Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested a man who killed his wife and the housemaid he was caught raping. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspect as Shaban Musisi, a resident of Kasenge village in Kyengera town council of Wakiso district, who killed his wife …
Read More »Gulu registers 14,000 cases of violence against children in four years
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 14,000 cases of violence against children were registered in Gulu district between the years 2017 and 2020. In 2017, the district recorded 2,795 cases, 2,786 in 2018, 2,798 reported in 2019 and the year 2020 registered the most cases with 5,659 cases. The …
Read More »Kasese district registers high cases of child abuse
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District is grappling with a surge in children abuse cases. The cases include defilement, rape, neglect, torture among others. According to records, the district registered an increase of child abuse cases from 2,082 in 2018 to 20,653 in 2019. Last year, the cases rose …
Read More »High court criminal session Kicks off in Kalangala
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 cases are lined up to be heard in the High Court Criminal session at Kalangala High Court. The criminal session which started on Tuesday will be presided over by Justice Victoria Nakintu Nkwanga Katamba. Out of the 40 cases that will be …
Read More »Agago councilor accused of raping female patient after sedating drink
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district are holding a district councilor accused of raping a 23-year-old female patient. Joel Ogal, 54, the LC V councilor for Lapono sub-county was arrested on Friday from Kalongo town council. He is accused of raping a female resident of Akado …
Read More »Father of killed 10 year old girl losing hope for justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hakim Sibukyu, the father of a girl who was allegedly raped and strangled to death in January says he is slowly losing hope for justice. Kirabo aged 10 went missing on January 9th and two days later, her body was found dumped in a flat …
Read More »Police gun down rape suspect
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have shot dead a private security guard for resisting arrest. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango identifies the deceased as Ali Mbayo, a resident of Rugala in Rubaga division. According to Onyango, Mbayo was gunned in the wee hours of Thursday morning when …
Read More »Thug falls asleep after raping woman, victim stabs him to death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected thug fell asleep after raping a 36-year old single mother of four children in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The incident happened at Busembe village, Maya parish, Nsangi sub county in Wakiso district. Abbas Bamulangaki Senkumba, allegedly dug a hole in …
Read More »Unfocused investigations affecting justice in SGBV cases- DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unfocused police investigations are affecting the dispensation of justice in Sexual and Gender Based Violence-SGBV cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has revealed. She was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of one-day training for members of the Justice Law …
Read More »Aswa region police intensifies community policing as crime rates soar
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa river region has rolled out an intense community policing programme to address an increase in crime rates in the region. The region comprises eight districts of Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo, Omoro, Kitgum, Nwoya and Agago. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the region’s police public …
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