A 55 years old woman died after she allegedly took bushera that was contaminated.
The deceased is Vastina Twakire of Rwondo village Shebeya parish Hamurwa sub county Rubanda district.
Police report says It’s alleged that on the 25/03/2023 a group of about 30 women had a group meeting (Kibina) in the home of one Jesca Baremereirwe where they prepared a local sorghum drink commonly known as obushera which they took at around 2:00pm and after which they went to their homes.
Further more it is said that during the night, they fell sick, vomited and had diarrhea, and in the morning many were taken to Hamurwa health centre iv and among the patients was the deceased one Twakire Vastina.
On the 27/02/2023,her condition worsened and was transfered to Rugarama hospital in Kabale municipality, from where she died in the morning of Tuesday 28/03/2023.
Police was later notified by the area chairperson Hamurwa cell James Mugabe.
ASP Elly Maate kigezi region police spokesperson told reporters that a team of officers visited the scene,body was taken for postmortem at Kabale referral hospital mortuary, samples of internal body parts obtained for further testing at GAL and statements were taken from other patients.
Elly Maate adds that police has kicked off investigations to ascertain the exact death of the deceased.
