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MP Kyanjo suspects poisoning for his illness
Hussein Kyanjo speaking at a past press conference. FILE PHOTO
Makindye West Member of Parliament Hussein Kyanjo said Thursday that he suspects poisoning to be the cause of the illness that has troubled him for over a year.
Mr Kyanjo told journalists at Parliament that physicians handling him intimated to him that the illness that afflicts him among others, is caused by poisoning.
Mr Kyanjo said nobody in his lineage has ever suffered from such an ailment which makes him suspect foul play.
The outspoken legislator is the only representative of the opposition JEEMA party in Parliament.
He said doctors intend to find out the cause of his illness by November or December after carrying out final tests.
He described the disease as “dystonia of the tongue” which makes speech for patients difficult as well as causing severe memory loss.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be hereditary or caused by birth-related factors or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs.
Treatment is difficult and has been limited to minimising the symptoms of the disorder, since there is no cure available.
