KABALE, UGANDA – The territorial police in Kabale have registered a death by electrocution incident involving a 50-year-old man, known as Gilbert alias Engineer, a resident of Bugongi, Southern Ward, Southern Division, Kabale Municipality, Kabale district.
According to reports, on November 19, 2025, at around 4 pm, Akahurira Catherine, 34, an assistant administrator at Kabale Chief Magistrate Court, had called the deceased to fix a socket in her bedroom at her home in Karugashe cell, Butobere ward, Central Division, Kabale municipality.
As the deceased was fixing the socket, the electricity had gone, and when it came back, Akahurira Catherine alerted him, but he insisted that he knew what he was doing, given his experience with the work.
However, a few minutes later, Akahurira Catherine saw the deceased seated, urinating on himself, and unresponsive. She called for help, and he was rushed to Dr. Anguyo’s clinic, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The incident has been reported to the police, and an investigation is underway. The scene was visited, examined, and documented, and statements were recorded from witnesses. A postmortem has also been conducted as part of the inquiry into the incident.
