Kitgum comedian 'Lady Sonia' dies months after alleged beating by police officer

The Observer reports that Kitgum-based comedian Bonny Awula, known as Lady Sonia, died at Lira Regional Referral Hospital from injuries he said were inflicted by a police CID officer who beat him with a baton at a bar in Kitgum Municipality on 15 July 2025 and then detained him for five days. His family and a Human Rights Center Uganda official called for an investigation; the Aswa East police spokesperson said no report had been made and that the matter would be handled on evidence.