Businessman Aponye dies in car accident
NTUNGAMO, UGANDA: Popular Ugandan Billionaire and City Businessman Apollo Nyegamahe alias Aponye has died in a fatal car accident.
Aponye’s car was involved in the nasty road crash on Thursday at around 8pm at a place called Itojo, in Ntungamo along the Kampala – Kabale Highway.
The deceased’s car was crashed beyond recognition in the accident which police in Ntungamo is actively investigating to establish the cause.
Aponye at the time of his tragic death was the NRM Chairperson for Rukiga District in southwestern Uganda.
The Ugandan Billionaire owned a string of businesses under his Aponye Ltd Empire including Aponye Complex in Kampala, Mega Standard Supermarket, Aponye Mall Ntinda, among others.
He also dealt in manufacturing, grain supplies and manufacturing and was one of the major suppliers of COVID-19 relief maize flour and beans which sparked controversy on how he was handpicked for the job as well as the quality of supplies he put out for distribution to the people
Police were yet to issue a statement on the accident by press time.