Uganda, Feb. 23 -- Gun violence has continued to rise with 330 people dead in the 300 cases of murder by shooting registered in 2023, which was a 7.5 per cent rise compared to statistics in 2022 despite several interventions by the government to curb shootings.

According to the crime report, some of the guns used in the shootings that resulted in deaths had been "fingerprinted" by the government and their records were in the police system.

Although the police statistics show an increase in gun-related violence and deaths, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth Ochola said there was a reduction in the same crimes.

"Also, the police, in coordination with sister security agencies such as the UPDF (Uganda Peoples Defence Force...