Summary:
- By press time, the police had not yet issued an official statement but had transported the body to the Kasese Municipal Health Centre III mortuary for a postmortem examination.
KASESE: Residents of Kyababinga – Kirembe Cell in the Central Division of Kasese Municipality were shocked on Wednesday evening when they discovered one of their own lying lifeless on a veranda.
Aganatia Bwambale Lhuhalha, the area Vice L.C. I Chairperson, confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Bernard Masereka.
Lhuhalha speculated that Masereka may have died after consuming excessive alcohol for three consecutive days without eating.
He further noted that the deceased had recently spent three weeks living with his brother, Kennedy Kule Asubuyi, in the area.
Masereka was originally from Nyakiyumbu II in Nyakiyumbu Sub-county, Bukonzo County West, Kasese District.
Lhuhalha warned community members against excessive alcohol consumption and urged bar owners to regulate their operating hours.
However, when contacted, Asubuyi, the deceased’s brother, mentioned that Masereka had been suffering from stomach ulcers during his stay with him.
By press time, the police had not yet issued an official statement but had transported the body to the Kasese Municipal Health Centre III mortuary for a postmortem examination.
