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By Staff Reporter
State Minister for Defense, Charles Okello Engola Mac-Odwogo and his ministry’s spokesman, Brig. Richard Karemire Monday afternoon clashed on where to admit Pte Alex Niwanyine.
Niwanyine was evacuated from the northern district of Gulu Monday afternoon after he lost an eye last week in an operation to enforce President Yoweri Museveni’s directive on COVID-19 pandemic.
However, where he is being evacuated to remains a mystery.
This, after Karemire revealed that Niwanyine would be evacuated to Mbuya General Military Hospital.
“Pte Niwanyine Alex who was attacked in Bibia while enforcing measures to prevent COVID19, has been evacuated to Mbuya General Military Hospital for further attention,” Karemire tweeted Monday afternoon, adding, “We wish well our Comrade .The struggle to keep our people and country safe continues.”
However, his minister had something different to communicate.
“Pte Alex to be evacuate to Bombo Military Hospital,” he said at Niwanyine’s evacuation exercise.
It now remains to be seen where the officer will be admitted for further treatment.
