A government minister who was under the care of a Ugandan national army member has been shot dead.

The deputy minister of labor, retired colonel Charles Okello Engola, was shot on Tuesday morning at his residence in Kampala, the country's capital.

It is still unclear if the soldier and his employer had a disagreement.

According to other eyewitnesses, the soldier shot into the air as he went through the neighborhood.

BREAKING NEWS: State Min. for housing Charles Okello Engola has been killed by his UPDF bodyguard before killing himself over salary delaysThe incident happened in the minister's home in KyanjaEngola had just lost his son in 2019 due to blood pressure #8thMAY2023UgandaProtests pic.twitter.com/zvBjpsM74b— UOT🇺🇬MP (@SuunaKing_James) May 2, 2023

Minutes afterwards, the soldier, whose identity has not yet been officially released, shot himself to death.

Reports say a number of people were injured in the incident.

Videos on social media show locals gathering at the scene in shock.

WATCH: What police said about the shooting of Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, the State Minister for Labor, Employment and Industrial Relations.#MonitorUpdates pic.twitter.com/AFxKLBHkJ0— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) May 2, 2023

Col Engola had previously served as a deputy minister for defence.