A reconstruction of the Saturday shooting at Lugogo

By Odoobo C. Bichachi

IN SUMMARY

  • Probe. Kaweesi says there are so many pieces of information police are trying to piece together to establish what exactly happened.
  • Reports have variously indicated that the shooting happened near an ATM machine around the shopping malls at Lugogo as Akena reversed out of the parking and accidentally brushed Kanyamunyu's vehicle

KAMPALA. Since the death of Kenneth Akena on Saturday night following a shooting at Lugogo in Kampala, the circumstances surrounding the tragic event have remained murky. Matthew Kanyamunyu and his Burundian girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari are the key suspects in the murder and remain in police detention as investigations continue. 

Akena in his dying declaration to his brother John Nyeko said Mr Kanyamunyu, who had delivered him to hospital ostensibly as a Good Samaritan, is in fact the one who shot him following a traffic incident at Game Stores when their cars scratched.
Reports have variously indicated that the shooting happened near an ATM machine around the shopping malls at Lugogo as Akena reversed out of the parking and accidentally brushed Kanyamunyu's vehicle.
There are three major shopping malls at Lugogo: Games Stores and Shoprite, which are under the same management, and Forest Mall, which shares the upper entry gate on Lugogo Bypass with the two.
According to police accounts, the incident happened in the parking lot of Game Stores, the area facing Jinja Road. Other accounts claim the incident happened at Forest Mall. 
Police's lead investigator Wamimbi with scene of crime officers (SOCO) from Kampala Metropolitan Police and Criminal Investigations Directorate on Monday visited Game Stores to ascertain where in the parking yard or near the bank ATM the incident could have happened. They found nothing; neither cartridges nor traces of blood.
Other accounts have mentioned Forest Mall as the place where the incident happened, with New Vision quoting an eyewitness who was reportedly standing near the main gate at Oryx Fuel Station claiming to have seen someone being lifted into the car. However, there is no indication from police that this is a line of investigation being pursued.
So far, according to police, no gun has been found from all searches in the suspect's vehicle and his home. Mr Kanyamunyu maintains that he was not armed, and is not a licensed gun holder.