Fallen Mubende FM sports Journalist, Buweekula Ssaza FC Spokesperson, and Manager of Deuces Lounge, Kenneth Kariyo laid to rest.
On Sunday close to lunch hours, Kenneth was involved in a nasty Boda Boda accident while on his way back home from Booma Hotel where he had gone for a meal with workmates.
On the course of their Journey back home, the Boda Boda that they were traveling on ‘failed brakes’ before the accident on a ‘sharp’ new Boom Hill road.
After the accident, the Boda Boda man drove off leaving them fighting for life. Minutes later, Kenneth and the others Keron and Mutesi were rushed to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital emergency wing for treatment.
Kenneth Kariyo’s situation was a more serious case and after a CT Scan, results confirmed that the radio sports star had injured his skull after hitting his head on the road pavement and got a 6cm blood clot in his brain.
This prompted his referral to Mulago Hospital for emergency surgery. Unfortunately, Kenneth breathed his last on the way to the Mulago National Hospital on Sunday 25, 2024 in the evening hours at around 6:00 leaving behind a 9-year-old son.
On Tuesday 27, 2024, Kenneth’s body was laid to rest at his ancestral home at Lusaana village in Kigando – Kasambya in Mubende District.
Kenneth’s employers, workmates, and friends praised him for having a genuine heart and being passionate about everything he laid his hands on during his breathing time.
Kenneth, the ‘late’ now, was buried with the ball in his grave to bring out a clear message that he was indeed a sports star.
May Kenneth Kariyo’s Soul Rest in Eternal Peace!
