By Sadique Bamwita
WAKISO
Shock and grief engulfed residents of Luwule Village, Sokolo Parish, Kasanje Town Council in Wakiso District, after unidentified assailants murdered the former area defence chairperson, Gerald Masagazi in a gruesome manner. The deceased was killed in the wee hours of Saturday morning on September 5, 2026.
Lule Herbert Kato, one of the first responders, alleges that the deceased person who has been the defence chairperson for 25 years before being selected as the village secretary, was killed at around 1am on Saturday, hours after celebrating the village chairperson Mulagwe Joseph’s victory party who was sworn-in on Friday September 4, 2026.
“We are in great shock after unknown assailants attacked Masagazi and hit him hard on the head and killed him instantly at around 1 am” he said.
He added, “He has been the area defence for close to 25 years, but on Friday he swore in as the secretary for the disabled and was also the chairperson for the disabled, but at around 1am after leaving the party, we were shocked to discover him murdered just behind the area where the party was held.’
The village chairperson Mulagwe, said they were dismayed by Masagazi’s murder.
“Earlier on we went and watched the women’s football match, after which we proceeded to my victory party at around 8pm which attracted many people. He had sworn in as a secretary but he told people he would still assist the newly appointed defence chairperson to carry out his duties, attracting the crowd to make fun of him, he returned to his seat after ,and the party went on” Mulagwe narrated.
Following the murder incident, Kasanje Police deployed a sniffer dog to trace the suspected assailants but all in vain.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s body was transported to Mulago City Mortuary for post mortem examination, pending burial arrangements. Police is yet to comment on the murder incident.
