Residents of Wasawanaba-Kirembe Cell in Central Division, Kasese Municipality, were left in shock on Thursday morning after the body of a 75-year-old man was found in an open black stone pit.
The deceased has been identified as Sylvest Kisokolu, a resident of the same area.
According to the cell LC1 chairperson, Aganatia Bwambale Lhuhalha, Kisokolu was a calm man who occasionally drank local waragi but had no known conflicts with other residents.
Lhuhalha urged residents to remain vigilant and monitor each other’s movements, while calling on anyone with information that could help establish the circumstances surrounding Kisokolu’s death to report to the local council authorities.
Meanwhile, Hon Febreen Nyabosi, the woman councillor representing Central and Nyamwamba divisions, called on the company operating in the area to take responsibility and cover the open black stone pits to prevent similar incidents.
The body was taken by police to Kasese Municipal Health Centre III for further examination and investigations into the cause of death.
