The yet to be identified victim because he had no identification documents on him and he was also a stranger in the area, was Thursday morning intercepted as he ferried the three animals on a motorcycle at Nkuluze village which shares borders with Kibiriizi.
“Since last week, we have so far impounded 1,393 and out of these, 624 were issued with Express penalty tickets, 289 riders were warned and left to go, 186 were taken to court and charged according to the Traffic and Road Safety Act 1998 whil 295 motorcycles are still pending action at different police stations," Nampiima said.
Authorities in Butambala District have banned night transportation of animals and meat as a measure to curb the rampant theft of poultry and livestock in the district.
The Chief Political Commissar -CPC of Uganda Police AIGP Asan Kasingye has been visiting different policing regions where he was informed that several districts had a dismal number of police personnel. Some of the districts such as Agago, Bukwo, Buyende, Bududa, Manafwa had less than 70 police officers.
Moses Ssenfuma, the LC III Chairperson of Kapeeka sub-county, says that the blast is believed to have occurred after the victims picked an explosive from an unknown place and started crushing it for scrap. He told URN that the victims sustained broken limbs and multiple fractures.
Eye witnesses said the device exploded near the burial site of Godfrey Nambiro, a suspected chicken thief who was on Tuesday lynched by a mob in Kataka zone of Tirinyi sub county.
The Minister for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi explains that the recent attacks may cause disruptions to the progress of the road works.
According to Ekoom, they received intelligence indicating that the suspects were coordinating cattle rustling operations targeting one of the homes he didn’t disclose.
