{"id":34224,"date":"2022-07-18T17:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/find-our-sons-killers-family-of-slain-ucu-student-friends-tell-police"},"modified":"2022-07-18T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:41:49","slug":"find-our-sons-killers-family-of-slain-ucu-student-friends-tell-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/find-our-sons-killers-family-of-slain-ucu-student-friends-tell-police","title":{"rendered":"Find our son\u2019s killers, family of slain UCU student, friends tell police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Michael Betungura Bewatti\u2019s dream was to become a lawyer to fight for the rights of the underprivileged, family members have said.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old\u2019s life was cut short on Thursday after he was allegedly stabbed to death at Makerere University.<\/p>\n<p>Betungura, a second-year law student at Uganda Christian University (UCU), had gone to Makerere University to support a friend who was contesting for guild presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Police allow NUP lawyers to visit their detained MP<\/p>\n<p>He was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Malere Village, Biguri Sub-county, Kamwenge District on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Betungura was the first of five siblings and the family had high hopes in him.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Benson Mucunguzi, the father of the deceased, said his son was determined to become a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter he rejected other course alternatives, I had to look for money to pay his fees. I have lost a loving and focused son,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He asked the government to expedite investigations and ban multi-party politics in learning institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased\u2019s mother, Ms Jessica Natukunda, said Betungura promised to build them a better house after school.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Shivan Ainembabazi, one of Betungura\u2019s siblings, said he always encouraged them to work hard.<\/p>\n<p>During the funeral, the Minister for Agriculture and Kibale East MP, Mr Frank Tumwebaze, said: \u201cKibale as a constituency has lost a budding lawyer who cannot be replaced. We have a few lawyers and his death leaves a huge gap. We had high hopes in him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tumwebaze added that he would hire private lawyers to work with the police to ensure that Betungura\u2019s killers are prosecuted and the family is compensated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Abikora Mwesiga, one of Betungura\u2019s friends, said he had plans to contest for UCU guild presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Justus Tukamushaba, another friend, said he met Betungura at Mbarara High School.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tukamushaba, one of the candidates for guild president at Makerere University, said the late had gone to the university drum up support for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetungura was there for me whenever I called on him. I consulted him often. He used to protect me during campaigns but it is unfortunate that I wasn\u2019t there to protect him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ibra Hussein, another candidate for guild president at Makerere University, appealed to security agencies to arrest all perpetrators behind Betungura\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>About Betungura<\/p>\n<p>Michael Betungura Bewatti died at the Makerere University Hospital where he was taken after he was allegedly stabbed.<\/p>\n<p>He went to Malere Primary School in Kamwenge District for his primary education before joining Mbarara High School for O-Level in Mbarara and Namirembe Hillside for A-Level.<\/p>\n<p>He later joined Makerere University Law Development Centre for a diploma in law which he completed in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Michael Betungura Bewatti\u2019s dream was to become a lawyer to fight for the rights of the underprivileged, family members have said. The 25-year-old\u2019s life was cut short on Thursday after he was allegedly stabbed to death at Makerere University. 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