By Weswa Ronnie
KAPCHORWA
Police has come out to explain circumstances, under which a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Ranger and a Mt. Elgon National Park encroacher died on Monday, 30th September, 2024.
Speaking to this publication, Fredmark Chesang, the police spokesperson Sipi region on Wednesday, 2nd October, the duo died on spot after falling into a deep hole.
He identified the UWA Ranger as Private Dismas Makilio attached to Chemeni detach in Kapchrowa Municipality and the civilian who was got burning charcoal inside the Park as Amos Nambale, a resident of Kapchorwa Municipality.
Chesang says it all started when Makilio found Nambale burning charcoal inside the Mt. Elgon National Park on Monday whichis an illegal activity.
“Upon seeing the Ranger, Nambale took to his feet to evade arrest. Makilio followed him in a race that took them towards a stream where both unfortunately fell into a deep hole within the Stream where they suffocated to death,” says Chesang.
Chesang also says that police later recovered the two bodies and were taken to Kapchorwa hospital for postmortem and were later handed to their relatives for burial on Tuesday, 1st October, 2024.
