By Weswa Ronnie
BUDUDA
A prominent businessman dealing in coffee at Renyeri village, Renyeri Parish, Bundesi Sub County in Bududa district has been killed just hours after picking money from a yet to be named trader whom he had earlier supplied his coffee.
The 63 year old Gregory Watenga, a resident of Shisakali village, Bukobero parish, Buwali Sub-County, in Bududa district is believed to have been killed on Wednesday night, 6th December, 2023.
Locals discovered the body lying dead in a pool of blood in a dry trench – about 25 metres off a village path, in the morning of Thursday, 7th December, 2023.
It is reported that the deceased went to pick an undisclosed amount of money at Kuwushu Town Council from a yet-to-be- identified trader whom he had earlier supplied coffee to but never returned only for his body to be discovered this morning.
Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson confirmed the incident saying the businessman could have been killed from elsewhere and his body brought to where it was dumped.
He adds that the matter has been reported to Bukalasi Police Post, Vide Bukalasi P/P SD Ref: 04/06/12/2023.
Taitika also says that police is still preserving the scene awaiting tracking by their canine.
