COVID-19: Uganda Ministers In Panic Mode As Tests Are Done

By Our Reporter
Fear has rocked ministers and their families after they were subjected to compulsory COVID-19 testing.The ministers were today forced to test after months of merely commenting on the matter without practically getting tested.The ministers were yesterday served with messages asking them to report to the president’s office and get tested for the deadly Virus In some of the pictures, some of the ministers are seen being placed on a chair and medics carry out tests on their saliva and mucus. “It’s a state of panic among some of them because it’s not clear if they got into contact with infected persons. They are waiting for their results and most of them have developed low appetite because of anxiety” says a source in parliament.We established that several of the ministers are worried after the PM Ruhakana Rugunda tested negative but some of his contacts tested positive. Rugunda has since gone into self isolation.”Remember he chairs cabinet and the other day he turned up in parliament without a mask. This can’t make you look the same until the results are out” the source added.In this picture, Environment state minister Beatrice Anywar is seen getting tested. Anywar’s has been traversing the country on a fact finding mission to assertion the impact of rising water levels in the lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Albert. Recently, a truck driver was nabbed from her area in Kitgum after spending there two good night’s and yet he was positive with Corona virus. Another minister Sarah Opendi was denied access to cabinet after she was accused of being a vector because she came into physical contact with her hubby and fellow MP Katushabe who had just returned from one of the COVID-19 infested countries. The minister acting under pressure from fellow legislators even threatened to resign her seat if she was found positive. She rushed to health Ministry for testing and was found to be negative. She tabled the results before parliament.

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