The body of the late Maj Gen Ali Bamuze has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Mijale village in district.
UPDF soldiers fired a 13-gun salute as Muslims lowered Bamuze's body in the grave. Addressing mourners, President Yoweri Museveni said Bamuze will be remembered as a hero of peace, unity and development. Bamuze collapsed and died shortly after on Sunday last week at J&M Airport Road hotel where he and other senior army officers were attending a meeting on Operation Wealth Creation with the President.
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