A 62-year-old security guard has died in Kasese District in what police suspect was suicide by poisoning.
The deceased has been identified as Kangalighali Stephen Masereka, a guard with Jimark Security Company and a resident of Kyondo Cell, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality.
Police said the incident occurred on Wednesday morning, September 2, 2026, at Kyondo Cell, although the exact time of death remains unknown.
According to Rwenzori East Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate, at about 8am, the Kyondo Cell chairperson was informed that Masereka’s room had been locked and there was a strong smell suspected to be from rat poison coming from inside.
The chairperson reportedly contacted officers at Rukoki Police Station, who responded and broke into the room.
Police said they found Masereka lying lifeless on the floor.
“The scene of crime was visited and documented, and the body was retrieved and conveyed to Kasese Municipal Health Centre mortuary for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of death,” police said.
Police said inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing.
