Museveni to join parliament in paying tribute to Gen Moses Ali

What the report says

The Observer reports that President Yoweri Museveni is expected to attend a special sitting of Uganda’s Parliament on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, to honour Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, the former First Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani West Member of Parliament. The session is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. and will be held before Ali’s body is taken to Adjumani district for burial.

According to the report, Government Chief Whip Dr Jane Ruth Aceng informed MPs that the President would join them for the tribute sitting. She asked legislators to arrive by 8:00 a.m. so they could complete security checks ahead of Museveni’s arrival. After the parliamentary proceedings, Ali’s body is due to be flown to his ancestral home in Adjumani, with burial planned for Wednesday.

The Observer describes Ali as one of Uganda’s longest-serving public figures, with a career spanning the military, Cabinet and elective politics across successive governments. His death on Saturday has drawn tributes from political leaders and members of the public, and the parliamentary session is expected to be among the main national events held in his honour.

The report also says funeral prayers were held on Sunday in Kampala, including at the Islamic University in Uganda Kibuli Campus, Kibuli Mosque and the National Mosque. More broadly, Ali’s passing marks the loss of a veteran figure in Uganda’s post-independence political and military history, though the immediate details in this account focus on the official tribute and burial arrangements.