Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The key suspect in the Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder, Compoliyamu Kasolo was on Thursday sentenced to life in prison. The High Court, Isaac Muwata found Compoliyamu Kasolo guilty of committing six offenses. Comporiyamu Kasolo who opted to defend himself when asked to …
Read More »Defense concludes submissions in Nagirinya murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defense has closed its submissions in the trial of Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case. Nagirinya a former social worker and her driver Kitayimbwa were kidnapped and killed in August 2019 in Lungujja, Rubaga Division. Their bodies were later found dumped in Mukono …
Read More »Key suspect in Nagirinya, Kitayimbwa murder case asks for Sh50m to summon witnesses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case took a dramatic turn on Monday when self-represented suspect Komporiyamu Kasolo asked the high court for Shillings 50 million to summon his witnesses. The former social worker and her driver were kidnapped and killed in August …
Read More »NAGIRINYA: Police explains why Natete CCTV Centre was closed during kidnap
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight police officers are standing trial before the Police Disciplinary court for negligence in connection to the kidnap and subsequent murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya and her driver, Ronald Kitayimbwa. The duo was kidnapped outside Nagirinya’s main gate on August 28 in Lungujja, …
Read More »CCTV: Police confident they have key suspect in murder of Nagirinya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects, including a driver captured on CCTV, have been arrested for the kidnap and subsequent murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya. Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa were kidnapped on August 28, outside her home in Lungujja, on the outskirts of Kampala, …
Read More »NAGIRINYA: Uganda’s Internal Affairs Minister tasked to explain kidnaps, murders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo has been tasked to explain the wave of kidnaps and murders across the country. During Tuesday’s plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, the Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake raised a matter of national importance regarding …
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 …
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