Sources at Nakasero hospital say Mukasa suffered cardiac Arrest. The death of the two senior army officers brings to four the number of officers who have died within a space of one month.
On Tuesday, Brig Bell Tushabe also passed away at Nakasero hospital due to multiple organ failure. Last month, Maj. Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga also breathed his last Nakasero hospital. Gwanga breathed his last on June 9 after undergoing a successful operation to remove a blood clot in one of the vessels in his head.