Evelyn Anite, the former state minister for investment and privatization in Uganda, has defended her decision to withdraw an ambulance she had donated to a community after losing an election.
Gatekeepers News reports that Anite defended her actions on her X account, stating that she had no regrets about her actions and saw it as a consequence of the residents’ choices.
Anite, who contested for a parliamentary seat in 2021, had donated the ambulance as part of her campaign promises to support the municipal health department in facilitating the transportation of mothers to referral hospitals and health centres.
This was done to reduce maternal mortality, deliveries at homes and to fight against fistula in the municipality.
Anite also promised to pay the driver up to six months.
“You reap what you sow,” she said, referencing a Bible verse.
“Thank you for bringing this up. First, it’s true I took back my ambulance & I have no apologies for that,” she added.
“Why did I do it? It’s because they didn’t vote for me. So did you expect me to walk away with nothing? Galatians 6:7 A man reaps what he sows.”
In a response to an X user who said the information was fake, Anite said: “My dear, I actually did it, and I am very proud of my action. Once they said go away, I packed all my belongings and left them. now I hear people crying as if I was the first one to call it quits. The Bible says the wage of sin is death”.
Prior to the election, Anite had predicted a sail-through after declaring that she didn’t view the contest as a tough race.
