Archbishop Janani Luwum’s wife dies
Mary Luwum. NTV photo
KAMPALA- The wife of former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Janani Luwum has died aged 90.
Mary Luwum passed on at 3pm at the International Hospital Kampala (IHK), days after she was diagnosed with adrenal cancer (a rare cancer that begins in one or both of the small, adrenal glands located on top of kidneys).
Ms Phoebe Luwum, one of her daughters, said their mother lived her life to the fullest.
“My mother was full of life. She was a strong woman…You know I lost my father at around 8 years and all I can remember is leaning on my mother and taking me through different stages of life. She struggled bringing up her kids,” Ms Luwum said on Tuesday.
She said family members are gathering in Kampala where they plan to organise a funeral service before proceeding to Kitgum District for burial.
She is survived by seven children; four girls and three boys.
Archbishop Luwum was killed at Nakasero, Kampala by government soldiers during the reign of former President Idi Amin Dada on the February 16, 1977.
