Prof Latigo survives 5th accident on same Kampala-Gulu highway
- Written by URN
Prof Ogenga Latigo
Former leader of opposition in parliament (LoP) Prof Morris Ogenga Latigo has escaped with minors after getting involved in a fifth road accident along the same Kampala-Guly highway.
In January 2019, Latigo's car overturned at Kalongo village while en route to Kitgum. Just a year before on January 30, 2018, the lawmaker was involved in yet another accident after his vehicle, registration number, UAV 269K rammed into a numberless trailer parked along Kampala highway in Kakooge in Luwero district.
By some coincidence, his 2011 accident was also in January still on the same Gulu-Kampala highway in Kiryandongo district. He was returning from his constituency when his vehicle knocked a cyclist to death.
In October 2009, Latigo survived a fatal accident along the same Kampala-Gulu highway. The accident claimed the lives of his driver, Sam Tabu Onyenya, and girlfriend Innocent Awor who both died on the spot.
He was forced by Awor's family to pay bride price for the dead body and also meet all burial expenses since he had not formally visited them to express his desire to marry their daughter.
In yet another coincidence, this year's accident also occurred in October (Saturday) at 23:50 and on the same Kampala-Gulu highway this time in Lubenge swamp in Nakasongola district. The accident involved Latigo’s car, a Mercedes Benz, reg no. UBG 961D, and a truck, registration UBJ 070B belonging to Victoria Sugar Limited located in Luwero district.
Latigo was heading to Kampala city as the truck which was destined for Victoria Sugar plant located in Luwero. According to a police statement released by ASP Sam Twineamazima, Savannah regional police spokesperson, Latigo who was driving himself at the time, rammed into the stationary truck loaded with sugarcane. The truck which was from Masindi had run out of fuel and parked in the road.
Twineamazima says that Latigo sustained minor injuries and was rushed to Bishop Ceaser Asili hospital for treatment Twineamazima adds that wreckages of both vehicles were towed to Kakooge police station to clear traffic along the highway. Police has since launched a manhunt for the truck driver for causing the accident.
Comments
One could cruise between Kampala and Gulu in under 2 hours. Museveni, with his bush war turned it into a death trap; to ambush and kill "those northerners". That explains, the many unknown skulls of Luwero.
Ogenga should not be too naive and count on his lucks. The politics of appeasement and indifference will one day kill him. Unfortunately, many prominent Acholis still continue kissing Museveni's a**. Not to mention the Langis.
Lysol, I agree with you about the misfortune of many prominent Acholis kissing our "Problem of Africa", Mr. Museveni's a**.
But I do not agree with you that in the 60s, anybody would travel to Gulu from Kampala under 2 hours. That is a black lie because, from Kampala Post Office to Gulu post Office is 338 Kilometers.
In other words, then there were no cars that travel at 200km/h. Besides the that has never been cruise worther.
Now I know the person who authored the letter that led Dictator Amin to murder of Archbishop Janan Luwum; Erinayo Oryema and Okoth Oboth in 1977.Not to mention the Langis.