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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been confirmed that the cultural leader succumbed to Covid-19,\u201d Budaka District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Elisa Mulwani remarked.<\/p>\n

The Ikumbania (Weyabire) passed on at Entebbe Hospital yesterday evening.<\/p>\n

The cultural leader who was born in 1957 in Kenkebu sub-county,present \u2013day Kibuku district, had been battling the pandemic for close to a week.<\/p>\n

Dr Mulwani said the deceased\u2019s body was still in Entebbe Hospital Ward B.<\/p>\n

Bagwere cultural institution officials told Daily Monitor that the cultural leader (Weyabire) started feeling \u2018uneasy\u2019 soon after Presidential and Parliamentary elections on January 14- which he had attributed to various meetings held with his subjects.<\/p>\n

Cultural official Mr. Fredrick Koire said that prior to leaving for Kampala-for rest in one of his homes, Mr. Weyabire had told him that he was not feeling well and needed rest, but instead started weakening and had to seek medical attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation continued to worsen day by day until it was discovered that he was suffering from Covid-19. He was put under intensive care but still the situation couldn\u2019t improve until he died at Entebbe hospital,\u201d Mr Koire said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA detailed report about the cause of his death will be released in the medical report,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Moses Mauki, the Minister of finance, Planning and economic development in the Obwa Ikumbania Bwa Bugwere said: \u201cIt\u2019s quite shocking that we as Bagwere have lost our gallant cultural leader who had stood on the practices and norms of the Bagwere as he has been the pillar and unifier of the Bagwere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Institution\u2019s Minister of information, Mr. Michael Kirya, said that the Ikumbania has been a steadily progressive leader who has spear-headed a number of programmes like giving bursaries to vulnerable children, treatment to the poor.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been a humble and polite leader who had a good heart for the people of Bugwere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, the Public Relation officer (PRO) Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Mr. Frank Mugabi said preparations are on to hand the cultural leader a state burial.<\/p>\n

The date for the burial has not been ascertained.<\/p>\n

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