The First Lady, Janet Museveni has tested positive to COVID 19, President Museveni has confirmed. President Museveni in his communication through her X handle said that Maama Janet was forced to do a COVID test after a sandy feeling in her throat.
“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,” reads part of President Museveni communication.
He adds; “Indeed, Maama was feeling weak, with headache sometimes and with the kukarakaatwa. 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 Rwakitura while I continue with the programmes that we had arranged but not the ones where Maama was involved. That is why we could not go to Kyenkwanzi or to Hon. Kaboyo’s function.
I met General Dagalo from the Sudan Civil war and today I will meet other guests and the Kiruhuura- Kazo Dairy Farmers on the 2nd of January.
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.”