John sebaana Kizito Is Dead
Former Democratic Party President John Sebaana Kizito has Monday morning passed away aged 83.
Kizito has been admitted for days at Nakasero Hospital, where he was rushed with a stroke.
The Opposition party’s Administrative Secretary Martin Wakooli confirmed the passing while speaking to Chimpreports.
He said the renowned politician and businessman died at 11:10am.
The Democratic Party later on confirmed the development in a singular tweet.
Mzee Kizito was admitted at the hospital and has been on life support since June 20.
He will go down as one of the most revered Ugandan politicians of the last century, with his political work going back as far as the 1960s when he served as a National Executive Officer and a member of of the East African Legislative Assembly.
Kizito served as president General of the Opposition Democratic Party 2005 to 2010 and two terms as the Mayor of the country’s capital Kampala from 1998 and 2006.
He also was a candidate in the 2016 Presidential elections on the DP ticket.
Considered one of the wealthiest men in Uganda, Mzee Kizito together with
During his long career, e served as a member of the East African Legislative Assembly, an arm of the East African Community from 1967 until 1977. In 1980, he was elected MP for Kampala-South Constituency. He was the Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1981 until 1985 and was acting Leader of the Opposition in Parliament in 1983.
Kizito served as Minister of Cooperatives and Marketing from 1985 until 1987, as Minister of Regional Cooperation from 1987 until 1988 and as Minister of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1991.
He later went on to service in the Constituent Assembly that debated and came up with the 1995 constitution.
Between 1998 and 2006, he was twice elected as Mayor of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, replacing Nasser Sebaggala in 1999 and being replaced by Nasser Sebaggala in 2006.
John Ssebaana Kizito was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010 during which time he was the DP candidate in the February 2006 presidential election.
Ssebaana Kizito was also a successful businessman with a number of interests in property management and insurance.
During
his long career, e served as a member of the East African Legislative
Assembly, an arm of the East African Community from 1967 until 1977. In
1980, he was elected MP for Kampala-South Constituency. He was the
Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1981 until 1985 and was
acting Leader of the Opposition in Parliament in 1983.
Kizito served as Minister of Cooperatives and Marketing from 1985 until 1987, as Minister of Regional Cooperation from 1987 until 1988 and as Minister of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1991.
He later went on to service in the Constituent Assembly that debated and came up with the 1995 constitution.
Between 1998 and 2006, he was twice elected as Mayor of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, replacing Nasser Sebaggala in 1999 and being replaced by Nasser Sebaggala in 2006.
John Ssebaana Kizito was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010 during which time he was the DP candidate in the February 2006 presidential election.
Ssebaana Kizito was also a successful businessman with a number of interests in property management and insurance.
Kizito served as Minister of Cooperatives and Marketing from 1985 until 1987, as Minister of Regional Cooperation from 1987 until 1988 and as Minister of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1991.
He later went on to service in the Constituent Assembly that debated and came up with the 1995 constitution.
Between 1998 and 2006, he was twice elected as Mayor of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, replacing Nasser Sebaggala in 1999 and being replaced by Nasser Sebaggala in 2006.
John Ssebaana Kizito was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010 during which time he was the DP candidate in the February 2006 presidential election.
Ssebaana Kizito was also a successful businessman with a number of interests in property management and insurance.
During
his long career, e served as a member of the East African Legislative
Assembly, an arm of the East African Community from 1967 until 1977. In
1980, he was elected MP for Kampala-South Constituency. He was the
Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1981 until 1985 and was
acting Leader of the Opposition in Parliament in 1983.
Kizito served as Minister of Cooperatives and Marketing from 1985 until 1987, as Minister of Regional Cooperation from 1987 until 1988 and as Minister of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1991.
He later went on to service in the Constituent Assembly that debated and came up with the 1995 constitution.
Between 1998 and 2006, he was twice elected as Mayor of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, replacing Nasser Sebaggala in 1999 and being replaced by Nasser Sebaggala in 2006.
John Ssebaana Kizito was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010 during which time he was the DP candidate in the February 2006 presidential election.
Ssebaana Kizito was also a successful businessman with a number of interests in property management and insurance.
Kizito served as Minister of Cooperatives and Marketing from 1985 until 1987, as Minister of Regional Cooperation from 1987 until 1988 and as Minister of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1991.
He later went on to service in the Constituent Assembly that debated and came up with the 1995 constitution.
Between 1998 and 2006, he was twice elected as Mayor of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, replacing Nasser Sebaggala in 1999 and being replaced by Nasser Sebaggala in 2006.
John Ssebaana Kizito was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010 during which time he was the DP candidate in the February 2006 presidential election.
Ssebaana Kizito was also a successful businessman with a number of interests in property management and insurance.
COMMENTS