Haji Faruk Kirunda Pays Tribute to the late Hon. Margaret Baba Diri

Haji Faruk Kirunda, the Special Presidential Assistant-Press & Mobilisation/ Deputy Spokesperson, has praised the former Koboko Woman Member of Parliament, Margaret Baba Diri for the tremendous political legacy she set during her time in leadership.

The News of her death came shortly after an official statement from Lubaga Hospital, confirming the death of Kawempe North MP, Mohammad Ssegirinya and her passing was delivered on Thursday on the floor of Parliament by the Koboko County MP, James Boliba Baba.

“Rt. Honourable Speaker, thank you for the privilege and Honorable Members. I regret to inform you that our old colleague, a veteran politician, Hon. Margaret Baba Diri passed on 30 minutes ago on the way to the hospital. We have now asked the funeral caretakers to handle the body and we shall announce further arrangements later on,” said MP Boliba Baba.

“The late Hon. Margaret Baba Diri was one of the most productive and active Members of Parliament despite her visual impairment.

That’s why she was elected over and over and in different seats-first as Koboko’s Woman MP and then as a representative of people with disabilities. She was a real inspiration and will be remembered for posterity.

MHSRIEP!” Haji Kirunda posted on his Official X account
Margret Baba Diri first served as a representative of People With Disabilities (PWDs) in 1996, before being elected as the Koboko District Woman Member of Parliament, a seat she lost in the last general election.

Before joining politics, Baba Diri was a practising teacher at St. Charles Lwanga in Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and also as a gender development officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.

During her time in Parliament, Baba Diri was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) and a member of the Committee on Education and Sports.

Baba Diri was born on 29th June 1954 and had a Diploma in Education and a Bachelor’s in Adult and Community Education.*

Haji Faruk Kirunda, the Special Presidential Assistant-Press & Mobilisation/ Deputy Spokesperson, has praised the former Koboko Woman Member of Parliament, Margaret Baba Diri for the tremendous political legacy she set during her time in leadership.

The News of her death came shortly after an official statement from Lubaga Hospital, confirming the death of Kawempe North MP, Mohammad Ssegirinya and her passing was delivered on Thursday on the floor of Parliament by the Koboko County MP, James Boliba Baba.

“Rt. Honourable Speaker, thank you for the privilege and Honorable Members. I regret to inform you that our old colleague, a veteran politician, Hon. Margaret Baba Diri passed on 30 minutes ago on the way to the hospital.

We have now asked the funeral caretakers to handle the body and we shall announce further arrangements later on,” said MP Boliba Baba.

“The late Hon. Margaret Baba Diri was one of the most productive and active Members of Parliament despite her visual impairment. That’s why she was elected over and over and in different seats-first as Koboko’s Woman MP and then as a representative of people with disabilities. She was a real inspiration and will be remembered for posterity.

MHSRIEP!” Haji Kirunda posted on his Official X account

Margret Baba Diri first served as a representative of People With Disabilities (PWDs) in 1996, before being elected as the Koboko District Woman Member of Parliament, a seat she lost in the last general election.

Before joining politics, Baba Diri was a practising teacher at St. Charles Lwanga in Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and also as a gender development officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.

During her time in Parliament, Baba Diri was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) and a member of the Committee on Education and Sports.

Baba Diri was born on 29th June 1954 and had a Diploma in Education and a Bachelor’s in Adult and Community Education.