The remains of Onapito Ekomoloit, the former Member of Parliament for Amuria County and Presidential Press Secretary, will be interred in November this year.
This announcement was made by Minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda via her official X account, previously known as Twitter.
The decision came after a meeting on Monday at the Cabinet library, which included the National Organizing Committee (N.O.C), family members, and legal representatives of the deceased.
Babalanda confirmed that all parties have consented to fulfill the late Onapito’s wishes as specified in his will.
“Following a meeting involving the family and lawyer of the deceased former Member of Parliament for Amuria and Presidential Press Secretary, Hon. Onapito Ekomoloit and the National Organising Committee (N.O.C) at the Cabinet library today, have agreed to align the burial arrangements with the will of the deceased.
Therefore, Hon. Onapito will be buried in late November (this year) according to his wishes as contained in the will. N.O.C, the family and Parliament will give an update on final arrangements early in November. We continue to pray for the bereaved to find strength in this trying time. Amen! BMB,” she wrote.
The announcement of Onapito’s death was made on September 27, 2024, with family sources revealing that he died in the Intensive Care Unit two days shortly after his admission.
He is believed to have succumbed to cancer.
Recently, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni granted him a state burial.
Onapito had a distinguished career, initially serving as the Presidential Press Secretary before taking on the role of Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Nile Breweries (NBL) in 2006, where he worked for 17 years until his retirement.
