Government to brief parliament on Akena shooting
Kenneth Akena's body at Our Lady of Africa Church in Mbuya during the requiem mass on Tuesday.
What you need to know:
- Akena was shot on Saturday at Lugogo Forest Mall parking area and died moments after he was admitted to hospital.
- Kanyamunyu is a city businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Express Logistics located along Second Street in Industrial Area.
- His company deals in warehousing, Air freight, Customs brokerage, and ocean freight among others.
Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said government will brief parliament on the circumstances under which Kenneth Watmon Akena, a community development officer was shot dead at Lugogo Forest Mall parking area.
Dr Rugunda told parliament was during Tuesday’s plenary session chaired by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga.
Akena was allegedly shot on Saturday evening after he scratched city businessman Matthew Kanyamunyu’s car while parking his.
Kanyamunyu and his Burundian girlfriend Cynthia Cynthia Munwangari are currently in police custody in connection with the shooting.
Rugunda's statement came up after Pader Woman MP Lowila Oketayot raised the issue demanding an explanation from government on the shooting, citing a number of versions in the media on what could have caused the shooting.
Oketayot also demanded an explanation from government on illegal possession of firearms saying that the trend of killing citizens by shooting is worrying. The MP also demanded the public to give police time to carry out thorough investigation into the matter.
It was tears during the requiem mass of the late Kenneth Akena Our Lady of Africa Church, Mbuya Catholic Church. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA.
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga appealed to the MPs not to discuss details of the matter since it is under investigation, but asked Prime Minister Rugunda to give answers since the matter is in the public domain.
Rugunda then noted that the internal affairs minister Obiga Kania will brief the House on the progress of the investigation. He, however, did not attach a timeline on when the statement will be presented on the floor of parliament.
The prime minister also assured parliament that the law will take its course and that those responsible will be dealt with.
Akena's family on Tuesday asked police to be transparent and carry out a thorough investigation into the circumstances under which Akena was shot.
The family asked police not to give room for prominence of the suspects or the suspects' relatives to overshadow the justice they deserve.
Kanyamunyu is a city businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Express Logistics located along Second Street in Industrial Area. His company deals in warehousing, Air freight, Customs brokerage, and ocean freight among others.
