Buyende, Uganda: Tragedy struck Lake Kyoga on Tuesday evening after two fishermen drowned when a boat capsized during heavy rainfall and strong winds in Buyende District.The deceased have been identified as Osina Simon alias Ali, 22, and Kirya Peter alias Hamuza, 20, a Mululi by tribe.
Nabbanja handing over 10 million shillings to an elderly woman who lost her two children in the boat tragedy. President Museveni has offered UGX150M to families who lost relatives in the boat accident.President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has offered one hundred fifty million shillings (150M) t
Four bodies were retrieved from River Nkuse on the second day of search operations following a deadly boat accident that occurred on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred after a canoe ferrying passengers from Bugoma Forest Reserve in Kikuube District to Kyaleni Cell, Pacwa Town Council in Kagad
President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
MAYUGE – Police in Mayuge District are investigating a fatal boat accident on Lake Victoria that has claimed three lives, with several other passengers still unaccounted for.Busoga East Police spokesperson Michael Kasadha said the incident happened near Bugoto Landing Site in Bukabooli S
AT least 21 people have tragically drowned after a boat capsized in the Nile as rescuers frantically work to find the remaining passengers.The passenger ferry was carrying 30 people when it overturned in the Tayba-Al-Khawad area of Sudan on Wednesday.The ship on Nile River, Khartoum
A boat accident on Lake Kyoga in Amolatar District has claimed the lives of seven people after their vessel capsized near Kiryanga Village in Acii Sub-county.According to the territorial maritime police in Amolatar, the incident occurred at around 11:00 a
Residents of Mengo–Buzzu Village in Mpunge Sub-county, Mukono District, are mourning after two brothers drowned on Saturday morning while fishing for mudfish.One of the bodies is still missing but he is presumed drowned.The deceased were identified as Jovan Ssali, 15, a Senior Thr
In the early hours of Sunday, a near-tragic accident was narrowly averted when two boats collided on Lake Victoria between Buvuma Islands and Lolwe Island in Uganda’s Namayingo District, leaving 20 people lucky to be alive.The crash, which occurred arou
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said. Relatives sobbed on shore as victims were placed in body bags and carried away, a Reuters witness said, and video footag
