KABALE NRM PUBLICITY SECRETARY FAILS TO COMPENSATE ACCIDENT VICTIM

By Kevin Tuheirwe
www.mknewslink.com
In Kabale

The greater Kabale National Resistance Movement-NRM Party Publicity Secretary, Edison Turyahabwa alias Political is on spot for allegedly failing to compensate an accident victim.
Turyahabwa is alleged to have knocked and injured a 54 year old Regina Bingana, a resident of Rwankuba village, Kitanga Parish, Buhara Sub county in Kabale District while driving a Toyota Ipsum motor vehicle registration number UAL 268P .
The incident occurred on May 05th 2017 at around 02:00PM at Kabanyonyi in Buhara Sub County along Kabanyonyi-Kafunjo road and Bingana sustained a compound leg fracture.
According to Bingana, she reported the matter at Kabale Central Police Station, under file number TAR 55/2017 but later police advised both parties to settle the matter amicably.
Bingana also said that on 20th May 2017, Turyahabwa signed an agreement consenting to pay her 2.35 million shillings compensation. He paid only 150,000 shillings cash and promised to clear the balance in installments before 09th July, 2017.
However, Bingana claims that since then, Turyahabwa declined to clear the balance. Bingana who is unable to walk says that she is now stuck without any care since she cannot work as well as raising the money to clear unpaid medical bills. Bingana says that she has now dragged the matter before Kabale Chief Magistrates Small Claims Court for help. According to the Chief Magistrates Small Claims Demand Notice number 45 of 2019 dated 24th this month, Turyahabwa is required to have settled the debt within 14 days.
When contacted, Turyahabwa said that he compensated the victim with shillings 850,000 as they had agreed. Turyahabwa declined to comment more about the matter.

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