Former Second Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali Dies at 87

What the report says

Watchdog Uganda reported that Gen. Moses Ali, a former Second Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and the sitting Member of Parliament for Adjumani West County, died at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala on Saturday. The outlet said preliminary information indicated that Ali, 87, died at about 4:25 p.m. Funeral arrangements and additional details were expected to be communicated later by the government and his family.

Ali was described by Watchdog Uganda as a veteran politician, freedom fighter and statesman whose public career extended across several decades. The report noted that he held the office of Second Deputy Prime Minister and served in a number of ministerial roles under different governments, while remaining in elective politics as MP for Adjumani West County at the time of his death.

The outlet said Ali was widely viewed as a prominent figure in Uganda’s political and security history, with contributions associated with national reconciliation, peace-building and public service. News of his death, according to the report, drew condolences from political leaders, colleagues and members of the public paying tribute to his long service.

His death is significant because it removes one of Uganda’s longest-serving political and military personalities from the national stage. Beyond the details reported by Watchdog Uganda, Ali was generally known in Ugandan public life as a senior military and political figure whose career spanned multiple eras of the country’s post-independence politics.