The speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among has eulogised former Makindye West MP Hussein Kyanjo who passed in this morning at Kibuli Hospital as an excellent legislator.
“Hajj set the bar for legislative excellence and leaves a legacy of a distinguished lawmaker, a unifying factor and a leader who exhibited integrity. Our sympathies to his family, friends and the people of Makindye West, Kampala, and Uganda at large. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un!,” Ms Among said on her official social media platforms.
Kyanjo, who was one of the founders of the opposition party Jeema succumbed to an illness that started out in what he described as suspected poison which led to loss of speech.
At the time of Kyanjo had machines within his body that aided his speech and he has been able to describe it in the media.
In her post, Ms Among expressed the pain that has been synonymous to those in the political rymlm.
“It is with great pain that we received the news of the passing of our elder and former Makindye West MP Hon Hajj Hussein Kyanjo,” she said.
When Kiira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda got the sad news, he broke down and stormed out of the studio where he was set to be hosted on Capital Gang.
