BREAKING! Entebbe Aero Beach Tycoon, Kodet Lorika Dies at 84

Departed tycoon Cornelius Kodet with his children a few years ago

The proprietor of Entebbe Aero Beach, Cornelius Kodet Lorika has died after being bedridden for close to three years. The tycoon who passed on at about 8:00PM, Sunday night, 7th December, 2025 had undergone treatment in several hospitals including domestic and international hospitals.

The tycoon has been residing in Nsamizi zone near Entebbe State House. Last night a vigil was held at his residence and several mourners gathered at his residence to mourn him.

A tentative burial program will be released today pending a final decision from family members. The deceased is survived with seven children plus several grandchildren.

At the time of his death, he was demanding government to compensate him Shs 9billion for the loss of his cattle and farm in Masindi district which he lost during 1979/1980 liberation war.

On January 29th 2015 and January, 11, 2018, the President wrote a letter to the ministry of Justice and constitutional affairs to verify his claim which was done but till his death he had never got any positive response from the relevant authorities.

Prior to his death, the departed tycoon told journalists that his farm in Kiryandongo district, former Masindi district was looted by liberators in 1979/80 and all the cows were taken by soldiers to feed the Tanzanian army in Gulu as they advanced to the North and West Nile region during the struggle to topple the late Idi Amin’s government.

He also claimed that during the insurgency in Karamoja region between 1980-90s, he lost property on his farm in Namalu village, Nakapiripiriti district to cattle raiders worth Shs13.5 billion but unfortunately, a compensation committee failed to visit his farm to verify, evaluate or to determine the size and scope of the farm.

Meanwhile, the departed tycoon has been one of the famous entrepreneurs in Uganda and owned several investments in all parts of Uganda. Among his investments include; Katuruum lodges in Kidepo, Mt. Moroto hotel and Namalu stock farm.