Museveni salutes late Justice Kanyeihamba for his contribution to Uganda

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President Yoweri Museveni has mourned the passing of former Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba, who died on July 14, 2025.

In a message shared on his X handle, Museveni extended condolences to Justice Kanyeihamba’s family and friends, and recounted their first meeting.

He also praised the late judge’s contribution to Uganda and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government, in which he served as minister, Member of Parliament and judge.

Justice Kanyeihamba passed away early Monday morning at a Kampala hospital, where he had been admitted.

Full statement 

Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. 

It is with great sorrow that I learnt of the death of our friend Prof. Kanyeihaamba. I remember first meeting Professor Kanyeihamba, I think, at the historic debate between Prof. Mazrui and Dr. Rodney at Makerere University. This is when Prof. Mazrui, in his remarks, said that he was not in “conflict” with Dr. Rodney, whereupon Rodney said that they cannot be in “conflict” because they were not even in “touch”.

Rodney meant that Mazrui was talking about neo-colonialism while he was talking about real independence. After that debate, I next met Kanyeihamba in UK as part of our external committee in the 1981-86 war.

After liberation, he became part of the NRM Government as a minister and, at one time, he represented Rubaanda. Later on, he became a Judge.

I salute his contribution to Uganda and to the NRM over the years. Condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Signed:

Yoweri K. Museveni

President Of the Republic of Uganda