{"id":38095,"date":"2022-10-03T19:42:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/umeme-imposter-electrocuted-in-kayunga"},"modified":"2022-10-03T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:11:54","slug":"umeme-imposter-electrocuted-in-kayunga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/umeme-imposter-electrocuted-in-kayunga","title":{"rendered":"Umeme imposter electrocuted in Kayunga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Shock struck residents in Kayunga Town Council in Kayunga District on Monday morning when an imposter of Umeme staff was electrocuted trying to rectify a power problem in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The police identified the deceased Sula Kafeero, 50, a resident of Kayunga West zone.<\/p>\n<p>According to an eyewitness, Mr Dan Lusse, the deceased who was in the company of his brother only identified as Jamir, was climbing an electricity pole to rectify a power problem, when he was electrocuted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt around 9am, Kafeero arrived with his brother Jamir at the home of a yet-to-be-identified resident, where he had been called to help rectify a power problem. The house had the previous night experienced a blackout,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said after negotiations on how much he should be paid for the work, Kafeero clad in pole climbing shoes, started the work. He, however, had no protective gears on his hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs he climbed, he touched on a wire that supports the pole which had accidentally got connected to the electrical wires and was electrocuted. He cried for help as his brother advised him to jump down, in vain,\u201d another witness said.<\/p>\n<p>He was trapped in electrical wires from where Umeme staff removed him moments later.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrived at the scene and allowed the relatives to take Kafeero\u2019s body for burial.<\/p>\n<p>But Ms Eseza Birungi, the Kayunga Umeme centre supervisor said they had tried to sensitise locals to avoid calling impostors to rectify power problems but they had refused to heed their advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was not our staff and I advise impostors to stop climbing electricity poles. We are tired of seeing people die every day from electrocution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Shock struck residents in Kayunga Town Council in Kayunga District on Monday morning when an imposter of Umeme staff was electrocuted trying to rectify a power problem in the area. The police identified the deceased Sula Kafeero, 50, a resident of Kayunga West zone. 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