By Osuta Yusuf.

Residents from Tara, Maracha District were on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, demanding for the government of Uganda to offer a state funeral for the death of Dr Abiriga Jino, District Health Officer (DHO) for Masindi district.

Dr Abiriga Jino met his death on Sunday 7-January-2024 after he was gruesomely slaughtered by unidentified assailants.

Mr Afedra Michael from Tumvea village, Tara Sub-county wondered why the government of Uganda would not offer a state funeral after their son Dr Abiriga Jino saved so many people when Ebola broke out years ago.

He said, if the government can not take the burial as a state funeral, let the body remain there and it should not be taken to Maracha District.

The elder decried the brutal murder of the DHO, and he requested for the government to hand over the culprit to them to go and explain why he or she had to murder the DHO in such a distressful manner.

Mr Abadridria Nobert the younger brother of the late requested the government to present the postmortem result first before any other thing like burial is conducted.

He accused the elected leaders in Maracha District of abandoning them in this difficult time.