The body of the deceased Butaleja District woman MP Hon. Cerinah Nebanda was on Sunday finally laid to rest at her maternal home in Butaleja
District amid controversy and questions on what could have caused her death.
A somber mood hang over Butaleja as the MP's body was taken for burial.
The burial ceremony however turned chaotic as rowdy residents bared the government representative, third deputy Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Moses Ali from delivering President Yoweri Museveni's condolence message to the bereaved family. Several other government officials were forced to flee the home for safety purposes as the mourners were likely to attack them.
Police was called in and whisked away the government representative just as he was giving the introductory part of the message. “We no longer want Museveni,” “Let him go back and begin looking after his cattle; Museveni tumukooye [we are tired of Museveni]”.shouted the mourners.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, while giving her condolence message, said she did not agree with the government report on the death of the Legislator which stated that Nebanda died as a result of alcohol and narcotics (cocaine).
“I was shocked to learn that Dr Sylvester Onzivua, whom we had okayed to take samples to South Africa had been arrested and yet we had agreed with police that he takes samples for examination to South Africa,” Ms Kadaga told mourners.
District amid controversy and questions on what could have caused her death.
A somber mood hang over Butaleja as the MP's body was taken for burial.
The burial ceremony however turned chaotic as rowdy residents bared the government representative, third deputy Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Moses Ali from delivering President Yoweri Museveni's condolence message to the bereaved family. Several other government officials were forced to flee the home for safety purposes as the mourners were likely to attack them.
Police was called in and whisked away the government representative just as he was giving the introductory part of the message. “We no longer want Museveni,” “Let him go back and begin looking after his cattle; Museveni tumukooye [we are tired of Museveni]”.shouted the mourners.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, while giving her condolence message, said she did not agree with the government report on the death of the Legislator which stated that Nebanda died as a result of alcohol and narcotics (cocaine).
“I was shocked to learn that Dr Sylvester Onzivua, whom we had okayed to take samples to South Africa had been arrested and yet we had agreed with police that he takes samples for examination to South Africa,” Ms Kadaga told mourners.
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| Speaker Kadaga laying a wreath bearing the remains of Cerinah. (RIP) |
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