The government of Uganda has released the burial program for Gen Elly Tumwine. He will be buried on the afternoon of Tuesday at his home in Rwebikona, Kazo District.
As per the burial program released by the Ugandan government, the late Gen Elly Tumwine will be buried on Tuesday afternoon in Rwebikona, Kazo District after attending a final funeral service on Tuesday.
“On Sunday 28th, Aug.2022 Official vigil at his home in Nakasero Kampala. Monday 29th, National prayers at Kololo Independence Ground. Tuesday 30th, Funeral service at his home in Rwebikona – Kazo District, and then burial,” Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information, Communications and Technology and National Guidance wrote.
Tumwine, a former Security Minister was announced dead on Thursday morning at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi where he was airlifted recently as he battled cancer-related complications.
Tumwine died at the age of 68. In a statement eulogising him President Yoweri Museveni who joined a number of other Ugandans to mourn the General’s death said he succumbed to lung cancer which he had had for a long.
“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,” Museveni tweeted.
Museveni who reminisced the moments they shared together with General Tumwine said he was his teacher during the 1960s.
“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.”
He revealed the late Tumwine 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 of Intelligence, Minister of Security,” Museveni recalled.
“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,” he added.
