MBARARA– Veteran journalist and media manager Claire Chopper has died. She passed away on Sunday morning at Devine Mercy Hospital in Mbarara, according to family sources.
Until her death, Chopper was serving as the General Manager of Greater Afrikan Radio in Mbarara City. In 2021, she contested for the Mbarara City Woman MP seat but was unsuccessful.
She had recently declared her intention to run again in 2026 as an independent candidate. Family friends say she succumbed to pressure-related complications.
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Chopper’s death comes at a time when the media fraternity in Uganda, particularly in the central region, is still mourning following the sudden and mysterious death of CBS FM journalist Jimmy Ssekabiito, a respected reporter who was based in Ssembabule District.
Ssekabiito reportedly left his home on Thursday to attend a friend’s wedding ceremony scheduled for today, Friday June 27, in Lubaga, Kampala. However, shock rippled through the media community and his family by Friday morning as news of his unexplained death began to circulate.
Sources at Lubaga Hospital, where his was rushed to on the fateful day, confirmed that Ssekabiito was brought in while already deceased. He was reportedly transported on a boda boda motorcycle under suspicious circumstances.
