Monday- 28^th June, 2021: A magistrate’s court in Uganda has charged two men with the murders of the daughter and driver of the country’s Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala in June.

A 38-year-old motorcycle rider and a 46-year-old herbalist have been charged for the shooting and murder of Brenda Nantongo Wamala and Sgt Haruna Kayondo, the minister’s driver.

The duo remains in custody and will appear in court again on 3 August. They have not yet been asked to plead.

Recall that Gen Wamala survived the shooting with injuries to his arm. He has since left hospital and has returned to work.

The minister’s car was sprayed with bullets by men riding on motorcycles on the morning of 1 June.