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Deputy Ugandan Minister shot dead by bodyguard

A government minister who was under the care of a Ugandan national army member has been shot dead.

The deputy minister of labor, retired colonel Charles Okello Engola, was shot on Tuesday morning at his residence in Kampala, the country’s capital.

It is still unclear if the soldier and his employer had a disagreement.

According to other eyewitnesses, the soldier shot into the air as he went through the neighborhood.

Minutes afterwards, the soldier, whose identity has not yet been officially released, shot himself to death.

Reports say a number of people were injured in the incident.

Videos on social media show locals gathering at the scene in shock.

Col Engola had previously served as a deputy minister for defence.

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