Who is killing girls in Mabira Forest?

One woman remembered: “He found me collecting firewood and threatened to report me as an informer for the authorities. I tried to run, but he overpowered me, stripped me, and raped me.” Another said Mbambo had offered to help her gather wood, only to turn on her once they were deep in the forest. “I had no one to help me. I ended up accepting my fate,” she shared quietly.

Three days later, Namatovu's small body was found lying in the shrubs deep inside Uganda’s largest surviving natural tropical rainforest in the central region. Police officers said she had been raped and murdered.