Mulindwa alongside his two colleagues who fled after noticing police officers were on Saturday afternoon conducting lessons in different classrooms contrary to the presidential directive on the closure of all learning institutions.
It is alleged that Kyomukama was driving with his colleague, Samuel Yeebe in a truck registration number UBG 870 C when they plunged in the swamp following the collapse of Saka Bridge.
The 43-kilometre stretch connects Kaliro to Kamuli district and is a key route for the transportation of agricultural produce. But according to residents, the road is increasingly becoming impassable as its tarmac shades off, amidst gazing potholes and a poor drainage system which has made it prone to accidents.
The weed was first seen on Uganda's water bodies in 2013, according to data at the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute and has since spread to cover parts of Lake Kyoga and Albert. According to water and fisheries experts, the giant Salvinia Molesta is worse than the water hyacinth.
Samuel Assimwe, the Kaliro district police commander says that the canoe capsized after being hit by strong winds near Bugolyo fishing village in Nawaikoke Sub-County.
Police in Kaliro district are stuck with a dead body of an unidentified man in his mid-20s who was crushed to death after falling off a lorry loaded with sugarcane.
