Gordon Bafaki, the former Member of Parliament for Kazo County is dead. Bafaki died in an accident that occurred in Kiwatule, along the Kampala Northern Bypass, last night.
According to a traffic report by Kira Road Police Bafaki was travelling in Land Cruiser TX registration number UBD 965E when he collided with a Mercedes Benz Trailer registration number KBZ 539Z.
Faridah Nampiima, the spokesperson of the Directorate of Traffic Police said that the Vehicle knocked down the rear body of the moving trailer and the lone occupant died instantly. John Kahagi Kinuthia, the
the driver of the Trailer has been arrested to aid investigations.
At the time of his death, Bafaki was returning to his home in Namugogo-Kira Division from Kiruhura district where he had been attending a meeting as a member of the organizing committee for Lt.Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s homecoming birthday celebrations.
Bafaki, 48, represented Kazo County in the tenth parliament and was ousted last year when he lost the seat to Dan Kimosho.
The police annual crime report released earlier this month indicated that the number of road accidents increased by 42 per cent from 12,249 in 2020 to 17,443 in 2021. According to the report, at least 12 people were killed on average every day in 2021.
