Rwandans living in Kampala Uganda, are mourning the death of Manasseh Haajje-Gashegu, an educationist who played a huge role in the liberation struggles both Rwanda and Uganda.
Gashegu, 88, a Ugandan of Rwandan origin succumbed to heart failure at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala .
Tarsis Karugarama, the Rwandan Minister for Justice said the country had lost an important person who was part of the nucleus that formed the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), a Tutsi-led rebel group that fought to liberate Rwanda in the 1990s.
“He was a committed person who devoted not only his time in the RPA struggle but also contributed ideas and financial support,” Karugarama said.
Joan Gakwenzire, President Yoweri Museveni’s senior presidential adviser on poverty, said: “During the bush war, his home became a refuge for Museveni’s supporters.”
At the time of his death, he had headed and taught in over 10 schools and institutions of higher learning in Uganda, including Mengo SS, Bishop SS Mukono, Kitunga High School, Buwalasi Teachers College and Namutumba Teacher’s College.
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