DPP to decide Chameleone's fate in Karamagi's death

By Isaac Baligema

The fate of singer Jose Chameleone in the death of a one Robert Karamagi will be decided by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Police have said.

Kampala metropolitan Police Commander, Andrew Felix Kaweesi said:  “Chameleone is far from a free man.  The person died from his home and definitely he still has a case to answer. The DPP is still analyzing various reports and will determine the singer’s fate.”

Police launched investigations into the death of Karamagi at the singer’s Sseguku home on December 26, 2012.

Meanwhile, a close friend to the singer said Chameleone moved out of his Sseguku house not because of the ongoing renovations but rather from the various intimidations by unknown people who wanted to hurt him and his family.

How Karamagi died
He is said to have broken into Chameleone’s home on Boxing Day and died due to severe burns he sustained in the botched attack.

Kalamagi, 27, gained access to the singer’s home whose gate at the time was unmanned on Boxing Day.

The singer’s wife Daniella Mayanja narrated that she had just woken up and was in their bedroom when she heard movements in the sitting room. She said at first she thought pets they keep at home were the ones playing around but realized they were human movements.

She said at the time Chameleone was asleep as he had come in late after a hectic festive season schedule. She said she went to the sitting room and found a man whom she asked what he wanted. The man just turned and walked towards the door unbothered.

She said she then called Chameleon to come to the sitting room. As she waited for him she started grilling the man on what he was doing in their home. She said he then proceeded to collect a 5-litre jerrycan he had placed somewhere and tried to douse her in what turned out to be petrol.

However as fate would have it, the petrol instead spilled on him as Daniella stood transfixed. The man then retrieved a lighter which he had meant to torch her with, and proceeded to light it up.

The man instantly became a ball of fire and started writhing in pain and screaming for help. The Police were then called in and arrested the man who was later whisked to Mulago national referral hospital and admitted.