BY OBED KULE KITHENDE & ABDALA MASEREKA
Vendors in Kisanga Market commonly referred to as Mawa Market in Nyamwamba Division of Kasese Municipality were this evening treated with shock when one of their own collapsed and died instantly.
The Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson, SP Nelson Tumushime confirmed the incident to Messiah Radio and identified the deceased as Masanyu Kabulenga aged 45, an off loader in the market.
According to him, after the incident, the police rushed to the scene, documented it and transported the body to Kasese Municipal Health Centre III mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Tumushime advised the community members to embrace regular medical checkups in order to avoid similar incidents from happening.
Richard Kimeze, the Chairperson of the vendors at Mawa Market described the deceased as a hardworking person and noted that he had been working while complaining of the alleged body weakness.
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