The deceased was identified as Semei Muthondi, a resident of Kihara Cell, Nyamwamba division in Kasese Municipality. His body was discovered by residents at the banks of the river.
Earlier, the Egyptian government, under phase I of the project, donated USD 2.3 million 9 billion Shillings for constructing gabions on the most vulnerable places along river Nyamwamba and de-silting the river as an emergency response to the disastrous floods that hit Kasese district in 2013 and 2014.
