82 year old, Former Deputy Prime Minister Paul Orono Etyang has succumbed to Covid-19. Etiang passed on Friday after battling the virus at International Hospital Kampala-IHK where he was hospitalized in intensive care –ICU. Etiang reportedly collapsed at his Muyenga, Kampala residence 3 days ago and was rushed to the hospital. His death was made […]
82 year old, Former Deputy Prime Minister Paul Orono Etyang has succumbed to Covid-19.
Etiang passed on Friday after battling the virus at International Hospital Kampala-IHK where he was hospitalized in intensive care –ICU.
Etiang reportedly collapsed at his Muyenga, Kampala residence 3 days ago and was rushed to the hospital.
His death was made known to the public by Hon Sanjay Tanna the Former Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament.
“Tororo has lost an icon, a uniting factor and the country has lost a statesman given his service to all regimes. So for us as the young generation, we have looking onto him as a role model. He played clean politics without intrigue” Sanjay said.
Etyang was born and raised in 1938 in Tororo, he joined the provincial administration as a district officer in 1962 and was later transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1964 after which he become the second secretary to the Uganda embassy in Moscow from 1965 to 1967.
He also served as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Idi Amin
His most significant appointment was when he became High Commissioner to Britain for the government of Milton Obote from June 1969 until 1971 when he was withdrawn to the Foreign Ministry in Kampala.
He became Permanent Secretary and was automatically appointed acting minister when his chief Wanume Kibedi was sent on sick leave, to resign on April 28, 1973.
