Uganda: Shock As Gen. Kazini is Murdered

11 November 2009

Maj. Gen. James Kazini was yesterday morning found dead in a two-bedroom house in Namuwongo, the apparent victim of an iron bar smashed against the back of his head. The former army commander was 52.

The suspected killer was a woman named Lydia Draru, his alleged mistress, who, before being arrested, is said to have told strangers arriving inside her gated compound that she was at peace with her decision. "I've done it. Now you can call the Police," she cried out loud, attracting the attention of another neighbour, who told Daily Monitor that she was bathing her child when she heard angry voices coming from the house's direction. The noises suggested that it was a case of domestic violence, she said.

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