The family of the deceased Gen. Elly Tumwine is begging angry Ugandans to forgive him, and stop dragging his name in the mud even in death.

Since Gen. Tumwine was pronounced dead on Thursday last week, a section of the public and politicians, alike, have been witnessed celebrating the news.

Last week, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda indicated that the deceased while alive, acted as if he would live forever. His statement among several others did not please his family.

“Gen. Elly Tumwine behaved as though he had a contract with the Almighty God that he will live forever,” Nganda said.

During a mass held at his residence in Nakasero on Sunday, one of the deceased’s daughters, Cynthia Tumwine, begged the public to forgive him where he offended anyone.

She stated that during his final days alive, the deceased brought up forgiveness severally. She explained that Gen. Tumwine forgave everyone who offended him and the same favour should be returned.

Adding that if he could forgive a mosquito, then he deserved forgiveness.

“If he wronged you in anyway, please forgive him. He talked about forgiveness too much towards the end and for people who went for functions where he was, he talked about how he even forgave a mosquito, so if he can forgive a mosquito, how much more a human being,” she said.

Tumwine’s long time friend, Dr. Warren Namara, also criticised  members of the public, especially on social media, for acting uncouth over his death.

“You get the winners and dinners celebrating the death of an individual. To those lumpens, the spirit of Gen. Tumwine is never going to die. Never! Some of these people are living because people like Tumwine staked their lives on the line of fire that they are living,” said Dr. Namara said.

Tumwine is mostly remembered for statements made during the November 2020 riots following the arrest of  former NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine in Luuka. The protests left over 50 people killed by security forces.

Gen. Tumwine, the security minister at the time, then said that the police and other security forces had a right to shoot to kill any person.