DP mourns death of long-serving member Sserunjogi
Sserunjogi died on the night of Saturday, August 22, at Kyadondo Medical Centre, a private hospital, after battling illness for years. He was 91-years-old.
Ali Sserunjogi's death has drawn tributes from political colleagues who remembered him for his commitment to the DP, truth and justice. (Courtesy photo)
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Long-serving Democratic Party (DP) member and former National Resistance Council (NRC) legislator Ali Sserunjogi was on Sunday (August 23) laid to rest at his ancestral home in Nakwero, Gazaya, Wakiso district.
Sserunjogi died on the night of Saturday, August 22, at Kyadondo Medical Centre, a private hospital, after battling illness for years. He was 91-years-old.
His death has drawn tributes from political colleagues who remembered him for his commitment to the DP, truth and justice.
“As the DP Party, we have lost one of our historical members, who sacrificed his personal funds to promote activities of the party across the country. Sserunjogi was a principled man, and he never crossed to any other political party despite facing political challenges,” said Kennedy Mutenyo, the head of the party's electoral commission.
Mutenyo said the party was praying for the family, especially during the period of immense grief.
Sserunjogi at Kyadondo Medical Centre, a private hospital. (Photo by Badru Mugenyi)
Kawempe North legislator Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola said the deceased was more than a statesman and a visionary leader.
“The deceased was my former boss at the Democratic Party. I will forever cherish the wisdom he shared, trust and the exemplary leadership he showed me during my time working together,” Nalukoola said.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the deceased’s family, especially during this period of grief. May Almighty Allah (SWT) grant him eternal rest and forgive his shortcomings,” he said.
Simon Kwagwa Njala, a journalist and DP member, said, “Inalillahi! Haji Ali Sserunjogi, one of the DP historical and former NRC legislators, has rested. We shall always miss him, especially his commitment to truth and justice," he said.
Profile
Ali Sserunjogi was one of the National Resistance Council (NRC) members who played a vital role in the country's legislature in the early 1990s.
He was also the national vice-chairperson of DP and among the key stakeholders in the roadmap to reactivate party branches countrywide in 2000.
In 2004, he resigned from his position as the party's vice-chairperson due to internal disagreements but remained active in the party.