Ssemwanga's family angered by doubts raised over his death

May 31, 2017

They said they barred photographing the body as a way of respecting the dead

The family of the late Ivan Ssemwanga has expressed anger over reports doubting his death.

olice is guarding semwangas grave in akiso hoto by aul okuliraPolice is guarding Ssemwanga's grave in Wakiso. Photo by Saul Wokulira

They blamed social media and other elements for peddling lies saying Ssemwanga was not dead.

This was after reports circulated over social media indicating that Ssemwanga was alive somewhere in the Middle East.

Jimmy Luyinda an uncle to the Ssemwanga said they blocked people from photographing Ssemwanga's body as a way of respecting the dead.

Lukia Mukalazi, the deceased's aunt said that when the body arrived, she checked for all the birth marks and confirmed that it was indeed Ssemwanga.

"I raised the late Ssemwanga after his mother died, when the body arrived I checked the feet, toes, fingers and nails and proved it was Ssemwanga because I know him more than anyone else since he grew up with me," Mukalazi said.

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