Summary:

• President Museveni grants official burial to late Dokolo MP Cecilia Ogwal, who passed away in India. Minister Babalanda confirms and announces President’s attendance at the vigil. Ogwal’s body expected in Uganda on Sunday, with Parliament tribute on Monday. Burial scheduled for January 27, 2024, in Alito Town Council.

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On Saturday, Milly Babalanda, the Minister in charge of the Presidency, confirmed through her X platform that Cecilia Ogwal had been granted an official burial.

“Babalanda posted, ‘Dear countrymen, I wish to inform you that the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E Gen (Rtd) Kaguta Museveni, has granted an official burial to the Hon. Imat Cecilia Atim Ogwal, the fallen Dokolo District Woman Representative (DWR).'”

She also mentioned that President Museveni would personally attend the vigil in honor of the deceased at Parliament.

According to the funeral program released by Parliament, Ogwal’s body is expected to arrive in the country on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

The program further outlines that Parliament will pay tribute to Ogwal on Monday, and afterward, the body will be taken to her home in Bogolobi for the vigil.

The late politician will be laid to rest on Monday, January 27, 2024, at her ancestral home in Dog Gudu Cell, Alito Town Council, Kole district.

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