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A Twitter clash between CNN’s Larry Madowo and Uganda’s General Muhoozi Kainerugaba over threats to Bobi Wine has sparked a digital diplomatic storm, with Kenyans rallying to defend the journalist.

The simmering tension between Kenyan netizens and Ugandan authority has flared up again, this time centering on CNN correspondent Larry Madowo and Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. What started as a journalistic inquiry has spiraled into a diplomatic spat played out in 280 characters.
The clash began when Muhoozi, fresh from his father President Museveni’s controversial re-election, took to X (formerly Twitter) to threaten the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) and its leader Bobi Wine, vowing to "extinguish" them. Larry Madowo, maintaining his journalistic beat, quoted the tweet to highlight the chilling nature of the threat.
The General’s response was swift and visceral. Muhoozi fired back with a tirade of insults, dismissing Madowo as "that CNN boy" and questioning his objectivity. The General’s history of erratic late-night tweets—dubbed "tweefs"—is well documented, but attacking a high-profile international journalist struck a nerve.
Kenyans on Twitter (KOT), a formidable digital army, immediately mobilized. The hashtag #HandsOffLarry began trending within hours. "Muhoozi thinks he can bully everyone," wrote one user. "Larry is a national treasure. You touch him, you touch us."
Larry Madowo, for his part, kept it professional, confronting the General via Direct Message (DM) to seek clarification on the threats to Bobi Wine. The exchange reveals the precarious state of democracy in the region, where a journalist doing their job is treated as an enemy combatant.
As the dust settles, one thing is clear: In the court of public opinion, General Muhoozi may have the rank, but Larry Madowo has the people.
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