Slain Police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi
was shot thrice in what appears to be a targeted
shooting; a scene of crime officer has said.

The source says that two of the gunshots that
ended Kaweesi’s life were through the back to
the chest, while one was shot through the head,
to the neck.

Kaweesi was killed by a group of unknown
gunmen as he left his home in Kulambiro, a
suburb of Kampala this morning. His driver
Godfrey Mambewa and bodyguard Kenneth Erau
are also confirmed dead.
Eye witnesses say the killers were traveling on a
motorcycle and the shooting reportedly lasted
more than 10 minutes.

‘Terror in Kulambiro’
A large crowd of local residents gathered at the
scene where the officers’ dead bodies slumped
inside a black vehicle, blood pooling under
shattered glass alongside the car. The bodies
were later taken away.


A local resident described seeing four men on two
motorcycles attack the car the police officers
were travelling in at around 9:30 am (0630GMT)
as they left for work.

“Two motorbike drivers and two men with guns
fired at the car. They shot very rapidly with guns
that looked like AK47s,” said Mohammad, a
motorcycle taxi driver who lives and works in the
area.
“The motorbikes came from behind as the car
was leaving Kaweesi’s house. The car driver tried
to increase speed but they drove past the car and
shot into it,” said the 30-year old who declined to
give his surname.
“The motorbikes were new and the shooters
looked professional. They weren’t wearing masks
but I didn’t see their faces because I ran for
cover.”

– ‘Shower of bullets’ –
Local mayor Charles Sserunjogi said he heard “a
shower of bullets — many shots — from my house
nearby”.
He said Kaweesi had lived in the neighbourhood
of Kulambiro for about 10 years.
“I don’t believe what I’m seeing right now. I knew
Kaweesi well and met with him about a week and
a half ago to discuss tarmacking the road he was
shot on.”

Kaweesi rose to prominence as he spearheaded
the police response to widespread opposition
party protests following a controversial 2011
presidential election.
After a stint as commander of Kampala
Metropolitan Police he was appointed director of
operations and then head of human resources
before assuming the role of main police
spokesman in August 2016

He appeared regularly on television talk shows,
his most recent appearance being Thursday night
on NTV.

Kaweesi was born in 1974, he is survived with a
wife (pregnant) and 4 children.
Kaweesi had completed his doctorate degree and
was due to graduate soon. He planned to contest
for parliament in 2021.

What a world we live in