Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that his wife Janet Museveni has contracted COVID-19 virus.
In a statement he shared on X, Museveni said that the first lady started feeling unwell on Christmas day, prompting them to conduct tests on her.
“On Christmas day, after a family lunch, Maama Janet started feeling kukarakaatwa (sandy feeling) in the throat. We did a Rapid Corona test, which was negative. However, we sent another sample to Mbarara for PCR test and it came back Positive. Indeed, Maama was feeling weak, with headache sometimes and with the kukarakaatwa,” he wrote.
He was also forced to undergo the tests as he had spent most of the time with his wife but it turned out that he had not contracted the virus.
The first lady has however been placed in isolation.
“Immediately, on the 26th morning, I had to carry out a test on myself so that we decide to manage the problem. The tests came back negative by afternoon. We, therefore, decided for Maama to self- isolate in one of the houses at Rwakyitura while I continue with the programmes that we had arranged but not ones where Maama was involved. That is why we could not go to Kyenkwanzi or to Hon. Kaboyo’s function,” Museveni explained.
He further said that he doesn’t understand how he turned out negative. Museveni had battled the virus in May this year. At the time, Janet tested negative.
“What is of interest is how I remained negative in spite of being with Maama all these days- sharing the room, the air- conditioned car to Entebbe and back to Nakasero. Was it because I am emponoka (survivor) of Corona of last May? Maama is now a first time corona warrior. She is doing well,” he added.
