Engineer Denis Sabiiti, who served as the Member of Parliament for Rubanda West County in Rubanda District, has passed away.
Franckline Tumuhumuza Bonde, a relative who called Sabiiti his uncle, said he died on Monday evening around 8:00 PM at his home in Entebbe, near State House.
Tumuhumuza shared that Sabiiti had been fighting cancer and was released from the hospital in January 2025. “Two weeks ago, he had a checkup and was doing well. I think the effects of his medication might have played a role in his death,” Tumuhumuza said. He noted that Sabiiti had finished his treatment and was only going for routine checkups.
Sabiiti was the MP for Rubanda West from 2016 to 2021, winning the seat after defeating Henry Banyenzaki, the then-State Minister for Economic Monitoring. In the 2021 election, he lost the seat to businessman Moses Kamuntu Mwongyera.
Sabiiti’s death marks the second loss of a prominent figure from Rubanda District on the same day, following the passing of retired Supreme Court Judge Prof. George Wilson Kanyeihamba on Monday morning.