Former Police Special Operations Commander Nixon Agasirwe will remain in Luzira Prison after the prosecution once again failed to present committal papers before court.
Agasirwe, who was arrested in May over alleged involvement in the 2015 assassination of Senior Principal State Attorney Joan Kagezi, appeared before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court, but the prosecution requested more time, promising to produce the necessary documents at the next hearing slated for November 19, 2025.
He was first charged with murder in June before Chief Magistrate Esther Nyadoi, following his arrest that month reportedly prompted by new and incriminating testimony from a key state witness.
That witness, Daniel Kiwanuka Kisekka, a former UPDF deserter, testified before the International Crimes Division of the High Court, claiming that a man he identified only as “Nick” — believed to be Agasirwe — ordered the hit on Kagezi.
At the time of Kagezi’s assassination, Agasirwe headed Special Police Operations under then Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura. Following his recent arrest, he was initially held at the Flying Squad Headquarters in Kireka, where he reportedly cooperated with investigators.
Kagezi was shot dead on March 30, 2015, in Kiwatule, Kampala, as she drove home with three of her four children. She had briefly stopped to buy vegetables when a man posing as a pedestrian approached, asked for directions, and shot her twice in the neck at close range before fleeing on a motorcycle. She was rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her brutal killing sent shockwaves across the country. At the time, she was handling several high-profile terrorism and war crimes cases, including the 2010 Kampala bombings trial.
Kisekka’s testimony formed part of a plea bargain agreement with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). In exchange for his confession and cooperation, he pleaded guilty to murder, had terrorism charges dropped, and was handed a 35-year sentence, later reduced to 34 years to reflect time already served on remand.
In his account before Justices Michael Elubu, Stephen Mubiru, Dr. Winfred Nabisinde, and Celia Nagawa, Kisekka told court that the group behind Kagezi’s assassination was paid $20,000 by an unnamed high-profile individual angered by her work on sensitive, religion-linked prosecutions.
Agasirwe’s extended stay on remand signals a new phase in the long-dormant case, with investigators reportedly pursuing additional leads. Sources suggest that more arrests could follow as the probe widens.
