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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 5 Sep 2017

    Uganda murders: Twenty women killed in four months http://bbc.in/2wDUedd pic.twitter.com/sPpxQt4vrc

    6:35 AM - 5 Sep 2017
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      2. Tumukunde Conrad‏ @Conradtmk1 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The police has largely become political and resorted to PR for survival, otherwise it's impact isn't felt outside politics.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Bee Cesar  🇸🇨 🇬🇧‏ @Bee_Cesar 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Conradtmk1 @BBCAfrica

        we have the same problem in #Seychelles 🇸🇨Tourists have more value than any citizen.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Tony W. Tibulya‏ @TTibulya 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Bee_Cesar @Conradtmk1 @BBCAfrica

        Africa is like a big leopard. It has dark spots everywhere!

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. SARA NALUNGA‏ @SARANALUNGA 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ShamirahNamugga @BBCAfrica

        Government is M7, ask him.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Angie Howard‏ @Iamhopeschild13 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        praying for peace for the victims families, wisdom for the police and swift punishment for the criminals.

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      1. moshen ahmed Bukenya‏ @moshenah 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If a nation cant protect women and kids then its a failed state.

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      1. Tulinayo Conrad‏ @conrad_tulinayo 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        this has greatly undermined the police

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      1. Max Mash‏ @Max1Mash 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Seems they have a serial killer.Wonder what is peculiar about these women&why these2dumping areas?What are the police doing?BAU might help

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      1. Babalanda James‏ @babalanda311 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The whole Nation failed thse women,the security agencies keep fighting each other, the civil society that pretends to fight for the minority

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      1. FIFI-DALLA KOUYATE‏ @jalifoly 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        TOO SAAAAAD

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      1. Zainab Kakungulu‏ @ZKakungulu 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Where are our women activists? Their silence and inaction amidist this horror is betrayal to the victims. What better time to be relevant?

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      1. nazqueen‏ @lynkubu 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wow! And we thought women murders is a South African thing! Lawd have mercy on us!

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      1. Ronnie‏ @ronniekatwalo 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We need profilers in Uganda. Several ladies killed already and the police still gives us hazy information . Feels like guess work.

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      1. Ibrahim Kamara‏ @ikamara75 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Govt must step u to solve this menace to protect women

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      1. Hans Ateenyi*‏ @hansateenyi 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And @PoliceUg is watching.

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      1. locus‏ @bunjolocus 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @qataharraymond

        They call that peace in "uganda"

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      1. Japan_Rover‏ @Japan_Rover 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Oh God! How can that be?

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