Butabika hospital sued for failing to examine minister Sam Mayanja’s mental stability

By Our Reporter, 
KAMPALA

Concerned Ugandan David Ssenfuka runs to court seeking it’s intervention to compel Butabika hospital to examine the state Minister for lands Dr. Sam mayanja on grounds of mental disorder following his acts while executing his mandate as a Minister.

In some of his affidavits, the applicant is concerned that minister Mayanja is likely diseased of a congestive disorder, petitioned the respondent as a concerned person for the involuntary examination, admissions and treatment of Sam mayanja under the provisions of the mental health Act 2018.

He adds that the respondent is seized with the legal duty of act upon a tipoff by any concerned person to cause an involuntary examination of a person suspected of mental illness among others.

While speaking to the journalists immediately after the court under judge Ester Nambayo of the High Court Civil Division at Twed Towers, Ssenfuka said that he tried several times to reach out to Butabika hospital management to do the needful but all in vain and the only option that was left for him is to run to run to court to get justice.

However, Judge Nambayo has told the lead counsel Joshua Buyinza to take the case to the registry such that they appoint another judge because she will not be able to handle their case.

As counsel Joshua Buyinza explained
Ssenfuka says that he even wrote to the president but he has never got any reply and that is the why he chose court