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Ugandan Presidential Candidate's Aide Jumps to Death
James Mwebaze, member of the national security committee of Ugandan presidential candidate Kiiza Besigye, died instantly when he jumped off the back of a double cabin pick-up truck, Uganda army spokesman Phinehas Katirima said on Monday.
Katirima said that the accident occurred on Friday evening at Bigodi, Kamwenge district, when Besigye and his supporters were heading towards Fort Portal in western Uganda from a rally in Kamwenge.
The spokesman said that Mwebaze jumped off the truck after a front tyre burst, thinking there was an ambush on their convoy.
"He jumped off and landed face down and died immediately. The Police coming from behind found he had died," he said.
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