For years, a single gun tore through Uganda’s heart—ending lives, silencing voices, and shaking the nation’s sense of safety. This wasn’t just a weapon. It was a tool of terror, used by one man—Hussein Wahab Lubwama, known as “Master”—to carry out some of Uganda’s most shocking assassinations.
It began in 2015, when Joan Kagezi, a fearless state prosecutor, was gunned down while driving with her children. She was handling sensitive terrorism cases—and was silenced before justice could be served.
Then in 2017, AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, one of the country’s top police officers, was killed in a brutal daylight attack near his home. The same gun, the same method—motorcycles, masked riders, and precise shots.
By 2021, the gun struck again. General Edward Katumba Wamala was ambushed in Kampala. He survived, but his daughter Brenda and driver were killed instantly. Ballistics confirmed it—the same gun, yet again.
The man behind the trigger? Lubwama—“Master”. A trained killer tied to a wider extremist network. He was later tracked down and killed by security forces. Alongside him, the gun was finally recovered.
This single weapon had taken at least five lives, wounded many more, and left a nation in mourning. More than a tool, it became a symbol of how terror can hide in plain sight—quiet, deadly, and patient.
Now, with Lubwama gone and the weapon off the streets, families still seek closure, and Uganda still searches for the truth behind those who gave the orders.
