The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) in Kibuli is currently holding Robert Mijumbi, a Kyambogo University graduate who recently claimed that he can cure Coronavirus. The arrest went down on Tuesday after the CID called Mijumbi for a ‘brief chat’. It was however discovered that the CID acted on the orders of National Drug Authority (NDA).
Robert Mijumbi, last week wrote to the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary saying he has been doing independent research in the cure of HIV that he says can help in the cure for Covid-19.
“Basing on my experience dealing with HIV, an RNA virus like corona, I am strongly compelled to believe that the same procedure used to develop cure for HIV can generate positive results against corona. I have gone ahead and created a protein which I am very certain can cure the Covid-19 infection,” Mijumbi wrote to the Ministry.
He consequently asked for collaboration with government on the project that would see the manufacture of the cure.
However, this website has further established that CID officers together with officials from NDA invaded Mijumbi’s residence in Bweyogerere, Wakiso District and searched the premises before taking off with some laboratory equipment.
The residence, which doubles as head offices for Biobert Research Group were reportedly searched thoroughly before taking back Mijumbi to the coolers.
“He was called yesterday, then he went to Kibuli. Today they searched his residence and took some equipment and he has been taken again to Kibuli,” sources disclosed to this website
“You should not just come up to deceive the people before you carry out any clinical trial .You have to come here and we guide you. We had to look for this person,” said Dr. David Nahamya the secretary to the National Drug Authority.
“We have interacted with him but also his claims have no evidence whatsoever. “
According to the NDA official, the process of drug discovery involves extensive foundational pre-clinical research that provides proof of concept for clinical success of a drug candidate.
Mijumbi has been trending following a letter he recently addressed to the Ministry of Health in which he offered to deliver the COVID-19 cure within ten days. Mijumbi also claimed that he has successfully treated one HIV patient with the same procedure which he believes can instantly kill Coronavirus.
Few minutes before he was taken back to Kibuli, Mijumbi told journalists that he wishes to meet President Museveni physically so that he can explain to him more about his research. According to Mijumbi, he will prove his claims of curing Coronavirus if he is given an opportunity.
“It is my request that I have a one on one meeting with the President because he has done a good job when it comes to HIV prevention in Uganda and it would be a good idea for us to have a one on one discussion.” Mijumbi said before he was taken back to CID headquarters in Kibuli.
Experts have accepted that Mijumbi’s Biologics technique is indeed sophisticated but it remains a mere hypothesis for now since he has not tested it with the resources they believe it deserves.
