A w!tchdoctor in Kamuli District has been handed an eight year prison sentence for being in possession of human bones.
The 39-year-old Jjajja Kasimba Yeko, who is a resident of Bukapere cell, Kasoigo Ward, Northern Division in Kamuli Municipality, was also found guilty of keeping wild animal’s skins and wild bird heads inside his shrine.
On Monday, Kamuli Chief Magistrate’s Court presided by Aisha Nabukera heard that the convict was arrested on December 5, 2024.
Court gave him a deterrent sentence after he pleaded guilty to committing the said offences.
“I am sentencing you to eight years in prison because you have not wasted court’s time after you pleaded guilty. This sentence will help to serve as an example to others,’’ She said.
Prosecution led by Charles Akol told court that Kasimba was arrested following intelligence reports indicating that he had illegal items in his shrine.
Prosecution further revealed that through a security operation conducted at Bukapere zone, suspicious items were discovered from his shrine.
The operation was led by Ali Mugarura, the head of anti-sacrifice and anti-illegal use of wildlife species at the Uganda Wetlands and Resource Conservation Organization, according to the prosecutor.
Kasimba had been detained at Kamuli Central Police Station to aid in investigations before he was produced in Kamuli Chief Magistrate’s court on December 10, 2024 and remanded until December, 11, 2024.
