Summary:
- According to sources, Bomukama was allegedly poisoned at a hotel in Mbarara where he had traveled to meet his political opponent, whose name has been withheld for security reasons.
NEWS: Blaise Bomukama, a youth activist from Bushenyi District who is vying for the Western Youth Member of Parliament seat on the NRM ticket, has been discharged from Mulago National Referral Hospital after allegedly being poisoned a few weeks ago in Mbarara.
According to sources, Bomukama was allegedly poisoned at a hotel in Mbarara where he had traveled to meet his political opponent, whose name has been withheld for security reasons.
It is reported that this opponent had persistently requested a meeting with Bomukama, though the agenda of their discussion remains unknown.
Bomukama eventually agreed to the meeting, and the two had lunch together. Shortly after, he began experiencing stomach complications but initially dismissed them as minor.
However, his condition worsened later that night, prompting him to seek medical attention at Bushenyi Medical Center. The medics there discovered that his illness was not due to ulcers, as he had thought, but rather the result of poisoning.
He was subsequently referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital, where he underwent surgery due to damage to his intestines. Although the surgery was successful and Bomukama is now able to speak and answer phone calls, he remains unable to stand for more than five minutes.
