On an ordinary Friday morning in Uganda, a road crash drew a sudden line between the living and the dead within the country's media community. Brian Makona, an entertainment presenter known to audiences across NBS Television and Sanyuka TV, survived but was carried into intensive care at Kisubi Hospital, while his colleague Badru did not leave the scene alive. Such moments remind us that those who give voice to public life are themselves vulnerable to its most silent and indiscriminate forces.
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One colleague, Badru, died at the scene of the crash; presenter Brian Makona sustained injuries requiring ICU admission.