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Uganda: Police Tried to Stop Ill-Fated Party Boat
Monitor, 26 November 2018
Details have emerged that police marine officers attempted to block the ill-fated boat operators and revellers from leaving KK Beach at Ggaba Landing Site in Kampala in vain after… Read more »
Ugandan Police Warned Ill-Fated Party Boat Not to Launch
The Daily Monitor reports that Buganda Kingdom Prince David Wasajja and others refused to abide by police instructions not to set out. A police spokesperson says officers told the group that the boat had been grounded for three months, but the journey continued. The MV Templar capsized about 100 metres from Mutima Beach on Lake Victoria. At least 31 people were killed, 27 people were rescued and an unknown number of passengers are still missing.
The MV Templar capsized about 100 metres from Mutima Beach on Lake Victoria in Mukono District’s Mpatta Sub-county at about 7pm.
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Uganda: Boat Tragedy Survivors Tell Their Stories
Monitor, 26 November 2018
Shamila Nsereko: We departed from KK Beach [in Ggaba]. Originally the departure time was 12pm but for some unknown reasons, we were delayed until 5pm. People used this time to… Read more »
Rescue teams retrieve bodies at Mutima Country Haven Beach on Lake Victoria in Mukono District.
InFocus
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A boat carrying at least 100 revellers has capsized on Lake Victoria, killing several people. Prince David Wasajja, the brother of Buganda King Kabaka Ronald Mutebi, had been on ... Read more »
