KASESE – The aged Mukonzo woman in Kasese District has tragically killed herself by hanging for a yet unknown reason, an incident that has left the entire community in deep grief and disbelief.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The deceased has been identified as Mbambu Susana, 78, a long-time resident of Mumbuzi Cell, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, and a known peasant by occupation.
The unfortunate incident occurred on August 31, 2026, at an unknown time, with the deceased’s lifeless body discovered by her son-in-law, Thembo Expedito Mwirima, hanging inside her bedroom.
Sources indicate that the deceased, Susana, had been staying with her daughter Mbambu Margo, the wife of Thembo Expedito, at their residence in Mumbuzi Cell, in Kasese Municipality.
At around 6:00 AM that fateful morning, local LC I Chairperson Mbambu Annet Kule received a distress call from Thembo, reporting that his mother-in-law, whom he lived with, had killed herself.
The chairperson immediately alerted the Local Council one defence secretary, Kimbesa Nalson, who swiftly reported the matter to Kasese Police to facilitate prompt intervention and management of the scene.
The Rwenzori East Regional Spokesperson, ASP Elly Maate, confirmed that upon receiving the distress call, officers acted immediately, filed an official report, and deployed a team of homicide detectives to the scene.
Meanwhile, SOCO personnel visited and examined the location, where preliminary evidence shows the deceased was found hanging from cloth in a modest single-room dwelling divided into a shop and a sleeping area.
“We received this bad news early this morning, and our officers were promptly dispatched to the scene for examination and documentation. The body was discovered suspended by a piece of cloth inside a single-room structure divided into a shop and a sleeping area,” Maate noted.
He added that the body was carefully retrieved from the scene and conveyed to Kasese Municipal Health Centre Mortuary, where a postmortem examination is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.
Police have since urged the public to always share their burdens and personal struggles with trusted friends, family members, or professional counsellors, rather than resorting to self-harm, as inquiries into the incident continue.
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