Serial killer cannibal ‘who killed and ate 38 people’ to be executed

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer accused of murdering and cannibalising 38 people across Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo districts over a 15-year period. In a statement on Monday, Muhoozi identified the suspect as Moses Mujurizi, describing him as one of Uganda’s most notorious alleged serial killers and promising a public trial. “I am glad to inform our fellow citizens that the security forces have arrested the evil Mujurizi Moses. The worst serial killer and cannibal in Uganda’s history,” Muhoozi said. “He killed and ate 38 people between 2010-2025 in Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo. We will try him in public and definitely execute him.” The allegations, if established, would make the case one of Uganda’s most extensive serial murder investigations.

A suspected serial killer accused of murdering and cannibalising 38 people across Uganda in a 15-year spree now faces execution.

Mujurizi Moses could be Uganda’s most notorious serial killer suspect, accused of bursting through the walls of homes and butchering entire families with a machete.

In a statement on Monday, Uganda’s highest police officer, Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced his arrest releasing a picture of the suspect with a bloody lip.

‘I am glad to inform our fellow citizens that the security forces have arrested the evil Mujurizi Moses. The worst serial killer and cannibal in Uganda’s history,’ Kainerugaba said.

‘He killed and ate 38 people between 2010-2025 in Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo. We will try him in public and definitely execute him.’

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer accused of murdering and cannibalising 38 people across Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo districts over a 15-year period. In a statement on Monday, Muhoozi identified the suspect as Moses Mujurizi, describing him as one of Uganda’s most notorious alleged serial killers and promising a public trial. “I am glad to inform our fellow citizens that the security forces have arrested the evil Mujurizi Moses. The worst serial killer and cannibal in Uganda’s history,” Muhoozi said. “He killed and ate 38 people between 2010-2025 in Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo. We will try him in public and definitely execute him.” The allegations, if established, would make the case one of Uganda’s most extensive serial murder investigations. Police records and earlier media investigations identify a suspected serial killer named Fred Mujulizi, also known as Kulaish Kamugisha, who was linked to multiple murders in Greater Masaka beginning in 2012. A December 2013 investigation by the media described Fred Mujulizi as a suspected contract killer who operated around Masaka, Rakai, Lyantonde, Sanga and Kalisizo. According to the investigation, assailants linked to Mujulizi allegedly broke through the walls of victims’ houses before attacking occupants with machetes. The report said as many as 35 people had been killed in similar attacks across Greater Masaka during 2013, although that figure was not a verified individual victim count attributable to Mujulizi.  Mujulizi was also reported to have been arrested several times, beginning in 2009, but repeatedly escaped or was released under disputed circumstances. On October 16, 2026, Uganda Radio Network reported that Fred Mujulizi, alias Kulaish Kamugisha, had appeared before Masaka Grade One Magistrate Primer Kyomugisha alongside Huzairuh Kyambadde. The two faced murder and human trafficking charges arising from the September 28 killing of a woman in Greater Masaka. Investigators alleged that the woman had been lured with the promise of a relationship before being killed in a suspected ritual murder.

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Police records had identified a suspected serial killer named Fred Mujulizi, also known as Kulaish Kamugisha, a contract killer who was linked to multiple murders in Greater Masaka with wanted posters handed out across the nation.

According to the investigation, assailants linked to this Mujulizi allegedly drilled through the walls of victims’ houses before attacking occupants with machetes.

In the worst incident,his alleged accomplices reportedly drilled a hole into the house of Pentecostal pastor Steven Mugambe before hacking all the occupants to death. 

Members of the public have come forward alleging that the suspect murdered their relatives, and police say investigators are reviewing the claims.

The report said as many as 35 people had been killed in similar attacks across Greater Masaka, but that figure was never officially verified.

Mujulizi was also reported to have been captured several times but escaped or was released under disputed circumstances.

On October 16, 2026, Uganda Radio Network reported that Mujulizi faced murder and human trafficking charges arising from the September 28 killing of a woman in Greater Masaka.

Investigators alleged that the woman had been lured with the promise of a relationship before being killed in a suspected ‘ritual murder’.

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