{"id":46399,"date":"2021-04-01T15:44:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=46399"},"modified":"2021-04-01T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:44:43","slug":"lion-killers-remanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/lion-killers-remanded\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion killers remanded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>By Ruth Anderah\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Two people said to have poisoned 6 lions in Queen Elizabeth National park have been arraigned before Buganda Road court and charged with 5 counts including Entering and hunting in a protected conservation area, killing wild animals and being in possession of protected species.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Vincent Tumuhiirwe a peasant of Kanungu district \u00a0and Robert Ariyo a boda- \u00a0boda rider, have pleaded guilty to 4 offences but denied one count where prosecution from the Uganda Wild Life Authority states that they killed 6 lions. However, the suspects claim to have only poisoned 4.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">These committed the offences on the 19th\/March 2021 at Habugombwa camp mating ground in Queen Elizabeth National Game park.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, the 2 men have explained to court that it was accidental as they \u00a0were not targeting the 4 tree climbing lions but rather ten wild pigs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The duo has been remanded to Kitalya government prison until the 14th April to receive \u00a0their respective sentences by chief magistrate Miriam Okello Ayo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the same day prosecution will also exhibit in court , the 4 heads of dead lions , a lion tail, 15 lion legs and a 3 three -litre jerrican containing lion fats which were found with the suspects on arrest.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ruth Anderah\u00a0 Two people said to have poisoned 6 lions in Queen Elizabeth National park have been arraigned before Buganda Road court and charged with 5 counts including Entering and hunting in a protected conservation area, killing wild animals and being in possession of protected species. Vincent Tumuhiirwe a peasant of Kanungu district \u00a0and Robert Ariyo a boda- \u00a0boda rider, have pleaded guilty to 4 offences but denied one count where prosecution from the Uganda Wild Life Authority states that they killed 6 lions. However, the suspects claim to have only poisoned 4. These committed the offences on the 19th\/March 2021 at Habugombwa camp mating ground in Queen Elizabeth National Game park. 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