Nine people were confirmed dead in Kagadi District, in Muzizi cell, Kyaterekera town council, on Tuesday.
Unknown people armed with machetes raided Muzizi village at 9 pm and started killing people indiscriminately and later fled.
The dead include men, women, and children whose identities are yet to be identified.
The Kagadi Resident District Commissioner, Lilian Ruteraho, says that security has already taken charge of the area, calling on residents to be calm.
Yosam Musisi, Kyaterekera town council LCIII chairperson, says people are living in fear following the attack.
The Albertine region police spokesperson, Julius Hakiza, says that the police and the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces soldiers have been deployed in the area to pursue the assailants and increase security.
