Colonel Charles Okello Engola, the Ugandan minister of state for labor, employment, and industrial relations, was fatally shot on Tuesday as he got into his car to go to work by one of his military bodyguards.
According to early information provided by the Ugandan police regarding the minister’s slaying, the victim was shot dead at 8:00 am in the Kampala neighborhood of Kyanja.
The shooting was carried out by one of the minister’s bodyguards, according to Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga, who also fired numerous shots at close range. The shooter then ran away from the scene and went to the Kyanja Ring Road Trading Center, where he entered a salon and shot himself.
The early stages of the investigations, according to the police spokesperson.
“We have dispatched crime scene experts who will use advanced technology to determine what exactly the cause of the murder was,” he added.
According to The Independent, eyewitnesses said the Uganda People’s Defence Force soldier complained about non-payment of his wages and mistreatment before he shot himself.
A photo of the crime scene that has gone viral on social media shows the minister’s body in a blue Kaunda suit lying in a pool of blood next to his official car.
