Government has been praised for expeditiously releasing the DNA results for the six bodies of the workers that perished in the fire that gutted Crest Foam mattress factory on Monday morning.
The results were released on Saturday at the Government Analytical Laboratory(GAL) in the city suburb of Wandegeya. Property worth sh6b is believed to have been destroyed.
The director of GAL Kefa Kuchana Kateu, handed over the Certificate of Analysis containing the results.
They were received by the officer in charge of Kira Road Police ASP George William Kanzira.
A relative of one of the victims praised government, saying they feared it would be a two-week long wait.
"Government has done something that is very good. We initially thought we were going to wait for two weeks but even in our moment of grief, we are overjoyed that we shall be able to put the deceased to rest sooner rather than later,"Nyawora said.
Kateu said the DNA analysis from the bodies marked one to six, were profiled from 10 relatives of the deceased. He said there was no mismatch.
"These victims were numbered from the scene. All the results matched. We profiled mothers and fathers, then brothers and children," Kateu said.
The certificate of analysis does not indicate the names of the deceased. It only indicates the identification number from the scene, matched with the names of the relative profiled for DNA.
Kateu explained the expeditious conclusion of the analysis, saying government has a framework contract with suppliers of the reagents used for DNA. The relatives are Jennifer Atieno, Manziliana Alweny, Christine Achieng, Ruth Nali,Joshua Onyango, and Jennifer Nantumbwe.
Preliminary investigations indicate the fire started from welding works at the factory. On Saturday, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango, said investigations were ongoing.
Kanzira said a copy of the results would be given to management at the city mortuary, Mulago Hospital, to enable the relatives identify and take the deceased for burial.
Sunday 15 March 2015
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