Kabale, (UG): Police in Kigezi Region are investigating circumstances under which a 34 year old commercial sex worker of Rwandan origin was discovered dead in her room at New Califonia bar and lodge Kigongi A cell, central division of Kabale Municipality.
The deceased identified as Colodina Nyirabizimana, a Rwandan by Nationality was according to the manager for New Califonia bar and lodge Evan Twinomugisha last seen Monday night with a yet to be identified man believed to be her customer.
However, it was until today morning at around 8:00 am when Twinomugisha discovered her lifeless body lying on her bed in room 09 of the hotel.
The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate confirmed the incident saying that police has registered a case of sudden death and the body of the deceased was taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for postmortem as investigations into the matter continue.
Maate explained that the Ugandan security has already started coordination with the Rwandan counterparts to determine how and when the body will be repatriated back to her home country of Rwanda so that she can be accorded a decent burial as investigations into the matter go on.
New Califonia Lodge is a popular hangout for commercial sex workers in the Kigezi sub-region, mostly from Rwanda, and has a record of registering customers’ deaths.
In May 2018, Stephen Kangiriho, a Special Forces Command-SFC soldier, was stabbed to death by an unidentified reveler during a fight over a sex worker. This was after he tried to forcefully grab a sex worker from his killer.
Kangiriho was part of the advance team of the security detail of First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni, who was expected to officiate at the open day of Kabale University.
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