UMA President Samuel Oledo is axed
Uganda Medical Association(UMA) President Dr Samuel Oledo has stepped down pending investigation from members over his partisan statements he made while meeting the head of state at Kololo Independence grounds.
According to Dr. Herbert Luswata, the Secretary-General of Uganda Medical Association, this is what transpired in the National Governing Council yesterday.
The medical governing body was coming together to see how they can mitigate what is going on.
In that meeting, Luswata says they made resolutions, and one of them was to set up a committee which is supposed to make an inquiry into the happenings where the president was involved.
They also resolved that the UMA president (Dr. Oledu) steps aside to allow the committee to carry out independent investigations. The vice president is supposed to be in charge now as the investigations are ongoing.
After the investigations, a report is supposed to be presented to the General Assembly, where we shall have our members attending. The General Assembly will then vote on those matters.
There is evidence of a video grab section of medical practitioners led by Uganda Medical Association (UMA) president Dr Samuel Odong Oledo kneeling before President Museveni during NRM youth patriotism symposium at Kololo ceremonial grounds on December 3, 2022.
President Museveni, UMA President Samuel Oledo take a picture with medical practitioners in Kampala. The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has distanced itself from actions by some of its members after the association’s president Samuel Oledo begged Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election in 2026.
What is the role of UMA?
The association advises the government of Uganda in the formulation of national and regional industrial policy. UMA also serves as a collective lobby and mouthpiece for its members.
Now, a section of Uganda Medical Association (UMA) members wants their president Dr Samuel Odong Oledo to resign after he led a group of some medical practitioners to kneel before President Museveni as he begged him (Museveni) to contest again in 2026.
“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 as he knelt before Mr Museveni, 78, who has been in power since 1986 when he shot his way to State House through a guerrilla warfare.