

By Our Reporter
A Makerere
university student drowned in the swimming pool Sunday evening and died
hours later at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had been
rushed to save his life.
James
Uwmpuhwe, a Rwandan, drowned in a pool near the Guild Canteen after
jumping in even though he didn’t he never knew how to swim.
“James had no experience in swimming, but he jumped into the water,” a friend said.
The friend added that they made an alarm when they did not see James return on top of the swimming pool.He
was pulled out of water and rushed to wandegeya at Abii clinic from
where he was rushed to Mulago Hospital.Police said James died at the
hospital’s emergency unit. Vice
Chancellor Prof. Nawangwe on his Facebook page said, “I have received
with much shock news the death of James, a second year student of Arts
in Arts who has drowned in the swimming pool this evening.”
He added, “ I send condolences to the family and the entire community. May his soul rest in peace. “