Police Constable Augustine Adiru, was waylaid by unknown assailants around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday outside the residence of his principal, Herbert Mugisha, the Director of Mestil Hotel.
According to Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, the suspects, armed with pangas, attacked the first Fortebet branch, making off with an unspecified amount of money. They then proceeded to another branch at Nateete Business Center with the intent to rob again.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Kitata is a civilian who legally acquired the firearm under existing gun ownership laws. This contradicts earlier reports suggesting the suspect was a member of a security agency.attacked him. However, one of the stray bullets struck Edrine Babalanda, a passenger in a nearby taxi.
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed the death of 15-year-old student Kiiza Melisa Catherine, whose body was found in one of the razed houses.
Eight women and one man have died while five other people sustained serious injuries in a fatal road accident at Sinalya village in Bombo Town Council about 38 kilometers into Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu Highway.
Kiconco is one of the seven people who survived the October 23 explosion that left one person dead, at an eating point in Komamboga, a suburb of Kampala.
Sam Onyapidi, a waiter at Munyonyo Resort hotel and resident of Kifumbira Zone in Kamwokya claims that police officers stabbed him in the stomach along Mawanda Road on Sunday night while returning from duty. Onyapidi is in the Intensive Care Unit-ICU at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
Her aunt, Yvonne Kasawuli, says her niece is still traumatised and needs serious medical attention, which isn’t available at Mulago hospital. Kasawuli explains that they want Nankya and her mother moved to a specialised medical facility, which they can’t afford because of the costs involved.
The report shows that there were several reports where the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, including due to torture in 2019.
