The former Executive Director of the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), James Saaka, has passed on. Saaka is said to have died Wednesday at Mulago national referral hospital where he had been admitted. Sources reveal that he succumbed to the deadly COVID-19.
“It is with profound shock and sadness that we announce that James Saaka, our former ED, has passed away. We extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy to James’s family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this most difficult time,” NITA-U announced in a tweet.
Saaka was the NITA-U Executive Director for over 10 years and the contracts are only renewable once every five years. His contract expired in August 2020.