Four men accused of murdering senior prosecutor Joan Namazzi Kagezi return to the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court today, February 12, 2024.

They are expected to appear before Chief Magistrate Elias Kakooza to know the status of investigations into their matter.

The accused are Daniel Kisekka, 43, John Kibuuka alias Musa, 32, John Masajjage alias Brian Mubiru alias Badru alias Chongo, 50, and Nasur Abdallah Mugonole, 39.

They are battling charges of terrorism, contrary to sections 7 (1)(a) and 2 (b) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002 and murder, contrary to sections 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act.

The offences of terrorism and murder attract a maximum punishment of death on conviction.

Kagezi, the former acting Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was gunned down in her vehicle on the evening of March 30, 2015, in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb.

The assailants trailed Kagezi, the mother of four, and shot her when she stopped to buy fruits in Kiwatule, a suburb in Kampala.

According to the charge sheet sanctioned by the DPP, on November 3, 2023, Kibuuka and Mugonole have been serving a jail term following their conviction for aggravated robbery, while Masajjage has been on remand pending trial on the same charge.

Kibuuka has been at Kigo Prison while Masajjage and Mugonole have been at Kitalya Prison. On the other hand, Kisekka has been a charcoal burner and a resident of Nsanvu village in Kitimbwa town council, Kayunga district.

Allegations

The prosecution alleges that the four and others still at large on March 30, 2015, at Kiwatule in Nakawa Division, Kampala, with malice aforethought, unlawfully caused the death of Kagezi.

In regard to terrorism, the prosecution alleges that the accused and others still at large, for the purposes of influencing the Government or intimidating the public for religious, economic, or social aims indiscriminately without due regard to the safety of others who attacked Kagezi and murdered her.

Born on July 14, 1967, in Luteete, Rakai district, Kagezi was gunned down in her vehicle before her children on March 30, 2015, in Kiwatule as she went home. She had made a stopover to buy groceries on her way back home.

At the time of her murder, Kagezi was pursuing a master’s in business administration, and she had also applied for the position of a High Court judge.

She was also the lead prosecutor in the Kampala 2010 twin bombing case before Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, now the current Chief Justice.

Over 76 people were killed in the attacks and some of the perpetrators have since been convicted and are serving life imprisonment.