Police in Uganda have arrested a man over the murder of the activist David Kato, saying the killing was not related to his campaign for gay rights. Reports The UK’s Guardian.
Enock Nsubuga was arrested yesterday in Mukono, outside Kampala, not far from where Kato was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in his home last week. A police spokesman said Nsubuga's confession proved the killing was unrelated to Kato's work as a campaigner in Uganda, where homophobia is widespread.
"It wasn't a robbery and it wasn't because Kato was an activist," police spokesman Vincent Ssetake told Reuters. "It was a personal disagreement but I can't say more than that."
Police initially claimed the motive was theft – a hasty conclusion that left many of Kato's friends and colleagues suspicious of a cover-up. Following the news of Nsubuga's arrest one gay activist in Kampala, who asked not be named, said he was sceptical about the latest police claim.
The murder attracted condemnation around with world, with Barack Obama and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, among those who have called for a thorough and impartial police investigation.
David Kato: man arrested over murder of Ugandan gay activist | World news | The Guardian
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