According to the funeral programme released by the information minister, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the body of the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile will be flown back into the country tomorrow, January, 25.
Baryomunsi said after Mutebile’s remains arrives the country, there shall be a vigil at the deceased’s home in Kololo on Wednesday evening and thereafter there shall be a special session memorialising the deceased in Parliament on Thursday starting at 10:00 am.
After that, there will be an official funeral at Kololo Independence Grounds beginning at 10:00 am on Friday and then the body will be flown to Kabale on Sunday.
After which, there will then be a funeral service and burial in Kabale on Monday, 31st, 2022. Tributes have been pouring in across the country as Ugandans mourn the fallen governor.
Principal among these tributes was Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja’s glowing tribute to the late Governor of Bank of Uganda.
Nabbanja hailed the late governor for stabilising and growing the Ugandan economy with an annual pre-pandemic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of over the 6.8%.
More details to follow!
