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Uganda police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi killed outside his home in Kampala

Africa

By Reuters | Mar 17, 2017

Uganda's police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi was killed as he left his home in Kampala.

Unknown gunmen killed the spokesman for Uganda's police force and also his bodyguard and driver early on Friday as the official left his home in the capital Kampala, a government spokesman said.

Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi and the two other victims were killed in Kulambiro, a suburb in the north of the capital, Ofwono Opondo, the government spokesman, told Reuters.

"He (Kaweesi) was waylaid this morning by yet unknown gunmen. All the occupants of the vehicle were killed," Opondo said.

No further details were immediately available and the motive of the gunmen was unclear.