The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has mourned the fallen East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) legislator and Director of Mobilisation and Cadre Identification at the ruling Party the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Mathias Kasamba.
The former Ugandan legislator, who represented Kakuuto County for three terms in Parliament, passed on last evening at Nakasero Hospital.
According to the FDC Party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Mathias Kasamba was a man of peace whose charisma has not waned since he first got to know him about 30 years ago when they joined MaKerere University as students and lived in the same hall of residence.
“On behalf of the FDC, I mourn and condole with Kasamba’s family and friends for the loss of a loving and dependable person and the NRM Party for the demise of a one of their own level headed officials.” Amuriat stated.
Amuriat said Kasamba’s great mobilisation skills and political activism date back to his school times and it wasn’t a surprise that they found themselves meeting in parliament as legislators where they served for 15 years.
“When I met Mathias this time in parliament in 2001 he had lost one of his arms to an accident but this seemed to invigorate him into doing exceptional things that made him an admirable person. He fought for the people of Kakuuto that he represented having replaced the late Manuel Pinto. He dissipated his energy in progressive ventures and not in pursuing conflict and useless vendetta.” Amuriat said
“I last met Mathias Kasamba on Wednesday March 24,, 2021 and I did not notice anything wrong with him. It’s the reason I believe that life is very short and that in all we do during our stay on earth we should offer our best. In his usual jovial mood he asked me about my plans for the future. My short answer was ‘continue with the struggle’.” he said
