Uganda, May 22 -- According to studies, the bathroom is the most dangerous room in a home. The most hazardous activities for all ages are bathing, showering and getting out of the tub or shower. For instance, on May 4, social media was awash with tributes to a one Patrick Kateihwaho who had fatally slipped in his bathroom in Minister's Village, Ntinda. Just a month earlier, a Kampala tycoon, Hajj Badru Magoba of Magoba Arcade in downtown Kampala had also met a similar fate. These two are some the many cases that have become common.

Yasiin Kigundu, a plumber says bathroom safety is a major concern for most of his clients and most of the remodels he has done include adding slip-proof materials to the bathrooms.

"Slipping the bathroom is a...