President Yoweri Museveni has directed the State house controller to allocate five million shillings to the families of each of the victims who perished in a computer classroom at a school in Gombe district on 14th.March, 2023.
On that fateful day, a Sino truck registration number UBL 790J lost control and rammed into Kasaka Senior Secondary school fence, proceeded through to the school computer Lab that was occupied by students, killing three students on spot and injuring others.
The deceased students have been identified as Evelyn Namagembe a student of form five, Mawanda Bosco of S2, and Asege Hilda of form four. Another student succumbed to injuries in hospital.
Traffic police on Tuesday confirmed that the truck driver a one Wanume Abudala 26, was arrested in connection to the incident.
While addressing parliament on Thursday at the Kololo Ceremonial grounds, President Museveni condoled with the families of the deceased and asked legislators present to stand up and observe a moment of silence for the four students of of Kasaka S.S ,and in remembrance of Ugandans lost to Ebola, Covid and landslides.
