Senior Reporter
District leaders and citizens in Ntungamo district are mourning the loss of Ms. Dorah Buzaare Rutagonya, the deputy speaker of Kayonza sub-county, who passed away on Saturday. Ms. Rutagonya, a former civil society activist, district councilor, teacher, and respected figure in the community, succumbed to cervical cancer at Mulago Hospital.
Bata Kamateneti, the Ntungamo women MP, expressed her condolences, highlighting Ms. Rutagonya’s creativity, hard work, and courage, which have left a lasting impact.
Samuel Mucunguzi, the Ntungamo district chairperson, remembered Ms. Rutagonya’s contributions, noting that her involvement in both politics and civil society activism laid the groundwork for peace in the region during turbulent times.
Ms. Rutagonya, along with her husband, played a significant role in establishing various institutions such as Rushoka Central Primary School, St. Paul’s Secondary School Rushoka, Rushoka Catholic Parish, Rushoka Cooperative, Rushoka Orphans Education Centre, and Rushoka Technical Institute.
Her political journey included serving as a district female councilor for Kayonza Sub County alongside her husband, who was the male councilor and later the district speaker for Ntungamo District in 1996. At the time of her passing, she held the position of deputy speaker for Kayonza sub-county, representing the elderly in the sub-county council.
Born in 1943, Ms. Dorah Rutagonya passed away at the age of 80, leaving behind her husband Vincent Rutagonya and three children.
