Business community mourns Bugembe
Feb 13, 2017
In a message read to the mourners Joseph Yiga who has been a close friend to Bugembe said he has been one of the Ugandans who have contributed a lot to the business sector.
The Kampala business fraternity converged at Rubaga Cathedral to pay homage to prominent city businessman, Henry Luggya Bugembe popularly known as "big ways" that they described as a great entrepreneur.
Bugembe is the proprietor of big ways company which imports motor cycles from Japan. He also owns big ways construction Uganda limited which deals in road construction in South Sudan.
The widow Sarh Bugembe (left) laying a wreath on the casket of her husband the late Henry Bugembe alias big ways during a requiem mass at Rubaga Cathedral on Monday (Feb.13) Photo by Meddie |Musisi
In a message read to the mourners Joseph Yiga who has been a close friend to Bugembe said he has been one of the Ugandans who have contributed a lot to the business sector.
"I have known Bugembe for over 20 years, he has been a smart man and very hardworking so, I have no doubt that he has been a good example to so many of us," Yiga said.
City businessman and Chairman of Kwagala Group Godfrey Kirumira laying a wreath on the casket of the late Henry Bugembe alias big ways during a requiem mass on Monday (Feb.13)
During a requiem mass at Rubaga cathedral in Kampala (Monday) Yiga said Bugembe who died at St. Francis Nsambya hospital will be buried on Tuesday at Villa Maria in Masaka district. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer.
Addressing mourners among them, Mmengo ministers and city traders, Msrg.John Wynand Katende said Bugembe has been committed to serving God. Katende said Bugembe has been a big bridge and pillar in the Catholic Church.
"Bugembe has served his God, he has been a committed Christian who deserves this requiem mass," Katende said.
Speaking on behalf of the widow (Sarah Bugembe) who could not talk, Stella Nsumba said Bugembe has been a gift to his family who acted as an advisor and a comforter to everyone. She also described him as a determined, loving and hardworking man.
Bugembe's children dressed in black, hailed their daddy for the support he has rendered to them. Godfrey Kirumira the chairman for Kwagalana Group where Bugembe has been a member applauded the deceased for his commitment to helping colleagues in the business sector.
The 14 Children of the late Henry Bugembe's alias Big ways during a requiem mass at Rubaga cathedral (Feb.13). Photo by Meddie Musisi
Bugembe born on 6th Jan 1959 in Kasanje, Masaka, has been in business for over 30 years, left behind 14 children from different mothers.