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- Her body was returned to Uganda on a Uganda Airlines flight on Saturday, June 8th
- She had been battling colon cancer and was surrounded by friends from the Ugandan community in Dubai
- Despite her illness, Gloria remained strong and had a dream of building her mother a house
Her body was returned home yesterday, Saturday, June 8th on a Uganda Airlines flight.
Gloria, according to family members, succumbed to colon cancer on Monday, June 3.
She died surrounded by her friends from the Ugandan community living in the United Arab Emirates.
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Gloria's body on arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Her sister Hanifah Kyomugisha told reporters that Gloria put up a spirited fight through the months that she was bedridden.
Fought to the end
“Initially, she did not even inform us that she was sick because she knew we were going to ask her to come back home,” Kyomugisha said.
“All along she was strong and she believed she was going to beat the sickness; she had a dream of building her mother a house. She always told me she was going to be fine. She never cried or complained.”
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Gloria put up a spirited fight to the end according to her family
The family expressed gratitude to the Ugandan community in the UAE and even Tiktokers and well-wishers from Uganda, who extended all kinds of support to Gloria until her last day.
Many contributed funds to help with the hospital bills and other requirements.
Some of the people who raised funds for Gloria’s treatment included Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko and Speaker of Parliament Anitah Annet Among
Gloria will be laid to rest at her ancestral home in Mirama Hills the South Western Ntungamo district.