Centenary Bank executive director and chairman Board of Directors at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Dr Simon Kagugube has died at 65.

The bank’s executive director, Mr Fabian Kasi confirmed Dr Kagugube’s death on Saturday.

Kagugube who was also the board chairperson for Monitor Publications Limited, a subsidiary of the Nation Media Group (NMG) in Nairobi died on Saturday afternoon at Nakasero hospital where he had been admitted for days.

The Ugandan lawyer, corporate executive and taxation expert was appointed to the board of Nation Media Group, as an independent non-executive director in September 2011 replacing Dr. Martin Aliker.

Dr Simon Kagugube was also the president of the East African School of Taxation.

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A family source said he had been on life support for days after he suffered a heart attack.