Final farewell begins for late Col. Jacob Loumo

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The family of the late Col. Jacob Loumo has begun a two-week-long farewell to honour the life, service, and dedication of the senior UPDF officer, who passed away aged 89, on June 14, 2025, at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala.

As meetings and consultations take centre stage, a final burial programme has been released by the family, relatives, and friends. The arrangement includes prayers, vigils, and tributes, among other activities.

Currently, the body lies at the Bombo military headquarters, where it will remain until Wednesday, June 25, 2025. On the same day, a night vigil will be held at the deceased’s residence in Mutungo.

On Thursday, June 26, a requiem mass will be held at Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Catholic Church, after which the body will be transported to Moroto.

Another service is planned for Friday, June 27, at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Moroto town. Later that day, the casket will proceed to Kaabong for a night vigil and mass at his ancestral home in Biafra North village, Biafra parish, Kaabong town council.

Finally, on Saturday, June 28, a funeral service will be held at St. Paul Church of Uganda compound. As the afternoon fades into evening, Col. Jacob Loumo will be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Biafra North cell, Biafra ward, Kaabong town council. 

Who was Col. Loumo?

Col. Loumo once served as second-in-command to the late Col. Sula Ssemakula during the first Karamoja disarmament exercise between 2000 and 2010. 

During the Obote II regime, he was the commandant at Kabamba when the National Resistance Army attacked the barracks in 1981.

According to a family source, he also trained Generals Katumba Wamala and Salim Saleh in Moroto shortly after the overthrow of former President Idi Amin in the early 1980s.