Kampala Businessman Anthony Mutinisa Shot Dead by Security Guard

By Alexander Luyima |Hoima Post

Kampala, August 25, 2025 – In a shocking incident that has rattled Uganda’s business community and ordinary citizens alike, Anthony Mutinisa, proprietor of Mutinisa Motors Uganda a high-end vehicle hire service renowned for its fleet of luxury Toyota Land Cruisers was fatally shot in his Ntinda Ministers Village office by his own private security guard. The assailant then fled the scene with cash and one of Mutinisa’s prized V8 vehicles.

The brutal killing took place on Sunday at around 3 p.m., while Mutinisa was working alone in his office on Martyr’s Road in Ntinda. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police, the guard confronted him, pulled the trigger, and fled the premises in a move that has left both the business elite and the general public terrified.

Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed that investigations are underway and a manhunt has been launched. “We are following critical leads and are confident the suspect will be apprehended. We urge the public to remain calm as investigations continue,” Onyango stated.

This incident is not an isolated case. Uganda has seen a disturbing rise in violent incidents involving private security guards. In June this year, a guard in Mbuya shot and killed two company executives following a disagreement. In February, another guard attached to Saracen Security murdered a businessman at Mukwano Arcade in the heart of Kampala. Last October, in Lira, a trader was killed after a guard recklessly discharged his weapon. The growing pattern paints a grim picture of a country where those entrusted with protecting lives and property are increasingly becoming the very source of danger.

Security experts argue that these killings reflect a dangerous failure in oversight. Dr. Grace Katende, a security analyst at Makerere University, explains: “This latest and particularly brazen killing reflects deep failures in the regulation of private security firms. Armed guards should be rigorously vetted, trained, and continuously monitored not simply handed a gun and a uniform.”

Equally concerned is John Okello, a human rights advocate with the Uganda Law Society, who says: “These successive guard-related killings expose a systemic issue. When private security operates without oversight, the public not the state bears the consequences. This incident raises serious questions about who is ultimately responsible for citizens’ safety.”

For many Ugandans, the fear is real. If prominent businesspeople with guarded offices can be gunned down by the very individuals employed to protect them, what hope remains for the ordinary citizen who has no such privilege? The growing sense of insecurity suggests a state where the government appears more focused on safeguarding its political and economic interests than ensuring the safety of its people.

The tragedy of Anthony Mutinisa’s death is more than a personal loss, it is a symbol of a nation drifting into lawlessness, where citizens can no longer tell who to trust.

Is Uganda really safe anymore?