Driver arrested who shot at moving taxi & injured 12-year-old.

Kitaka shot into the taxi at around 9:25 pm on December 31, 2024, in Kyebando, Kawempe Division – injuring Edrine Babalanda who was seated next to his father, Moses Babalanda. Robert Nsubuga, the taxi driver, said he was taking passengers to Kasangati and Gayaza when Kitaka, driving a Toyota Harrier, reg no. UBQ 699B fired two bullets into their taxi. “I stopped the taxi and asked him why he was shooting at us. He told me he was shooting at thieves who wanted to steal from him. I told him he had injured one of my passengers. He then drove off to an unknown destination,” Nsubuga said. Nsubuga later reported the case to Kanyanya police station as the victim’s father rushed him to a nearby clinic which also transferred him to Mulago hospital. Thereafter, security agencies decided to conduct a joint hunt for the driver who was arrested on Friday with the help of CCTV cameras. Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson said police have preferred charges of attempted murder on Kitaka because he fled the scene after the incident.