The Elgon region is mourning the death of yet another gallant son of the region, Prof. Dani Nabudere, a renowned academician, who has died at the age of 78 after succumbing to various complications including diabetes and high blood pressure.
Prof Dani Nabudere passed way on Wednesday morning at around 2.00am at his home in Busamaga cell, Wanale division in the outskirts of Mbale town after complaining of chest pain.
Dani Nabudere graduated with an LLB in 1963 and worked as a barrister at law in London in the same year. An Associate Professor at the University of Dar - es Salam and a visiting Professor at the University of Zimbabwe.
He was Ugandas Justice Minister in 1979, Minister of culture in 1979 1980 in the UNLF government.
He became President of the African Association of political science 1983 -1985 as well as Vice President of the International Science Association (IPSA) from 1985 1988. He collaborated with the University of South Africa in a joint research project under the umbrella Reclaiming the Future.
He was the executive director and principal of the Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrikan Institute (MPAI), Mbale, Uganda. Over the last ten years, Nabudere has been working on setting up grassroots organizations to assist rural communities and raise their voices over issues that concern their lives.
Prof Dani Nabudere passed way on Wednesday morning at around 2.00am at his home in Busamaga cell, Wanale division in the outskirts of Mbale town after complaining of chest pain.
Dani Nabudere graduated with an LLB in 1963 and worked as a barrister at law in London in the same year. An Associate Professor at the University of Dar - es Salam and a visiting Professor at the University of Zimbabwe.
He was Ugandas Justice Minister in 1979, Minister of culture in 1979 1980 in the UNLF government.
He became President of the African Association of political science 1983 -1985 as well as Vice President of the International Science Association (IPSA) from 1985 1988. He collaborated with the University of South Africa in a joint research project under the umbrella Reclaiming the Future.
He was the executive director and principal of the Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrikan Institute (MPAI), Mbale, Uganda. Over the last ten years, Nabudere has been working on setting up grassroots organizations to assist rural communities and raise their voices over issues that concern their lives.