People who were attacked and hacked to death in Kagadi district have
been laid to rest.
On Tuesday, nine people from the same family were hacked to
death by members of the cult "God Holy Spirit son Man Man", when they raided Muzizi cell, Kyaterekera town
council in Kagadi district at around 9 p.m.
The cult members who are relatives of the deceased persons reportedly accused the residents of
refusing to join the new cult.
Police have since identified the victims of the attack as Boniface Nyirambe, 41, Norah Kabuwere, 64, Anitah Kabugho, 44, Praise Muhindo, 7, Masika Kabagenyi, 3, Ferdinand Baluku, 13, Yokonia Isakara, 76, and Olive Kabugo, 13, all residents of Muzizi cell.
The injured include Biira Christine, Kakimwa Nipola,
Nzabara Rogers, Bambi Joy, Zakaria Isaac, Birungi Biira and two other
unidentified children.
On Wednesday, two of the attackers Obedi Baguma 33 and
David Munyirambe 36, both residents of Musizi cell in Kyaterekera town council
were killed in Muzizi Cell.
On Thursday,
the bodies of the victims and the attackers were handed over to the relatives for burial.
Lillian Ruteraho, the Kagadi Resident District
Commissioner-RDC who represented the government at the burial condemned the action
exhibited by the cult members.
She vowed to beef up security in the area, tasking the community to be calm and vigilant and report any suspicious persons in the area to security agencies for immediate action.
//Cue in: “Nitubashaba ne Mbabazi…
Cue out:…ka Kintu kikuru.”//
Kule Abeli Isagara, a relative of the victims, condemned
the attack, saying it had brought shame to their clan.
//Cue in: “Abojo banu omwana…
Cue out:…ngu biri bisuba.”//
Yosam Musiisi, the LCIII Chairperson for Kyaterekera town council
says people are still living in fear following the incident tasking security
agencies to continue carrying out patrols in the area.
