▶️ Nexus bar proprietor's vigils attracts crowd, burial set for tomorrow

Oct 09, 2020

Under their umbrella organisation, Events Organizers Association, to which Kakooza belonged, the team pledge sh4.5m to help with burial arrangements.

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Ivan Kakooza, the owner of Nexus, a popular bar and entertainment place in Najjera, is to be laid to rest tomorrow at Funvu Village in Kamengo, Mpigi district, according to his family.

However, ahead of his send off, friends and family gathered at his bar for a vigil on Friday night in huge numbers. Kakooza was eulogised as a hardworking and determined entreprenuer who had big plans for the future.



Some of the notable personalities in attendance at the vigil were Elvis Sekyanzi and  Balaam Barugahare, among others. Under their umbrella organisation, Events Organizers Association, to which Kakooza belonged, the team pledge sh4.5m to help with burial arrangements.

Mourners gathering at Nexus bar. Photos by Ignatius Kamya

The deceased's brother, only identified as Mutebi, has earlier said there would also be a memorial service at the bar on Saturday evening.

Kakooze passed on in the wee hours of Independence day (October 9, 2020) at Mulago Hospital, where he had been hospitalised for 15 days.



Unconfirmed reports indicate that he had been admitted with COVID-19 symptoms.

A close friend, who preffered to remain anonymous, intimated that Kakooza was asthmatic and had been feeling particularly unwell before seeking treatment.

The friend, who spoke to Kakooza on Thursday said he had been on the way to recovery, only to take a turn for the worst.

All through Friday, friends and patrons gathered at Nexus Bar to console each other and await burial details. Our photojournalist Ignatius Kamya captured the mood.

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