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Uganda: Why is Govt Targeting MPs For Masaka District Killings?
Independent (Kampala), 13 September 2021
The charge with murder and remand of MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya, to Kitalya Prison (later switched to kigo) in connection with the killings in the Greater Masaka… Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni Gives About U.S.$71,000 to Families of Masaka Victims
Monitor, 9 September 2021
President Museveni yesterday met some of the families who lost their loved ones in the recent spate of machete killings in Greater Masaka Sub-region, and once again vowed to hunt… Read more »
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Uganda: Opposition MPs Charged with Murder
Monitor, 8 September 2021
Masaka Chief Magistrate's Court has charged the Kawempe North MP Muhammed Ssegirinya and the Makindye West legislator Allan Ssewanyana with murder before remanding them to Kitalya… Read more »
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Uganda: Police - MPs Killed Three Masaka Residents
Monitor, 7 September 2021
Police have preferred charges of murder and attempted murder against two Opposition Members of Parliament after a six-hour grilling behind reinforced cordon. Read more »
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Uganda: Lawmakers, Muhwezi Clash Over Masaka Killings Probe
Monitor, 8 September 2021
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Uganda: Some of the Victims of the Masaka Killings
Monitor, 1 September 2021
On July 21, at 8pm two army reservists John Kabanda, a resident of Bigando Village Kkingo Sub-county and Vincent Kalya, a resident of Nzizi Village, Kingo Sub-county, Lwengo… Read more »
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Uganda: Masaka Murders - 10 Suspects Remanded to Ssaza Prison
Monitor, 1 September 2021
Masaka Chief Magistrate, Mr Charles Yeteise, on Wednesday remanded 10 men suspected to be part of the machete-wielding gang that has for one month terrorised residents in the… Read more »
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Uganda: Masaka Murders - Two More People Killed, Toll At 25
Monitor, 29 August 2021
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Uganda: Masaka Killings Are Sponsored, Police Say
Monitor, 31 August 2021
The groups behind the killings of people in Greater Masaka area are organised and sponsored by individuals that are yet to be discovered, police have said. Read more »
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Uganda: Police Blame Fresh Masaka Killings On Land Conflicts
Monitor, 25 August 2021
Police have attributed the latest killings by machete-wielding assailants in Greater Masaka to unresolved land matters. Read more »
Ugandan Opposition MPs Charged In Murder of Masaka Residents
Muhammed Ssegirinya, an MP, and legislator Allan Ssewanyana are being held at Kitalya Prison until September 15, 2021 where they will appear in court on allegations of the murder of Sulaiman Kakooza, Michael Kiza Nswa, and Tadeo Kiyimba and one of attempted murder of Robert Ssebyato who survived. The duo and ten others being held at Masaka Ssaza Prisonare are also alleged to have been responsible for the recent spate of killings in Masaka sub-region that left close to 30 people hacked to death.
The two politicians are members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), whose leader is singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi (also known as Bobi Wine), who ran against President Yoweri Museveni in a disputed election in January 2021. A police spokesperson said that some of the suspects named the legislators as the masterminds behind the killings. The motive for the killings remain unknown at this stage, the police said. Kyagulanyi told the Agence France Presse agency that the accusations were part of a plot by Museveni's government to vilify the opposition. "When the president said recently (the) opposition was behind the killings we thought it was a bad joke. But when the police summoned our MPs, we knew the grand plan by (the) regime to implicate NUP leaders in the killings was being implemented," he said.
Charged. Kawempe North MP Muhammed Ssegirinya and the Makindye West legislator Allan Ssewanyana appear before Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court on September 7, 2021.
