Somber befell Uganda on Friday as nws of the death of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) National Chairperson Sam Kalega Njuba spread.
Njuba died on Friday at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala after losing the fight to cancer.
According to family members, Njuba complained of stomach complications five days before he died. He was then rushed to Nsambya Hospital, suspecting it to ulcers.
Njuba, is the former Kyadondo East Member of Parliament. He was the Constituent Assembly delegate for the area in 1994. He later represented the area in Parliament between 1996 and 2001.
Njuba died at the age of 73.
Burial arrangements were not yet released by press time.