Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed a case brought by the relatives of Henry Haddu Lwande, who died as a result of drowning in a drainage channel, seeking compensation. Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana issued the judgment stating that the petitioners, Stephen Masinde and Eddy Bwire Lwande, who …
Read More »Rampant drowning in seasonal water bodies worries Aswa region police
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa river region police has threatened to arrest parents for negligence following escalating cases of deaths involving juveniles who drown in seasonal water bodies. Rivers such as Unyama and Aswa that flow across districts of Omoro, Pader, Gulu and Amuru, Tochi and Ayugi that flow …
Read More »Two children drown in abandoned mines in Rubirizi
Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children have drowned in abandoned mines in Rubirizi district. They are 15-year-old Agnes Tumukunde and 14-year-old Gift Kyoshabire, both pupils of Nyakaramibi Primary school and residents of Rutondo cell in Kyabakara sub county. The two children drowned on Sunday while collecting papyrus to make …
Read More »MV Kalangala crew foil man’s bid to commit suicide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The crew of MV Kalangala have this morning foiled an attempt by a 30-year old man to kill himself by drowning. Richard Tobo had made elaborate plans for his death, down to giving clear instructions where his dead body was to be delivered, in the extreme …
Read More »Seven year old boy drowns in water pool
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A seven-year-old boy has drowned in a pool of water in Bushiyi sub county in Bududa district. Anthony Wakinya had gone out with his peers on Boxing Day to swim in the pool that formed as a result of landslides in September this year. The …
Read More »26 people rescued from drowning in L. Victoria during festive season
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 26 people were rescued from drowning in Lake Victoria in Entebbe and Kalangala district during Christmas and Boxing day festivities. Marine police alone rescued four people from drowning at Aero, Lido and Spenah beaches in Entebbe municipality, while 9 were rescued around the …
Read More »IGP orders for refresher training for marine officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police has called for refresher training of all marine officers. This follows the drowning of police marine officer, Sgt Godfrey Mwonda, in last Saturday’s floods in Kampala. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga on Tuesday said that Ochola has tasked the marine unit …
Read More »Police probes drowning of Makerere University student
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers from Wandegeya and Makerere police stations are probing the drowning of a Makerere University student James Owimupehwe. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, says that Owimupehwe a Rwandan National and student of social sciences drowned on Sunday. Owimupehwe tried to swim …
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