Musa Musasizi, a former street child-turned-businessman in Nakulabye, Kampala, has been sentenced to over 100 years in prison for murdering five people within a single month in 2021.<\/p>\n
He pleaded guilty to murdering five people including four of his girlfriends and his 3-month-old baby<\/p>\n
Musasizi’s murderous spree began in February when he strangled his girlfriend, Mackline Ahereza, for demanding money to start a business. He then wrapped her body in a suitcase, hired a boda boda, and transported it to a remote area in Nateete, where he doused it in paraffin and set it ablaze.<\/p>\n
Kassaga Abudl, who helped Musasizi dispose of Ahereza’s body, received a four-year prison sentence at Luzira prison.<\/p>\n
Unfazed by his initial crime, the then 23-year-old Musasizi lured Violet Kansiime and her three-month-old baby, Abigail Nakitende, from their home in Makerere under the pretense of marriage and a brighter future. He later brutally strangled both mother and child.<\/p>\n
Musasizi again attempted to conceal his crimes by wrapping their bodies in curtains, dumping them near the Nankulabye police station, and setting them on fire.<\/p>\n
Musasizi also murdered Nourine Nabirye and Elizabeth Muteesi, whose bodies he similarly burned. High Court Judge Margaret Muntonyi described his actions as barbaric and savage.<\/p>\n
It was Ahereza’s stolen Nokia phone, sold by Musasizi to a third party, that ultimately led to his arrest on March 21, 2021. He pleaded guilty to all charges before Justice Muntonyi.<\/p>\n
Although the court considered the death penalty, Judge Muntonyi ultimately sentenced Musasizi to a cumulative total of 35, 32, 27, 40 years, and 21 months for each individual murder, respectively. She explained that a single life sentence could not possibly compensate for the multiple lives he had taken.<\/p>\n
While sentencing, Justice Muntonyi compared Musasizi to a character from the 1956 film “Killer on the Loose,” but noted that his actions were a horrifying reality that traumatized the Nankulabye community. She further expressed concern about the potential number of victims had he remained free.<\/p>\n
Recognizing Musasizi’s lack of mental illness and his calculated targeting of victims through romantic relationships, the judge emphasized the need to protect young girls, including his own six-year-old daughter, from his “wicked soul” by imposing a lengthy sentence.<\/p>\n
Justice Muntonyi concluded by stressing the sacredness of each life and the gruesome nature of Musasizi’s crimes. She categorized him as a serial killer who exploited the trust granted to him by his victims. Musasizi has the right to appeal the sentence length but not his conviction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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