Museveni hails queen Damali Kisosonkole

Jul 18, 2010

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Lady Damali Catherine Kisosonkole, widow of the late Sir Edward Muteesa II, for her contribution to the fight against polio and for championing girl-child education.

By Hillary Nsambu

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Lady Damali Catherine Kisosonkole, widow of the late Sir Edward Muteesa II, for her contribution to the fight against polio and for championing girl-child education.

“In addition to being a counsellor and proponent of good family values, Kisosonkole played a great role in mobilising mothers to immunise children against polio.

“She also encouraged mothers to form development clubs,” Museveni said in a condolence message.
The President contributed sh50m towards the funeral arrangements, which, according to the Katikkiro of Buganda, John Baptist Walusimbi, will be held today at the Namirembe. Cathedral grounds.

Kisosonkole will be buried next to Irene Drusilla Namaganda, who was mother of Ssekabaka Edward Mutesa
Museveni’s message was delivered yesterday by the Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, during the funeral service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe.

Presided over by the retired Bishop of Mityana Diocese, Wilson Mutebi, the service was attended by Kabaka Ronald Mutebi II accompanied by his wife, Nabagereka Sylvia Nagginda and a number of kingdom officials. Lady Damalie was a sister to Mutebi’s mother.

Walusimbi delivered the Kabaka’s condolence message in which he thanked those who looked after Lady Damali. He said the royal family and the nation had lost a loving mother.

The Kabaka thanked the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, the Rt Rev, Wilberforce Luwalira, and Can. Yusuf Magala Musiiwuufu for the funeral service arrangements.

Bishop Mutebi urged the Christians to love God as Kisosonkole had done.
Victoria Kisosonkole, a cousin to the late Damalie, described her as hard-working and intelligent.

She said her cousin liked farming and reading. Kisosonkole was born on September 26, 1930 to the late Christopher Sekkuuma Kisosonkole and Victoria Nalwanga Kisosonkole.

She suffered a stroke in 1987 and has been bedridden for 23 years. Kisosonkole died last Monday at Nakasero Hospital where she was hospitalised for some days.

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