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The publicity hungry officer made his name during the Walk-to-Work protests in 2011 ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Sam Omala, the former police commander best known for leading brutal crackdowns on opposition protests and hounding opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has died at the age of 64. He succumbed to cancer …

The great South African playwright captured what it means to be human OBITUARY | DENNIS WALDER | I was shocked to learn that the famous South African writer Athol Fugard had passed away on March 08, 2025. I had known his age to be 92 but somehow I never expected him …

His charities ran hundreds of hospitals, educational and cultural projects, largely in the developing world OBITUARY | AGENCIES | The hereditary spiritual leader or Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan, has died at the age of 88. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th leader of the Ismaili Muslims, …

His journey from radio talk shows to prisoner epitomised opportunity and perils of an era OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya has died. He was pronounced dead on Jan. 09 at Lubaga Hospital, where he had been admitted. “We have lost a great leader, a man with …

Kampala, Uganda | OBITUARY | Whenever  residents of Kyebando, a vibrant suburb in Kawempe North, had an issue that they wanted government to address, the person they relied on to deliver the message was always Muhammad Ssegirinya. From calls into radio shows to street protests, Ssegirinya’s name became synonymous with the …

He once described – on the floor of Parliament, the plan President Museveni had of ruling Uganda for up to 50 years OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Frank Wilberforce Bulima Nabwiso died on Saturday Dec.14 at Mukono Church of Uganda Hospital after a short illness. He was a Member of Parliament …

He left his indelible touch on some of the 20th century’s most iconic albums OBITUARY | JOSE VALENTINO RUIZ | On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums of all time, you’ll find the words “Produced and arranged by Quincy Jones.” It was a hallmark of …

He cared about employees and citizens as well as profit OBITUARY | THANKOM ARUN | Professor of Global Development and Accountability, University of Essex Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he was …

OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Rebecca Cheptegei was born in Cheminy, Uganda, on February 22, 1991. She later moved to Kenya and bought property there to be closer to athletic training centres. According to her father, Cheptegei Sr, that is where she met Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the man who is accused …

A studious academic blighted by his legal opinions OBITUARY | IAN KATUSIIME |Former Attorney General Prof. Khiddu Makubuya has been described as a humble and hardworking academic but many also noted his service to the NRM government where he infamously gave a legal opinion arguing that Dr. Kizza Besigye could …