A person has been shot dead at a hotel in Kisoro District, barely three weeks after a prominent businessman and his wife were shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
The latest incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, at 2:00AM, at Mucha Lodge, located along River Mucha, between Lake Murehe and Lake Mutanda, a few kilometres from Kisoro town.The lodge mainly hosts tourists.According to a hotel employee who spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity, unidentified gunmen raided the lodge at around 2:00AM, reportedly intending to rob guests.
However, security guards deployed at the facility reportedly opened fire in an attempt to stop the attackers. The gunmen also returned fire, triggering an exchange of gunfire. During the shootout, one person was killed as the attackers fled the scene. The employee we spoke to, however, could not establish whether the deceased was a civilian, one of the suspected attackers or a security guard.
Security personnel rushed to the scene shortly after the incident. By morning, police officers and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers had cordoned off the lodge. By press time, police had not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident.
The shooting comes less than three weeks after prominent businessman Africano Nteziyaremye and his wife, Peace Kyompeire, were shot dead at around 11:00PM on October 17, 2026, at the gate of their home in Zindiro Village, Kamonyi Ward, Northern Division, Kisoro Municipality.
The couple, returning home from work in a double-cabin pickup truck, was attacked by assailants on a motorcycle, wh opened fire on their vehicle as they approached their residence gate. Nteziyaremye and Kyompeire died on the spot. No arrests have been made in connection with the double murder.
A week before the couple was killed, gunmen attacked Bweza Lodge in Rushaga, Rubuguri Town Council, in an attempted robbery believed target tourists. However, the attack was foiled after security guards at the neighbouring Dorotia Lodge opened fire, forcing the assailants to flee.
Kisoro District has also experienced several other incidents of gun violence in recent years.
In April 2025, a shop attendant identified as Kenneth Mucunguzi was shot and robbed of 23 million shillings in Muramba Sub-county. In March 2023, a watchman was injured during an attempted robbery at the home of a businessman near the Bunagana border town.
In October 2022, an Indian businessman, Patel Kuntaj, was shot dead by a police officer identified as Eliod Gumizamu inside his hardware shop in Kisoro Municipality.Earlier, in September 2014, businessman Dominique Ngirabanzi was shot by unidentified gunmen while opening his shop at Kisoro New Market.