The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), working jointly with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested three suspects in connection with the suspected poisoning of seven hyenas in Lake Mburo National Park in Kiruhura District. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation carried out on June 21, 2026, in Akayanja Sub-county after reports emerged of the deaths of seven hyenas in the Kaburabutembero area of the protected park. The suspects have been identified as Steven Kayomberera, 55, Dickens Nayamuba, 40, and Joseph Lotee, 30. Kayomberera and Lotee are residents of Rwekishwaga Village, while Nayamuba comes from Rwakobo Village, all within Rwakobo Parish in Akayanja Sub-county.