By Andrew Irumba
Renowned City Human Rights activist Frank Malingumu Gashumba is mourning the death of his father Mzee Gashumba Snr, who passed away on Sunday afternoon at Nsambya hospital.
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Late Mzee Gashumba had been bedridden at Nsambya hospital for weeks, where he fought a lengthy battle with cancer until he breathed his last.
While on his sickbed, several prominent Ugandans, among them Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart Dr. Kiiza Besigye visited him.
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While announcing Mzee Gashumba’s death, city lawyer Dennis Nyombi wrote thus on Facebook; “With sadness I’ve just learnt of the death of My friend’s father, Gashumba Snr., father to Frank Gashumba, Innocent Kasumba, Jjeje Semanda and my dear Veronica. I share the plight with u all my brothers n sister.”
Grand also went to his Facebook page and announced the death of his dad thus; My dad has just passed away! Rip soldier”
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Gashumba’s great great grand family relocated from Rwanda to Uganda in the 1923 and have since lived in Uganda.
Burial arrangements will be comunicated later. Rip.