{"id":2000120540,"date":"2026-07-26T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000120540"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:38:13","slug":"gen-muhoozi-and-president-kagame-take-time-to-play-basketball-in-kigali-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/gen-muhoozi-and-president-kagame-take-time-to-play-basketball-in-kigali-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Muhoozi and President Kagame take time to play basketball in Kigali (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The moment was shared by veteran Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda, who was present during the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a post on X on Sunday, July 26, 2026, Mwenda said he enjoyed playing basketball alongside President Kagame and Gen Muhoozi, while joking about his performance on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlaying basketball with the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame and the CDF of Uganda, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The messes [sic] I made would win me a sport in the Guinness Book of World Records as most disastrous player of all time,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen Muhoozi arrived in Kigali on Saturday, July 25, 2026, for a working visit that included discussions with Rwanda\u2019s senior military leadership and a meeting with President Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement released by the Office of the President late Saturday, the meeting centred on strengthening bilateral cooperation between Rwanda and Uganda, as well as regional peace, security and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This marks Gen Muhoozi’s first visit to Rwanda since March 2025, when he held discussions with senior RDF commanders on bilateral military cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that visit, he also toured the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College in Nyakinama of Musanze District, where he delivered a lecture on the role of African countries in promoting peace and security across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Paul Kagame and Uganda\u2019s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, took time off official engagements to play basketball during the Ugandan military chief\u2019s working visit to Rwanda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Kagame sets up for a shot at the basket<\/strong>.
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Gen Muhoozi takes aim at the hoop<\/strong>.
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