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Three Killings in Kampala – BBC Africa Eye documentary

Mar 2024 28
Three Killings in Kampala – BBC Africa Eye documentaryIn November last year, more than 50 people were shot and killed during a government crackdown on the streets of Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Officials defended the use of live fire, saying the police were responding to rioters. But a new investigation by BBC Africa Eye documents a killing spree on Kampala Road, and shows damning evidence that Ugandan security forces, firing from the back of a police truck, shot at least seven unarmed people. *** UPDATE: Following this #BBCAfricaEye investigation into last year's police killings in Kampala, the editor of one of Uganda's biggest newspapers has been summoned for questioning......