The suspects are Ivan Katongole a businessman dealing in fish export at Kasenyi landing site in Katabi town council in Wakiso District, Andrew Kizito and Hellen Nabaggala.

Rose Nakimuli, a former hair dresser of Kitala zone in Katabi town council in Wakiso District is suspected to have been killed by the suspects.

Wilson Kwesiga the high court judge threatened to release the suspects if the state fails to hold them accountable for the murder cases.

The state attorney Edward Baguma informed court on Monday the case is scheduled for hearing on 4^th January 2019.

The Judge therefore appointed three assessors to follow the trial on behalf of the public. The three are suspected to have killed Rose Nakimuli, a former hair dresser of Kitala zone in Katabi town council in Wakiso District.

The evidence presented on Monday shows that Nakimuli was discovered dead in a banana plantation with sticks stuffed in her private parts a day after her disappearance on July 24, 2017.

Ivan Katongole who is the prime suspect in the case was charged with murder together with his counterparts and remanded to Kigo prison until further hearing.

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David Kisule Kato, 46, one of the over 100 men listed in a local tabloid Rolling Stone as homosexuals who “should be hanged” was murdered in mysterious circumstances.

The police in Kampala say Kato died from injuries after he was hit on the head at his home in Mukono District on Wednesday aftrnoon.

The Deputy Police Spokesman for Kampala Metropolitan, Vincent Ssekate says Kato died as he was being rushed to Mulago hospital after attackers hit him with a hammer on the head at around mid-day on Wednesday before locking him in the house.

Ssekate says the police are taking the case seriously and detectives and scene of crime officers spent the day picking fingerprints on the furniture and interviewing neighbours of the late Kato.

Some of residents told police they became suspicious after a man who had entered Kato’s house Wednesday afternoon came out some minutes later dressed in Kato’s shoes and covering his face with a jacket.

“When they went to check on Kato, they found the door locked. They forced their way in and found Kato lying unconscious. He died as they were taking him to Mulago hospital,” Sekate told journalists in Kampala on Thursday.

Ssekate however warned that it is still too early to conclude that the murder of Kato is related to his belonging to the gay minorities group or being listed in the Tabloid newspaper. “The police are requesting whoever has information on the attackers to come forward with it so the perpetrators can be arrested and tried,” Sekate said.

Gays in Uganda today called for thorough investigations into the murder of Kato and asked the police to re-assure gays that they will be protected from any such attacks.

There have been increased campaigns against gays and homosexuals in Uganda over the past two years following the drafting of Anti Homosexuality Bill by Ndorwa West MP David Bahati. The bill that was presented before but is yet to be passed by the parliament of Uganda seeks stronger punishments against homosexuals, promoters and supporters of homosexuals.

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Domestic violence still widespread in Uganda

The central region registered the biggest number of murder cases that were reported in the media in 2009 with about 70% of the murder cases reported in the media taking place within the boundaries of the central region.

Section 188b of the Penal Code Act defines Murder as the causing of death of another person with malice aforethought.

According to report named a Synopsis of Sexual and Gender Based Violence the Print Media which profiles the various incidents of Sexual Based Violence in Uganda  reported in the media, it is revealed that Northern Uganda followed with about 16.6% of the murder cases.

The report says that the Eastern and Western Uganda had the least cases of murder reported in the media with both of them having 6.25% of the murder cases reported in the media.

Overall there were 48 cases of murder reported in the media in 2009 and 29 of the incidents of sexual and gender based violence reported in the media affected women 13 were men and 6 of the incidents were children.

Only 10 convictions were secured as result of the cases reported and 12 suspects were reported in police custody with investigations going on.

By Tiberindwa Zakaria, Ultimate Media

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