Assistant Inspector General of Police Felix
Kaweesi and his two bodyguards have been shot
dead.

Kaweesi, the police spokesman, was shot dead on
Friday morning alongside his driver Godfrey
Wambewo and his bodyguard Kenneth Erau.
Gunmen shot the trio as they left his his
Kulambiro home in Kampala suburb to work in his
official car.

Kaweesi was heading to Uganda Christian
University to speak to students but he did not
show up.

“He (Kaweesi) was waylaid this morning by yet
unknown gunmen. All the occupants of the vehicle
were killed,” government spokesperson Ofwono
Opondo said.

No further details were immediately available and
the motive of the gunmen was unclear.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson
Emirian Kayima confirmed the murders, adding
investigations have been launched.
The bodies have been removed from the scene
and taken to the mortuary.


United States Embassy Uganda has condemned
the attack saying there is no justification for the
murders.
“There is no justification for violence or murder.
We hope police will find and bring to justice those
responsible for this crime,” the Mission said via
twitter.
The embassy extended its condolences to the
family at the police fraternity.
“We are saddened and distressed by news of AIGP
Kaweesi’s death and extend deepest
condolences,” they said.

Kaweesi gained a prominent public profile when,
as head of police operations in greater Kampala,
he oversaw frequent arrests of main opposition
figure, Kizza Besigye.







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