The market, which has over 300 stalls and the capacity to accommodate up to 1,000 traders, now sees fewer than five vendors operating regularly.

According to Angella Namata, a close friend of the victims, the group was already under influence when they set off on their fateful journey.

Hassan Ssemugoma, 33, was mauled to death at the third altercation with the large aquatic mammals while out tending to his farm.

Tycoon Godfrey Kato Kajubi was in 2012 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for hiring Umar Kateregga and his wife Mariam Nabukeera to slaughter 12-year-old Joseph Kasirye in a ritual sacrific...

The lack of concern by Sheikh Ramadhan Mubaje, according to some council members, has exacerbated the situation.

The training aims to boost accessibility, efficiency, and electronic financial transactions in the region.