Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Henry Kaweesa has convicted Matthew Kirabo in absentia for the murder of his girlfriend Desire Mirembe Jemima, a former Makerere University medical student. According to Justice Kaweesa, a careful study of all the evidence from all the parties shows that the case was a …
Read More »Witchdoctor sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, human trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has sentenced to life imprisonment, 45-year-old Muhamad Wamala, a witch doctor in Kayunga district for the murder of Zulaika Nansamba alias Mirembe and aggravated human trafficking. Wamala on Thursday appeared before Justice Margret Mutonyi for sentencing. According to the …
Read More »CMI, police arrest six suspects over GISO’s murder
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising of operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI and police have arrested six suspects in connection to the murder of Odismus Lukambwe, the Kyampisi Gombolola Internal Security Officer-GISO in Mukono district. Lukambwe died on March 7th, 2022 at Mulago National …
Read More »Seven brothers arrested over murder of businessman
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region has intensified the search for Shaban Malore’s killers, with the arrest of his seven brothers on Monday bringing the total number of those arrested to ten. The suspects are being detained at different police stations within Jinja city. Malore was shot …
Read More »Kakumiro police arrests four suspects on murder charges
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kakumiro are holding four suspects on allegations of killing a 30-year-old man. The suspects whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are accused of raiding the home of Tadeo Kyeyune in Kyemengo village, Kesengwe sub-county on Sunday night and hitting …
Read More »UPDF soldier gets 35 years for murder, blames act on poor training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force-UPDF soldier who was convicted of murder has said he was inadequately trained and did not have the required knowledge and skill to perform his duties at the time of his deployment. Private Moses Solomon Omuge, a soldier attached to …
Read More »Ten shot dead in Buffalo
Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed on “the horrific shooting” in Buffalo, state of New York, that took place on Saturday afternoon, according to the White House. Biden “will continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further information develops,” White House …
Read More »Businessman shot dead in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region is investing circumstances under which, a Jinja-based businessman Shaban Malore was shot dead on Saturday night. Malore is reported to have been shot dead by two attackers who were riding on a numberless motorcycle. He had just arrived at …
Read More »Jinja sugarcane tycoon killed in mysterious incident
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mutilated and beheaded body of a prominent businessman in Jinja City has been found in a sugar plantation, with all indications that he was subjected to ritual sacrifice. Now Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which the 53-year-old George Waidha, a …
Read More »Kato Kajubi seeks Supreme Court review of sentence
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Kato Kajubi has applied to the Supreme Court asking the justices to review their decision that upheld his conviction and subsequent life imprisonment for murdering a 12-year-old boy Joseph Kasirye. In July 2012, the then Masaka High Court Judge Mike Chibita found Kajubi …
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