Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded former senior police officer, Nixon Agasirwe who is accused of killing former state prosecutor Joan Kagezi until July 8, 2025.
Kagezi was gunned down on March 30, 2015 in Kiwatule, Kampala. At the time of her murder, Kagezi was prosecuting high profile cases, including the 2010 Al-Shabaab bombings in Kampala.
In court today, Chief Magistrate Esther Nyandoi did not allow Agasirwe to take plea since his crime is capital in nature, and only tried in the High Court. Agasirwe was arrested last week.
A state prosecutor told reporters at the court that the arrest and trial of Agasirwe is a major breakthrough in the high profile murder that has not been resolved for over a decade.
“It’s been 10 solid years; we have had another breakthrough. We have arrested and charged one Nixon Agasirwe for the murder of Joan Kagezi. He’s been taken to court today, and the inquiries in this matter are still incomplete,” said the prosecutor.
“He will be returned to court on the 8th of July, 2025. As ODPP (Office of the Director of Public Prosecution), we followed other leads, and we’ve managed to have enough evidence to be sure that he can actually be brought to court to be charged “ the prosecutor added.
“As the Office of the DPP, we are very happy. It’s been 10 years. We have never given up on this fight to bring perpetrators who murdered Joan Kagezi to court. So, this is also an indication that we are still head first, head strong, and we are going to do whatever is necessary to ensure that this case is actually prosecuted to its conclusion.
So for today, we have another suspect in that very case brought to court.”
Asked if investigations are still ongoing or if prosecution is in possession of all the required evidence, the state prosecutor said investigations into the matter are still ongoing.
“The inquiries are still incomplete. We are still looking for other leads. If they uncover more things, we shall definitely bring them to court. But as per now, this is what we have, and we are very sure that the evidence we have will be enough to prosecute Agasirwe for the crime that we believe he committed.”
