Passenger strangles taxi driver over sh500

Police at Katwe have arrested Derrick Ahimbisibwe for strangling a taxi driver for refusing to give him sh500 taxi fare balance.

According to Bernard Milyango, the driver who was driving a taxi with 13 passengers, registration number plate UAS 214E, from Entebbe to Kampala, Ahimbisibwe boarded the taxi at Zana.

Milyango said the conductor explained to Ahimbisibwe that it was sh1000 transport fare from Zana to Katwe where he was getting off.

"The conductor explained to him that it was sh1000 from Zana to Katwe where he was going to get off from and he boarded the taxi," Milyango explained.

On reaching Katwe, Ahimbisibwe requested to get off the taxi and handed over sh1000 to the conductor and thereafter asked for balance of sh500 which was not given to him.

The taxi in which Derrick Ahimbisibwe (passenger) was strangling the driver Bernard Milyango at Katwe a Kampala suburb on 23,04,2016. Photo by Lawrence Mulondo.

Milyango further narrated that he drove off the taxi after Ahimbisibwe refused to get out on reaching Katwe near the flyover, Ahimbisibwe started strangling him and almost caused an accident.

He then parked the taxi at Katwe police post to save Ahimbisibwe from the angry passengers who had started beating him up for putting their lives in danger.

At the police, Ahimbisibwe told officers that he was just demanding for his balance and had told the driver to stop the taxi for him to get off.  

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed Ahimbisibwe's arrest and said he is going to be charged with assault.