Former Presidential Press Secretary, Tamale Mirundi has died at 60. Joseph Tamale Mirundi was the Senior Presidential Advisor on media matters and he died on Tuesday, August 18th at Kisubi hospital where he was admitted over lung complications. He was born in 1964 in Kalisizo, Rakai District.

The late Mirundi served as the spokesperson of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for 13 years until in 2015 when he appointed as presidential advisor. Away from working as President Museveni’s advisor, Mirundi was also appointed as the spokesperson of Patriotic League of Uganda in Buganda region, a group headed by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who is the Chief of Défense Forces. 

The Deputy Press Secretary to President Museveni, Faruk Kirunda has released the program that shall be followed for the burial of late Tamale Mirundi. According to the funnel burial program, today there will be vigil and Mass at Mirundi’s residence in Zana, on 15th Aug there will be a Requiem Mass at St. Gyaviira Catholic Church Bunamwaya.

From there, the body of the deceased will be taken to Zana Residence for Overnight Vigil then on Friday 16th August, the body will be taken to Kyengera Residence for Mass, on Saturday 17th Aug, the body will be taken to Kalagala Village in Kaliisizo, Rakai District for Vigil and he will be buried on Sunday 18th Aug in the same village, Kalagala in Rakai District.