Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Faridah Nagayi, alias Miriam, for the murder of her Finnish boyfriend, Tuomas Juha Petteri Terasvouri, at the Pearl of Africa Hotel in Kampala but reduced her sentence from 30 years to 27 years, three months, …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beatrice Ekiling, a 50-year-old female security guard, lost her life while on duty at Tororo Cement Quarters in Tororo Municipality at 2 a.m on Sunday. Ekiling, who was employed by Gideon Men Security Firm, was attacked and killed by unidentified assailants. Her body was discovered …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high-profile murder trial of Molly Katanga took another dramatic turn during cross-examination on Thursday, as the defense, led by lawyers Elison Karuhanga and MacDusman Kabega, aggressively challenged the prosecution’s evidence. The morning session saw key rebuttals against the police’s digital forensics expert, Enoch …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga, accused in connection with the 2023 death of her husband Henry Katanga, resumed today March 11, 2025, before Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania. The proceedings, delayed repeatedly due to logistical issues, centered on disputes over the prosecution’s evidence, which …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents have set ablaze a section of Jozan Nursery and Primary School in protest against the failure to physically produce suspects in court. The suspects were arrested in connection to the death of a pupil, Joan Faith Apio. Apio, 5, was only two …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Tribunal sitting in Soroti has awarded sh60 million to Phylis Chepkwemoi, a widow to Gilbert Cherotwo who was tortured to death by the Uganda People’s Defense Force- UPDF soldiers in 2004. Chepkwemoi, a resident of Kapsiywo Village, Chapkwasta Sub County in Bukwo …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Molly Katanga, who has been in custody for over a year on charges of murder, is once again seeking bail in the High Court in Kampala, after delays in her trial. Her legal team argues that her deteriorating health and the continued postponements of …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 10-year-old boy who went missing in Kakumiro has been found dead. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says that one suspect identified as Sewante Tutagwa 20, a resident of the same area has so far been arrested to help police with investigations. …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Grade One Magistrate Gerald Ogwomo has committed Isma Kizito to the High Court for the murder of his boss, Samuel Mayanja Ssenkomago. Kizito, who worked at the deceased’s soda depot, is alleged to have killed Ssenkomago on November 5, 2024, at Nsuube Village, …
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Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pallisa District have arrested 30 suspects in connection to the murder of a witch doctor, George William Malinga. The suspects, including Francis Okello, Rashid Omaido Edrisa, Edrisa Omaido Junior, Peter Odongo, Hadson Opoloti, and Francis Odongo among others, were apprehended following the discovery of …
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