The burial of the late Principal Judge Emeritus, Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba is set for tomorrow, Thursday April 16th 2020 in Kisoro town.
According to a statement issued by the Judiciary’s principal communications officer, Solomon Muyita, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni cleared all the hospital bills, paid for the funeral service provider, and has condoled with the family with Shs30 million.
The Judiciary has also contributed Shs5 million to the bereaved family and fueled two vehicles to transport the family of the late to Kisoro hospital.
However, the Judiciary Spokesperson, Solomon Muyita says the Works and Transport Ministry has only cleared 30 people for Ntabgoba’s funeral.
Six of those cleared for the burial are Judiciary officials and representatives from the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry. The restriction on the number of mourners is in line with the presidential ban on any form of public gatherings as a control measure against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ntabgoba, 84 breathed his last at International Hospital Kampala on Sunday where he was nursing a stroke he suffered in December 2019. According to Muyita, the deceased’s body left Kampala for Kisoro with A Plus Funeral Services.
