Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mugoya Biasaali, a former supervisor from SGA Security Company, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Bugiri Imam, Sheikh Masood Mutumba. Biasaali, who has now confessed to the murder for the second time, made this revelation during his appearance before the Makindye-based General Court …
Read More »FINAL VERDICT: Supreme Court upholds 18 year jail sentence for Ssebuwufu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has upheld an 18-year jail term for Muhammed Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of Pine Car Bond for the murder of Betty Dona Katusabe about eight years ago. In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, a panel of five Supreme Court Justices – …
Read More »Police investigates Monday morning suspected murder case near golf course roundabout
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Territorial Police at Wandegeya are investigating a suspected murder incident that occurred on August 21, 2023, in the vicinity of the Golf Course Roundabout, Kampala. This follows the discovery of a body in the area, according to the Kampala Deputy Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, …
Read More »Susan Magara murder trial adjourned over lack of funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has adjourned for two months the case in which ten people are accused of murdering Susan Magara, a Cashier at Bwendeiro Diary. The accused are Patrick Kasaija alias Agaba alias Pato. Abas Buvumbo, Yusuf Lubega, Hussein Wasswa, Muzamiru Ssali, Hassan Kato …
Read More »Trial of suspects in Indian businessman murder starts in Kabale
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of a case involving the alleged killing of an Indian businessman in Kisoro district by a police officer and five other individuals has commenced in the High Court. The case was transferred from Kisoro to Kabale on August 9, 2023, due to …
Read More »Indian businessman’s murder case transferred to Kabale over threats to witnesses
Kabale, Uganda | THE INEPENDENT | A case in which a police officer in Kisoro District is accused of shooting to death an Indian businessman has been transferred to Kabale High Court following threats to the witnesses. Patel Kuntaj, 24 who operated a hardware shop in Kisoro municipality was shot …
Read More »Rwakafuuzi asks court to release re-arrested Kaweesi murder suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to order security agencies to release three rearrested suspects implicated in the murder of Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the former Police Spokesperson Kaweesi was shot dead on March 17th, 2017 together …
Read More »Septic tank murder case adjourned to August
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has adjourned the murder case involving senior accountant Francis Onebe and his security guard Bonny Oriekot to 1st August 2023. Both individuals were arrested in September 2021 on suspicion of murdering Onebe’s wife, Immaculate Onebe Mary Aiso, in January …
Read More »Gunmen kill Lamwo LC1 Chairperson
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead Richard Lokany, the LC I chairperson of Tedopee Village in Lukung Sub County in Lamwo district, and injured two other people including Alex Okoda and Bosco Okwang. The attack took place on Monday afternoon while Lokany and his colleagues …
Read More »Kasubi murders: Former street kid convicted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has convicted Musa Musasizi, a former street kid, for the murder of his girlfriend, Macklean Ahereza. Musasizi pleaded guilty to strangling Ahereza to death at his home in Mujooba Zone Six, Kasubi Nakulabye, Kampala District. Upon his arrest in …
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