Beaten, Abandoned, Then Charged: The Ordeal of Fredrick Namara Karuhanga Under the Shadow of UPDF's Major Mark Wanyama

For days, Fredrick Namara Karuhanga lay unconscious after a brutal assault that nearly claimed his life in March 2023. Severely beaten, abandoned along the lakeshores of Mbeya Island in Mukono District, and stripped of his property, Namara survived only after marine soldiers intervened and rushed him for medical attention. He later opened a criminal case, now under court file 1324/2024, seeking justice for attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and assault. But in a twist that has shocked residents in Mukono and raised serious legal questions, Namara himself was arrested on February 10 this year in connection with a matter he insists