Kenya Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary nominee Dr Alfred Mutua on Tuesday held a meeting with Uganda High Commissioner to Kenya Hassan Galiwango amid disturbing tweets made by President Yoweri Museveni's son currently serving as the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force.

Mutua met the commissioner in the wake of social media condemnation over remarks made by the commander of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Muhoozi, who is President Yoweri Museveni's son, had Monday issued a veiled threat suggesting a possible incursion into the Kenyan territory, a move that sparked condemnation by Kenyans.

Some of the legislators led by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon Uganda's ambassador to Kenya over the matter.

But on Tuesday,Mutua posted on his social media having met with the Kenyan commissioner and assured that all was well. In his first hard-hitting tweet that whipped up an uproar, Muhoozi said it wouldn't take the Ugandan army two weeks to capture Nairobi.

 “This morning I shared a social cup of tea with Amb. Dr Hassan Galiwango - Uganda High Commissioner to Kenya. We discussed interesting matters. All is well,” Mutua said.

Cherargei said the sensational statements made by President Yoweri Museveni's son currently serving as the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force threatened the unity of the East Africa Community.

“I expect by morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the Ugandan ambassador to shed light on Gen. Muhoozi's social media outbursts and subsequent apology. This is undermining the spirit of unity of EAC," Cherargei said.

 Muhoozi, 49, rose to his current rank following his appointment in June 2021. It was the second time Museveni was promoting his son in the hierarchy of the army in six months.  

The controversial commander of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said he has no plans to attack Kenya after his father advised him against making such an ill move.