All is set at Kololo for a special funeral service for the late Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Hon. Col (Rtd) Okello Charles Patrick Engola Macodwogo.
By 1:00am this Wednesday morning everything had been set up the Ceremonial grounds ahead of the service announced to start at 8:30am and expected to be attended by President Yoweri Museveni.
The 64-year-old minister was shot dead by his body guard Wilson Sabiiti, who later on also shot himself in a neighbouring salon last Tuesday.
The soldier’s sudden eruption into violence, which left the minister dead and his aide-de-camp (ADC) Lt Ronald Otim writhing from gunshot wounds, caught them unawares and stirred a tumultuous escape, according to the late minister’s driver, Mr Sam Odongo.
The shooting of Engola who was also the Oyam North MP shocked the nation and left several ministers shaken.
President Museveni last week directed that the late Engola be accorded an official burial, which set ground for his body to be taken to Parliament for mourning by colleagues on Tuesday.
After today funeral service at Kololo, the body will be taken to the deceased’s home at Kyanja, Nakawa Division in Kampala.
On Thursday, the body departs for Oyam for a district council sitting in his honour at 8:00am.
Thereafter, the body will be taken to the deceased’s home in Awangi Village, Iceme Sub-county in Oyam District.
On Friday, there will be vigil at the deceased’s home.
On Saturday, there will be a funeral service at 10am followed by the burial ceremony at 3pm
