The government has released the final programme for the deceased Bank of Uganda governor Tumusime Mutebile ,who succumbed to diabetes and High blood pressure on Sunday in Nairobi ,Kenya. The body of the deceased arrived into the country on Tuesday through Entebbe International Airport and was receieved by government oficials and family,ahead of a state […]
The government has released the final programme for the deceased Bank of Uganda governor Tumusime Mutebile ,who succumbed to diabetes and High blood pressure on Sunday in Nairobi ,Kenya.
The body of the deceased arrived into the country on Tuesday through Entebbe International Airport and was receieved by government oficials and family,ahead of a state burial.
The Minister of Information, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has revealed on Wednesday afternoon that the body of the late Bank of Uganda Governor has been taken to his residence in Kololo for a vigil today. This will be followed by a session in Parliament on Thursday at 10:00 am.
After which mass will be held at Kololo Independence Grounds at 10:00 am and the body will be taken to Kabale over the weekend. There will then be a funeral service and burial in Kabale on Monday.
Prof Mutebile was admitted to the hospital on December 31, 2021 after he suffered complications related to diabetes. He had been in and out of hospital in recent years for the same complications.
He has had the longest career as a bank governor not only in Uganda but Africa as well. He was appointed by President Yoweri Museveni in January 2001, and was re-appointed for a second five-year term on January 1, 2006. In November 2010, he was re-appointed for a third five-year term, effective January 12, 2011. In December 2015, he was re-appointed for a fourth five-year term, effective January 12, 2016.
Recently, President Museveni again reappointed Mutebile to another five-year term, effective Jan. 13, 2021. He had a reputation for economics, fiscal discipline.
He introduced economic policies that were adopted by the Uganda government and the Central Bank during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000’s.
During his tenure, Mutebile spearheaded the design and implementation of the economic reform programme that restored Uganda from the economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s. This was after dictator Idi Amin’s brutal nationalization policies battered the economy.
Compiled by Minah Nalule
