It is not well in Inganga district as residents there are mourning the death of their beloved son and famous disco jockey, Ramathan Waiswa who was reportedly hit by a trailer at Busei trading center on the Iganga-Bugiri highway.
Residents who witnessed the accident say it occurred at around 4am on Thursday. Iganga district Police commander Nsambu Nditta confirmed the accident that happened on the busy road.
However, some residents there claimed that Waiswa had been murdered in a different place and that his body was dumped along the road by killers to conceal evidence. However, Nditta said Waiswa was killed in an accident.
Nidtta said Waiswa’s body was taken for a postmortem examination at Iganga Hospital Mortuary where it doctors said he died from injuries he suffered in the accident.
Meanwhile Waiswa’s longtime girlfriend, Shifa Namukose, was arrested by Police and briefly detained for questioning. She was later released after the post mortem results showed Waiswa had been killed by the speeding trailer.
The driver of the trailer was also arrested at Iganga Central Police Station and is due to appear before court to answer charges of careless driving and overspeeding.