Uganda Medical Association (UMA) president Dr Samuel Odong Oledo has been asked to step aside immediately to allow an independent investigation by the association’s Ethics and Professionalism Committee into his conduct.
Dr Oledo is accused of using the association for his personal political gains as last Saturday he led a group of other medical practitioners to kneel and endorse President Museveni’s candidature for another term come 2026.
In a statement signed by UMA vice president Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba and the association’s secretary general Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA Ethics and Professionalism Committee together with a lawyer from Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) will investigate the matter and report to the UMA National Executive Committee (NEC) within five working days to effect the recommended measures.
The statement was issued following a Tuesday UMA-NEC consultative meeting with the association’s National Governing Council (NGC) and UMA Elders’ Forum where it was resolved that Dr Nakku-Joloba will act as president of the association in absence of Dr Oledo.
However, in his defence before the NGC, Dr Oledo who recently contested for MP of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) but lost, said he attended the December 3 National Resistance Movement (NRM) Youth Symposium at Kololo ceremonial grounds, Kampala in his personal capacity given that he’s a member of the ruling party and supporter of President Museveni.
