Justice Amoko's family adamant on burial demands

The widower, Ambassador Idule Amoko, who had changed his mind and decided that at least her wife should be buried at Arua Catholic Cathedral Cemetery as a neutral ground, had originally planned to hold the funeral in Adjumani.

The family members accompanying the children responded to that stance by acknowledging that they had received the proposal from Ambassador Amoko and emphasising that they were powerless to alter the deceased's final wishes.

"We insist that she should be buried next to her late father, Wod Rwot His Worship Michael Picho, and her aunt, Nva' Rwot Julia Angeyo, in Jukia Hill Ward, Juba Village, Nebbi District, as she requested, in accordance with Ragem customs and her last desires," one of them said.

However, these proposed that, in the spirit of compromise, the burial should continue to take place at Kaal Ragem Land in Jukia Hill Ward in Nebbi District in accordance with her wishes and custom.

The family says in a statement that they are "hereby reiterated that we are peaceful, loving, and respectful of our in-Princess Nyakwar Rwot, and in loving memory of our late mother and sister Daca Justice Mary Stella Arach-Amoko, shall welcome, honour, and respect Ambassador Ldule-Amoko and his family when they come to Nebbi for the burial and at any other time they wish to visit Nebbi to pay their respects to our late mother."

The High Court Family Division is still deliberating on the same issue.

Lady Justice Stella Arach Amoko, who had been confined at Nakasero Hospital for some time, passed away last weekend.

She worked for the judiciary from 1997 until her death. She was a Supreme Court justice at the time of her death.