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KAMPALA
Kampala Woman Member of Parliament Shamim has been airlifted to Nairobi Hospital in Kenya for urgent medical treatment after her health worsened.
The 39 year old MP has been undergoing treatment at Nsambya Hospital since suffering a beating during the controversial passing of the Coffee Bill last November when shady security forces raided Parliament.
Media reports including the Nilepost have reported that,during the controversial Coffee Amendment Bill debate in Parliament, plainclothes security operatives illegally entered the floor of parliament, forcibly removing and beating opposition MPs, including Malende.
Malende, who had previously been hospitalised for chest and shoulder pains sustained in the November 7 incident, was initially treated at Nsambya Hospital.
After 12 days of care, she was discharged but required further medical attention. Her condition deteriorated in recent days, prompting her transfer to Nairobi for more specialized treatment.
In her own statement , Malende expressed her gratitude to the medical team at Nsambya Hospital for their care but reaffirmed her resolve to seek justice against the security operatives involved in the attack .
“I was manhandled as a woman from Parliament over disagreements with the government. We are protesting the rationalization of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), and I will not stop until justice is served,” Malende said, addressing the media after her release from Nsambya Hospital.
The incident took place during a heated debate on the Coffee Amendment Bill when Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, invoked Rule 88(2) to suspend 12 MPs, including Malende, for indiscipline.
This is not the first time Makende seeking treatment from Kenya because earlier in November 2022, she was admitted to Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi for specialised medical treatment.
By then she Reportedly on November 13, 2022, suffered a seizure at her residence in Kawempe and was initially admitted to Uganda Martyrs Hospital in Lubaga Division, Kampala but when she wouldn’t improve so soon she was transferred to Aga Khan Hospital on November 20, 2022. It was alleged that medical examinations indicated that she had ingested a strange chemical affecting her intestines, necessitating abdominal surgery and underwent three months treatment.
Malende’s worsening conditions comes at a time when another vocal MP, late Muhammad Ssegurinya ( Kawempe North)died early this year after a prolonged health battle that many of his supporters believe was exacerbated by the brutality he faced at the hands of security forces.
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