Rally driver and owner of East African University Hassan Alwi has lost a wife Supar Shakira Kawesa and a daughter Miya Alwi after their boat got sucked into Kiira power station spillways on Sunday evening.
Eskom Uganda Limited which runs the dam released a statement explaining how the accident which involved Hassan Alwi and his family happened.
Statement:
On Sunday 30th August 2020 at around 17:00hrs, a family of four tourists (two adults and two children) with a guide, experienced a boat engine failure on their way to the source of River Nile.
Their boat was carried by the river current towards Kiira Power Station whose spillways were open to release excess water.
The tour guide was rescued by the UPDF marine while the family was washed through the spillways.
A lone boater in an attempt to rescue the family was also washed through the spillway.
Three people (an adult tourist, a child and the lone boater) have been rescued through the joint effort of our security team and UPDF marine and have been taken to Jinja Referral hospital for medical attention.
UPDF marine and our security team are leading search efforts for the remaining two people. This regrettable incident has been reported to Jinja Police and is under investigation.
Eskom is providing all necessary support to the rescue team.
Police earlier indicated that Hassan Alwi, his wife, daughter and a tour guide had drowned.
According to reports, Hassan Alwi is alive and hospitalised in Jinja.
More details of this story will be published after establishing more facts..
