Officials are trying to piece information that could establish the motive of a Ugandan soldier who killed his boss and two other soldiers.
The soldier is said to have been angered by his boss moments before the bizarre shooting that left some four soldiers dead.
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) spokesperson, Brig Richard Karemire, however, said only two soldiers perished and investigators are working to establish the motive of the errant soldier.
“The motive isn’t yet known. We want to know whether he was insane or not,” Brig Karemire said by telephone Sunday.
In 2013, Sgt Robert Okiror attached to the 7th battalion in Kisoro District, shot dead his girlfriend and househelp following a domestic brawl. In the same year, Pte Patrick Odoch killed 11 people near Bombo UPDF headquarters over similar reasons. Pte Odoch was later sentenced to a 90-year jail term.
In December, 2012, L/Cpl Herbert Rwakihembo, attached to the Military Police, shot dead his fiancée, Irene Namuyaba and two others at Luzira.