Overview
- Witnesses say a group ambushed Owori near his Makindye home on Tuesday night, struck him with paving stones when he resisted an attempted robbery, and left him unconscious.
- Passers-by rushed Owori to Case Clinic and he was later transferred to a private facility, where he died the following day while receiving treatment.
- SC Villa, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations and the national team paid tribute, and Parliament observed a minute's silence while calling for a prompt investigation.
- Uganda Police spokesperson Rachael Kawala said officers have documented and processed the scene and that detectives are pursuing leads but no arrests have been announced.
- The killing follows a recent fatal attack on rugby player Sydney Gongodyo and has intensified public debate about rising street crime in Kampala and demands for stronger policing and safety measures.