BUNDIBUGYO, UGANDA: Police in Bundibugyo District are investigating a murder case in which the district National Resistance Movement (NRM) Registrar was allegedly killed and his body dumped.
Robert Kifunga Aguma, 43, was on Saturday morning found dead along Gabata cell-Mpumpai cell footpath near Bimala River lying supine and barefoot.
According to Mr. Vincent Twesige the Rwenzori west police spokesperson, the deceased body did not have any injuries, except the tongue protruding but was quick to add that detectives had started investigating the cause of death.
“Today (Saturday) morning at around 9am, we received information from the chairperson of Bimala village that a person had been lying dead near the Bimala River along Gabata cell-Mpumpai cell footpath via Kudos guest house,” Mr Twesige said.
The Bundibugyo district NRM electoral boss, Ms Jane Alisemera, said Aguma’s death is not only a big loss to the district but the entire NRM fraternity.
“It’s very sad to lose such a young brilliant leader. Counsel Kifunga has been a good leader in our party and has contributed much to the NRM leadership countrywide. We are waiting for a post-mortem report to establish the exact cause of his death,” she said.
Twesige said the case was reported to police by one Godfrey Bisimo, a village chairman of Bimala cell Kanyansimbi ward, Bundibugyo Town council.
The deceased’s body was later taken to Fort Portal regional referral hospital for postmortem.
Other Incidents
Last September, Ntoroko District NRM chairman, Japheth Kabagambe Ahebwa was kidnaped from Fort Portal, killed and his body dumped at the banks of River Mpanga at the border of Kamwenge and Ibanda.
The three suspects believed to be Killers were later traced and arrested by security operatives with the help of CCTV cameras.
These would later appear before the Court Martial chaired by Lt Gen Andrew Gutti who charged them with kidnap, murder, aggravated robbery, and unlawful possession of ammunition before they were remanded to Kitalya prison.
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