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By Ahura Mujuni Mark

Eriya Kategaya’s  Burial Arrangements/program runs as follows according to a release issued by the  Information Minister Karooro Okurut.

The body of the late  First deputy Premier Eriya Tukahirwa Kategaya  will arrive  from Nairobi, Kenya by 8:30am.

On Tuesday  Parliament will  convene to pay tribute to the  late former East African Affairs minister after  public viewing of the body earlier in the day.

On Wednesday, a requiem mass will be held for the late Kategaya  at All Saints Cathedral, Nakasero.

On Thursday ,his body  will be taken to his native Ntungamo home district for burial.

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The late Eriya Kategaya

Eriya Kategaya 70 passed away on Saturday from Nairobi  Hospital  in Kenya where he was suffering from a condition known as Thrombosis, caused by a blockage preventing the flow of blood in the body..

Born July 4, 1945,Eriya Tukahirwa Kategaya also served as  Minister for East African Affairs by the time of his death.