By Spy Uganda
Grief has engulfed retired Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu after he received news about the untimely death of Barbra Allimadi, who was the International Affairs Coordinator at the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party
Allimadi, whose death was announced by her brother Milton Allimadi, was a renowned activist and opposition politician, who passed away on Monday night and was found dead by a relative on Tuesday morning at her house in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb.
“Family and friends, it is with a very heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of our sister Barbara Allimadi. Barbara was a much loved sister, aunty and cousin. She was also an activist, a champion of justice and democracy in Uganda. She will be greatly missed. The family ask that the public respect our privacy as we mourn our beloved sister. The family will provide more information in the near future,” he said.
Shortly after her news about her death circulated, Maj Gen (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu, the ANT national coordinator also shared her picture on his social media platforms without captions. Allimadi is said to have been found dead in her house in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb, by one of her cousins with whom she stayed in the house.
ANT coordinator for Finance and Administration, Ms Alice Alaso said the body had been taken to the mortuary and they were waiting for more information on what could have caused her death.
“I don’t know what to say at the moment but we are deeply grieved by the passing of one of our key leaders. We are waiting for the postmortem so that we can conclude on anything at the moment but as it is now, she is gone,” Ms Alaso said.
In
his tribute, Dr Kizza Besigye, a former president for Forum for Democratic
Change (FDC) where Allimadi was also once a member described her as “an
impactful and a fearless frontline activist.”
“Barbara has been an impactful and a fearless frontline activist of the ongoing
liberation struggle in Uganda. Her sudden (and still inexplicable) demise is as
shocking and painful as it’s debilitating. Heartfelt condolences to family and
friends,” Dr Besigye tweeted.
Aimadi is remembered for leading a group of half-naked women to Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala to protest against assault of their colleagues and Member of opposition the FDC Secretary for Mobilisation, Ingrid Turinawe, in 2012.
However, she fell out with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leadership and followed Maj. Gen. Muntu when he started up his Alliance for National Transformation after breaking away from FDC.
It is not yet clear what killed Allimadi and whether she was murdered or died on natural conditions but details are coming up shortly in our subsequent reports as we wait for police to conduct investigations.
