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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The head of procurement at Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) was rushing to attend a disciplinary meeting in Kampala when he perished in a road accident on Monday morning, his family has said.<\/p>\n

Mr Paul Nathan Magera, 49, died on the spot when his vehicle, a Toyota Landcrusier registration number UAL 334J, rammed into a stationary truck loaded with sugarcanes at Butongole Village, Busembatia Town Council in Bugweri District.<\/p>\n

The accident, that happened at around 5:50am, also claimed his co-passenger and cousin identified as Mr Siraje Kalema.<\/p>\n

Mr Geoffrey Nambafu, a brother, has told this publication that prior to his death, Mr Magera said he had to be in Kampala on Monday by 9am to chair a disciplinary meeting.<\/p>\n

“We were together in the Village (Bugobero, Manafwa district) up to 9:30pm on Sunday, and he said he has a disciplinary meeting to chair in Kampala on Monday morning at 9am.<\/p>\n

“I tried talking him into leaving the next day, but he was intent on leaving very early. I left him in the Village at 9:30pm and returned to Mbale town,” Mr Nambafu said.<\/p>\n

He added: “My sister, however, told me that he went to rest and left Bugobero for Kampala at 4am; unfortunately, about two hours later, I heard that he had rammed into a sugarcane truck.”<\/p>\n

Mr Nambafu said he heard from eyewitness accounts and first responders’ testimony that while driving, Mr Magera saw an oncoming car, but in a desperate attempt to avoid a head-on collision, he decided to swerve off the road, but tragically rammed into the stationary truck.
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Ms Diana Nandaula, the Busoga East Police Spokesperson, attributed the accident to speeding.<\/p>\n

“If he wasn’t over speeding, maybe the accident could have been avoided because by the time he realised that there was a stationary truck and applied the brakes, it was too late,” Ms Nandaula said.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Nambafu, the family has tentatively decided that Mr Kalema is on Tuesday (tomorrow) buried in Mbarara, while Mr Magera is buried on Wednesday in Bugobero, Manafwa District.<\/p>\n

“It is tragic that Kalema had traveled to Manafwa for the weekend to see us and met his death while returning back,” Mr Nambafu added.<\/p>\n

By the time of filing this story, URSB had put out a notice, inviting the public to a vigil at Mr Magera’s home in Najera II.<\/p>\n

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