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Tunachokijua(What we Know):
A video circulating on social media appears to show Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa saying that nurses are “so low,” sparking the impression that he was undermining the nursing profession.The matter started with concerns raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, about a nurse heading the Pharmacy Department at Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
The matter was raised in Parliament, where Tayebwa accused CBS FM journalist John Paul Ssebaduka of editing and sharing the video in a way that misrepresented his remarks.
Claim:
A video circulating on social media particularly X (Formerly Twitter) suggests that the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa said during a sitting of parliament that Nurses are low people who are not fit to lead a department or institution.
The clip creates the impression that Tayebwa was dismissing nurses as inferior professionals and questioning their standing in society.
Findings:
The clip is cut from a longer parliamentary proceeding. JamiiCheck found out that the clip circulated by @ChillerNumber1 is a short clip. We compared it with the longer video posted by the Deputy Speaker on his official X account, which shows the same sitting dated 20 October 2026.
In the full video posted by the Deputy Speaker on his x handle, he clearly stated that "there are Nurses who hold PHDs, we are taking it as if a nurse is so low to lead an institution and can be good leaders". The short version was edited so that it appears to say the opposite.
The Deputy Speaker has publicly corrected the record. Within a day, Hon.Thomas Tayebwa posted a statement and the full video to clarify what he said, and affirmed his respect for nurses in both academia and health facilities.
The Parliament's official account shared the original, unedited clip to clarify the matter in a tweet "
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa condemns the doctored video published by journalist John Paul Ssebaduka, portraying him as demeaning nurses, contrary to what in fact"
