Entebbe, Uganda — The bodies of David Mutaaga (69) and his wife Florence Mutaaga (62), the elderly couple murdered in Entebbe in July, will finally be flown to Zurich, Switzerland, where their children have opted to bury them.
The family says the decision follows months of frustration as police investigations failed to establish a clear motive or identify the masterminds behind the killings.
The Mutaagas had lived in Zurich for more than 30 years and had only recently returned to Uganda to settle into their home in Lugonjo, Nakiwogo Cell, in Entebbe Municipality. Their return was meant to mark a peaceful retirement instead, it ended in a gruesome and still-unexplained double murder.
The couple was killed on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Their domestic worker raised the alarm, and police arrived to find both victims with multiple stab wounds.
The attack took place inside their home in Entebbe, a town known for its heavy security presence due to its proximity to State House, the Presidential residence. The fact that such a violent crime occurred undetected in one of Uganda’s most securitized towns has left residents deeply unsettled.
Police crime-scene teams collected several exhibits and transferred the bodies to Mulago City Mortuary for postmortem examinations. Investigators revealed that preliminary evidence, including CCTV footage, showed a masked attacker scaling the perimeter wall before launching a brutal assault.
In the recording, the assailant reportedly threatened the couple, stabbed Mr. Mutaaga repeatedly, and later broke into the bedroom where Mrs. Mutaaga was also killed.
Surprisingly, despite the violent nature of the attack, valuables were reportedly left untouched.
Mobile phones, cash, and other property remained on the scene, raising doubts about robbery as a motive. Police initially labelled the case as aggravated robbery, but several investigators have since suggested that the killings may have stemmed from property disputes, inheritance-related tensions or other internal conflicts.
Two suspects — both domestic workers who served the family but did not reside at the home were arrested. However, they have not been conclusively linked to the attack and police have not publicly identified any mastermind. Despite interrogations, forensic analysis and reviews of CCTV footage investigators say they still do not know who planned or executed the killings.
To energize the investigation, police announced a 50 million shillings bounty for information leading to a key suspect believed to be the person speaking in the chilling audio captured during the attack. Investigators released an emergency contact line and urged the public to quietly provide any recognition of the voice. However, months later, no credible leads have emerged.
Police spokespersons have repeatedly condemned the killings and pledged to continue the investigation, but the lack of progress has deepened the family’s fears.
The Mutaaga children say they have lost confidence in the process and, fearing for their safety will not be travelling to Uganda for burial.
Instead, their parents will be transported back to Switzerland the country they called home for over three decades where the family will lay them to rest.
The killers remain at large and the motive behind the murder of the elderly couple in one of Uganda’s most heavily guarded towns remains a haunting mystery.
