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Day: April 13, 2022

Two bodies recovered as three rescued after boat capsizes in Mukono

Two bodies recovered as three rescued after boat capsizes in Mukono

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Police at Mukono are currently investigating an incident of drowning that happened on 10/04/2022 at about 2000/c in Mpatta sub-county Mawotto landing site. Two bodies have been recovered after a boat capsized in Lake Victoria on Sunday evening. The vessel had five people on board and reportedly left Mawotto landing site in Mpatta sub county in Mukono district en route to Luzira portbell in Kampala city. Locals claim the boat was heavily loaded with sacks of food stuffs and firewood and on their way they faced a heavy storm, a thing they suspect could have caused the sinking. The survivors have been identified by only one name as Bosco, Bwire and Kalimbwe, while those that drowned were also identified with one name as Kenneth Mutalwa and Martin Onzere all residents of Mpatta village. ...