Kasese Municipal
council is considering erecting a historical monument on the on the mass grave
where the remains of the Rutoto Bus Accident victims were laid.
Tragedy
befell Kasese district on July 17th 2002 where about seventy people
perished in a fire that erupted after a bus belong to the SB coaches was
involved in a head-on collision with fuel tanker near Rutoto trading center
along the Kasese-Mbarara Highway.
They were
buried in a mass grave at the Kasese Catholic Diocese cemetery on July 18th
following a requiem mass at the Rwenzori Square.
Only one
victim by the names of Samuel Tibara was buried at his ancestral home in
Mahango as the only body that was identified by the family.
Moving the
motion in the council sitting on Thursday, the municipal councilor for Railway
ward Mr. Didas Baluku said that constructing a historical monument on the mass
grave will be as a way of paying tribute to the victims and raise awareness on
traffic laws and regulations.
Mr. Baluku
also said that the monument will promote urban tourism in addition with social,
cultural and tradition values associated to death in the African Society.
He notably
read to council the names of those buried in the mass grave as Eunice Nyangoma,
Lt. Byamukama, Valeri Muhindo, Isaiah Mbusa , Seleveneous Muhindo, Joseph
Ngamuhabyaki and Stephen Baluku among others.
Mr. Baluku
also proposed to council that July 17th of every year be declared a “black
day” where by people dress in only black clothes in memory of the traffic tragedy.
The motion
was then seconded by the municipal councilor representing Nyakasanga II ward
Selvest Tumusiime.
However, the
motion was referred to the social services committee to discuss the matter and
then recommend to council on whether to approve the motion at the next sitting
next year.
Mr. Joel
Muhindo a relative to one of the victims commended the municipal council for accepting
such a motion that is meant to honour the dead adding that they suffered a
painful death. END
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