Lugari MP in deep mourning again as deaths surround him without pause

Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Nabwera has broken his silence on what he describes as one of the most emotionally draining seasons of his life.

Laying bare the heavy toll that an unbroken chain of funerals and personal bereavement has taken on him, the MP now wants God to have mercy on him.

In a deeply emotional and heartbreaking message posted on his Facebook page, he spoke of exhaustion, sorrow and a growing sense of helplessness as he struggles to come to terms with a string of deaths that have surrounded him in recent months.

The deaths  have come so frequently that, in his own words, he now feels “just too tired”.

“What a month? What a year?” Nabwera mourned.

These words capture the weight of grief that seems to have knocked at his door from one burial to the next.

For a leader whose public life demands constant presence at community gatherings, funerals have long been a familiar part of Nabwera’s schedule. 

While he is still mourning the deaths of two of his predecessors, Cyrus Jirongo and Dr Enoch Kibunguchy,  another tragedy has struck again, this time, in his own home. 

Nabwera’s brother, Nyongesa, a retired Military officer, died after just three days of illness.

The loss has shaken the MP to his core.

“How does man get the energy?” he wondered, echoing the fatigue of someone who has barely had time to process one loss before being confronted by another.

Nabwera revealed that the wave of mourning did not begin with his brother. 

“It started with ten members of one family and it has just continued. Oh my God, save me the agony. It is enough,” he prayed.

But it is the death of his brother that has left the deepest scar.

Affectionately known as “Nyonge”, Nyongesa was more than just family, the MP revealed. 

He was a confidant, a defender and, as Nabwera described him, a comforter and protector during some of his most trying moments.

In a moving tribute, the MP recalled how his brother stood by him when others had turned against him.

He also reflected on their shared school memories at Kivaywa Boys, where they were known as “twiny”, a bond that stretched far beyond blood ties and into a lifetime of friendship and brotherhood.

I don’t know how to mourn you. I don’t know where to begin. What a tragedy. A polite and so spiritual a man. Rest in peace my comforter and protector,” Nabwera mourned.

In his message, Nabwera extended heartfelt condolences to his brother’s widow, children, his siblings and their wider Abamarakalu clan, invoking prayers for peace and comfort.

“Kalaa. Khusaye Omwami akhuwe amani (Sorry. Let’s pray to God to give us strength),” he said, a plea for divine peace for the grieving family.