Uganda's former security Minister Elly Tumwine is dead.
Uganda speaker of Parliament Anita Annet tweeted on Thursday that Tumwine passed on after a long ailment.
"It is with great sadness that I received the news of the passing on of our elder, liberation Hero, Long-serving Legislator, and Former Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine," Among wrote.
Tumwine who served in the Uganda Cabinet up to June 2021 died at the age of 68.
"My sympathies go to President Kaguta Museveni, his family, the Uganda People's Defense Force family and fellow Citizens. May his soul RIP," he tweeted.
According to the Monitor, Tumwine collapsed at a marriage ceremony last month and was rushed to Nakasero Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
His condition worsened prompting referral to Nairobi for more specialized medical care where he died.
The ailment hasn’t been publicly disclosed, but the general in the past received treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Mulago Hospital.
Uganda's Minister of Agriculture, animal industry & fisheries, Frank Tumwebazek, has also sent heartfelt condolence to the family
"My sincere Condolences to the family of Hon General Elly Tumwine and to the Parliament of Uganda where he served for quite a long time. I pray that the almighty God gives his wife and children comfort in this most trying time of grief. May you rest well great Patriot!" he tweeted.
