Uganda: Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut Is Dead

Uganda: Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut Is Dead

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among has paid tribute to former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut who died in Kampala yesterday.

Uganda mourns death of Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut

Uganda is mourning the death of veteran politician, academic, and writer Mary Karooro Okurut. Karooro Okurut was a respected figure in Uganda’s political, literary, and academic circles. She served in several key government positions, including as Minister for national security, and later as Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister under President Yoweri Museveni’s administration. Born in 1954 in Bushenyi District…

Former Museveni Minister Mary Karoro Okurut Dies!! Here Is Her Biography And Painful Last Moments - The Witness Uganda

In the news this evening, former Minister of General Duties in the office of the prime Minister Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut has died this evening at the age of 71 years. Karoro Okurut has been an author, women rights advocate and educator. She was appointed Minister on 6th June 2016 and at the time of her death, she’s been a senior presidential advisor on public relations. Her demise has been announced by State Minister for Primary Healthcare Ma…

Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut Dies At 71

By Spy Uganda Mary Karooro Okurut, a distinguished academic, former Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, and celebrated Ugandan author, has died at the age of 71. Her death was confirmed today by close family friends and mourned widely across the country, marking the end of a life that significantly shaped Uganda’s political, educational, and literary…

JUST IN: Ex-Minister Mary Karoro Okurut is Dead

Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut, former Minister of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, has died at the age of 70. She passed away on Monday evening, August 11, 2025. Her close friend, State Minister for Primary Healthcare Margaret Muhanga, announced the news on her X (formerly Twitter) account, writing: “With so much pain, grief and sorrow, I announce the death of my ‘bosom buddy’ Mary Karooro Okurut. My literature teacher, my mento…

Mary Karoro Okurut: The Politician Who Championed a Literary Renaissance

Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut was a prominent Ugandan educator, author, and politician who passed away on August 11, 2025, at the age of 70. Personal Life and Early Background Born on December 8, 1954, in Bushenyi District, Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut was widely known simply as Mary Karoro Okurut. She was a Protestant and was married to Stanislaus Okurut until his death on April 5, 2014. Together, they had eight children—five boys and three girls.…