The remains of Supreme Court Lady Justice Stella Arach- Amoko will be buried in Nebbi District, High Court ruled on Tuesday afternoon.
Arach made a dying declaration while at Nakasero Hospital that she should be laid next to her father.
The children and family of Arach later contested the burial of the judge at her husband’s home in Adjumani District, compelling the Judiciary to cancel the burial program which had been released earlier.
Efforts to mediate between Idule Amako (husband) and the Nebbi family didn’t bear fruit as the latter rejected the decision of burying the judge in a cemetery at Arua Cathedral Church as neutral ground.
On Tuesday afternoon, Justice Ketrah Kitariisibwa Katunguka of the Family Division of the High Court reasoned with the children of the deceased justice of the Supreme Court that it is only prudent that her wish to be laid to rest near her late dad Michael Pacho and her aunt , Julia Angeyo at their ancestral home at Jukia Hill Ward, Nebbi Municipality is honoured.
“In conclusion, the wishes of the late Hon. Lady Justice Stella Arach Amoko made known to the applicants and the family including the first respondent in a meeting of 18/06/2023 held at Kinawataka Mbuya Kampala informed the program that showed that the deceased would be buried at Jukiya Hill Ward in Nebbi District; the said wishes are encapsulated in her position as a princess in her tribe; no justification has been made for not honouring the deceased’s wishes,” Justice Katunguka said.
“ The late Justice Stella Arach Amoko is entitled to her culture even in death; and she is entitled to be buried according to the culture and customs of the Jonam people in the Ragem chiefdom in Nebbi District; Since the children of the late Justice Stella Arach Amoko have their home in Nebbi where together with her they used to call home it is prudent that she be buried near/at the said home.”