The Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, says he is now in a stable condition after fainting in Kabuye on Saturday.
He fainted at around 6pm while on his way from Ruhija in Muramba parish, Rutenga Sub County where he donated iron sheets to Church of Uganda’s Kyakikyere church, according to Godfrey Karabenda, the Kanungu District National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman.
Now in a tweet (the first since incident) on Saturday, the Minister said he fainted while moving from one Church function to another in his constituency, before being airlifted to a Kampala Hospital for specialized treatment.
“Friends, yesterday I had a black out while in my constituency. I was moving from one church function to another. I was rushed to Kambuga Hosp and then airlifted to Mulago Hospital. Am now stable and out of danger,” reads Baryomunsi’s tweet in part.
He called for calm saying that the medical team is carrying out further tests.
Karabenda said that Dr Baryomunsi fainted while on his way rushing to Kambuga Sub County where he was set to preside over another function. Karabenda did not reveal details of the function in Kambuga.
He said that when the other occupants in the vehicle realized that Dr Baryomunsi had fainted, they rushed him to Kambuga hospital for treatment where medics led by one only identified as Dr Adas examined and reportedly found him hypertensive.