Parliament has set Tuesday, September 10,2024 for a special session of parliament to mourn and commemorate the death of former Deputy Minister of Defense Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke who died at Mengo Hospital Kampala.
Minister Mateke suffered a heart attack on the morning of 07 September,2024 and was rushed to Mengo Hospital, but she breathed her last.
The late Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke was the MP for Kisoro district elected in January
President Museven first appointed her as deputy minister of children and youth affairs, then transferred her to deputy minister of defence.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among announced that a committee has been set up to coordinate all arrangements for the farewell of Minister Sarah Mateke.
In this initiative, Parliament has partnered with other government agencies including the Ministry of Defense where the minister was working as a minister and other agencies.
Minister Mateke will be buried on September 12-2024.
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