By Enock Katamba
2nd, November 2026
Former Iganga District Woman MP Olivia Kabaale Kwagala, popularly known as Muliro Mulege, has died at the age of 57 following a prolonged illness.
Kwagala passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, where she had been admitted for treatment for several months.
Iganga District NRM chairperson Haji Abubaker Walubi confirmed her death, saying the party would engage its national secretariat to mobilise support for the family’s burial arrangements.
According to Walubi, President Yoweri Museveni had been contributing towards Kwagala’s medical bills after being informed about her deteriorating health.
“We informed President Yoweri Museveni during a thanksgiving ceremony of the Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, and he started contributing towards her medical bills,” Walubi told New Vision.
Kwagala entered Parliament in 2011 after winning the Iganga District Woman MP seat on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. She served until 2016, when her parliamentary term ended.
She defeated Beatrice Magoola, mother of singer Racheal Magoola, in the election that took her to Parliament.
During her political career, Kwagala became associated with several development demands for Iganga, particularly the construction of a modern market in Iganga Municipality and the upgrading of Iganga General Hospital to referral hospital status.
Her contribution to the district reportedly extended beyond her parliamentary tenure. Former local leaders credited her with lobbying for boreholes and supporting disadvantaged children through bursaries.
Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda also joined those mourning Kwagala, describing her death as a loss to the family and the wider Iganga community.
“Her death is a great loss to her family, the people of Iganga District, and all those who knew and worked with her,” Babalanda said.
The family is expected to communicate burial arrangements in the coming days.
Kwagala’s death adds to the recent loss of former legislators, following the deaths of Peter Okwera and Charles Matovu.
written by @enock katamba
- Enock Katamba is a Ugandan Journalist and Founder of Uncovered UG, an independent digital news platform covering Uganda and international developments. He reports on politics, national affairs, entertainment, sports, business, education and other stories of public interest.
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