Parliament to Receive Body of Late Gen Moses Ali as President Museveni Leads Tributes

What the report says

Nile Post reports that Uganda’s Parliament is due to receive the body of Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali on Tuesday morning in Kampala, ahead of a special sitting to honour the former Second Deputy Prime Minister and longtime Adjumani West Member of Parliament. The report says President Yoweri Museveni is expected to attend and lead tributes before Ali’s burial arrangements proceed.

According to the programme cited by Nile Post, the body is scheduled to arrive at Parliament at 7:30am, with the commemorative sitting set to start at 10:00am. The sitting is expected to be presided over by Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth. Members of Parliament, government officials, diplomats, relatives and members of the public are expected to take part in the proceedings and pay their respects.

The article describes Ali as one of Uganda’s longest-serving public officials, noting that he spent decades in senior military and political roles and represented Adjumani West in Parliament for many years. It also frames him as a veteran statesman with a long association with President Museveni.

The planned parliamentary tribute is significant because such sittings are a formal national gesture for prominent public figures, allowing state institutions to recognise their service and giving political leaders, family and the public a chance to mourn collectively. Nile Post did not include further details in the supplied text on the burial location, cause of death, or the full state funeral programme.