CEMENT: Kayunga witchdoctor gets life imprisonment for over 5 ritual murders

“Given that one of the victims, Mirembe, was lured by a police officer to the shrine where she was killed puts a big challenge against fighting human sacrifice,” the judge further observed.

Police and military intelligence operatives in 2018 arrested the witch doctor and recovered five human bodies from their shrine in Kisoga Village, Nazigo Sub-county, Kayunga District.

The entire shrine where the graves were found had been cemented before detectives and residents dug through concrete to recover the bodies.

According to court documents, each body was buried with a Shs5, 000 note. Police also recovered spears and pots containing human blood collected from the bodies.

“This case has exposed inhumane and wicked acts that go on in shrines. There is need to enact a law that would spell out clearly how herbal medicine should be administered.

She added: “Wamala said he was indoctrinated by his father who was a witch doctor into becoming a witch doctor. I wonder how many people were killed and buried in the shrine of Wamala’s father.”

27 May 2022

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kayunga-witchdoctor-gets-life-imprisonment-for-over-5-ritual-murders-3829094

Kayunga is approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayunga