The former prime minister of the western Kingdom of...
The former prime minister of the western Kingdom of Toro, John Sanyu Katuramu, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Kampala for the murder of Toro's Prince Happy Kijanangoma, 'The New Vision' government-owned newspaper reported
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The former prime minister of the western Kingdom of Toro, John Sanyu Katuramu, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Kampala for the murder of Toro's Prince Happy Kijanangoma, 'The New Vision' government-owned newspaper reported.
Katuramu's nephew, Patrick Kwezi, and Alex Twinomugisha, a former Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, were also sentenced to hang for the murder of Kijanangoma and his bodyguard, Stephen Kaganda, in the western town of Fort Portal in March 1999.
High Court Judge Katutsi said the prosecution had proved Katuramu paid the killers, gave them transport from Kampala to Fort Portal and back, and allowed them to stay at his farm on the night of the murder. The killing took place at the height of a power struggle in the Kingdom of Toro, the BBC said.
Katuramu's nephew, Patrick Kwezi, and Alex Twinomugisha, a former Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, were also sentenced to hang for the murder of Kijanangoma and his bodyguard, Stephen Kaganda, in the western town of Fort Portal in March 1999.
High Court Judge Katutsi said the prosecution had proved Katuramu paid the killers, gave them transport from Kampala to Fort Portal and back, and allowed them to stay at his farm on the night of the murder. The killing took place at the height of a power struggle in the Kingdom of Toro, the BBC said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Radio Uganda monitored by BBC, 12/09/2001, Africa News Service, 13/09/2001)
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