Yowabu (Joab) Magada Kawaluuko (7 January 1930 – 29 July 2016), was a Ugandan educator and politician.
Yowabu Magada Kawaluuko, nicknamed "Commander," was born on 7 January 1930 to Enos Muwalu Kizige, a farmer, and Amina Kawala Namusubo Tibagonzeka, a housewife, in Nabirumba village, Kamuli District, Uganda.
[1] His death led to complete out pouring of grief seen in the tens of thousands of people that descended on Nabirumba village, Kamuli, Uganda to pay their last respects, effectively turning the place into a temporary shrine.
His funeral was attended by high ranking state officials, the clergy and the judiciary, including 12 government ministers led by the Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda Kivejinja and 30 members of parliament, three judges and three bishops were all in attendance, which was fitting given his contribution and position as one of the most influential Ugandan politicians in the 60 years leading up to his death.
Kawaluuko was a strong supporter of Uganda Peoples Congress and The National Resistance Movement in his late years.