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Ugandan Govt Hands Over Bodies of Tourists Killed in Game Park

The Ugandan government has handed over the bodies of two foreign tourists killed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park last month. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga told journalists on Monday November 6, 2023 that they had been working with forensic experts from the UK and South Africa on a post-mortem report.

"We want to assure all Ugandan and visitors that after this tragic incident there were very significant improvements in the security at all tourists sites in the country," he said.

Earlier, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, said that the Ugandan Cabinet had passed a resolution to name a road in the country after David Jim Barlow, a British citizen, and his South African wife, Emmaretia Celia Geyer, who were killed together with their Ugandan driver, Eric Alyai.

The Ugandan Defence Force killed four people suspected to be part of the ADF rebel group that is thought to have killed the two tourists and their driver.

The Queen Elizabeth National Park shares a border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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