“UPDF will not oppose M23's seizure of Kisangani, but they better move quickly otherwise we will do it ourselves,” Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is President Yoweri Museveni's son and regularly makes inflammatory social media posts, had written.
Gen Jacques Ychaligonza, who is in charge of operations and intelligence for the DRC's military, was asked by reporters about Kainerugaba's comments after a meeting with a Ugandan counterpart in the city of Bunia.
“If it is true that this is the Ugandan military chief's account. We have expressed our indignation,” he said. “We told them we are not at all happy.”
UPDF spokesperson Chris Magezi said Ugandan forces had no ill-will towards the DRC and the two countries were working together closely.
“The X platform is not an official channel, so people should not take it seriously,” he told Reuters.
In an interview, the DRC's foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said the joint DRC-Ugandan operations against the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State affiliate, were going well.
“We are happy that we have good communication channels with the UPDF that enable us also to react to dynamics on the ground,” she said.
**Reuters**