Summary:
- Akankunda, who was scheduled to sit for her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams in October, passed away on Sunday from heart complications at Karol Lwanga Hospital in Nyakibale in Rukungiri District.
RUKUNGIRI: The body of Desire Akankunda, a senior four student at St. Gerome Ndama Secondary School, was laid to rest on Wednesday at her ancestral home in Kitenga Cell, Garubunda Parish, Kebison Sub County, Rukungiri District.
Akankunda, who was scheduled to sit for her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams in October, passed away on Sunday from heart complications at Karol Lwanga Hospital in Nyakibale in Rukungiri District.
In his speech, Mr. Byamukama Alfonsi, the head teacher of St. Gerome Ndama, shared that Akankunda had left class to assist a friend who was feeling weak. Upon reaching the school nurse, she experienced dizziness, took a few steps back, and unfortunately fell to the ground. Despite being rushed to the hospital, she was pronounced dead shortly after.
Byamukama described Desire as an intelligent girl who loved to study and was a cheerful presence in the school.
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The Rubabo County legislator, Hon. Naboth, noted that an average of eight people die each day in Rubabo. He expressed his sympathy to the grieving family, reminding everyone that God is responsible for giving and taking life. He urged mourners to remain prepared, as death can come unexpectedly at any time and in any place.
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Bogere Francis, the father of the deceased, remembered Desire as a hardworking daughter who had been born with heart complications. He revealed that a postmortem confirmed heart complications as the cause of her death.
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Akankunda Desire was the daughter of Bogere Francis, a prominent coffee dealer in Kebison Subcounty, Rukungiri District, and Dinah Akatukunda, from a polygamous family with ten wives.
