The Namayingo Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Sulaiman Barasa Ogajjo, is dead.
According to Mbale Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Mr Ahamada Washaki, the late was first admitted to Mbale regional referral hospital but was later transferred to Mulago in Kampala for better medication.
He was part of the recently concluded retreat for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi last month.
He is being laid to rest this afternoon in Dabani village, Busia District.
Ogajjo is the second RDC to die in less than two weeks. On August 3, 2022, Kayunga RDC Hajj Nsereko Mutumba died after a short illness.
Minister of Presidency, Ms Milly Babalanda, described Ogajjo’s death as a big blow to the government.
“I regret to announce the death of Mzee Barasa Ogajo Suleiman -RDC Namayingo, who passed on today (Tuesday) at Mulago. He was a respected opinion leader who contributed greatly in the struggle for a free Uganda. Our prayers are with family and friends,” Ms Babalanda said in a tweet.
