Justice Arach’s children reject neutral burial place proposed by their father

The children of the late Supreme court judge, Stella Arach Amoko have rejected a proposal by their father to have her buried at the neutral Arua Catholic Cathedral Cemetery as disagreements over her final resting place continue.

The proposal to bury Arach at a neutral place was reached on Friday during an out-of-court mediation between Ambassador James Idule Amoko, the husband, and Arach’s family members, chaired by lawyer Francis Gimara, the former president of Uganda Law Society.

Now in a letter dated June 24 and signed by Christian Onyok, the biological sister, Godfrey Picho, the brother to the deceased, Annette Yosa, and Jackie Amony both biological daughters, and Emmanuel Komakech, the biological son, they maintain that Amoko should be buried in Nebbi district next to her late father.

“We appreciate your acknowledgment that her burial mustn’t be conducted in Adjumani as you had earlier mentioned. We maintain that she should be buried at Jukia Hill Ward in Nebbi district next to her late father Wod Rwot his worship Micheal Picho and her aunt Nya’ Rwot Julia Angeyo as she desired, in accordance with her deathbed wishes and Ragem customs,” reads part of the letter.

“However in the spirit of compromise, we propose that rather than have the state function in Nebbi, the state function which includes the requiem mass, the speeches by all state officials, dignitaries, and in-laws, and laying of the wreaths and viewing of the body be held in Arua,” the children noted in their counter-proposal.

The body of the deceased is still being kept at A –plus funeral home. The burial had earlier been scheduled for Friday, June 23 but was postponed until further due to family disagreements over her burial.