| Mirembe left the US on Wednesday night, together with her paternal aunt, Ms. Ellen Nakabira Sserunjogi, heading for her long awaited summer vacation with her grand parents, residents of Kasana-Luweero, in Uganda. According to the information received from Kampala, the duo arrived in Uganda at around 5 p.m. local time. Mirembe and her aunt Ellen were welcomed at Entebbe International Airport by a throng of relatives and friends. Form the airport, the entourage headed for Luweero, making a brief stop-over at Kajjansi, home of Mimi's late mother (Mimi lost her mother when she was only one year old). After a very brief stop-over, the entourage continued with the journey to Luweero, travelling in a rented car - similar to an American Taxi Cab. Along the Entebbe-Kampala main road, the occupants of the rented vehicle noticed that they were being followed by another white car. When the rented vehicle arrived at Zana shopping center - which is approximately 10 miles to Kampala, the driver of the rented vehicle abruptly opted to use a country service road to Kampala, trying to avoid traffic on the main road, although the survivors say that traffic was not necessarily that heavy. A few minutes after turning to the service road, the occupants of the rented vehicle again realised that they being followed by the same car which they had noticed earlier on. Sources say that at some point this car pulled up ahead of them and instructed them to stop. The driver of the rented car was then pulled out of the rented car and another guy started to drive the rented car, still with the white car trailing them at a short distance. The occupants sensed fowl play and realized that they were in danger, so they demanded that the driver lets them out and take whatever they wanted. When the driver sensed that he could very easily be overpowered, he opted to stop and the trailing white car pulled up right behind them. Two men jumped out of the white car and started shooting at the occupants of the rented car, who were at this time, attempting to fight their way out of the rented car. In the shoot out that ensued, Mimi was shot in the head and instantly killed. Others family members who were shot and instantly killed were Mimi's paternal uncles, one David Kyeyune Kayise, 35, and Joseph Kayise, 26. David Kyeyune was a father of eight children whle Joseph Kayise was a third year student at Makerere University. Several other occupants sustained major gunshot wounds which caused severe bodily damages like fractured legs, arms, etc. Aunt Ellen Nakabira, with whom they had traveled to Uganda sustained major wounds and broken legs due to consistent gun shots, by the assailants. Witnesses at the crime scene say that although they witnessed the shoot out, they felt overpowered and could not do anything to help save the lives of such young people. One witness added that it happened so fast that it took him a while to realise that he was not dreaming. Recently, it appears that the security situation in Uganda has changed for the worse, with people being recklessly killed by gunmen. For example, in the past four months, over 30 individuals have lost their lives due to gunshots during a robbery or direct assault by their assailants. Two months ago, two businessmen were killed in the middle of Kampala city. Unfortunately, over eight weeks later, nobody has been arrested in connection with the killing. Two weeks ago another business woman, one Mpoza, was gunned down cold blood and killed, together with her driver. Another woman passenger sustained serious wounds and has since been hospitalised. The trio was on its way home from CBS Radio where Ms. Mpoza had gone to deliver announcements reporting the theft of her car. Cases of such senseless killings continue to increase with no end in sight. We hope and pray that the responsible government official will take all the necessary and apprpriate measures to re-establish lasting peace in Kampala and throughout Uganda. If the security situation in Kampala does not improve soon, many people will fear to take that risky step to travel to Uganda, since travelin to Uganda could turn out to be a self initiated death penalty. Funeral arrangements for the trio await the arrival of Mimi's father, who happens to be the elder brother to the other two deceased brothers. If you would like to contribute to funeral expenses (Amabugo), please send your donations to: Mr. Paul Nsimbi 2458 Meadow Park Circle #244B Bedford, TX 76021 Plans for a Memorial Service in the DFW area are underway and will be finalized soon. |
| DFW Mourns the Sudden Death of Mimi. By DFW Correspondent June 13, 2002 THE Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Ugandan Community with deep sorrow announces the untimely death of the 12 year old, Miss Mirembe Nnakabira Kayise. Mirembe, also popularly known as "Mimi" was gunned down during a highway robbery chase, just a few minutes after her arrival in Uganda, for her 2002 Summer vacation. Mirembe was born on September 11, 1989 to Paul Nsimbi of Bedford, Texas and a veteran member of the DFW Ugandan Community - Mimi's mother died when she was just one year old. Just this May, Mimi completed her elementary studies at Shadybrook Elementary School in Bedford Texas and was due to start Junior High School in the Fall of 2002. |
| Mirembe Nakabira Kayise 1989 - 2002 |
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