By Weswa Ronnie
BULAMBULI
Police has today Monday, 2nd December given the identities of all 22 bodies which have so far been exhumed at Buluganya Sub County in Bulambuli district where a landslide buried an estimated number of 140 people.
According to Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson, the deceased are; Pascal Wolimbwa, 70 years from Masugu Village, Stella Nandudu aged 20 years from Masugu Village, Brenda Nandudu aged 24 years from Namakyele Village Paulo Woniala aged 6 years from Masugu Village, James Namasoko aged 30 years from Masugu Village, Bridget Nakayenze aged 14 years from Masugu Village, Jacqueline Zemei aged 40 years from Ntagalu Village, Paulo Sirikye aged 60 years, from Masugu Village, Mary Nafuna aged 32 years from Namakyele Village, David Lutalo aged 9 years from Masugu Village, Margaret Zemei aged 4 years from Ntagalu Village, and Rosita Kayegi aged 3 years from Namakyele Village.
Others are Anne Nafuna aged 15 years from Masugu Village, Sylvia Namahe aged 18 years from Namakyele Village, Josephine Naganza aged 90 years from Masugu Village, Allen Vule aged 60 years from Mamolo Village, Scovia Khaiza aged 51 years from Masugu Village, and Enocent Massa aged 52 years from Masugu Village.
Among the dead are Allen Tomonyi aged 42 years from Masugu Village, Petwa Nanduga aged 48 years from Ntagalu Village and Elijah Galayi aged 4 years from Ntagalu Village then another unidentified victim whose remains were only partially recovered, all residents of Bugulanya Sub County in Bulambuli district.
Taitika also says that those who were injured and currently receiving treatment at different health facilities at Bulambuli are James Monje from Masugu Village, John Sabayo aged 25 years from Namakyele Village, Edward Manana from Namakyele Village, Sarah Nambozo aged 18 years from Namakyele Village, Geoffrey Namisi from Namakyele Village, Vincent Nambubolo aged 4 years from Namakyele Village and Alice Nabumboyi aged 50 years from Ntagalo Village.
He adds that Postmortem examinations have been conducted on the recovered bodies while the injured are receiving treatment at Mbale Referral Hospital and in other health facilities at Bulambuli.
He also says that the number will increase because more bodies are still underground as police, community, Red Cross and UPDF continue digging.
