Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kigezi police are investigating the murder of two people in separate incidents by their family members. The first incident occurred in Rwesigiro village, Kikarara parish, Bwambara sub-county, Rukungiri district at around 10pm on Saturday where 33-year-old Pius Tugumisirize met his death at the hands of …
Read More »Rukungiri man arrested for killing son over UGX 5000
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri is holding a man accused of killing his biological son over Shillings 5000. Elly Maate, the Kigezi Regional police spokesperson identifies the suspect as 68-year-old Eric John Magara, a resident of Maaya cell, Kitimba ward, Western division in Rukungiri municipality. The deceased …
Read More »Rubanda man commits suicide after hacking own mother
Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 57-year-old man who has been on the run for hacking his biological mother to death in Rubanda district has been found dead. Reuben Ruhamire’s lifeless body was found floating on Lake Bunyonyi on Wednesday following his disappearance on Saturday after hacking his 80-year-old mother, Grace …
Read More »Anger as Kabale authorities relocate mechanics, transporters to Mwanjari cemetery
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mechanics, Taxi and Bus operators in Kabale town are up in arms against the municipal authorities for forcefully relocating them to Mwanjari cemetery in Southern division. The mechanics were spread in the three divisions of Kabale Municipality while the Taxi and Bus operators have been …
Read More »Rukungiri woman and sons held over father’s murder
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri district have in detention three family members on allegations of killing their family head. Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson identified the deceased as Godfrey Mugisha, 58, resident of Kahimbi cell, Kikarara parish, Bwambara sub county in Rukungiri district. Those in detention …
Read More »Two buried alive after collapse of a sand mining pit
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sand mining pit has collapsed burying two men in Kamuganguzi sub county in Kabale district. Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson has identified the deceased as Edwin Niwagaba, 30, and Simon Arinaitwe, 24, residents of Nyakyonga and Rukaranga villages in Kamuganguzi sub county …
Read More »Kisoro accident claims two football players
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson says Iranatwe died on the spot while Twizere breathed his last this morning Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two footballers attached to the Kisoro based Highland Gorilla Sports Club have died in a motor accident which injured five others. The deceased players are …
Read More »Two suspects face court martial for killing police constable in Kabale
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two of the three suspects who were arrested for killing a Special Police Constable (SPC) Gracious Byaryabakabu, have been transferred to the army’s second Division headquarters in Mbarara, from where they will be arraigned before the General Court martial. Byaryabakabu,59, was killed on January 27, …
Read More »Kabale university lecturer arrested for attempted murder
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wilbroad Byamukama, a lecturer at Kabale University has been arrested for the attempted murder of Rubanda Town Council Mayor-elect Norman Tushabe. Byamukama, 31, a resident of Murore village in Rubanda Town Council was arrested on grounds that he knocked Tushabe on Wednesday morning. According …
Read More »Rukungiri woman strangled to death after leaving bar
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating circumstances under which a 56-year-old woman in Rukungiri district was allegedly strangled to death on Thursday night. Nyirabanga Siyadora, a resident of Ryshaya A cell in Bwambara Sub County in Rukungiri District was strangled to death shortly after leaving a drinking joint …
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