{"id":29491,"date":"2022-04-11T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/rescuers-retrieve-all-six-bodies-drowned-in-lake-victoria"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:56:56","slug":"rescuers-retrieve-all-six-bodies-drowned-in-lake-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/rescuers-retrieve-all-six-bodies-drowned-in-lake-victoria","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers retrieve all six bodies drowned in Lake Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Rescuers have finally recovered all the six bodies of people who went missing following a boat accident on Lake Victoria last Sunday.<\/p>\n

The retrieved bodies include that of Geoffrey Kututya, 35, a resident of Kiyindi, Fred Walwasi, a boat porter, and two gospel preachers Godfrey Maveya and Vincent Lumu.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

Lake Victoria is a $50 billion zone. When are we cashing in?<\/p>\n

Others are; Deo Mutebi and Benon Twijukye, a boat porter and skipper respectively. The latter\u2019s body, which was trapped in cages at Nanso landing site, Njeru Municipality, was the last one to be retrieved on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can confirm that all the six bodies have been recovered and our full week search has ended,\u201d Mr Amir Kiggundu, a councillor representing Kiyindi Ward at Kiyindi Town Council said on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

The ill-fated boat, according to Police, was transporting building materials including cement and stones from Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe District to Namatale landing site in Buvuma District.<\/p>\n

At least six passengers were on board. The incident occurred last Sunday around 8pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still carrying out investigations to establish what exactly led the boat to capsize,\u201d Ms Caroline Akoth,\u201d the Ssezibwa regional police commander said<\/p>\n

Mr Hussein Bagalya, the Bwema Sub County speaker said the accident could have been a result of overloading and at the same time, the boat skipper was under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also learnt that all the occupants were not wearing life-saving jackets, may be they could have been saved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite her numerous lakes and rivers, Uganda\u2019s water transport network remains one of the most forgotten sectors in the country. Most boats on Ugandan lakes are obsolete, unlicensed or uninsured and the landing sites are in a deplorable state.<\/p>\n

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Seven feared dead as boat capsizes on Lake Victoria<\/p>\n

There is no authority or marine traffic police specifically charged with regulating water transport on the lakes and rivers. The existing marine police, with its thin strength, checks smuggling, rather than safety on the lakes. This unregulated water transport has resulted in many fatal boat accidents due to unchecked overloading, sailing on undesignated routes, and use of defective boats and canoes. Statistics from Lake Victoria Basin Commission reveal that 5,000 people die annually on Lake Victoria as a result of drowning.<\/p>\n

On November 24, 2018, a cruise boat, MV Templar capsized near Mutima Beach on the shores of Lake Victoria and claimed the lives of more than 30 levelers.<\/p>\n

On September 3, 2019, five people died in a passenger boat accident between Bukasa Island in Kalangala District and Mukono District. Police said the boat hit a rock near Nkese Island in Kalangala District and capsized.<\/p>\n

DON’T MISS:<\/b><\/p>\n

14 dead, scores missing after boat capsizes on Lake Albert<\/p>\n

On January 24, 2021, seven people drowned after a boat they were sailing in capsized. The victims were sailing from Lwanabatya landing site in Kalangala District to Kasenyi landing site, Entebbe in Wakiso District.<\/p>\n

Compiled by Denis Ssebwami, Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa& Richard Kyanjo<\/b><\/p>\n

[email protected]<\/b><\/p>\n

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