
Four men have been charged before a Grade II magistrate's court in Kampala over allegations of using machetes and other weapons to rob people of money in various parts of the city, according to NTV Uganda. The suspects are accused of waylaying and robbing residents in different Kampala neighborhoods. Police say investigations into the matter have been intensified as the case proceeds through the courts.
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