Parliament to hold prayers for deceased minister Sarah Mateke today

Lawmakers will this afternoon convene at Parliament for the first funeral service for Sarah Mateke who has been serving as the Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament and State minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs.

Mateke succumbed to a heart attack on Saturday morning at the age of 50.

Parliament said the programme was arrived at following consultations with the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Mateke’s family, the national organising committee and other stakeholders.

“We have made a slight amendment to her send-off programme. The…