Maria Nassali Masereka, the Democratic Party flagbearer for the Kyaddondo East parliamentary seat, has urged residents to embrace will-making to ease the work of the Administrator General’s office.
She made the remarks during the funeral of Sam Seruwagi Matte, a former manager at Uganda Hotels and a maternal uncle to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Moses Kafeero. The funeral took place at Masooli parish in Kitetikka, within Kasangati Town Council.
“I urge my people to consider writing their wills while they are still alive so that it becomes a guiding tool in administering their estates after death, and to settle future family conflicts that usually arise thereafter,” she told Bbeg Media.
Nassali said the Administrator General’s office is overwhelmed with cases involving disputes over the management of estates of the deceased. She said timely will-making would help reduce this backlog.
She advised that wills should be signed on every page by the testator and the witnesses, and that the executor should be clearly named. She added that the entire process should take place in the presence of a lawyer.
Nassali also warned heirs against selling off the property of the deceased for personal gain, saying this undermines the legacy of parents who worked hard to accumulate it. Such actions, she noted, continue to fuel disunity in families, which form the foundation of society.
AIGP Kafeero paid tribute to his late uncle, praising him for reclaiming ownership of their ancestral estate, which had been targeted by land grabbers.
Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), expressed concern about illegal settlements by squatters on Anglican Church land and said the church would use legal means to address the issue.
Musa Seruwagi Matte was remembered for his service to others, his dedication to the church, his involvement in Rotary, and his commitment to educating more than 50 children from both his immediate and extended family.
