At the sprightly age of 78 and with a nonchalant 37-year grip on power, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has swatted away death rumours as one might an irksome mosquito, announcing instead his second 'enforced holiday' in 53 years...
In an amusing twist of fate, despite Uganda having generously swept aside all Covid-19 travel restrictions since 7 March 2023, it is precisely this virus that has coaxed the president into his temporary retreat.
While two out of three samples taken proved negative, the third played the villain, proving positive on 7 June. The Health ministry, not typically known for its frivolity, reportsWake up to the essential with the Editor's picks.Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partners While state heads often balk at health disclosures, Museveni found it necessary to put a swift end to death-knell rumours ringing out across social media. He soothingly reassured, peppering in details of his condition for added dramatic effect: “Initially, there was also some mild muscle soreness, typical of the usual flu” and “Last night, I slept very well up to the 10th hour of the night, what the Europeans call 4AM.
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