Summary:
- West Nile mourns the passing of Nile Star Buses proprietor Haji Twaha Agarile, known as Umoja, who operated fleets connecting West Nile and Kampala; his body has been transported from Turkey to Uganda, with Janazah Prayers scheduled before burial in his ancestral village in Rhino Camp, Madi Okollo district, while the cause of his death remains unclear.
West Nile region is mourning the death of Nile Star Buses proprietor Haji Twaha Agarile.Â
with fleets of Buses that ply between West Nile and Kampala city.Â
Agarile aka Umoja, whose buses ply between West Nile and Kampala, passed on in Turkey.
The casket containing the remains of the late Twaha Agarile
A statement from the office of Uganda’s ambassador to Ankara confirmed the demise of the tycoon at Medipol Hospital in Istanbul.
The statement indicated that the body of the deceased departed from Turkiye aboard Turkish Airlines on Thursday, December 7, 2023, evening and arrived at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda at 5.00 am on Friday. The body was received by Karamoja affairs ministry Mary Goretti Kitutu in the company of friends and family.
The press statement from the office of Uganda’s ambassador to Ankara confirming the his death
Janazzah Prayer will be held at 10:00 am today at the Gaddafi Mosque in Old Kampala and the body will be flown to Arua City with another Janaza Prayer slated for 2:00 pm at Arua Primary School playgrounds after Juma Prayers before the body leaves for burial in his Ancestral Eradiru Village, Rigbo Sub-county in Rhino Camp sub-county, Madi Okollo district.
The cause of the death of the Nile Star Bus Company proprietor is not yet clear.
