Businge was sleeping inside his grass thatched house during a heavy downpour when the lightning bolt struck and killed him on the spot. Denis Oyewa, the Biiso sub-county LC III Chairperson, says residents heard the deceased screaming for help after the lightning bolt and rushed to see what had happened only to find him lying dead.
The body of the man was first sighted this morning by rice farmers who noticed it sailing through the water drainage channels across their gardens. The Police have since retrieved the body and taken it to Kiyunga Health Centre IV mortuary for postmortem.
According to the police, the suspects have been planning to kill the deceased after serving their six months sentence in Bugembe prisons following their conviction for stealing her smartphone and other valuables.
Hudson Byansi, a resident of Idudi Cell, Idudi Town Council in Bugweri district, is alleged to have led a gang of youths on Saturday night to stab Nyanga as she was leaving her cosmetics shop located in Budhumbuli Cell, Bugembe Ward in Jinja City.
It is suspected that the 33-year old Nyanga was stabbed outside her cosmetics shop in Budhumbuli cell, in Bugembe ward within Jinja city and the body later dumped in a trench.
Busoga North Region police spokesperson, Michael Kasadha says that the child is suspected to have succumbed to an epileptic attack, which occurred in the night. He says that they have handed over the deceased's body to Kamuli general hospital mortuary for an autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of the death.
The deceased's father, Edward Tebiila says that his son has not been involved in any known conflicts in the area and he has no idea about the possible killer's motive.
The probe stems from reports that health workers at the Hospital deliberately ignored the need for a caesarian operation for two expectant mothers, who had failed to undergo normal labour procedures due to unforeseen medical complications.
The deceased's husband, Geresiano Asiimwe, says that when his wife developed labor pains, he rushed her to the TBA who assured him that she would help the mother to deliver safely.
Edward Alinda, the supervisor of Kasonga guest house told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they were compelled to check what was happening to their guest only to find him lying dead on his bed.
Michael Kilegeya, a resident within the area says that the children’s parents left about a week ago, living them under the care of neighbors who ensured their well-being and it was shocking how one of them suffocated to death.
Iguru says Bunyoro and Acholi Kingdoms have strong cultural relationships and therefore, the death of Oulanyah is equally felt in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom.
The Namutumba District Health Officer, James Kiirya says that they extracted 56 samples from children in the sub-counties of Mazuba and Bulange respectively, which had reported the highest number of fatal cases, but all of them tested positive for severe malaria.
Mary Muber, the child’s mother told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Wednesday morning that on the fateful day,she thought her daughter had gone to play with her colleagues but she waited for her to return home in vain.
The deceased Edmond Turyasiima, 21, a senior six student was found dead inside the school dormitory on Friday morning at around 10a.m. The deceased hails from Kinyamurara village in Bwijanga sub county in Masindi district.
Kato is reported to have broken down while at his home in Igombe village in Buwenge town council to Nile International hospital where he was pronounced dead.
the couple used to be peaceful and a source of inspiration for many young families within the area. However, following the covid-19 lockdown in which Byakika lost his bar business and started living permanently with his wife, the two started engaging in endless fights.
