Buganda’s Crown Prince, Daudi Kintu Wassajja was on the sunken boat that claimed the lives of 33 people with over 60 still missing.
Luckily for him, the prince cheated death after he was saved by rescuers on Saturday evening – an act that has left whispers on the mouth of his co-ethnics who are not only thankful he is alive but also angry at his lifestyle that they say is reckless and unbecoming of a man of his stature.
Prince Wasajja, in his position as a Prince of a great Kingdom in Uganda, can do better to inspire our generation positively. If he allows, i am ready to have a one on one with him about a thousand of other ways to help young people.
— Muhsin K. Nuwagaba ❤ (@Kaduyu_Muhsin) November 26, 2018
Prince Wasajja has lived a life of public scrutiny and his presence in bars, clubs and other compromising places has not helped matters.
A condolence message from the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, who is Wasajja elder brother released on Monday advised the Ugandans to refrain from alcohol consumption and especially smoking marijuana which the Kabaka says impairs one’s judgement and makes them incapable of making informed decisions in time.
The comments come in the wake of news that the revellers on the sunken boat were warned by fishermen prior to capsizing to abandon the boat but were paid no attention save for a few who heeded to the call and jumped into the waiting boats to safety.
Wasajja, 52, is yet to make a statement but has since made a public appearance at the requiem mass of those who died in the fateful boat accident on L. Victoria.