Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people suspected of plotting the kidnap of social worker Maria Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa, have been charged with kidnap with intent to murder, aggravated robbery and murder. Nagirinya, an Assistant Project Manager at Community Integrated Development Initiative was kidnapped by unknown …
Read More »11 Nagirinya murder suspects released
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team investigating the kidnap and murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya and her part-time driver, Ronald Kitayimbwa, has so far released 11 suspects. Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI, Flying Squad Unit-FSU, Crime Intelligence –CI and Criminal Investigation Directorate –CID had arrested 18 …
Read More »10 police officers probed for ignoring alerts on Nagirinya’s kidnap
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 10 police officers are under probe for failing to prevent the murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya and her part-time driver, Ronald Kitayimbwa. The two were kidnapped on August 28 outside her gate in Lungujja, on the outskirts of Kampala and their bodies …
Read More »Missing NGO staff found dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have recovered the body of Maria Nagirinya who went missing two days ago. Her body was discovered on Friday near a swamp at Nakitutuli along the Mukono-Kayunga road in Nama Sub County. The body was found covered with dry grass and had cuts …
Read More »Uganda Police start search for missing Nico Mao
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan police have launched a hunt for the missing son of Democratic Party president, Norbert Mao. Nicholas Mao reportedly went missing on Monday. The Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says Nicholas left his father’s home and has since not returned home. …
Read More »Ghana security forces free two kidnapped Canadians
Accra, Ghana | AFP | Two young Canadian women freed from their kidnap ordeal by Ghanaian security forces were unharmed, the government said Wednesday, after the development volunteers were snatched at a golf club in the city of Kumasi last week. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said five Ghanaians and three …
Read More »Kidnapped American tourist speaks out on Uganda
Kimberly Endicott, the American tourist who was kidnapped while in Uganda told CBS, an American Telvision that her captors turned out to be her protectors too. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | In her first interview about the ordeal, Endicott spoke about the humanity of the four men who took …
Read More »‘Security errors were made before kidnap of US tourist’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism Minister Professor Ephraim Kamuntu has admitted that the kidnap of an American tourist and a Ugandan tour guide was a result of a security lapse by officials of the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Kimberly Sue Endicott and her Ugandan tour guide Jean Paul Mirenge …
Read More »Susan Magara murder suspect withdraws objection to extradition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are underway to extradite Patrick Agaba alias Pato from South Africa to answer to charges of Kidnap and Murder of Susan Magara, a cashier who was killed last year. Agaba is accused of masterminding and receiving a ransom of 700 million Shillings from …
Read More »Thomas Kwoyelo’s trail suffers two weeks’ delay
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The start for the prosecution witness testimonies in the trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Thomas Kwoyelo has suffered a two weeks’ delay. Kwoyelo is facing 93 charges of War Crimes and Crimes Against humanity before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. …
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