Uganda's Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sam Omara, died on Monday at the age of 65 after battling cancer.
He passed away at Mulago National Referral Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer and kidney complications.
Afande Omara is known for his battle-hardiness against Dr. Kizza Besigye and other opposition leaders during the 2011 Walk to Work protests.
Sam Omara had been bedridden for a while, with reports of his hospitalisation dating back to last year.
The 65-year-old retired Assistant Commissioner of Police breathed his last on Monday morning at 7 a.m.
