On January 7, 2024, Uganda’s ambassador to Russia, Mr. Moses Kizige, was involved in a fatal collision when his vehicle collided with a boda boda motorcycle along the Kayunga-Busaana road in Kayunga District. The crash, occurring at Kaazi in Kayunga Sub-county at 5:30 pm, resulted in the death of 50-year-old Willy Ssalongo Mungoma, a resident of Katikamu village in Kayunga. Two others, Zubairi Serugo (the motorcycle rider) and Mungoma’s wife, Roviser Nambuya, sustained critical injuries and are in a serious condition at Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital.
Ambassador Kizige, the former Member of Parliament for Bugabula County North in Kamuli District, and other occupants of the Toyota Alphard car survived the collision without any injuries. At the time of the crash, Kizige was traveling from his upcountry home in Kamuli District to Kampala. The Kayunga District Police Commander, Ms. Rosette Sikahwa, confirmed the diplomat’s involvement in the accident and identified the deceased as Willy Ssalongo Mungoma.
Investigations into the circumstances of the crash are underway to determine the cause and sequence of events leading to the collision. The injured parties were promptly taken to Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital, where Serugo suffered a fractured thigh bone and severe head injuries, while Nambuya was found unconscious with head injuries.
