Rally fraternity to give Kurji final salute

May 04, 2009

RIYAZ Kurji will be led to his burial today by a procession of Subaru rally and street cars. The Subaru was his favourite motor rally car. The popular and fast driver died in an accident in the Pearl of Africa Rally on Saturday.

By James Bakama

Funeral prayers - 12pm
Cortege leaves Mosque - 12:40pm
Burial - 2pm


RIYAZ Kurji will be led to his burial today by a procession of Subaru rally and street cars. The Subaru was his favourite motor rally car. The popular and fast driver died in an accident in the Pearl of Africa Rally on Saturday.

The rally was halted at that stage and hours later organisers paid tribute to Kurji by declaring him winner.

According to a programme released yesterday, prayers will be held at the Aga Khan Shia Ismaili mosque in Old Kampala from mid-day.

Mourners will be allowed to view the body at the mosque before departure of the cortege for burial at Kololo cemetery on Archer road, next to the Police Sports Club.
Rally driver Ponsiano Lwakataka has organised for a procession of Subarus to drive from the mosque to Kololo in honour of Kurji.

Other members of the motor sport fraternity who will not make it to the mosque will congregate at the Lugogo Federation of Motor sport in Uganda (FMU) offices in Lugogo from where they will head for the burial.

Several relatives of the deceased arrived in Kampala from abroad yesterday for the burial.

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