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 …
Read More »Bishop Mukasa condemns rising family related murders
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 …
Read More »Six arrested over murder of juvenile in Kikuube district
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 …
Read More »No bail for Molly Katanga
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 …
Read More »Rukungiri tailor gets 70 years in jail for murdering two girlfriends
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, …
Read More »Police: Mastermind of Ndiga clan leader murder could be hiding in Kenya
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 …
Read More »Ndiga clan leader Bbosa shot dead, killers lynched
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have been lynched after shooting to death one of Buganda’s leading clan leaders Sunday afternoon. Ndiga (sheep) clan leader Daniel Bbosa was killed on Sunday inside his car near his home in Lungujja parish, Lubaga Division, in Kampala. Bbosa, according to pictures …
Read More »Court to decide bail in Katanga murder case February 21
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has scheduled February 21st, 2024, as the date for deciding on the application filed by four suspects implicated in the murder case of businessman Henry Katanga, seeking release on bail. Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata set the date after …
Read More »New twist in Katanga murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The murder case of businessman Henry Katanga keeps throwing twists and turns around. Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman has been remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself …
Read More »Katanga’s daughter remanded for destroying evidence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman Henry Katanga, has been remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself to the court on Wednesday afternoon. The court was presided over …
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