An elderly man who travelled from Kapchorwa District to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday has died after collapsing at a food stall in Wantoni.
The deceased, identified as 92 year old Tikeeni Sepelia, reportedly collapsed Tuesday evening shortly after eating at a popular roadside eatery locally known as “Toninyira.”
According to witnesses, Sepelia had travelled with a group to attend the inauguration ceremony in Kololo Independence Grounds before they were dropped off in Wantoni later in the evening.
Feeling hungry after the journey, he stopped at the food stall for a meal.
Witnesses say he consumed a few mouthfuls before suddenly collapsing moments later.
Efforts to rush him to hospital were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead. The incident shocked residents of Wantoni, with local leaders calling for thorough investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Officers from Mukono Police Station responded to the scene, cordoned off the area and transferred the body to Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
The woman operating the food stall, commonly known as “Senga,” was taken to Mukono Police Station to assist with investigations.
By URN
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