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Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been admitted in Rashid Hospital in critical conditions after his health deteriorated while on flight.<\/p>\n

Ssekandi was returning from holiday in the United States of America but felt uneasy on board. When the plane landed in Dubai Ssekandi was rushed to Rashid Hospital in Dubai health city.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Kampala have been alerted and are making frantic calls with the Ugandan embassy in UAE to attend to the former VP who only had his grandson with him on board.<\/p>\n

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Staff at Rashid Hospital Receive Uganda\u2019s Former VP Edward Ssekandi from the hospital ambulance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A source at Rashid Hospital told #smlnews that the big man’s condition is worrying but medics were working tirelessly to save the now unconscious old man.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been admitted in Rashid Hospital in critical conditions after his health deteriorated while on flight. Ssekandi was returning from holiday in the United States of America but felt uneasy on board. When the plane landed in Dubai Ssekandi was rushed to Rashid Hospital in Dubai health city. 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