"I Am Not the Owner of Victoria Hospital, Stop Dragging My Name Into It"- Sudhir Ruparelia

Ugandan tycoon and city multi-billion businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has distanced himself from any dealing with UMC Victoria hospital saying that his Victoria University does not operate the hospital and he has nothing to do with it.

Speaking out, Sudhir said that he does not own Victoria Hospital and reports claiming that it is his, should stop the propaganda and stop dragging his name into their drama.

“Ruparelia group has never been involved with Victoria Hospital nor what is now known as UMC hospital. Stop this propaganda.”- he stated.

In May, Internal Affairs minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, directed all labour export firms to take their clients to UMC Victoria hospital for body organ testing before going abroad for greener pastures. This was to minimize cases of the illegal internal tissue extraction.

Several media reports have since linked the Bukoto-based hospital to Sudhir’s Ruparelia Group.

The labour export companies under their association of Uganda Association of the External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA), through their chairperson Baker Akantambira, petitioned the Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi complaining about the new development insisting the hospital’s actions were illegal.