The government is looking for relatives of a Ugandan who was pronounced dead in a hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, where he was taken after he suffered health challenges while the plane was en route to Uganda from South Africa.
The deceased, identified as Ali Mubiru, was travelling on RwandAir when he suffered health issues. He was carrying a Ugandan passport number B148502.
A Ugandan diplomat in Kigali confirmed the death of the Ugandan, but he referred us to his superior in Kampala for an official comment.
‘It is true we have lost one of the nationals. The details are with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala,’ the diplomat said on Wednesday.
However, both the Rwandan and Ugandan authorities haven’t yet located any of the deceased’s relatives.
In the Ugandan community social media groups, the members sought help from the members of the public to locate his relatives to enable the repatriation of the body to Uganda.
‘In light of this, we kindly request that anyone with information regarding the deceased’s family members contact the High Commission in Kigali at their earliest convenience. This will help us to urgently facilitate the necessary arrangements for the repatriation of his remains and prevent the ongoing accumulation of hospital-related expenses,’ a statement from one social media group reads.