President Yoweri Museveni is this morning expected in Buziga at the home of the deceased Internal Affairs Minister Gen Aronda Nyakairima.
Museveni, who just concluded a working trip in Japan at the close of last week, will be commiserating with the family members of General Aronda, who succumbed to a yet to be divulged ailment on board Flight Emirates en route to Dubai.
“Today, President Museveni will visit the home of the late Gen. Aronda Nyakairima at 11am, to commiserate with the family,” State House communicated last evening.
Gen Aronda was on Friday returning from a trip in South Korea, when he was found lying motionless by a flight attendant according to UPDF.
A team of four medical experts from Uganda will today commence the autopsy on the body of the General together with experts from UAE.
His body is expected back in the country mid this week.
Meanwhile, the Government Task Force set up by Prime Minister, Rt Hon Dr Ruhakana Rugunda and headed by Defense Minister, Hon Dr Crispus Kiyonga to handle issues relating to the demise is holding meetings to make arrangements for the return of the body for burial.
The Task force spokesperson Hon Mary Karoro Okurut yesterday expressed gratitude the people ‘who are continuing to commiserate, support and express solidarity with the family of Gen. Aronda Nyakairima and the Government during this most trying period.’
“Further details regarding repatriation of the body and burial arrangements will be communicated in due course,” she said
A highly placed source however, confided to us that the Funeral of General Aronda Nyakairima is planned for Saturday September 19.
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