Uganda: Ex-Rebel Leader Itongwa Dies in Germany

Maj. Herbert Kikomeko Itongwa, the former commander of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has died aged 51. He died on April 19 in Germany. Itongwa, whose army number was R100, led a rebel movement that operated in Central Uganda comprising army deserters mostly from Buganda region fighting for the introduction of a federal system in the country.

Details surrounding his death are unclear since there was no postmortem.

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