Ugandan MPs take govt to task over murders in Entebbe

Ugandan businessman, Ivan Katongole alias Jenus, and other suspects disembark from a prisons bus upon arrival at Entebbe Chief Magistrates' court. They are among suspects facing murder charges linked to the recent spate of killings in Entebbe. PHOTO | PAUL ADUDE | NMG

As police grapple for answers to a wave of murders targeting women in Entebbe and Nansana townships, eyes are being cast wider to another wave of murders that has gone unexplained.

At a special sitting of parliament last Thursday for the government to offer an explanation on the killings that have so far claimed at least 20 women, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was at pains to give answers to anxious members of parliament.