Kagera residents mourn Ambassador Kiwanuka

DAR ES SALAAM: KAGERA residents have joined other Tanzanians to mourn the passing on of the former Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Ambassador Dr Ahmed Kiwanuka who died on Wednesday at his Upanga residence in Dar es Salaam City.

A close relative, Mr Pius Ngeze told the ‘Daily News on Saturday’ that the body of the late Ambassador Kiwanuka arrived at the Bukoba Airport yesterday and was received by a significant number of mourners who escorted it to his Katoke home village in Muleba District where he was buried yesterday.

“Kagera citizens are mourning the passing on of the former Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Ambassador Dr Ahmed Kiwanuka who died on Wednesday at his Upanga residence in Dar es Salaam. We shall miss him very much. May his soul rest in eternal peace,” he said.

Mr Ngeze, who is the retired Kagera Regional CCM Chairman described the late Ambassador Dr Kiwanuka as a committed leader who spent most of his life serving the nation.

Kagera Regional Bakwata (National Muslim Council of Tanzania) Sheikh, Haruna Kichwabuta described the late Dr Kiwanuka as a diplomat who has left a legacy behind.

The late Dr Kiwanuka was the Kagera Regional Commissioner between 1991 and 1993. He was also RC for Kigoma region.

He was later appointed High Commissioner of Tanzania in New Delhi, India who was also accredited to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh between 1996-2002.

After his retirement, Ambassador Kiwanuka who was also Captain in the Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Force (TPDF) spent time resting at his Upanga residence in Dar es Salaam City. He is survived by a widow and several children.