Uganda

Olympian Set Ablaze in Domestic Dispute in Kenya

TRANS NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA – A Ugandan athlete, who resides in Kenya, was brutally assaulted and set on fire by her boyfriend, according to local law enforcement. Rebecca Cheptegei, a long-distance runner who secured the 44th spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was victimized in her residence in Trans Nzoia County, located in western Kenya. The County’s Police Commander, Jeremiah ole Kosiom, disclosed on Monday that the assailant, identified as Dickson Ndiema, procured a jerrican …

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US Couple Faces Death Penalty in Uganda

In Uganda, an American couple faces the death penalty after being charged with child trafficking and torturing a foster child from a Christian ministry. Both Nicholas Spencer and Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, 32, have been in custody since Dec. 9 after neighbors in the capital, Kampala, reported their alleged torture. In 2017, they moved to the East African nation to do humanitarian work and fostered three children from the Welcome Ministry in Jinja City the …

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2 Year Old Boy Swallowed By Hippo, Miraculous Rescue

A Hippopotamus attacked a young boy in Uganda on December 4. The Uganda Police Force stated that a hippo came and attacked the 2-year-old boy in Uganda. The hippo swallowed half of his body before eventually spitting him out. It was on December 4 that the child was attacked at around 3 p.m. local time in the Katwe-Kabatoro district in the southwest of the country. Police identified Iga Paul as the boy. He was playing …

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