Kampala, Uganda | URN | Retired Major General Emilio Mondo has revealed that the late Gen. Moses Ali became leader of the Uganda National Rescue Front I (UNRF I) after proposing the formation of a rebel force to return thousands of West Nile refugees who had fled into exile following …
Read More »Parliament salutes Gen. Moses Ali
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Tuesday held a special sitting to pay tribute to the late former Second Deputy Prime Minister, (Rtd.) Gen. Moses Ali, who died on Saturday aged 87. The sitting followed a motion moved by Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business Robinah Nabbanja …
Read More »Museveni to join Parliament in paying tribute to Gen. Moses Ali
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday join Parliament in paying tribute to former First Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani East MP, Gen. Moses Ali, before his body is flown to his ancestral home in Adjumani district. In a communication to Members of Parliament, Government Chief Whip …
Read More »Gen Moses Ali — 1939-2026
Uganda’s great political survivor who carried the nation’s history within him Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last time many Ugandans saw Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali in public life, he was not standing behind a podium or sitting in Parliament. He was seated inside a vehicle. …
Read More »Gen. Moses Ali to receive state funeral as burial programme takes shape
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The late Gen. Moses Ali will be accorded a state funeral following a directive by President Yoweri Museveni, with the official burial programme expected to be released on Sunday after consultations between the government and the family. The Minister of State for Defence, Huda Olero, …
Read More »Gen. Moses Ali, the ‘Lion of Adjumani’s’ final chapter
OBITUARY | URN | For more than five decades, Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali occupied a rare and complicated place in Uganda’s public life. Soldier, lawyer, rebel commander, cabinet minister and parliamentarian, he moved through vastly different political eras while surviving war, exile, assassination attempts, political upheaval and repeated rumours about …
Read More »Former Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali dies at 87
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, one of Uganda’s longest-serving military commanders, politicians and former deputy prime minister, has died, according to information from family members at Nakasero Hospital. A daughter of the deceased, who requested not to be named because she is not authorized to speak …
Read More »Concern grows over Gen. Moses Ali’s health as family gathers at Nakasero Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Concern is mounting over the health of veteran politician and retired military officer Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who remains admitted at Nakasero Hospital after being hospitalized earlier this week. The 87-year-old former Second Deputy Prime Minister has been receiving treatment at the private health facility …
Read More »87-year-old Gen. Moses Ali returns to Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Gen. Moses Ali has taken oaths to represent Adjumani West County in the 12th Parliament. At the age of 87, Ali will most likely be the oldest member of Parliament in a Parliament dominated by a younger generation of leaders, some of whom were born …
Read More »Moses Ali versus Nambassa
How NUP and NRM sit at opposite ends of political spectrum COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The unfolding generational divide between candidates of the ruling NRM party and its archrival, the National Unity Platform (NUP) could become the leading marker of the 2025-2026 election season currently playing out. A …
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