Written By | Staff Writer
Former Iganga District Woman MP Olivia Kabaale Kwagala, popularly known as Muliro Mulege, has died aged 57 after a prolonged illness.
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Kwagala died on Monday, November 2, at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, where she had been receiving treatment after spending several months bedridden.
Her death was confirmed by Iganga District NRM chairperson Haji Abubaker Walubi, who said the party would contact its national secretariat to seek assistance with the family’s burial arrangements.
Walubi also revealed that President Yoweri Museveni had been supporting her medical expenses after local leaders brought her condition to his attention.
“We informed President Yoweri Museveni during a thanksgiving ceremony for the Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, and he started contributing towards her medical bills,” Walubi told Journalists
Kwagala represented Iganga District in the Ninth Parliament from 2011 to 2016 after winning the Woman MP seat on the NRM ticket.
She secured the position after defeating Beatrice Magoola, the mother of singer Racheal Magoola, whose popular song Obangaina earned her recognition among Ugandan music fans.
Beyond Parliament, Kwagala remained involved in development initiatives in Iganga. She advocated for the construction of a modern market in Iganga Municipality and the upgrading of Iganga General Hospital to referral hospital status.
Former district leaders also recognised her efforts to lobby for boreholes and provide educational support to disadvantaged children through bursaries.
Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda was among those who paid tribute to the late politician, extending condolences to her family, friends and the people of Iganga.
“Her death is a great loss to her family, the people of Iganga District, and all those who knew and worked with her,” Babalanda said.
Details of the burial programme are expected to be announced following consultations between the family and NRM leadership.
