Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of ICT and National Guidance, was airlifted to Kampala last evening after collapsing in Kanungu.
Baryomunsi was first rushed to Kambuga Hospital in Kanungu, but there were reportedly no medical supplies.
Dr. Baryomunsi, who doubles as Kinkiizi East Member of Parliament, is said to have fainted at around 6 p.m. while on his way from Ruhija in Muramba Parish, Rutenga Sub County. where he donated iron sheets to the Church of Uganda’s Kyakikyere church, according to Godfrey Karabenda, the Kanungu District National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman.
Through his official social media handle, the minister said,
“Friends, yesterday I had a blackout while in my constituency. I was moving from one church function to another. I was rushed to Kambuga Hospital and then airlifted to Mulago Hospital. I am now stable and out of danger. The medical team is carrying out further tests. “There’s no need to worry.”