In Uganda death has a way of bringing together political foes to commiserate the dead; and such is the case following the death of the Democratic Party Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga.
And today President Yoweri Museveni, his biggest political opponent Dr Kizza Besigye and a host of seasoned politicians have paid tribute to the deceased DP stalwart, who passed on Saturday at the Case Clinic after suffering a stroke.
President Museveni described Nsubuga as an ‘open, tolerant politician who believed in dialogue’.
“Learnt of the untimely death of Hon Mathias Nsubuga. He was an open, tolerant politician who believed in dialogue. The country will miss him,” Mr Museveni tweeted.
Besigye, a former FDC presidential candidate in the 2016 elections, tweeted: ‘Our heartfelt condolences. Our best promise and contribution to him can be to complete what he has died trying to achieve. “He was a very friendly and fair minded person who has passed on fighting for a free and fair country.”
Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has described the late Mathias Nsubuga as a patriot and a man of peace. “I join the family and country in mourning the death of DP Secretary General, Hon Mathias Nsubuga. He has been a patriot and a man of peace. RIP comrade.”
DP senior member and Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze described the late as the ‘Democratic Party’s bridge’.
“The DP bridge has collapsed…Hon Nsubuga has been the bridge between all groups, all generations in the party. Even in the hardest of all times, amidst all controversies Nsubuga could get in touch with everybody. We shall miss you my Mwami of all times. FAREWELL MATHIAS,” she wrote on social media.
Deputy government spokesperson, Colonel Shaban Bantariza described the fallen politician as ‘respectable leader, a parent, good Christian, and a nationalistic gentleman’.
Former Buikwe South MP, Bayigga Lulume said: “I will fondly miss him as a resourceful leader in the party, a reconciler and a man impassioned by the value of inclusiveness. Rest in Peace my elder brother.”
