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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 …

Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan authorities. He spent many prolific years in exile OBITUARY | ALAN COWELL | Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a groundbreaking novelist, playwright and memoirist whose writings explored the iniquities and ambiguities of colonialism in …

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 …