Cerinah Nebanda

Cerinah Nebanda (1988–2012) was a member of the parliament of Uganda, representing the Butaleja District Women's Constituency.[1] Her death at the age of 24, in December 2012, sparked political controversy.[2]

Cerinah Nebanda
Born
Uganda
Died2012 (aged 23–24)
Kampala, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationPolitician
Years active2011–2012
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of Parliament
Parliament of Uganda

Death and subsequent investigation

A government chemist's post-mortem report stated that cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and several other chemicals were found in Nebanda's blood, intestinal tract, and tissue samples.[3] At Nebanda's funeral, however, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga rejected this report.[4] Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni denied that the National Resistance Movement, the political party to which he and the late Nebanda belonged to, had killed her.[5]

The Observer newspaper reported that some Ugandan members of parliament (MPs) believe that Nebanda was poisoned, as she was a vocal critic of the government, and that the state was "arresting anyone suspected to be propagating that line".[6] Among those arrested were two MPs, one of whom was Mohamed Nsereko.[7]

Earlier, The Daily Monitor newspaper had reported that a pathologist who Nebanda's family had asked to examine her samples had been arrested while on his way to conduct tests in South Africa.[8]

On 2 January 2013, police announced that they had opened an investigation into Nebanda's death and linked it to what they called "a narcotic drug syndicate operating in a number of countries including Uganda, Pakistan, and South Sudan".[9] On 4 January, Nebanda's boyfriend, Adam Suleiman Kalungi, was arrested in Kenya and extradited to Uganda for questioning by police.[10] In July 2014, he was acquitted of the criminal charges surrounding her death.[11]

References
  1. Ssebuyira, Martin (15 December 2012). "Cerinah Nebanda's Sudden Death Leaves MPs In Shock". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. Gyezaho, Emmanuel (28 December 2012). "Lawyers Ask President To Respect MPs On Nebanda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Vision, Reporter (22 December 2012). "Nebanda Death: Cocaine, Alcohol Found". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. Vision, Reporter (23 December 2012). "Chaos At Nebanda Burial As Speaker Rejects Government Death Report". New Vision. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. Mubiru, Apollo (24 December 2012). "NRM Did Not Kill Nebanda – Museveni". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. Lubwama, Siraje (2 January 2013). "Museveni Faces MPs Revolt Over Nebanda". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. Odeke, Julius (31 December 2012). "Kampala Central MP Mohamed Nsereko Released On Bail". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. Sheila Naturinda, Mercy Nalugo, and Martin Ssebuyira (18 December 2012). "Cerinah Nebanda's Death: Pathologist Arrested, Dad Breaks Silence". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  9. Odeke, Julius (2 January 2013). "Police Investigation Into The Death of Hon Cerinah Nebanda". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  10. Vision, Reporter (4 January 2013). "Nebanda Boyfriend Arrested In Kenya, Extradited". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  11. "DPP Appeals Against Adam Kalungi Acquittal", RedPepper, 9 July 2014, accessed 11 July 2015
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