Summary:
- She died at a hospital in Kampala at the age of 50.
KAMPALA: The State Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, who also serves as the Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, has passed away.
Nyirabashitsi reportedly succumbed to a heart attack.
She died at a hospital in Kampala at the age of 50.
The Minister of Information, Communications, Technology, and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased.
According to Minister Baryomunsi, funeral arrangements will be announced.
“I am sad to announce the death of Hon. Sarah Mateke, Woman MP for Kisoro District and Minister of State for Defense, Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs. May the good Lord comfort the family and rest her soul in eternal peace. Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course,” said Minister Baryomunsi.
