By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The wife of incarcerated Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, deputy spokesperson for Uganda’s National Unity Platform has passed on after a long battle with cancer.
Edith Katende Mufumbiro passed on after 3:00am today, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 following a hard-fought battle with cancer
The death of Edith was confirmed by NUP Principal, Robert Kyagulanyi on his X-Account saying, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of our dear sister and comrade, Edith Katende Mufumbiro, the wife of our Deputy Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro.”
Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro has been held at Luzira Upper Prison since September 2025 on charges of unlawful drilling that NUP calls fabricated—claiming he was at the hospital with his wife for chemotherapy that day.
Courts have denied bail multiple times despite her illness, keeping him locked up through her final days and even Uganda’s January 2026 elections, where he ran for parliament from behind bars.
BOBI WINE’S STATEMENT
Fellow Ugandans,
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of our dear sister and comrade, Edith Katende Mufumbiro, the wife of our Deputy Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro.
Edith passed on after 3:00am today following a hard-fought battle with cancer. At the time of her passing, her dear husband Waiswa remains detained at Luzira Upper Prison for no crime whatsoever. His only crime is speaking out against injustice and misrule.
The criminal regime placed on him and others the sham charge of “Unlawful Drilling” which apparently took place on 12th February 2025 at our Party Headquarters. In fact, on that day, Waiswa never stepped there as he was at Mulago Cancer Institute with the wife! The judiciary, fully aware of these facts, has chosen to conspire in this persecution.
Waiswa, alongside other comrades, has applied for bail severally. He has variously made an impassioned plea to the Court to be released on bail so that he takes care of his sick wife, but it has been denied. The injustice!
As difficult as it is, we remain hopeful that we shall overcome some day. May God grant the family, especially our brother Waiswa, the strength he needs at this time.
