He made a similar announcement on Twitter in March last year when he was the commander of land forces. But the army said it had not officially received Mr. Kainerugaba’s retirement request.

His latest retirement remarks come days after he deleted a tweet announcing that he will stand for the presidency in 2026.

The tweeting general has not hidden his ambition to take over the top job from his 78-year-old father, who has led Uganda since 1986.

The Ugandan law does not allow serving soldiers to participate in politics.