Joan Akello, the Kagadi District Police Commander says that operations against all persons found flouting the Covid-19 health and safety protocols arestill on.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that after receiving information about Mwanga’s death Tomanya fled into hiding.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the two armed men disguised as clients who need to withdraw money from a mobile money operator and Centenary Bank agent identified as Apollo Muhumuza, 26. He was held at gunpoint and ordered to surrender all the money he had in his possession.
The bodies of Maliko Byaruhanga and Adolf Byamukama were on Thursday evening discovered by residents dumped in a swamp in Kigangaizi cell Kagadi town council.
Sikawa is accused of spearing to death Bwambale Kikawa 26, his biological brother and a resident of the same area. The incident occurred on March 14,2021 at around 6pm.
The heavy rain that was characterized by strong winds and hailstorm started pounding the area around 2 am on Tuesday morning and lasted for close to three hours.
According to Akello, the cases of witchcraft are common in Kagadi town council, Rugashali, Pacwa, Nyabutanzi, Mpeefu, Muhorro, Kinyarugonjo, Mabaale, Kyaterekera, Kiryanga and Muhorro Sub counties among others.
The incident happened at around 8: 30 p.m. on Thursday when the attackers hacked the two relatives with machetes on the head, chest and face. They also left a seven-year-old, Enock Asaba critically injured.
A nurse at Kagadi General Hospital told URN that the man in his 40s was rushed in critical condition to the health facility by police who found him dumped by the road side in Kyenzige Cell Kyenzige Town Council-Kagadi District last Saturday
Hundreds of people descended on Kapyeemi village to pay their last respects to the deceased before his body was placed at its final resting place. Omukwenda Turyamureeba, the head of Communications in the Faith of Unity and some government officials declined to comment on the decision to embalm Bisaka’s body.
Earlier on the leadership of Faith of Unity and security had indicated that only 200 people with invites would be allowed to attend the burial in line with the Health Ministry directive to contain the spread of COVID-19. However, around 11 am, thousands of Bisaka’s followers dressed in white tunics stormed the burial venue making it hard for security to control them.
The late Bisaka, who died in the Aga khan hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on January 13th, 2021, will be laid to rest at the Faith of Unity Healing City Kapyeemi in Muhorro town council this afternoon.
Lillian Ruteraho, the Kagadi Resident District Commissioner-RDC told Uganda Radio Network that only 200 People have been cleared to attend Bisaka’s burial.
Bisaka’s death was publicly confirmed on Saturday evening by the family members through the Head of communications in the faith of unity, Omukwenda Turyamureba.
Mfasingabo contested as an independent after losing the NRM primaries. Other candidates in the race include the Ann Nasaka from the National Unity Platform-NUP who polled 2,209 votes and independent, Eliot Besimaki who managed 1057 votes.
In Kagadi town many of his followers are seen gathered in groups discussing silently and wondering what is going on as no one could communicate to them whether Bisaka is Dead or not.
The body of Jacob Tumusiime, a resident of Kyakasenene cell in Kagadi town was found dumped in the caves of Kibanga hills in Kagadi town council by residents who had gone to collect firewood.
