Bagwere cultural institution officials and government have set February 20 as the official burial date of the fallen Ikumbania, Bishop John Chrysostom Weyabire.
Mr Fredrick Koire, the institution’s officer in-charge of protocol, while confirming the date to Sunday Monitor on Friday said the funeral arrangements have been finalised.
“Preparations to accord him a state burial are in high gear. However, the general public should also understand that they will not be allowed to come closer to the casket as we are observing the Covid-19 guidelines,” Mr Koire said.
Mr Koire said the body will on Monday be taken to Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Miracle Centre Church for prayers.
Daily Monitor
Saturday February 13 2021
The late Bagwere cultural leader John Chrisostom Weyabire John Weyabire shakes hands with Budaka Woman MP Pamela Kamugo at a function in Budaka District last year. PHOTO BY MUDANGHA KOLYANGHA
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On Monday, the Bagwere community from the four districts of Pallisa, Butebo, Budaka and Kibuku, woke up to the news of the passing of their cultural leader (Ikumbania), his highness John Chrisostom Weyabire. Mudangha Kolyangha explores the life and times of the deceased leader.
Fallen Ikumbania Bishop John C Weyabire was born in 1957 in an aristocratic family in Kenkebu Sub-county, Budaka District to Lawrence Mwoyo, son of Daniel Kawu of the Abakatikok Abanamwera Katikati clan. His mother was Christine Naguti Mwoya. They were both peasants.
Bagwere cultural leader Weyabire dies from Covid-19
Monday February 08 2021
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The cultural leader who was born in 1957 in Kenkebu sub-county,present –day Kibuku district, had been battling the pandemic for close to a week.
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The Bagwere community from the four districts of Pallisa, Butebo, Budaka and Kibuku, are in total shock and grief following the sudden death of their cultural Leader (Ikumbania), his highness, Dr John Chrystom Weyabire.
“It has been confirmed that the cultural leader succumbed to Covid-19,” Budaka District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Elisa Mulwani remarked.
The Ikumbania (Weyabire) passed on at Entebbe Hospital yesterday evening.
The cultural leader who was born in 1957 in Kenkebu sub-county,present –day Kibuku district, had been battling the pandemic for close to a week.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 03 2021
Police and military personnel man a polling station in Rubaga Division in Kampala during the mayoral elections on January 20. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA.
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The observers were mandated to assess the level of inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability in the polling process.
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The just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections were characterised by widespread violence, intimidation and human rights abuses, observers attached to Pallisa Civil Society Organisations Network (Paconet), a non-government organisation, have said.
The organisation says it deployed 21 observers on long-term basis and 156 on short-term in Bukedi sub-region, which comprises the districts of Pallisa, Budaka, Busia, Tororo, Butaleja, Kibuku, and Butebo to monitor the elections.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 21 2021
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Yesterday’s local government elections registered a low turnout countrywide compared to national elections.
Ugandans across the country yesterday took to the polls to elect district chairpersons, city mayors and councillors, having elected a President and Members of Parliament (MPs) on January 14 and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) MPs on Monday.
Voters that Daily Monitor interviewed yesterday said Ugandans had lost interest in elections, while others accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of failing to sensitise locals about the relevance of local governments.
Local government are key since they are at the forefront of nurturing citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. They also monitor lower level units at sub-county level.