Col (rtd) Charles Okello Engola. | Photo: Courtesy.
A Ugandan minister was shot dead Tuesday morning by his body guard from his home in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb.
Charles Okello Engola, the State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations died at the age of 64.
Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire confirmed the minister’s killing to Daily Monitor newspaper.
“Yes. Go to Kyanja, there is a shooting. A soldier has shot his boss,” Owoyesigire told Monitor in a short phone interview.
Okello was also a retired Colonel in the Uganda People’s Defence Force.
Uganda Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, also confirmed the minister’s death while presiding over a plenary session.
“This morning, I received sad news that Hon Engola has been shot by his bodyguard and after, shot himself. May his soul rest in peace. That was God’s plan. We can’t change anything,” Ms. Among said according to the local media.
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