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Suspected human traffickers remove kidneys of a Ugandan domestic worker in Jordan

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Police say Juliet Nakiyemba was trafficked through Rwanda
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Police in the Ugandan capital of Kampala are holding two people in custody following the death of a Ugandan domestic worker who was trafficked to Jordan in the Middle East.

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The 31-year-old Ugandan woman identified as Juliet Nakiyemba's body was repatriated back in Uganda in September.

A postmortem from City Mortuary has revealed that Nakiyemba's kidneys were removed and this could have been the reason of her death.

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A police report says unknown persons contact the family of the mother of 5 and claimed that she was mentally ill and had committed suicide by jumping through a storeyed building.

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The two suspects, including her husband, are currently detained at Katwe Police Station on charges of human trafficking.

Authorities have cautioned persons seeking to travel abroad for work to be aware of human traffickers and unlicensed recruitment companies.

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