Four arrested over death of Kibuule's twins

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of the children of water state minister Ronald Kibuule.

the arrested are domestic workers at Kibuule's home in Mbalala, Nama, mUkono district.

These are Scovia Nalubwama, Peace Nankunda, Lawrence Kibaya and Agripa Kumanya.

 Vice-president Edward Ssekandi at Kibuule's home. Pictures by Stuart Yiga

According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango, the four will help in investigations under the case of charge and neglect. 

According to the family, the twins; Wasswa and Kato, were playing within the vicinity of the pool at the minister's residence, at Mbalala, Nama sub-county on the Kampala-Jinja highway in Mukono district. The incident happened in the afternoon.

 Mourners at Kibuule's home

However, the family believes that one of the twins could have slipped accidentally and fell into the pool, prompting his brother to follow. After the twins were recovered from the pool, they were rushed to Albert Cook Hospital in Mukono town in the hope that they were still alive. However, the doctors confirmed that they had died.

The bodies were then transferred to Mulago Hospital for a post-mortem. The minister was reportedly devastated on receiving the sad news.