Nation Media Journalist Edward Muhumuza has been laid to rest amidst cries and so much sadness from friends, relatives and workmates.
On Saturday March 25, 2023, Muhumuza died on spot after he was involved in a fatal car crash at Mpala along Kampala-Entebbe expressway.
Born in 1988, Muhumuza died at the age of 34. Friends and colleagues gathered at his ancestral home in Kibuye, Kyegegwa district to pay their last respects on Monday, March 27th 2023.
He was a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist church and a director of communications at SDA Kampala central church where he was a choir member.
His last assignment in the newsroom was a tour to the Albertine region where he was expected to produce a special report on how people affected by the east African crude oil pipeline project were living.
The award-winning journalist has been eulogized by many as a man of integrity who demanded the best out of himself and all those he worked with.
“From the Nation Media Group family, we pray for eternal peace for our dear colleague. Nation Media Group is so glad to have been part of the life you lived Edward Muhumuza. Continue to Rest in Peace.” NTV Uganda eulogized in a tweet on Monday.
Born in Kyegegwa District in July 1988, he grappled with early childhood upsets and vulnerabilities of life to power through Wekomiire and Mubende Army secondary schools onwards to career-building.
He had developed a passion for journalism from an early age, leading him to pursue a diploma in Journalism at United Media Consultants and Trainers (UMCAT) School where he graduated in 2013.
Passionate about the profession, he worked his way through Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), Nile Broadcasting Services (NBS), and Vision Group’s Urban Television stations before finding NTV-Uganda.
It is here that he last year snapped up the coveted Land and Property Rights award at the Uganda National Journalism Awards held by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME)
