Budo probe extends to power utility firm
Apr 20, 2008
INVESTIGATIONS into the Budo fire which killed 20 pupils have stretched to Umeme, the power distributing company.<br>The Police have interrogated several Umeme officials over the tragedy, since the school was in a power black-out when the fire broke out.
By Chris Kiwawulo
INVESTIGATIONS into the Budo fire which killed 20 pupils have stretched to Umeme, the power distributing company.
The Police have interrogated several Umeme officials over the tragedy, since the school was in a power black-out when the fire broke out.
The supply had been disconnected over accumulated bills days before the fire, deputy head teacher Moses Ssewalu said. But both Ssewalu and Umeme refused to state the amount owed.
Sources said Umeme has restored the power although the bills are still unpaid.
Communications officer Robert Kisubi yesterday said detectives had contacted them but would not give the details. “This is a sensitive matter still under investigation,†he stated.
Survivor Martha Namala said there was no power at the school for several days.
Some bereaved parents said perhaps their children would not have died if there was power at the school.
“Why couldn’t the school pay power bills when we pay fees promptly?†asked Jacqueline Bakobaki, whose eight-year-old daughter, Betty Kawula, perished in the fire.
INVESTIGATIONS into the Budo fire which killed 20 pupils have stretched to Umeme, the power distributing company.
The Police have interrogated several Umeme officials over the tragedy, since the school was in a power black-out when the fire broke out.
The supply had been disconnected over accumulated bills days before the fire, deputy head teacher Moses Ssewalu said. But both Ssewalu and Umeme refused to state the amount owed.
Sources said Umeme has restored the power although the bills are still unpaid.
Communications officer Robert Kisubi yesterday said detectives had contacted them but would not give the details. “This is a sensitive matter still under investigation,†he stated.
Survivor Martha Namala said there was no power at the school for several days.
Some bereaved parents said perhaps their children would not have died if there was power at the school.
“Why couldn’t the school pay power bills when we pay fees promptly?†asked Jacqueline Bakobaki, whose eight-year-old daughter, Betty Kawula, perished in the fire.