{"id":36213,"date":"2023-07-06T23:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=36213"},"modified":"2023-07-06T23:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:51:46","slug":"top-city-tycoon-aponye-perishes-in-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/top-city-tycoon-aponye-perishes-in-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Top City Tycoon Aponye Perishes In Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda is mourning the death of Kampala City businessman, Apollo Nyegamahe, aka Aponye who died in a car crash on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, the business magnate died in an accident in Itojo, on the Kabale &#8211; Mbarara Highway, south western Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230706_233647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230706_233647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230706_233647-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230706_233647-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230706_233647-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been an outpouring of grief on social media after the news broke that the accident had claimed the businessman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of his death, Aponye was NRM Chairman of Rukiga Districk in Kigezi subregion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>This story is being updated<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda is mourning the death of Kampala City businessman, Apollo Nyegamahe, aka Aponye who died in a car crash on Thursday evening. 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