Boney Mwebesa Katatumba died on Feb. 22 at 08:00am at the age of 70 after suffering from complications related to cancer of the colon. Five days after admission at IHK, Katatumba underwent an operation to correct a blockage in his colon but it appears to have worsened with an infection …
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