Police in Luwero District have launched an investigation after a man identified as Musisi Kwizera was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to vandalise electricity infrastructure in Tebalyala Village.
The incident occurred at around 6:30am on 22 October 2026 in Bweyeyo Parish, Luwero Sub-county.
According to police, the village chairperson reported that a man had been electrocuted while allegedly tampering with an electricity line, prompting officers from Luwero Central Police Station to respond to the scene.
A team comprising Scene of Crime Officers and uniformed police officers documented the scene and found Kwizera lying unconscious near an electricity pole, with a pair of pliers on his body.
He was rescued and rushed to Luwero Hospital for medical treatment.
Police recovered several items from the scene, including approximately 100 metres of electricity wire, a pair of pliers, a red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle without number plates and a smartphone believed to belong to the man.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
