 The American magazine "Rolling Stone", "The New York Times" and other news sources suggested that the murder was linked to Kato's high-profile outing in the Ugandan newspaper "Rolling Stone", and Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International both called for an investigation into the case and protection for other gay activists.Muhame condemned the murder and expressed his sympathies for Kato's family, but added that he believed that the paper was not responsible and that the murder was a simple robbery