KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that former Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine succumbed to Lung cancer.
Mr. Museveni in a Thursday tweet announced the bush war hero’s death which he said occurred this morning at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was admitted two weeks ago.
“Countrymen and Countrywomen, especially the NRM- NRA- UPDF fraternity. With deep sorrow, I announce the death of General Elly Tumwiine which occurred at 5:46 am this morning in Nairobi, from lung cancer,” Museveni’s tweet read.
The President described the late as a dedicated and hard-working cadre who he taught at Burunga Primary School in 1967 as a student teacher, before going to University, later that year.
“According to his widow, with whom I have just talked to on the telephone, Gen. Tumwiine was now 68 years old. I had taught him at Burunga Primary School in 1967, after our A-levels, as a student teacher, before going to university, later that year.”
Below is Museveni’s Full statement
Countrymen and Countrywomen, especially the NRM- NRA- UPDF fraternity.
With deep sorrow, I announce the death of General Elly Tumwiine which occurred at 5:46am this morning in Nairobi, from lung cancer.
According to his widow, with whom I have just talked to on telephone, Gen. Tumwiine was now 68 years old. I had taught him at Burunga Primary School in 1967, after our A-levels, as a student teacher, before going to University, later that year.
He joined FRONASA with 9000 others in 1979, went to Monduli Military School in Tanzania and was the one who fired the first shot on the 6th February, 1981, at Kabamba, at the beginning of the 1981-1986 war of Resistance.
Since that time, Gen. Tumwiine has been part of the leadership of the NRA- UPDF as well as serving the government in various capacities.
Those capacities included being Army- Commander, member of the High Command, Director-General Intelligence, Minister of Security, etc.
He has been a dedicated and hard working cadre. More will be said about him later.
Condolences to his family, to the NRA-UPDF- NRM fraternity and to all Ugandans.
May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Signed:
Gen. Yoweri K. Museveni
President of the Republic of Uganda
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