By Weswa Ronnie
MBALE CITY
Business community members and residents from Mbale city have described the late Ashim Hassan Jafa as a person who has been having a kind heart.
Jafa has been one of the prominent businessmen in Mbale city dealing in fuel owning a number of shell petrol stations and other businesses.
He died today, 10th May, 2023 at night at his home located in Buwalasi cell, Nabuyonga ward Northern city division, Mbale city after battling with heart disease for a long time.
Alfred Magomu and Massa Musa, both businessmen in Mbale city say that the city has lost an irreplaceable person in terms of paying taxes to the city and supporting poor people.
They urged other businessmen in Mbale city to emulate the heart of the late such that they can also be like him in terms of supporting people who are needy.
Charlie Walimbwa Peke, the former LCV of the greater Mbale district says that during his era, Ashim has been supplying the district with fuel on credit which others cannot do.
He says that Bugisu region at large has lost a very big person but urged other business people in Mbale and Bugisu at large to copy Ashimu.
