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By Ambrose Kweronda
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In Rukungiri—

Police in Rukungiri district are investigating mysterious circumstances under which a 50 year old man died

Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman ASP Elly Maate identified the deceased as Ponsiano Mbabazi a resident of Nyakazinga village in Ibanda Parish, Nyarushanje Sub County in Rukungiri District.

ASP Maate said that on Saturday, the deceased was last seen leaving Nyakazinga Trading Center in company of Kamugisha Emmanuel and the two were seen moving together in a direction of the deceased’s home.

However, yesterday morning Ponsiano was discovered by his daughter identified as Ahereza Martha when she went to the sitting room to call him for someone whom they had an appointment.

The young girl informed her mother that Mbabazi could not respond and when she checked, she indeed found out that he was dead and raised an alarm which attracted the residents including the LC 1 Chairman Barnabas Dingi who reported to Police at Rubabo Station.

Maate said that the Police visited the scene for records, retrieved the body to Rwakabengo Health Center III for a postmortem examination and a case of murder by strangulation was registered at Rukungiri Central Police Station under reference number CRB 992/2022.

No arrests have been made in connection with the murder and the body was later handed over to the relatives for burial as investigations continue.

By Aggrey Twesigye
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In Mbarara—

An official from ministry of water and environment Mbarara branch over the weekend drowned in a swimming pool at Kosiya Hotel in Kakiika, Mbarara city North Division.

Bruce Taremwa, 27 years a civil engineer with ministry of water and environment south Western branch under the water for production department on Sunday drowned and died instantly in a swimming pool.

Eng .Catherine Kemigisha the regional manager for water for production department in the ministry of water and environment revealed that the deceased joined ministry of water as a trainee but he was retained as an engineer.

“On Sunday in the evening while in Kampala I received a shocking call that Mr. Bruce Taremwa had drowned in a swimming pool at Kosiya Hotel but the details of how it happened am not sure,” Eng. Kemigisha explained.

Eng. Kemigisha said the deceased was a hardworking man who had delivered a number of irrigation projects supporting farmers in the region.

She added that the death of Bruce was untimely as it has left a big gap in the ministry of water.

Mrs. Linda Ankwatsa who works as a sociologist at ministry of water south west branch revealed that the deceased had gone to have fun on Sunday at Kosiya Hotel and it’s alleged that the deceased didn’t want to swim until his friends persuaded him to join them in one of the swimming pools.

“Taremwa who had his swimming pool lessons at Kosiya Hotel in June this year is alleged to have drowned a moment after he joined his colleagues in the swimming pool,” Mrs. Ankwatsa explained.

She added that the deceased was later taken to a clinic adjacent to the hotel where doctors pronounced him dead before taking his body to Mbarara regional referral hospital for a postmortem.

Mr. Bagambe the father of the deceased said his son has been Knowledgeable and he has been bread winner of the family.

He revealed that the deceased was preparing to graduate with bachelors degree in civil engineering in two weeks’ time but God has decided to take him.

ASP Samson Kasasira the Rwizi police mouthpiece said police were still gathering details regarding the matter.

The deceased will buried tomorrow (Tuesday) at Kabingo trading Centre, Kaliro Parish, Rubindi Sub County, Mbarara District.

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