Kibuku business woman brutally killed

Bukedi north police spokesperson, Ms Immaculate Alaso, said Alice Kawanas, was attacked at 10:00 pm while she was on her way home on Christmas Eve. 

So far, the police have discovered that Kawanasa, who deals in mixed grains, left her place of work at Banda trading centre, Bunatiko Village, at around 10pm with a male friend identified as Robert Kanene.

"On their way home, they were allegedly attacked by unknown assailants who cut her on the neck using a sharp object, killing her instantly. The attackers also cut her child, said to be a toddler. The child survived with deep cuts and was rushed to Budaka Health Center IV for medical attention. Her male friend, Robert Kanene took off, leaving his shirt at the scene and is still at large," Ms Alaso said.

Her body was taken to Mbale City Hospital for a postmortem amidst ongoing investigations.

In what seems to be an alarming trend, Kawanasa’s murder happened two days after two other people were murdered in Budaka District, located 32 kilometers away.

In one of the cases, police said they were looking for two assailants who violently attacked and subsequently killed a man called Shafick Somelwa, a resident of Nyanza South, Mugiti Sub- County in Budaka District.

Somelwa’s family said the last they saw him alive was after he left home on December 18, 2021. 

"On December 18, 2021 his father got information that his son had fought with two men commonly known as Fayi and Kampala and were suspected to have killed him and thrown him in River Namatala prompting the family to start a search in vain,” said Ms Alaso.