President Museveni condoles Masaka and Lwengo Murder victims’ Families with 10 million each

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president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (courtesy photo)

NEWS-President Yoweri Museveni has condoled with the families who lost their loved ones to machete wielding gangs that have been terrorising residents of Masaka and Lwengo districts.

“I invited you here to condole with you. We shall get these criminals. Some suspects have been arrested because they left all sorts of clues that we are following,” Museveni said on Tuesday.

The president made a contribution of shs10 million to each of the 25 families affected during the attacks.

Each of the 25 families was represented at the meeting held at State House in Entebbe and they returned home with the money in envelopes.

A total of 26 people have been killed and a couple of others injured by machete welding men who have terrorized greater Masaka region in the past one month.

Speaking to the president, the group led by Mary Goretti Nkwanzi reported that the imposition of the curfew has given opportunity to the assailants to carry out the attacks without anyone noticing or stopping them.

Responding to their queries Museveni insisted that the people behind the attacks will soon be brought to book.

The president however reasoned with the group that the presence of electricity in the rural areas is key in fighting crime and said while the rural electrification is in the process, it will take some time.

He urged Churches and Mosques to use radios and televisions to preach to the people as one of the ways in mitigation COVID-19 pandemic.

Nkwanzi commended government for efforts in saving Ugandans from the deadly pandemic but also for improving the road network in greater Masaka region.

The meeting was also attended by George Mutabazi, the former Lwengo district LC5 chairman.