President Museveni has said it is unfortunate that the bodyguard didn’t shoot dead the gunmen who attempted to kill the former Works and Transport Minister, Gen Katumba Wamala.
Unknown assailants reportedly travelling on two motorcycles opened fire at Gen Katumba Wamala’s vehicle on Tuesday morning killing his daughter and driver instantly before riding away.
Speaking about the incident, the president said he had been informed that the bodyguard shot in the air to scare away the assassins but noted the bullets should have been aimed at them directly.
The president however said no stone will be left unturned in the quest to find the assailants who ended the lives of the former UPDF Chief of Defence Forces’ daughter and driver.
This is not the first incident in which high profile government officials have been shot at.
In the past, prosecutor Joan Kagezi, AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi , Maj Muhammad Kiggundu and ASP Muhammad Kirumira have been shot in a similar fashion.
Several Muslim clerics were also killed in the same manner by assailants moving on motorcycles who opened fire at their vehicles.
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