ENGOLA EXECUTION!Here are the unanswered questions

On Tuesday, 2 May, morning, the nation was shocked by the gunning down of junior Labour, Employment, and Industrial Relations minister, Rtd. Col. Charles Okello Engola.

He was executed at his Central Uganda home located in Kyanja, a Kampala Capital City’s suburb, by Private Wilson Sabiiti, one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) guards attached to his security detail.

Investigators are racing against time to ascertain the motive of the killer guard.

Job pay issues, mental disorder, depression have since been cited.

However, some close friends and relatives alike believe there could be more than meets the eye. That the version of events leaves more questions than answers as far the killer motive is concerned, according to Queen Dorothy Amolo, an international investor based in the United States who hails from Kamdini Town Council, Oyam South County, in Oyam District.

Amolo, who is the brain behind various community groups promoting wealth creation initiatives in Aber, Minakulu, Myene, Loro, Acaba, and Iceme Sub Counties, among others, described the gruesome murder of the late Minister Macodwogo as a direct hit on the development of young people, women, and vulnerable groups in Lango, Oyam District specifically.

“We had just concluded a partnership to bring a radio station to the people of Northern Uganda and several pieces of equipment for the community hospital that he founded in Oyam North—a plan we set in motion months ago,” Amolo, who contested for the Oyam South County MP seat during 2021, said.

According to her, the whole story surrounding the murder of Col. Engola is absurd; it does not make sense and leaves more questions than answers.

Below are some of the questions that Amolo, like many others, has continued asking:

How can a guard who worked with the minister for less than five weeks kill him in cold blood because of non-payment of allowance/salary? According to labour ministry spokesperson Frank Mugabi, the killer guard had just been deployed to the ministry and attached to the minister three weeks ago.

How much was this bodyguard owed, and who owed his allowance/salary? Eyewitnesses say the killer guard mentioned demanding shs4million from his employer(s). The ministry of defence/veteran affairs meets soldiers’ pay. Those assigned to protect VIPs often get allowances from the people they protect directly or institutions their bosses are attached to. It is not clear whether it is Engola who was responsible for these allowances or the Labour ministry. But the question remains, if the allowance was meant to be paid by the minister himself, is a one-time missed payment sufficient ground to take his life? Did someone mismanage the killer guard’s allowances as it is being alleged?

Where were other guards on the minister’s security detail? There are reports that one of the guards around was unarmed and decided to run for his life? Why was he unarmed?

After executing the minister, the guard went while shooting in the air to a nearby salon and ended his life. If it was a case of mental disorder why didn’t he randomly shoot at the onlookers and other people he met on the way?

Why did he go to a salon normally frequented by his deceased boss’s wife immediately, not any other random shop or building? Eyewitnesses say the killer guard expected to find her boss’s wife there but as luck would have it she had first passed by a nearby shop to pick some groceries. Did he also want to kill her and why?

Why was there a change in security detail? What was the background and history of the killer guard? Could he be part of rogue security elements aiming at tainting the image of the country? How long did he work for his previous boss (es)? What were the circumstances of his transfer? Who approved the transfer? Who wanted Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola Macodwogo, the Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and Industrial Relations, dead?

“These questions do not heap blanket blame on the UPDF as a body, nor do they blame the government of Uganda.

This message is geared towards finding the truth behind the reckless murder of the Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and Industrial Relations, a member of parliament from Oyam North constituency, a friend, a husband, a brother, a father, a grandfather, and a retired UPDF soldier,” she notes.

Conclusively, Queen Dorothy Amolo suggests a deep and 360° investigation approach into the gruesome murder of the fallen retired UPDF cadre.

“We demand a thorough investigation. The dead bodyguard must be investigated in detail. All his movements, whom he spoke to within the last six months, his work history, his family, and all those who initiated and authorized his transfer to the minister, etc. This was not an ordinary suicidal murder. This was an execution. My dear friend, you were a lion, the King of the Jungle. It is unfortunate that a rat took your life! May your dear soul rest in eternal peace,” Amolo expresses.

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