Al Ahame Alwi (senior) the proprietor of International University of East Africa (IUEA) and father to rally driver Hassan Alwi (junior) is alive and admitted to Jinja Referral Hospital.
He was rescued by the UPDF marine on River Nile.
According to reports, the accident happened on Sunday evening when a boat carrying four tourists got sucked into Kiira Power Station spillways.
“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,” Eskom Limited which manages the power dam issued a statement.
“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.”
The rescued were identified as Jufer Alwi and Al Ahame Alwi while the lone boater remains unknown.
Reports further say that two people drowned and they include Shakira Kaweesa and her daughter Miya Alwi.
The reports which this website couldn’t independently verify suggest that the deceased (Shakira) is a wife to Hassan Alwi a rally driver and Miya Alwi is his daughter.
We are digging deep into this story to establish more facts…
