Protected presidents, drowning citizens...

The cruise boat which capsized and killed at least 32 people, is salvaged by divers in Lake Victoria near Mutima village, south of Kampala, on November 29, 2018. PHOTO | AFP

By mid last week, Uganda was still gripped by the November 2 capsizing of an apparently rickety “cruise” boat in Lake Victoria, off Mukono district, killing at least 32 people.

No one is really sure about the number of people who were on the doomed vehicle. There were possibly 120 people on board, although its capacity was just 50.