The State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col (rtd) Charles Okello Engola was shot dead on Tuesday morning by his body guard from his home in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb, as reported by Daily Monitor.
The Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire confirmed the incident.
“Yes. Go to Kyanja, there is a shooting. A soldier has shot his boss,” Owoyesigire told this publication in a brief telephone interview.
Eyewitness say the soldier walked around the neighbourhood shooting in the air as a result some people around got injured
Col Engola had previously served as a deputy minister for defence.