Residents in Muzizi raise alarm over missing donated boat in Kibaale

31 August 2026, 6:26 pm

By Kato Joseph

Residents of Muziizi Village in Nyamarunda Subcounty, Kibaale District, are calling for leaders and security intervention after unknown people reportedly took the multimillion modern boat that was donated to them by the Buyanja MP and former Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija.

The residents raised the concerns on Monday while speaking to a KDR FM reporter during the community meeting organised to review the security situation in Muziizi village.

The modern boat was donated to them this year to ease transport of people, children going to school and businesses linkage across River Muzizi to Kyegegwa District.

Residents led by Onani Tushabe, the Nyamarunda Subcounty Youth Councilor and Secretary for Finance and Lawrence Businge best known as Kigingi the Muziizi LCI Chairperson, say that the boat operated for about five months before it was grounded due to luck of skilled operators and mechanical problems.

Residents suspect that the boat was sold by Emmanuel Kemerwa the former LCI Chairperson of Muzizi village to a one Rajabu Rudeebo a resident of the same area who is forwarded it somewhere else.

A section of residents say that they recently received information from UPDF personnel guarding Kangombe Forest Reserve, that he cited the boat operating on the River area of Kataraaza areas of Bufunjo in Kyenjojo District.

However, in an interview, Rajabu Niwagaba best known as Rudeebo, dismissed the allegations claiming that the residents themselves know where the boat is currently.

The accused former LCI Chairperson Emmanuel Kemerwa, declined to comment on the matter.

Meanwhile, John Babweteera, the Political Assistant to Buyanja County MP Matia Kasaija says his office has never authorised any sale of the boat of withdrawal from its initial operating areas, asking residents to provide to his office claws that could lead to possible intervention.