{"id":32554,"date":"2022-08-25T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=32554"},"modified":"2022-08-25T09:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:41:10","slug":"former-security-minister-gen-elly-tumwine-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/former-security-minister-gen-elly-tumwine-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The former Minister of  Security  Gen. Elly Tumwine has died <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He passed on  at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was rushed in a very critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UPDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. 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