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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Friends of senior presidential advisor John Nagenda have described him as a prolific writer and sportsman.<\/p>\n

Nagenda died on Saturday at Medipal International Hospital in Kampala where he had been admitted for weeks, according to the Presidency ministry. He was 84.<\/p>\n

Nagenda was one of the longest-serving media advisors of President Museveni, although he sometimes publicly criticised his policies.<\/p>\n

He was also very close to Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi.<\/p>\n

Former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda said: \u201cThe country lost one of the leading prolific writers, a patriot, senior presidential adviser, John Nagenda. John was a bold and straightforward man who wrote and spoke his mind. He was politically consistent and inspired both the young and the old. May his soul rest in eternal peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Rugunda made the remarks on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Minister of the Presidency, Ms Milly Babalanda, said Nagenda was unique, principled and knowledgeable.<\/p>\n

Ms Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, said Nagenda was a patriot.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou had your country, district and party at heart. Our prayers are with the family,\u201d Ms Nabakooba said.<\/p>\n

Early life<\/p>\n

He was born John Robin Mwesigwa Nagenda on April 25, 1938 in Rwanda. His parents went to Rwanda as Christian missionaries.<\/p>\n

When his parents returned, Nagenda started home-based education at Kiwanda in Namutamba, Mityana District.<\/p>\n

He later joined formal education and attended schools such as King\u2019s College Budo, Busoga College Mwiri and Kigezi High School. He later joined Makerere University where he obtained a degree in English.<\/p>\n

After his education, he was hired by Oxford Printing Press in 1962 and was deployed to Kenya where he worked for several years.<\/p>\n

He later travelled to the United States where he lived for several years and often criticised Ugandan governments of the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m lucky to have lived outside Uganda. If I had stayed here (Uganda), I would have been killed, I\u2019m sure. I would never have shut up because I can\u2019t,\u201d Nagenda said.<\/p>\n

Nagenda returned to Uganda after President Museveni captured power in 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that time onwards I am in the National Resistance Movement (NRM). It\u2019s not perfect because sometimes I have little fights with the rulers of whom I am one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his One Man\u2019s Week column of March 3, 2018, Nagenda wrote: \u201cIf the Movement is currently being wafted by some high winds, not of change but staleness, it is not to be wondered at, for four decades is a hugely long time in politics. Children at the start of it are now beginning to feel the wobble of middle age.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThose with achieved property and riches (not always without the stench of corruption!) take their most comfortable station in life without a backward glance, thus missing the glares of those who stagger in their wake.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further said: \u201cPerhaps this is just as well. But what cannot be denied, at least by wise foxes who follow history, is that unless strong tides are channeled with wisdom, the future and past will inevitably and always collide in changes extremely difficult to control!\u201d<\/p>\n

But in 2020, he said he was done chastising the regime and Mr Museveni who\u2019s six years younger than him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in Museveni we have a very good leader. Some people think he has been on the chair for too long. I used to write and say it\u2019s time he went but these days, I don\u2019t do so, not because I\u2019m afraid of him, but because when I look around I can\u2019t see anybody else who could do the job. He\u2019s done a fantastic job. He lives for Uganda…,\u201d Nagenda told NTV in 2020.<\/p>\n

He further predicted Mr Museveni\u2019s 2021 victory against Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and said it should be his last term as president.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also think he should start training a successor. But if he has no intention of doing it, I\u2019ll lecture him about it, even though I can\u2019t see anybody who could take his place…but you can\u2019t find anybody if you\u2019re not looking for them,\u201d Mr Nagenda said in an interview with NTV.<\/p>\n

Love for cricket<\/b><\/p>\n

John Nagenda loved sports, especially cricket. He played at the One Day International (ODI) match during the 1975 World Cup for East Africa.<\/p>\n

In a statement released yesterday, the Uganda Cricket Association said Nagenda was one of their founding trustees.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Nagenda was one of the only two Ugandans to play a Cricket World Cup in 1975 alongside Mr Sam Walusimbi in England. He was pivotal in ensuring that the game survived during the turbulent times and his wise counsel guided a lot of administrators,\u201d the statement read in part.<\/p>\n

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