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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution on Friday presented its ninth witness in the ongoing murder trial of businessman Henry Katanga, which is presided over by Judge Isaac Muwata. This follows a month-long cross-examination of police Director of Forensics Andrew Mubiru Kizimula. Naome Nyangweso, Katanga’s 65-year-old elder sister, took …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Sunday, a resident of Kyakajaka village in Ruguse parish, Bugambe sub-county, is in custody at Kikuube Central Police Station for allegedly beheading his 2-year-old daughter, Angel Murungi. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon around 1 p.m. According to information gathered by Uganda Radio Network …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga for the alleged murder of her husband businessman Henry Katanga resumed on Thursday morning with the testimony of the ninth prosecution witness, Naomi Nyangweso, a sister to the deceased. Nyangweso revealed that before his death, Katanga had asked her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Alex Ajiji has declined to step aside from hearing the case in which nine people are accused of murdering the Bwendeiro Diary Cashier Susan Magara. The nine are Abas Buvumbo, Yusuf Lubega, Hussein Wasswa, Muzamiru Ssali, Hassan Kato Miiro, Hajara Nakandi, …

Cheptegei, 2022 world mountain running champion, dies tragically OBITUARY  | WORLD ATHLETICS |  World Athletics is shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei died tragically on Thursday (5 September) as a result of an alleged domestic abuse attack. Over the past 15 years, the 33-year-old …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Isaac Muwata has ruled that physical exhibits in criminal trials can only be tendered by the individual who recovered them from the crime scene or any other relevant location. This ruling, delivered on Thursday, arose during the trial of Molly Katanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of the suspected murderer of Ndiga clan leader Eng Daniel Bbosa. Lujja Tabula, who has been hiding since February 25, 2024 when Bbosa was shot to death at Lungujja, Rubaga Division, in Kampala was arrested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded a Chinese National for murder. Dai Jie was on Thursday remanded by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi who didn’t read the charges against him because of the language barrier. Dai Jie was brought to court by a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kabalagala have arrested two Eritrean nationals on allegations of murdering their colleague during a bar brawl. The deceased, Hannibal Tewelde, aged 30, an Eritrean national and refugee resident of Lukuli zone in Makindye Division, was killed in Kabalagala on Monday evening. Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga, a widow who is accused of murdering her husband Henry Katanga has continued for the second day, with the prosecution presenting its third and fourth witnesses in the matter. Katanga died on November 2, 2023, in what prosecutors said …