BOTCHED WARAGI DISTILLING EXERCISE CLAIMS ONE IN KANUNGU

Reuben Ainomugisha

Police in Kanungu are investigating circumstances under which a 20 years old man died suddenly and two others seriously injured during an alcohol distilling exercise.

Elly Maate the kigezi police spokesperson has identified the deceased as Emmanuel Akankunda, S 3 student of Nyakinoni SS Nyakinoni sub county and resident of the same address and victims are; Flavia Bikorwomuhangi 53 the mother and her other 16 years old son one Tukasingura.

It’s alleged that yesterday at around 1:00pm at Hakibungo cell Western ward Nyamirama town council Kanungu district, while the three family members were distilling local brew (waragi) at Ahalindi stream, and all over a sudden the drum burst, blowing off the top cover and crude waragi burnt Emmanuel to death by shattering his head into pieces and injured the other two seriously.

Maate says that Police was notified, scene was visited by oc Nyamirama police station and team, documented, body taken to Nyamirama health centre 1V mortuary for postmortem and the two victims are receiving treatment at the same medical facility.