Four arrested over murder of Kamwokya councillor Kakooza

The deceased was shadowed and murdered while on his routine morning jog by assailants on a motorcycle along Jinja road near Centenary Park on July 16.

Kakooza, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, was one of the four councillors representing Kamwokya parish at Kampala Central Division. He had previously also served as the LC I chairperson of Church Zone.

After his death, the joint Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) launched investigations leading to the arrest of four suspects.

These suspects are Abdul Mwesigye, a 25-year-old carpenter from Komamboga in Kawempe Division, Wickliffe Mpumuza, 19, a car wash attendant of Namuli zone in Bukoto and Hussein Sserubogo alias Abdu, a boda-boda rider from Kisenyi ll zone in Kamwokya.

Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed Jane Nassolo as the fourth suspect being held in custody for reportedly giving misleading information to investigators resulting in the arrest of five other innocent people.

“The lady was arrested on charges of giving false information in order to divert investigations," Enanga said.

"You know when such a big incident happens, we get different people who come with intentions of diverting us, so she deceived investigators, but because of a thorough probe at KMP, we managed to disprove her and those innocent people were released.”

Enanga added investigators are on the trail of other suspects, with the suspected leader of the murderers in hiding.

"I can’t tell you the names, officers in the case informed us that the suspects confessed one person who gave them the mission," he said. "But he is still in hiding. Right now we wish to see all those people brought to court, because of the pain we’re still undergoing."

No clear motive

It is not clear why Kakooza was killed, Enanga said. He added that the deceased posted on social media about jogging along Jinja road thereby alerting his killers to where to find him.

“Just like the victim, there are many people who usually post their daily routines which is dangerous because it makes you a target to your enemies," Enanga cautioned.

It is believed that Kakooza, who was bent on flushing out criminals in Kamwokya, may ultimately have been a victim of his own good intentions.