Tag Archives: Rwenzururu

  Kasese, Uganda | AFP |  Outside the mortuary in Kasese, grief-stricken families wait to find out if their missing relatives were among scores killed by Ugandan security forces at the weekend. Huddling in groups, some pull clothes over their mouths and noses to mask the sickening stench of the …

VIDEO: The King of the Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Omumbere has been remanded to an unknown place after he was charged with murder of a police officer, a case he is said to have committed in March this year. He had spent two days in Nalufeenya prison in Jinja  when he was …

VIDEO: Opposition members of parliament have condemned the manner in which the Omusinga of Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere was arrested Sunday afternoon. The law makers are calling for an immediate unconditional release of the king together with other arrested people. They are also demanding for an international probe team to be …

VIDEO: The man in the news. From the royal palace, hundreds of kilometers away in the south western district of Kasese where he is king to thousands, to now being detained by police in Jinja. His arrest and detention continues to make headlines locally and internationally. But who is Charles …

VIDEO: Kasese remains tense as Police confirm the death of 63 including 49 insurgents and 14 police officers in the ongoing clashes. Police also say 139 militia have been arrested with several weapons and ammunition recovered.  This morning, lorries carried suspects from Rwenzori east regional headquarters to different detention centers, …

Wesley Mumbere arrested after clashes kill 55 Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Ugandan police stormed the palace of a tribal king and arrested him Sunday after fierce clashes between security forces and a separatist militia they believe is linked to him killed 55, police said. Heavy fighting broke out Saturday …