President Museveni mourns Gen. Elly Tumwiine
The former Security Minister, General Elly Tumwiine has succumbed to lung cancer.
President Yoweri Museveni who announced his demise in a Tweet said Gen. Tumwiine died on Thursday Morning at 5:46am in Nairobi where he has been receiving treatment from.
Gen. Tumwine was born on April 12, 1954. President Museveni says he taught him at Burunga Primary School in 1967 as a student teacher, before going to university.
The fallen patriot joined the military group known as The Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) with 9000 others in 1979 and went to Monduli Military School in Tanzania.
The President hails Gen. Tumwiine for having been the one who fired the first shot on the 6th February 1981, at Kabamba, at the beginning of the 1981-1986 war of Resistance.
Gen. Tumwiine has been part of the leadership of the NRA- UPDF as well as serving the government in various capacities such as Army Commander, member of the High Command, Director-General of Intelligence, Minister of Security, etc.
The President who extends condolences to his family, the NRA-UPDF - NRM fraternity and to all Ugandans describes the fallen soldier as one who was a dedicated and hard-working cadre.
Written by Brenda Jakira
