Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1419 EAT on Friday 4th October 2026
The incident reportedly occurred on October 1, 2026, at about 5pm near Kigulu Trading Centre in Nakalama Sub-county, Iganga District.
Kenneth Twinamastiko, 32, a salesman at the kombucha drink company’s Iganga branch, said he was travelling with the company driver, Damulira Waiswa, in a truck registration number UA 126DJ after spending the day supplying drinks in Bulumba and Buyuge sub-counties in Kaliro District.
Twinamastiko said the team had made sales worth Shs5.51 million before they were intercepted on their way back to Iganga.
He said two men wearing what appeared to be URA reflector jackets first stopped the vehicle and asked Waiswa to produce his driving permit and trading licence.
Twinamastiko said he explained that the trading licence was kept at their manager’s office and attempted to contact his supervisor to have it produced.
However, before the matter could be resolved, three armed men dressed in army-like uniforms reportedly surrounded the vehicle and declared the two men under arrest.
The suspects allegedly forced Twinamastiko and Waiswa into an unregistered Toyota Wish and drove them past Iganga Central Police Station towards Mayuge Road.
Twinamastiko said the suspects later stopped at an isolated spot along the Iganga-Mayuge road and demanded money from the day’s sales.
The suspects allegedly took Shs5.51 million, a Samsung smartphone, an Itel phone, an ATM card and Twinamastiko’s national identity card before driving about three kilometres and abandoning the victims on a feeder road.
He said the victims were later assisted by well-wishers to Iganga Central Police Station, where they reported the incident as aggravated robbery and kidnapping.
Busoga East Regional Police spokesperson Michael Kasadha confirmed the incident, saying the victims were in good health and had recorded statements with police.
Kasadha said police had intensified operations to identify and apprehend the suspects, including snap checks and foot and motorised patrols in areas around Magamaga Town Council, Nakalama Sub-county, Mayuge Town Council and Bugiri District.
He said the latest incident was part of a worrying pattern of highway robberies in which armed suspects allegedly disguise themselves in UPDF-like uniforms to target traders travelling with large amounts of cash.
He assured members of the business community that police were working to protect their goods and property, but urged traders and suppliers to adopt electronic payment systems and avoid carrying large amounts of cash, which could make them targets for highway robbers.
-Observer
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