Just in: Senior Presidential Advisor Moses Karangwa Kalisa Dies in Kayunga Road Crash

[Da Dona]

Chairperson for Kayunga District and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties, has died following a tragic road accident along the Kayunga–Jinja Road.

📸: Image from Milly Babalanda's post on X.

According to reports, the accident happened on Sunday evening at Ssukka Village near the Lake Oil station. Karangwa, who was driving a silver vehicle registration number UG 0101 151, reportedly sustained severe chest injuries and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. He later succumbed to the injuries at Nakasero Hospital.

The death was confirmed by the Minister in Charge of Presidency Milly Babalanda through her official X account on Sunday, May 18, 2026. She described Karangwa as a loyal and valued member of the ruling NRM party and extended condolences to his family, friends, and supporters.

Karangwa was widely known in the Kayunga region as an influential NRM mobilizer, businessman, and farmer. He had served for years as the district NRM chairperson and was recently appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties by Yoweri Museveni in January 2026.

He was also recognized for hosting high-profile NRM political events attended by senior party figures, including Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Despite losing the NRM Buganda regional chairmanship race, Karangwa remained a powerful figure within the party structures in central Uganda.
His death comes at a politically sensitive moment for the NRM in the Buganda region and is expected to leave a significant leadership gap in Kayunga District ahead of future party activities and internal elections.

The incident has also renewed concerns over road safety along the Kayunga–Jinja highway, an area that has witnessed several serious road accidents in recent years.

 

[Eronda]

But Kayunga Jinja road is a good highway with less cars, wasn’t this over speeding

 

[Da Dona]

But Kayunga Jinja road is a good highway with less cars, wasn’t this over speeding

The police is still investigating, we are waiting for the official report

 

[Ushimen]

R.i.P Classmate....😪

 

[Da Dona]

Chairperson for Kayunga District and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties, has died following a tragic road accident along the Kayunga–Jinja Road.
View attachment 3590420📸: Image from Milly Babalanda's post on X.

According to reports, the accident happened on Sunday evening at Ssukka Village near the Lake Oil station. Karangwa, who was driving a silver vehicle registration number UG 0101 151, reportedly sustained severe chest injuries and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. He later succumbed to the injuries at Nakasero Hospital.

The death was confirmed by the Minister in Charge of Presidency Milly Babalanda through her official X account on Sunday, May 18, 2026. She described Karangwa as a loyal and valued member of the ruling NRM party and extended condolences to his family, friends, and supporters.

Karangwa was widely known in the Kayunga region as an influential NRM mobilizer, businessman, and farmer. He had served for years as the district NRM chairperson and was recently appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties by Yoweri Museveni in January 2026.

He was also recognized for hosting high-profile NRM political events attended by senior party figures, including Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Despite losing the NRM Buganda regional chairmanship race, Karangwa remained a powerful figure within the party structures in central Uganda.
His death comes at a politically sensitive moment for the NRM in the Buganda region and is expected to leave a significant leadership gap in Kayunga District ahead of future party activities and internal elections.

The incident has also renewed concerns over road safety along the Kayunga–Jinja highway, an area that has witnessed several serious road accidents in recent years.

President Yoweri Museveni has led leaders in mourning the late Moses Karangwa Kalisa, the longtime National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson for Kayunga District and Senior Presidential Advisor, describing him as a “loyal and effective cadre” who contributed significantly to the party’s mobilisation and socio-economic transformation efforts.

Karangwa, who died in a road accident last week, was laid to rest on Thursday in Kayunga District. During the burial, government officials, party leaders, and family friends praised him as a hardworking mobiliser who strengthened NRM structures in the district over the years.
Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda used the occasion to call for unity among Karangwa’s relatives, warning against wrangles over his property and urging the family to preserve and collectively benefit from his estate.

Local leaders in Kayunga also described Karangwa as a unifying figure whose death leaves a major gap in the ruling party’s grassroots mobilisation network.

📸: Image Courtesy of A- Plus Funeral Management.