KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Police Force has fired back at media reports it says are misrepresenting the investigation into the murders of David and Deborah Florence Mutaaga, a couple killed in their home in July. The police also raised the reward for information leading to an arrest to 60 million shillings.
During a tense press briefing, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kituuma Rusoke strongly refuted a report from a local newspaper that suggested police were mishandling the investigation by repeatedly arresting and releasing suspects. Rusoke clarified that individuals were taken in for questioning based on intelligence and clues, but were released if there was no substantial evidence to link them to the crime.
Rusoke warned against portraying the investigation as a failure, stating that the hunt for the real suspects is far from over. He said police have not yet identified the individuals responsible for what he called “one of the most heinous crimes of the year.”
The bodies of David Mutaaga, 69, and his wife, Deborah Florence Mutaaga, 62, were discovered on the night of July 6 in their home in Lugonjo-Nakiwogo, Entebbe Municipality. The couple had recently returned to Uganda from Europe.
Rusoke urged the public to provide any credible leads, assuring full protection and confidentiality for all informants. The bounty was increased from 50 million to 60 million shillings on the instructions of the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID).
