Uganda, Nov. 15 -- On Sunday, newspaper vendors in Kabale District rose up early expecting to pick copies from Kabale Media Centre main shop in Kabale Town as had been the routine.

But this time, they found the shop closed. This was unusual since the owner, Laban Frank Twinomujuni, was habitually an early riser. When they tried to call him, his mobile phones were switched off.

It wasn't long before the news of his death started trickling in through several FM radio stations and social media platforms.

Colleagues and residents received the news of the death of this 'humble and polite' soul with disbelief.

At the time of his death, Twinomujuni was the proprietor of Kabale Media Centre Ltd, whose humble beginnings started in 1996 as Dail...