âI survived. I thank Godâ â Ugandan minister speaks after assassination attempt
By Crispin Adriaanse
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Ugandaâs Minister of Works and Transport has spoken out for the first time since the attempt on his life, while President Yoweri Museveni has said the ministerâs bodyguard âshould have shot to killâ.
On Wednesday, Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, who is also a high-ranking general in the Uganda Peopleâs Defence Forces (UPDF), broke his silence after the failed assassination attempt on Tuesday in Kisaasi within the capital city Kampala, Daily Monitor reported.
Katumbaâs daughter, Brenda Nantongo, was killed in the attack, as was the driver, Haruna Kayondo, according to Uganda Radio Network.
A wounded and bleeding General Katumba Wamala was early Tuesday spotted on a street in the suburb of the Capital Kampala crying for help after assassins sunk multiple bullets into his car. “Please take me to the hospital, please,” Gen. Wamala pleaded with the crowd that was gathering at the scene of crime at Bukoto […]
“I will be fine. I’m with the doctors and they are doing everything possible. I love you guys but please pray for mummy because she’s in a terrible state”