MITOOMA – The late deputy government spokesperson Col Shaban Bantariza has been laid to rest in Kagorogoro village, Mitooma District on Thursday morning.
The deputy executive director of Uganda Media Centre was pronounced dead of novel coronavirus on the wee hours of October 27 at Mulago Hospital.
He has been accorded full military honours with a 24-gun salute, according to Ofwono Opondo, the government spokesperson.
Who Col. Shaban Bantariza was!
Col. Shaban Bantariza was born on 17 December 1955 to Mr and Mrs Atanazio Rwebakura of Kagorogoro village, Nyakasiru parish, Bitereko sub-county, Ruhinda county, Mitooma district.
Service Number: RO/06361
Formal Education
• Muhangye Primary School
• St Leo’s College Kyegobe – Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
• Caltec Academy Makerere – Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
• National Teachers College – Kyambogo (1978 – 1980)
• Makerere University – Bachelor of Arts in Arts
• Uganda Management Institute – Post-Graduate Diploma in Management
Military Training
He enlisted into the National Resistance Army (NRA) on 10th July 1985. Since then, he underwent several military trainings that include:
– Officer Cadet course intake 01/88 long conducted in Jinja, Uganda in 1988
– Senior Command and Staff Course conducted at Senior Command and Staff College, Kimaka, Jinja Uganda in 2005
Military Command and Staff Appointments
Over the years, Col Shaban Bantariza held several command and staff appointments. By the time of passing on, he was the Deputy Executive Director of Uganda Media Centre.
Previous command and staff appointments held include the following:
• Director/Commandant, National Leadership Institute (NALI) – Kyankwanzi (2009 – 2012)
• Commandant, Oliver Tambo Leadership School (OTLS) – Kaweweta (2008 – 2009)
• Chairman, Division Court Martial, 1 Infantry Division – Kakiri from January 2007
• Deputy Chief Political Commissariat at UPDF GHQs, Mbuya
• Defence Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, Bombo/Mbuya (February 2002 – November 2005)
• Director of Information at UPDF GHQs, Bombo (January 1995 – January 2002)
• Administrative Officer, Anti-smuggling Unit, Uganda Revenue Authority (January 1993 – August 1994)
• Political Commissariat Instructor at Bombo Military Academy (June 1989 – December 1992)
Promotion History
Col. Shaban Bantariza held several ranks as listed below:
• Promoted to the rank of Col (February 2010)
• Promoted to the rank of Lt Col (21st June 2005)
• Promoted to the rank of Maj (12th March 2001)
• Promoted to the rank of Lt (29th December 1992)
• Commissioned to the rank of 2 Lt (6th February 1989)
Col Shaban Bantariza was a family man, happily married and blessed with children.
