Questions over accountability in a fatal road crash that killed the Kikuube District Chairperson have led to the remand of a vehicle owner, as police pursue a driver still at large.
The Hoima Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded Solomon Sabiti, a resident of Kyenjojo District and the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the crash that claimed the life of Peter Banura.
Sabiti was arraigned on Friday before Chief Magistrate George Kunihira, who ordered that the 61-year-old retired teacher be remanded to Hoima Government Prison. He faces charges of failing to keep records of his driver, who is currently on the run after allegedly causing the fatal accident.
Although Sabiti applied for bail, citing illness and diabetes, the magistrate declined to grant it, noting the absence of the State Prosecutor in court. He was remanded until April 14, 2026, when he is expected to reappear in court.Sabiti was arrested on Thursday in Kyenjojo District and later transferred to Kikuube.
While at the police, he reportedly told investigators that he did not know the driver who was operating his vehicle at the time of the crash—prompting authorities to charge him with failure to keep employee records. The driver, who remains unidentified, is accused of knocking down and killing Banura.
The late Banura died following the crash on April 4, 2026, along the Hoima–Fort Portal Road. According to reports, he had parked his official vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, by the roadside and was speaking to a group of people when a speeding Toyota Hiace taxi rammed into them.
He was laid to rest last evening. Banura, 48, was the son of Matayo Kyaligonza, Uganda’s Ambassador to Burundi.
He was first elected LCV Chairperson for Kikuube District in 2021 and had recently secured re-election, defeating his closest rival from the National Unity Platform (NUP). He is survived by his widow and three children. URN