Uganda: Sheikh Jemba Blames Leadership Fights for Cleric Murders

Shiekh Haruna Jemba, a Muslim cleric who survived being murdered, on Thursday told the International Crimes Division Court that leadership wrangles among the Tabliq sect sparked off a series of killings across the country in 2014 and 2015.

Shiekh Jemba, a lecturer of religion and peace at Makerere University, is the 15th prosecution witness to testify against 14 people accused of being behind these killings, including Tabliq leader Amir Umar Shiekh Mohammed Yonus Kamoga.

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