Uganda minister denies wearing $1,000 electronic mask to vetting
Minister Odongo arriving in parliament with electronic mask for vetting
Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister designate turned heads in parliament when he arrived for his vetting on Tuesday June 15 with a different kind of face mask.
Read full articleGen Jeje Abubakar Odongo was spotted wearing an electronic mask - specifically the LG Puricare face mask.
Local media reported that the previously unseen mask cost between 3.7 - 4 million Ugandan shillings, which translates to over $1,000.
On social media, a lot of Ugandans made light of the mask asking whether it was going to prevent him contracting the virus or that he was going to pay electricity bills for it separately.
Responding to especially the price of the mask, he said in an interview after his vetting: “Who said it is UGX 3.7 million? I have been wearing this mask since November 2020,” he said.
“Anyway, it is an electronic mask. It has three filters. Two adjustable fans to the three levels to supply enough air while sitting walking or running,” he added.
