Police Locate Missing Ntinda Woman in Kiteezi

In December, the family accused Sharon Natukunda's husband of foul play after she went missing but Police have since located her
A woman whose family accused her husband of foul play after she disappeared from her marital home in Ntinda, Kampala, has been located in Kiteezi Parish in Wakiso.
After weeks of investigation, Police said on January 13 they had located Sharon Natukunda, a 29-year-old housewife who disappeared from her Kigowa, Ntinda home on December 16, 2024.
She was found on January 13, 2025, renting a room in Kabaga-Kayanga Village, Kiteezi Parish, Wakiso District.
Kampala Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "Today, January 13, 2025, at around 11:50am, information was received that the victim was sighted in Kabaga-Kayanga, Kiteezi Parish.
"A team of police officers traced her to the local council chairman’s office, and she later led our officers to where she was renting, about 200 meters from the chairman's place."
Natukunda told police her disappearance was due to domestic violence.
“In our interview with her, she attributes her disappearance to domestic violence perpetuated by the husband,” the police statement revealed.
She has since been taken to a hospital for medical attention.

The case had earlier sparked allegations from Natukunda’s family, who accused her husband, Richard Nkusa, of complicity.
“All this time, we tried to call her number, but he had diverted the calls to his number,” said Ronah Natuha Tashobya, Natukunda’s mother.
“Whenever one called the number, he would pick, but only when he liked.”
The family also questioned why Nkusa delayed reporting her disappearance, noting that it took a family member to register a case at Ntinda Police Station.
“We suspect foul play and that he could have bribed police officers,” Natuha alleged.
The family’s suspicions grew after allegations surfaced that Nkusa was planning to relocate.
“At the home, police found that most of the house property had been sold in what seemed like Richard wanted to shift to another house,” Natuha said.
Police initially defended Nkusa’s actions, citing Natukunda’s history of postpartum psychosis - a mental state caused by depression after childbirth.
“Due to this illness, she has been disappearing and coming back home,” Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango told the Nile Post in December.
However, Onyango also acknowledged the family's concerns, stating: “That’s when information started circulating that Nkusa was in a group of single persons looking for another woman to marry. This made Natukunda’s family suspect that the husband has a hand in her disappearance.”
Natukunda’s phone had earlier been tracked to Nammere, Gayaza, but locating her proved challenging until January 13.
Police are now focusing on her claims of domestic violence and the events leading to her disappearance.
“We have conveyed her to a hospital for medical attention,” the police statement read.
Investigations into the allegations against Nkusa are ongoing.