Apollo Nyegamehe alias Aponye, a prominent Kampala businessman has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kitaburaza village, Muhanga town council, Rukiga district.
Nyegamehe’s casket was gently lowered into the grave at exactly 04:14 pm Wednesday amidst a sombre mood from his family members, business associates, clergy, and political leaders.
Nyegamehe lost his life in a road crash at Itojo town council, Ntungamo district, along the Mbarara-Kabale highway on July 6. The accident occurred around 9:00 pm when his Toyota Land Cruiser V8, registration number, UBF 300Z collided with a parked Fuso truck, registration number, UAZ 767D loaded with Irish potatoes.
He was on route to Rukiga district from Kampala to attend the burial service of his friend and fellow businessman, Peter Tumwijukye, a resident of Bwirambere, Kyogo parish in Kamwezi sub-county, who also lost his life in an accident. Nyegamehe died instantly at the scene, while his driver, Moses Buyinza, and brother, Joshua Karamuzi, were rushed to Itojo hospital and later referred to Mbarara Regional Referral hospital for treatment.
During the burial service, vice president Jessica Rose Epel Alupo delivered a eulogy on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni. The president directed an immediate amendment of the Road Act 2019, expressing concern over its failure to effectively reduce the high incidence of road accidents in the country. He instructed Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka Nsumikambi to present proposed guidelines for the amendment of section 58 of the act to ensure proper implementation.
According to Museveni, despite the fact that section 58 requires any vehicle that breaks down along the road to be towed within two hours, as well as drivers displaying visible reflectors or an accident, this isn’t implemented.
President Museveni also offered a condolence sum of Shs 10 million to the grieving family. In his sermon, Monsignor John Vianny Sunday, the Vicar General of Kabale Diocese, urged Christians not to lose faith in God, even in the face of hardships. He also commended the late Nyegamehe for his contributions to the church and community upliftment.
