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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The police are on spot for allegedly abandoning one of their own after a house collapsed on her at Mbale Police Barracks.<\/p>\n

Special Police Constable (SPC) Esther Kansime, 36, attached to Mbale Central Police Station, sustained serious injuries after her house collapsed on April 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

Kansime died on Wednesday last week at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital where she was rushed after her health deteriorated.<\/p>\n

She was buried in Nalondo Village in Manafwa District on Monday.<\/p>\n

She had been in and out of hospital with reportedly no financial support from her employer.<\/p>\n

The deceased\u2019s mother, Ms Irene Muyama, told the Daily Monitor that they were unable to take her for better treatment because they couldn\u2019t afford the fees.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy daughter never received any serious treatment or help from the police who employed her. You can imagine she got injuries after being hit by a house belonging to Uganda Police Force,\u201d Ms Muyama said.<\/p>\n

She added that Kansime had become disabled.<\/p>\n

A senior police officer at Mbale Central Police Station, who requested not to be named to speak freely, said the house that hit Kansime had several cracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe sustained several bruises, painful ribs, and a swollen leg, among other injuries. She needed better medication. She was referred to visit better specialists but when she tried asking for help from police headquarters, they ignored her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A September 10, 2021 medical report by Mbale Regional Referral Hospital indicated that the deceased had difficulty passing stool, after the accident.<\/p>\n

Ms Muyama added that she failed to raise money to transport the body to Manafwa for burial.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the deceased\u2019s friends who helped in fundraising to raise the money which helped me to transport the body to the village for burial. Police did nothing regarding my daughter\u2019s sickness and death,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

In an interview with Daily Monitor in April , Kansiime said after the incident she was rushed to the Police Health Centre III for medical attention but was later referred to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital due to the seriousness of the injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Mbale hospital, I was told to buy my drugs. When I tried to raise the issue with my bosses, they didn\u2019t help me. Instead, they kept tossing me left and right despite my efforts to approach different senior officers both in Mbale and Kampala,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When contacted in the same month to comment on the matter Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said he would look into the matter.<\/p>\n

However, on Monday, Mr Enanga said there is no proof that the victim\u2019s death was a result of the house collapsing on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had a chronic illness that was in advanced stages. The mother and the deceased went to police headquarters for a refund but the medical attachments were not certified by any major hospital in Mbale, apart from a few of them, which was a requirement for audit purposes,\u201d he said, adding welfare office managed to organise a refund based on the supportive receipts.<\/p>\n

Mr Enanga said on August 9, the deceased developed complications of severe headache while in the barracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was transported to Mbale hospital where she was admitted. The cause of death was established as liver failure,\u201d Mr Enanga said.<\/p>\n

In March, Parliament\u2019s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee decried the dilapidated state of Mbale police houses. The committee members said the houses are not fit for habitation.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. The police are on spot for allegedly abandoning one of their own after a house collapsed on her at Mbale Police Barracks. Special Police Constable (SPC) Esther Kansime, 36, attached to Mbale Central Police Station, sustained serious injuries after her house collapsed on April 12, 2021. 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