Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Kenyans who claim he is in serious care after catching Covid-19.
The 78-year-old president, who has always kept Ugandans up to date on his health, explaining how he feels on different days and times, dismissed allegations that he was in the intensive care unit.
President Museveni had not released an update in two days (Monday and Tuesday), leading to rumors that he was in urgent care.
“I also noticed a few people from, I think, Kenya saying that I was in ICU etc. If I was in ICU, the government would inform the country. What is there to hide?
However, I have not been in bed as a sick man in this house except to sleep, let alone in a hospital bed, ICU or otherwise. Keep praying, we will overcome,” he said.
He did, however, justify his absence in his daily diary, stating that he had been swamped with papers from Sunday to Tuesday.
“It has been almost 2 days since I gave you an update on my war with Corona. Apart from the first two days (Tuesday and Wednesday), when I had a slight flu-like fever, but not as bad as the usual flu, I only had some drowsiness on Thursday and a slight headache at night. This lasted until Friday. There was also a roughness in the throat (bugyiimbi like feeling – leaves with a rough surface)”.
While still in isolation, East Africa’s longest-serving president acknowledged that despite having no symptoms, he tested positive on Sunday.
“By Friday, all those symptoms were gone. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I was busy doing paperwork. I would have gone out of self – confinement, but when we checked on Sunday, I was still positive, but the other parameters were good”.
President Museveni was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Wednesday, according to Diane Atwine, the Ministry of Health’s permanent secretary.
“Today … the President tested positive for COVID-19. This was after developing mild flu-like symptoms. However, he is in robust health and continues to carry out his duties normally, following standard operating procedures,” she said.
