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Former IGP Kayihura behind Joan Kagezi murder, claims suspect

Published by The Observer By URN · 18 July 2026 at 18:22
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Former IGP Kayihura behind Joan Kagezi murder, claims suspect
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One of the three suspects on trial for the murder of former assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Joan Kagezi Namazzi has told the court that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen Kale Kayihura masterminded the assassination. Kagezi was shot dead on March 30, 2015, near her home in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb. The […] The post Former IGP Kayihura behind Joan Kagezi murder, claims suspect appeared firs

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