{"id":8863,"date":"2023-04-27T14:25:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=8863"},"modified":"2023-04-27T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:25:44","slug":"kcca-fc-s-long-serving-chairman-john-mutenda-is-dead-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kcca-fc-s-long-serving-chairman-john-mutenda-is-dead-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"KCCA FC &#8216;s long serving Chairman John Mutenda is dead at 74"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KCCA FC &#8216;s long serving Chairman  John Mutenda is dead. He was 74 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born on June 26, 1949, Mutenda was one of KCCA FC long time financiers and leaders . From the 1980s and 1990s, he served as a member of the KCCA FC Executive Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He  Abraham Byandala&#8217;s Vice Chairman  in 1993 until 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He returned in the mid-2000s to serve as Vice Chairman to Godfrey Kiseka and was instrumental sources funding for the club when he was the Kampala Division Deputy Mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kccafc.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mutenda-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17752\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>John Mutenda (c) | KCCA FC Life Chairman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He  returned in 2011 and served as  to Deputy Executive Chairman .Dr. Baka Musuja  was the Chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mutenda was commonly known as \u201cAbiola\u201d (after the Nigerian wealthy Chief known as Abiola). He contributed personal funds to run the club at times of need .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to family sources there will church service  at the late Mutenda\u2019s residence in Kololo on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 6 pm  and burial will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 2 pm in Masulita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bio Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>: John Mutenda, RIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong>&nbsp;June 26, 1949<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Died<\/strong>: April 26th, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements:\u00a0<\/strong>Member of the executive committee in the 1980s, Vice Chairman of KCCA FC in the 1990s and 2000s, and Life Chairman of KCCA FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kccafc.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mutenda-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17755\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>KCCA FC\u2019s Vice Chairman Aggrey Ashaba (L) hands over The Chairman\u2019s Award to the late John Mutenda at the KCCA FC End of Season awards held at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo in 2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCCA FC &#8216;s long serving Chairman John Mutenda is dead. 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