Two people from the same family have been brutally murdered in a family land dispute in Katanga, Moroto Municipality.
At the time of the incident, 60-year-old Maritina Lopido and her heavily pregnant daughter, Nakoru Anna were in the garden before they were speared to death by a suspect identified by police as Losike Peter.
Lopido and her daughter had recently triumphed in court after they opposed the splitting up of family land.
The suspect Peter Losike, who is also a nephew in the family, wanted the land in question divided so that he could claim his own portion which the family rejected and ended up in court.
The wider Moroto residents have blamed the land board and court for failing to resolve land conflicts in time.
Police have promised to bring the culprit to book.
Mike Longole, Karamoja Police Spokesperson said it is only a matter of time before they arrest the suspect since he has been identified.
