According to Ugandan media, the actor – who appeared in Disney film Queen of Katwe, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2016.
Queen of Katwe, directed by Mira Nair, was shot in the slum in Kampala, which is the capital of Uganda.
In the film, which stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, Waligwa played Phiona’s friend Gloria, who was portrayed by Madina Nalwanga.
Child star Nikita Pearl Waligwa has died. aged 15.
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