In the latest crime spree, two Chinese women died after being brutally murdered, Police officers at Kikoni Police Station said.
The ladies, whose identities are yet to be revealed, were today morning found dead at Sheron Hotel in Kikoni, Kampala.
It is suspected that the deceased whose bodies had started rotting, were stabbed by a Chinese man who is on the run.
The motive for the killing remains unclear at this stage, but investigation continues.
No arrests have been made in connection with the killings so far.
The latest killings add to the scores of people, mostly men, who have been murdered in Kikoni in recent months. At least two people are violently killed in the slum (shanty town) almost every week.
The recent rise in fatal attacks is blamed on the influx of undocumented Burundian, Rwandan and Congolese immigrants, along with university students, corrupt community leaders, overpopulation and inadequate policing of the area.
Residents feel that the authorities have failed to address the problem, and some have threatened to take matters into their own hands.
Kikoni police, however, warned that taking the law into one’s own hands is not a solution.
Police have in the past carried out unannounced crime operations aimed at rooting out crime in the area, but their efforts didn’t yield the expected results.
Criminals continue to run amok in the tiny streets Kikoni, causing innocent residents to perpetually tremble with fear of being killed or robbed.
One community leader said the perpetual robbery, break-ins, gang rapes and killings visited on community members demand sober reflection by the area’s political and law enforcement leadership.
“We have approached authorities, including the Police, ISO and the UPDF for community safety, but no one seems to care about us,” said the community leader, who is actively involved in many issues that affect the community and works very closely with local political leaders.
