Thursday, December 7, 2023
NEWSDAY
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • In pictures
  • Luganda
  • In History
  • Sports
  • Perspective
  • Business
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • In pictures
  • Luganda
  • In History
  • Sports
  • Perspective
  • Business
No Result
View All Result
NEWSDAY
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Two men buried in sand pit

by www.newsday.co.ug
March 31, 2021
in News
114 7
Two men buried in sand pit
3k
VIEWS

Related articles

Ugandans in Southern Africa form team to promote trade and investment

Ugandans in Southern Africa form team to promote trade and investment

November 20, 2023

KCCA land board boss Balondemu rearrested over allegedly defrauding Shs2.2bn from Americans

November 17, 2023

A sand mining pit has collapsed burying two men in Kamuganguzi Sub County in Kabale District.

Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson has identified the diseased as Edwin Niwagaba 30 and Simon Arinaitwe 24, residents of Nyakyonga and Rukaranga villages in Kamuganguzi Sub County respectively. 

According to the Police Report, around 7 am on Wednesday morning, a group of sand miners went to a mining site in Rukaranga cell where they found two Jackets of their friends hanged somewhere near a collapsed sandpit.

After searching for the owners of the jackets in vain, the group contacted their relatives who confirmed that the missing young men had left for the sand mine early in the morning.  

After notifying Police, residents dug out the pit to search for the missing people and recovered their lifeless bodies in the sand oozing blood from the nose and eyes. Police arrived at the scene and conducted a postmortem before handing over the bodies to relatives for burial.  

Kabale Police have started inquiries vide reference number SD 03/31/03/2021. Some of the sand mining, experts and business men involved in the industry told URN that it is risky to mine sand during the rainy season since the soil blocks develop cracks and slide easily.

Charles Kateeba, who owns sand mining sites in Kirigime Southern Division Kabale Municipality, says the casual labourers usually pester sand mine owners for jobs and insist on digging for sand even in rainy seasons. 

Dan Muhwezi, the Kijuguta Ward Youth Chairperson in Northern Division Kabale Municipality and also a former sand miner has asked the youths to avoid risking their lives in sand mines during the rainy season.


URN


Do you want to share a story, comment or opinion regarding this story or others, Email us at newsdayuganda@gmail.com Tel/WhatsApp........0726054858
Share158Tweet99SendShare
Next Post
How family property will be shared in the new Succession Law

How family property will be shared in the new Succession Law

Discussion about this post

  • Seyani Brothers on the spot over leaking roof at Entebbe Airport

    Seyani Brothers on the spot over leaking roof at Entebbe Airport

    493 shares
    Share 197 Tweet 123
  • Sex video appearing to show a look alike of BBS’s Diana Nabatanzi in bed with man concerns her fans

    758 shares
    Share 303 Tweet 190
  • UNEB releases time tables for P7, S4 and S6 exams

    509 shares
    Share 204 Tweet 127
  • Profile: Who is Hajjat Uzeiye Hadijah Namyalo

    551 shares
    Share 220 Tweet 138
  • Amb. Amoru: We’re ready for first-ever convention of Ugandan Diaspora in Southern Africa

    407 shares
    Share 163 Tweet 102
NEWSDAY

Your source of the most critical on spot breaking news from www.newsday.co.ug. Newsday Uganda is recognized by audiences around the world as a trusted supplier of news.

newsdayuganda@gmail.com
+256 726 054 858

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • In History
  • In Luganda
  • in pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • News
  • Perspective
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • World

Recent Posts

  • Ugandans in Southern Africa form team to promote trade and investment
  • KCCA land board boss Balondemu rearrested over allegedly defrauding Shs2.2bn from Americans

© 2021 NEWSDAY.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • In pictures
  • Luganda
  • In History
  • Sports
  • Perspective
  • Business

© 2021 NEWSDAY.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In