By Kyamanduma Patrick,
Business was paralyzed for nearly two hours this morning at KisangaMarket, commonly known as Mawa Market, after vendors and buyers struggled to put out fire that gutted a Fuso truck loaded with merchandise, worth millions of money.
No officialstatement from Police, but our reporter who rushed to the scene identified the Fuso truck, as registration number UBK 529Q, which was parked along Dr. Henry Bwambale Road near the NRM offices in Kasese Town. Locals putting out the fire…
Eyewitnesses Mr. Joseph Mugisa and Mr. John Kajima expressed regret over the incident and faulted the police for taking nearly two hours to respond, despite repeated public alarms.
The owner of the merchandise, Ms. Sadres Bakulirahi-Nya Emilly, a trader from Kampala, commended local residents for their swift response but criticized police for what she described as delayed emergencyresponse, wondering why authorities remained silent until her business was reduced to ashes. Mr. John and Nya Emilly speaking…
Meanwhile, The Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson, SP Nelson Tumushime, who later arrived at the scene, declined to comment on the incident. END