FIVE people are feared to have drowned in Lake Victoria after the boat
they were using for fishing capsized and sank on Monday night. Efforts
to search for the missing bodies were on progress when the paper went to
press last evening.
Chairman for Rubiri village in Muleba
District’s Mazinga Island, Mzamiru Iddi, named the missing fishermen as
Avitus Clemence (29), Alistides Dioniz (20), Majid Said (47), Muksin
Theonest (46) and 39-year old Nickson Leopold.
According to Mr Iddi, the missing
fishermen were plying between Mazinga and Kerebe Islets when strong
winds hit the engine boat at around 9 pm on Monday.“
The boat capsized and all the five
people on board are feared to have drowned. The matter had been reported
to Muleba police station,” he said.
Kagera Regional Police Commander (RPC)
Augustine Ollomi confirmed the incident, saying the rescue team was
already on the scene of accident looking for the missing people.
Meanwhile, a five-month-old baby boy died when the room he was sleeping in caught fire.
Mr Ollomi said the accident occurred on
December 9, this year, at around 8.30pm at Igabiro fish landing site,
Kaagya ward in Bukoba Rural District.
The RPC explained that the 21-year
mother of the child identified as Lilian Johansen had rented a room at
Upendo Guest House and had left to watch a television, leaving the child
inside the room.
