Fun Factory’s Namanda discharged after Fido Dido accident

Fun Factory’s Veronica Namanda Kiwanuka, who was one of the victims of yesterday's accident at the famous Fidodido building in Kampala, has been discharged from hospital.

Namanda was rushed to and admitted at St. Catherine Hospital on Buganda Road, where she was treated for minor injuries and trauma.

“She was not directly hit but she was severally traumatized. After several hours in hospital, she was discharged and we continue to pray for her,” said Hannington Bugingo, a director at Theatre Factory, on Tuesday morning.

The accident happened when the ceiling of the building that houses Fido Dido along Kampala road collapsed.

Most of the victims of this afternoon accident were members of the House of Rest Church who had converged in the theatre for lunch hour prayers. Among the victims was

The cause of this building’s collapse in not yet known but eye witnesses purported that a technician had climbed into the ceiling after power went off only to come tumbling down.

However, by the time of filing this story, police sources said 15 people had so far been pulled out of the debris and taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital. One person is said to have died.

Namanda will continue receiving treatment from home.