Tag Archives: obituary

  Reflections on King Oyo’s Death and Tooro’s Lowest Life Expectancy   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI |  On the night of August 27, 2026, social media broke news of the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro, at a hospital in the United States. …

  TRIBUTE | UGHISTORY256 | It was 1999. The boy in the green Aga Khan sweater sat at the front of the class, his hand up before his classmate even finished the question. He knew the answer. His name, according to the register, was George. Outside the gate, royal guards waited. …

  The death of another iconic Ugandan playwright is a funeral for Ugandan theatre   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Alex Edward Mukulu Kabangala has joined Byron Kawadwa, Rose Mbowa, John Ruganda, Elvania Zirimu, and Robert Serumaga in death, or perhaps in eternity as the memory of Uganda’s artistic expression …

    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. …

Life’s lessons from living a life of simplicity, modesty and grace that is purposeful and fulfilling THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On the late morning of Monday, July 13, my father-in-law, Fred Gyezaho, was rushed to hospital. I had a lunch date with my friend, the affable Mauro …

Tororo mourns veteran administrator Okoth Domitian Owor OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Mzei Okoth Domitian Owor, who passed on May 02, 2026, was a distinguished educationist, cultural leader, public servant, and patriarch whose life of service spanned over six remarkable decades. Fondly known as Otwodo, Mzei Owor, 89, lived a …

The inspiring story of Alex Amooti Nyakabwa, an extraordinary human being who lived an ordinary life THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I had promised to write a second part of the Sino-US global competition when, last Thursday, February 12, my bestestestest friend, Alex Edith Busingye Amooti Nyakabwa, left …

His sovereign voice shaped a nation and a continent OBITUARY | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | In remembering Baba Raila, we are not simply eulogizing a man; we are commemorating a phenomenon, a force that altered the trajectories of Kenya and, by extension, the hopes of Mother Africa. From his birth on …

OBITUARY | ANDREW S KAGGWA | He was ever jolly, talkative and cracking jokes, so you could hardly miss his presence at any gathering. This was Andrew Ivan Kirabira who succumbed to a blood clot on September 29th, 2025 and was laid to rest at his ancestral home at Buntaba, …

Renowned entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and author was a beacon of hope, courage OBITUARY | BY AGNES E. NANTABA | There are souls who pass through this world like gentle comets: quiet, radiant, and unforgettable. Rusia Orikiriza was one of those rare souls. Though not born into grandeur, she moved with …