Julius Oketta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julius Oketta

Ugandan general

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1956

Place of Birth: Amuru District, Uganda

Date of Death: 05-Nov-2016

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Uganda

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Major General Julius Facki Oketta (3 October 1956 – 5 November 2016) was a military officer in Uganda.
He was a senior commander in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
Before his death, he served as the Director of National Emergency Coordination and Operations, in the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda.
In October 2013, the President of Uganda nominated and the Secretary General of the United Nations endorsed General Oketta to join the advisory group of the United Nations (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
In 2004, at the rank of Brigadier, he was a member of the pioneer class to attend the Uganda Senor Command and Staff College, at Kimaka, Jinja, Eastern Uganda, under its first Commandant, Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta.
Oketta died in the early morning hours on 5 November 2016.