The Ugandan Government Minister, neral Edward Katumba Wamala's daughter was killed in a targetted in-drive attack by a gunman, authorities say.

Wamala's daughter was killed in the shooting alongside his driver. Wamala and his bodyguard, traveling in the same vehicle, however, survived. Wamala was admitted to the hospital after he sustained gunfire injuries. Wamala's bodyguard was not hurt.

Police described the attack as a "targeted drive-by shooting," saying the gunmen trailed the vehicle as it left Katumba Wamala's home.

"The assailants, who were four in number, were riding on two motorcycles with concealed number plates, pulled up next to [General] Katumba Wamala's car and shot several bullets that instantly killed Nantogo Brenda and Haruna Kayondo," the police statement said.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said in a tweet that he has spoken to Katumba Wamala twice on the phone and that he was being well taken care of.

He said the authorities already "have clues to the killers in General Katumba's shooting."