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Police vow to enforce water transport safety measures

By Denis Edema Police have vowed to enforce safety measures on water bodies after the December 10 night boat acci- dent that claimed three lives on Lake Victoria in the island district of Buvuma. The three passengers, who drowned between Kirewe Island and Namiti Island, were part of the 24 participants who were on their way back from a training workshop in Lubya Sub-county in in the same district. The workshop had been organised by Uganda Development Health Association (UDHA). Mr Michael Kasadha,the Busoga North police spokesperson, said all boat occupants, who do not wear lifejackets will be arrested as one of the measures to curb water accidents. “We implore all boat owners to avail safety devices such as lifejackets […]

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