Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga was on Thursday evening rushed to Nakasero Hospital due to fatigue-related illness.
According to a press statement issued by Kadaga’s Press Secretary, Sam Obbo, the Speaker became ill after her return from a working tour to Morocco and United States of America (USA).
“She was admitted yesterday soon after her return from a hectic working tour to Morocco and the United States of America,” a statement signed by Mr Sam Obbo reads.
It adds: “Due to the hectic work schedule, fatigue and jetlag, she has had to be admitted in hospital. We hope her privacy will be respected during this period.”
President Yoweri Museveni rushed to Nakasero hospital to check on the condition of the speaker earlier this morning.
Museveni who was on the way to State House Nakasero was informed on Kadaga’s health condition, prompting him to switch convoy route and dash to the facility.
“She is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Nakasero,” a source at the facility confirmed.
Kadaga was in New York for the 63rd UN Commission on the Status of Women which is ending today. Prior to the meeting, she had attended the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Conference (PUOIC) in Rabat, Morocco.
