Uganda Suspends Military Cooperation With Turkey — Did the Lumbuye Drama Trigger Muhoozi?

Just a day after PLU supporters marched to the Turkish Embassy demanding Lumbuye’s deportation, the UPDF announced the immediate suspension of defence and military cooperation with Türkiye, pending resolution of outstanding issues. Then Muhoozi turned up the heat even further, warning that “being an apologist for Turkey in Uganda is a crime” and saying arrests would begin against those speaking for Turkey. Think about the sequence: They marched for Lumbuye. Turkey refused. The protest was mocked. And now military cooperation is suspended. What was supposed to be a campaign to bring down Lumbuye has suddenly become a full-blown Uganda–Türkiye confrontation. And the question now is simple: Did the Lumbuye protest trigger something much bigger than anyone expected?