Tag Archives: murder

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kasese has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for murder. Jackson Muhindo Kasulenge was convicted on his plea of guilty over the murder of two people in Kamughobe one village in Kisinga Sub County in Kasese district. On …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi are holding Nelson Okecha 28, a resident of Nyakabaale village in Kibibira parish in Kiruli sub-county, for allegedly killing his father. The deceased has been identified as Mansi Omwoch 68, the Local Council One Chairperson of Nyakabaale village. According to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democracy and Human Rights watchdog, Legal Brains Trust, has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking interim orders directing the High Court of Uganda to release on bail Molly Katanga who is accused of murdering her husband Henry Katanga. Legal Brains Trust wants …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Luwero are investigating the murder of Nduwayesu Marie Rose, a 48-year-old Rwandan national. Her body was discovered at Klne Guest House in Kizito, Luwero Town Council. Preliminary findings indicate that the murder occurred on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The primary suspect, identified …

Nakaseke , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nakaseke are on the hunt for unknown assailants who are believed to have hired a special hire driver from Wakiso before murdering and dumping his body in Nakaseke. The victim, identified as Serwano Sonny Bamujje, 40, was a special hire driver residing …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, has strongly condemned the alleged murders of parents by their own children driven by greed for property. Bishop Mukasa expressed deep concern over the disturbing trend where children resort to killing their …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six suspects are in custody at the Kikuube central police station following the brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy. The suspects have been identified as; Dickson Ainebyona, Juliet Sanyu, Emmanuel Ampire, Lucky Nabasa, Jenepher Atuhura and Gloria Kawala, all residents of Kidooma village in Kizirafumbi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has declined to temporarily release Molly Katanga who was seeking to gain freedom as she faces charges of murdering her husband businessman Henry Katanga. Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata on Tuesday denied Molly bail on grounds that she has …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-two-year-old Denis Arinaitwe, a tailor has been handed 70 years in jail after pleading guilty to the murder on the same day of his two girlfriends. Arinaitwe first  strangled to death Sarah Naturinda, a student at Kabale University in her room in Rwamukundi village, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lujja Bbosa Tabula, the suspected mastermind of the murder of Daniel Bbosa, the former head of the Ndiga could be hiding in Kenya, according to some leads from Police Crime Intelligence. Bbosa, also the proprietor of Transa Electrical Company Limited, was shot dead last month inside …