011) AND no serious thinker should doubt the pending reality, that with the restoration of Presidential Term Limits, it will all then be within the bounds of possibility that she could be fronted by ruling NRM as the Party's flag bearer to run for Presidency jest like with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's current president who was annointed by her husband's Party(Frente Para La Vietoria) to replace him after his tenure expired in 2007 though the Democrats(in the US)outrightly rejected Hilary Rodmahn Clinton…

Medo Joseph conjeturou se a África algum dia se desenvolverá com esse tipo de “loucura africana”:

Medo Joseph President Yoweri Museveni is stepping down,First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni has emerged as the preferred successor to the president!AFRICAN MADNESS!When will Africa Develope?