Summary:
- Sarah Mateke, who served as the Woman Member of Parliament for Kisoro District, passed away last Saturday due to a heart attack shortly after being admitted to Mengo Hospital in Kampala.
KISORO: The body of the late State Minister of Defense in charge of Veteran Affairs, Sarah Mateke, has arrived in Kisoro District.
Sarah Mateke, who served as the Woman Member of Parliament for Kisoro District, passed away last Saturday due to a heart attack shortly after being admitted to Mengo Hospital in Kampala.
Her body was airlifted by a UPDF airplane, AF-623, and landed at Kisoro Airstrip in Nyakabande Sub County at 10:10 AM.
Mourners, led by Bukimbiri County Member of Parliament Hon. Eddie Kwizera Wagahungu and security officials led by Kisoro Resident District Commissioner Hajji Badru Ssebyala, received the body.
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Muhabura, Rt. Rev. Cranmer Mugisha, prayed over the body before it was handed over to the A-Plus funeral team for further management.
According to Kisoro District Speaker Amos Hakizimana, her body will be transported to her ancestral home in Bugahe Village, Nyakabingo Parish, Chahi Sub County, Bufumbira South County, where the council will pay their last respects in honor of her distinguished service and remarkable contributions to the district.
The special council meeting is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM and will be attended by invited guests, including LC5 Chairpersons, Speakers, Mayors, Chief Administrative Officers, Resident District Commissioners from the Kigezi Sub-region, Kisoro District Councilors, Sub County Chairpersons, LC3 Chairpersons, technocrats, and others.
