Joan Kagezi | |
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Born | Joan Namazzi 14 July 1967 Luteete, Rakai District, Uganda |
Died | 30 March 2015 Kiwaatule, Kampala, Uganda | (aged 47)
Cause of death | Assassination by gunshots |
Alma mater | Makerere University (bachelor of laws) Law Development Centre (diploma in legal practice) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (died before graduation) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Years active | 1992–2015 |
Title | Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Uganda Ministry of Justice |
Spouse | Henry Morton Kagezi |
Children | 4 |
Joan Namazzi Kagezi (née Namazzi; 14 July 1967 – 30 March 2015), was a Ugandan lawyer and prosecutor. She was assassinated on 30 March 2015 in Kiwaatule, a Kampala suburb, on her way home. At the time of her death, she was the assistant director of public prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.[1]