Embattled former Police Special Operations Commander Nixon Agasirwe has petitioned the Court for temporary release from Luzira Prison.
His appearance follows his arrest last year, triggered by damning testimony from a key state witness implicating him in the 2015 assassination of Senior Principal State Attorney Joan Kagezi.
Agasirwe presented three sureties, including family members and a friend, and stated that he is of advanced age and has a fixed place of residence.
Justice Isaac Muwata has given the prosecution one week to file submissions in response to Agasirwe’s bail application.
Agasirwe’s arrest followed testimony from Daniel Kiwanuka Kisekka, a former Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) deserter, who appeared before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. Kisekka claimed that a man he identified only as “Nick”—allegedly Agasirwe—ordered the hit on Kagezi.
Sources say Agasirwe was initially held at the Flying Squad headquarters in Kireka while assisting authorities with ongoing investigations. At the time of Kagezi’s murder, he served as the commander of Special Police Operations under then-Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura.
Kisekka’s testimony formed part of a plea bargain with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Under the agreement, he pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a reduced sentence, with terrorism charges dropped.
Appearing before a panel comprising Justices Michael Elubu, Stephen Mubiru, Dr. Winfred Nabisinde, and Celia Nagawa, Kisekka confessed that the group received $20,000 from an unnamed high-profile individual angered by Kagezi’s role in prosecuting sensitive, religion-related criminal cases. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison, later reduced to 34 years after credit for time already served on remand.
Joan Kagezi, then a Senior Principal State Attorney, was assassinated on March 30, 2015. She had stopped at a roadside stall in Kiwatule to buy vegetables on her way home to Najjera, accompanied by three of her four children.
As she returned to her vehicle, a man approached the driver’s window, pretending to ask for directions. When Kagezi rolled down the window, he shot her twice in the neck at close range and fled on a waiting motorcycle. She was rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Her murder shocked both the nation and the international community, given her work prosecuting high-profile terrorism and war crimes cases.
The arrest and remand ofNixon Agasirwe Seeks Bail in Kagezi Assassination Case mark a major development in the long-stalled investigation. Authorities have not confirmed whether further arrests are expected, but sources indicate more suspects could be implicated as the case unfolds.
