The minister of Information Dr Chris Baryomunsi has revealed that the body of the late Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile is expected to be brought into the country on Tuesday.
Mutebile passed on Sunday at 5 am in Nairobi Hospital after a long illness. At the time of his death, Mutebile was 72.
There will be a vigil at the deceased’s home in Kololo on Wednesday evening and then a session in Parliament on Thursday starting at 10:00 am.
There will then be an official funeral at Kololo Independence Grounds starting at 10:00 am and the body will either be flown to Kabale on weekend by air either on Sunday or Monday morning.
There will then be a funeral service and burial in Kabale on Monday.
The committee in charge of the late Governors burial will however meet on Wednesday evening to further confirm whether there are any other changes in the burial programme after the Government took over his burial.
The late Mutebile who was the longest-serving governor will be accorded a state burial.