NUP leaders visit family of fallen lawyer Wameli

The National Unity Platform party leaders have today reached out to the family members of fallen lawyer Anthony Wameli who passed on in the United States of America recently.

The NUP delegation led by the party secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya paid a visit to Namisindwa district to extend their thoughts and prayers with the family of Wameli.

“Today in Namisindwa District, we visited the home of our fallen brother, late Wameli Anthony. We commiserated with the family on such a great loss and continued to discuss the arrangements for his burial when the body is eventually returned to Uganda from the U.S. The sense of loss is indescribable. May we continue praying for them, and may God grant our brother’s soul eternal peace,” tweeted the NUP party Secretary general.

Wameli was in 2021 admitted to St. Anthony medical center in Kasangati, Wakiso district due to stomach related complications.

Wameli, who was a Pastor at Ebenezer Christian Fellowship in Kanyanya rose to the limelight in 2017 when he represented the suspects accused of murdering former Police Spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his bodyguard Kenneth Erau and driver, Godfrey Mambewa.
He was also the legal representative of Jamilu Mukulu, the alleged head of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF and former presidential candidates retired Lt. General Henry Tumukunde and Kyagulanyi.

Wameli passed on in the US where he was receiving treatment for stage IV cancer. He had been in the US since 2021 when he was flown there for treatment. Efforts to return his remains are underway. His wife, Olivia Wameli is fundraising $50,000 via Gofundme.com to enable the repatriation of his remains.