Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling before President Yoweri Museveni to beg that he contest for the country’s presidency in 2026.
Led by their leader Samuel Odong Oledo the doctors who had attended a patriotism symposium in the capital, Kampala, knelt before the president, according to media footage of the event and begged him (Museveni) to contest in the next general elections due in 2026.
In his speech, Odongo praised the president for transforming the country’s health system and improving the welfare of medical workers.
“Your excellency, thank you. You have uplifted us (medical practitioners). We kneel before you after assessing that you are capable. We have assessed that you have the power. You have everything needed. Help us and contest again in 2026 and take us ahead as you secure our future. We want Uganda to reach where God expects it to be,” Dr Oledo said.
