Following his own observation while at the scene, and after reviewing footage from several Closed Circuit Television –CCTV cameras, Gen. Lokech says that there was a slow response from the police teams to the shooting. He attributes the sluggish response to communication gaps between the Security camera team and the ground force.
On December 19, 2017, General Katumba Wamala in a tweet making rounds on social media dared those who wanted to attack him as he responded to a threat by ex-MP Odonga Otto who had said that for punching Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake during the 'Togikwatako' fracas, they would go for Katumba and his family when the regime changes.