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BREAKING NEWS: Col. Shaban Bantariza is dead

William Kasoba by William Kasoba
October 27, 2020
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Deputy Government Spokesperson Col Shaban Bantariza is dead. According to his boss at Uganda Media Center, Ofwono Opondo, Bantaliza’s death was confirmed early this morning at Mulago Hospital where he had been in admission since Sunday evening with hypertension.

Batanzira was born in Mitooma District in 1963. He attended St. Leo’s College, Kyegobe, in Fort Portal, Kabarole District for his O-Level studies. He then joined the Catholic brotherhood, where he trained as an elementary school teacher.

While pursuing a course at Makerere University in 1985, he abandoned his studies and joined the National Resistance Army. He attended guerrilla boot camp in the Kabarore area, in foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. He also attended and graduated from the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, having studied the senior command course offered annually at the college.

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Bantariza served as the UPDF spokesperson from 2000 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2006.For a period of time, prior to February 2009, Batanzira, at the rank of lieutenant colonel, served as the commander of the Oliver Tambo Leadership School, in Kaweweta, Nakaseke District. 

On February 26 2009, he was appointed commandant of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), in Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi District. He served in that capacity until he was relieved of his duties on October 7 2011.

In June 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Executive Director of the National Media Centre. On July 2 2013, at the rank of colonel, he was arrested, charged with embezzlement and remanded to Makindye Military prison by the General Court Martial on charges of alleged fraud. 

After proceedings that lasted nearly three years, the Court Martial, chaired by Major General Levi Karuhanga, acquitted Colonel Bantariza due to lack of evidence against him, on April 14 2015. 

On 24 June 2015, following his acquittal by the general court martial, he resumed work at the Uganda Media Centre, the president of Uganda having directed in writing that Bantariza resumes work.

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