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Tunachokijua(What we Know)
Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (born 24 May 1956) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. She was the first woman to be elected Deputy Speaker, and later Speaker in the history of the Parliament of Uganda. She succeeded Edward Sekandi, who served as Speaker from 2001 to 2011.
She is also the current Member of Parliamet for the Kamuli Districts Women's Constituency, Busoga Sun region a position she has held since 1989.
She also currently serves as the first deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and minister for East African community Affairs.
Claim:
A video circulating widely on social media platforms particularly TikTok falsely alleges that Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has passed away.
The footage portrays what is claimed to be her send‑off ceremony, suggesting that official burial arrangements are underway.
Findings:
Jamii Check used Google Lens to verify the authenticity of the circulating video and established that the footage does not depict the send‑off of Hon. Rebecca Kadaga.
Instead, the video is from the funeral of Hon. Stella Isodo, the Woman Representative of Ngora District, who passed away on January 17, 2026 at Kampala Hospital and was laid to rest on January 24, 2026.
The visual elements, location markers, and individuals present in the video match publicly available images and reports from Hon. Isodo’s burial, confirming that the content has been misrepresented.
Further verification shows that no credible media outlet including mainstream Ugandan news platforms, parliamentary communication channels, has reported the death of Hon. Rebecca Kadaga.
These findings indicate that the video has been miscaptioned and repurposed, contributing to a false narrative about Hon. Kadaga’s death.
Verdict: False
The circulating TikTok video claiming that Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has died is false. Verification conducted through Google Lens and cross‑referenced with credible public sources confirms that the footage is from the burial of Hon. Stella Isodo, the Woman Representative of Ngora District.
