Kampala: Judiciary has announced the sudden passing of Lady Justice Jessica Naiga Ayebazibwe few hours after she had just returned from shopping.
According to Solomon Muyita the spokesperson for judiciary, Justice Ayebazibwe has been imposed for some time however she was in the near future expected to return for work.
“Family members informed us that they spent part of the day shopping in preparation for an introduction ceremony however when they returned home she decided to take tea and she immediately went to sleep,” he said.
He said when they checked on her at around 8:00pm she was unconscious. They rushed her to Malcolm Clinic where she was pounced dead.
Muyita said her family members will convene to discuss burial arrangements which will later be communicated to the general public.
Justice Ayebazibwe has been working with Family Division court following her appointment to the judiciary in 2014.
She is survived by three children and a widower Peter Bananuka.