{"id":550,"date":"2026-04-23T07:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/minister-azuba-to-be-granted-state-burrial\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:53:41","slug":"minister-azuba-to-be-granted-state-burrial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/minister-azuba-to-be-granted-state-burrial\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Azuba to be Granted State Burrial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/>\n                                Kampala\u2013\u00a0The Minister for Presidency Hon. Milly Babalanda has announced that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has okayed official Burrial of former Minister for Works Hon. Monica Ntege Azuba.<\/p>\n<p>The late, Hon. Monica Azuba Ntege (internet photo)<br \/>\n\u201d Accordingly, N.O.C is meeting with the family of the deceased to organise a befitting sendoff. Condolences to the family, friends, people of Busoga and Ugandans at large. May Hon. Monica Azuba\u2019s soul rest in eternal peace!.\u201d Reads the announcement<br \/>\nHon Monica Ntege Azuba passed on aged 72<br \/>\nDuring her time in office (2016-2019), she supervised major transport infrastructure programs, including the Isimba Dam project.<br \/>\nAzuba is remembered for her firm stance on public accountability like in 2018 when she boldly announced an investigation into senior Ministry officials.<br \/>\nAccording to Ambassador Moses Kizige, during the last ten years, when she was diagnosed with cancer, she lost her mother, her brother, and also her husband in 2025<\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thetorchuganda.com\/2026\/04\/23\/minister-azuba-to-be-granted-state-burrial\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kampala\u2013\u00a0The Minister for Presidency Hon. Milly Babalanda has announced that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has okayed official Burrial of former Minister for Works Hon. Monica Ntege Azuba. The late, Hon. Monica Azuba Ntege (internet photo) \u201d Accordingly, N.O.C is meeting with the family of the deceased to organise a befitting sendoff. 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