The journalists who were summoned to record statements before detectives at Jinja central police station were briefly detained and later released on police bond.
Francis Muganga, the People Power Legal Officer in Eastern Uganda complained about the lack of a leveled political playing ground since their counterparts in the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party are holding meetings freely.
Mwima, a resident of Lwanda village in Northern division, Jinja city is currently nursing wounds at Jinja regional referral hospital orthopaedic ward after being battered by his father on Saturday.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police spokesperson, says the suspect says the suspect will appear in court on charges of aggravated defilement contrary to section 129 (3) and (4) (c) of the Penal Code act.
Bashir Siriba, the Mayuge District Police Commander, says the deceased’s bodies are lying at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
The Rwenzori West Region Police Spokesperson, Vincent Twesige, says the duo was picked up on a tip off from community members who saw them selling the purported Covid19 herbal cure.
Galimu was hit on Monday afternoon when police opened fire to disperse an angry mob that had stormed the residence of Nenkude Murasi, a traditional healer accusing him of cursing their village.
She was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified assailant while visiting her friend Amiina Babirye in Danida village in Walukuba-Masese division around 9:30 p.m. Philemon Kudera, a resident of the area, says that Mutesi was pronounced dead on arrival at Danida Health Centre II.
Emoding was killed over the weekend and his body dumped on railway slippers in Magamaga trading centre, Mayuge district.
His lifeless body was found with wounds on the neck, hands and legs.
The accident happened Monday at katoho trading Centre about 5 km away from mpondwe when the police vehicle rammed into Agaba while he was riding on motorcycle.
Residents accuse Sany together with others still at large of stabbing Bogeere on Thursday night shortly after withdrawing money from a mobile money stall.
Henry Mugarura, the Jinja North Division Police Commander told URN the deceased’s body is lying at Buwenge Health Center IV mortuary awaiting postmortem.
Bagole’s lifeless body was recovered along a rail line in Nampirika B village on Monday morning. Preliminary findings indicate that the deceased was stabbed thrice in the chest before being dumped at the rail line.
Mugabi reportedly met his death on Thursday afternoon while loading murrum on a truck together with other casual laborer but accidentally slid back and was buried in the murrum.
Police was forced to chase away the business personalities and any one found moving aimlessly on the streets of Hoima town for defying the presidential directives on COVID-19.
Jayesh Patel, who lost his motorcycle, says that he is surprised how the guard failed to stop the robbery. “I woke up ready for work, only to find my motorcycle missing, I didn’t hear any scuffle between the guard and the alleged robbers,” he said.
Mbelinga was reportedly attacked on her way from the garden where she had gone to cut a bunch of bananas. She was reportedly intercepted by her brother in-law who pounded on her together with another man.
