Iddi Magezi, the Bwikya Ward Councilor says some people approached Kwaligonza recently and connected power to her house, which they have been using to trap grasshoppers. He suspects that they could have connected the electricity wrongly.
A
businesswoman in Hoima has been electrocuted inside her house. The deceased has
been identified as Scovia Kwaligonza 35, a resident of Mparo South in Hoima
East Division Hoima City and trader at Duhaga Kidomole Market in Hoima West
division.
She is
suspected to have been electrocuted inside her house on Tuesday evening. The deceased’s neighbour, Janat Asaba, says they learnt of Kwaligonza’s death when they heard
her child crying helplessly.
She says
they were forced to check the house and to their surprise, they found Kwaligonza’s
lifeless body lying on a naked electric cable.
//Cue in: ”Tuwulirembe
omwana na…
Cue out:…….mama
Isaac Afiire,”//
Iddi Magezi, the Bwikya Ward Councilor says some people approached Kwaligonza
recently and connected power to her house, which they have been using to trap
grasshoppers.
He suspects that they could have connected the electricity
wrongly.
//Cue in: “So this time…
Cue out:…ki batingire sente,”//
Margret Monday a resident of the area faults UMEME for failing to carry out
regular inspection of power consumers. She wants UMEME to compensate for the
deceased’s family.
//Cue in: “Mali
tosobora kuyemera…
Cue out: ”Tiki baire kurungi,”//
Peter
Kaujju, the head of Communications at UMEME says they are investigating whether
the people who connected power at Kwaligonza’s home were from UMEME or illegal
power connectors.
//Cue in: ”emitendera
wejiri nti…
Cue out:…to find out.”//
Illegal power connections kill dozens of Ugandans annually. However, most
victims of electrocution are buried secretly for fear of reprisal from the
authorities.
