Three lifeless bodies of the builders who sank in a 20 feet deep septic tank under construction on Monday evening have finally been retrieved
This comes after Residents, workers of SOGEA Satom limited, which is laying pipes for the Katosi Water Works and police all joined forces in an attempt to retrieve the bodies on Monday night using hoes and excavators to break the wall but were obstructed by heavy rains.
The exercise was pushed to Tuesday morning when another excavator from Naguru police headquarters was brought to do the work.
The deceased previously mistaken to be four in number are site engineer, Michael Mukiibi, John Ssempala and Kato. They are alleged to have begun their work on a rainy day following six hours of a heavy downpour.
The bodies have been transferred to city mortuary at Mulago National Referral Hospital for postmortem.
The trio was among five people who were hired by Ronald Lwanga to connect the septic tank to the toilet system of his storied building in Seeta along Bukerere road in Ggoma Division in Mukono district.
Police have mentioned two survivors working at the site on that fateful day as Isma Kagga and Faizo Ssenkubuge.
Luke Owesigire, the Deputy Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan Area, says they have launched investigations into how such shoddy works were authorized to take place in the area.
He also said they are closely monitoring the owner of the septic.
Joash Sserunjogi, the Engineer Mukono municipality says his office is are yet to give a full report about what has been going on and their next course of action.
