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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution on Friday presented its ninth witness in the ongoing murder trial of businessman Henry Katanga, which is presided over by Judge Isaac Muwata. This follows a month-long cross-examination of police Director of Forensics Andrew Mubiru Kizimula. Naome Nyangweso, Katanga’s 65-year-old elder sister, took …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga for the alleged murder of her husband businessman Henry Katanga resumed on Thursday morning with the testimony of the ninth prosecution witness, Naomi Nyangweso, a sister to the deceased. Nyangweso revealed that before his death, Katanga had asked her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Isaac Muwata has ruled that physical exhibits in criminal trials can only be tendered by the individual who recovered them from the crime scene or any other relevant location. This ruling, delivered on Thursday, arose during the trial of Molly Katanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala heard that the handgun used to murder businessman, Henry Katanga had the DNA of his embattled wife Molly Katanga, and that of their daughter, Patricia Kankwanzi. The Director of Forensics in Uganda Police Force, Andrew  Mubiru continued his testimony on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala heard that Dr. Richard Ambayo, the pathologist who performed the postmortem on Henry Katanga’s body, received a request from the police suggesting that they were investigating allegations of a possible suicide. This came in during the two-day cross-examination arising from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pathologist from the Kampala Capital City Mortuary in Mulago, Dr. Richard Ambayo told the High Court in Kampala that the late Henry Katanga died after a gunshot. Dr Richard Ambayo was the seventh prosecution witness in the trial of Molly Katanga who is alleged to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the case in which Molly Katanga is accused of murdering her husband Henry Katanga faced a setback as proceedings failed to resume due to poor internet connectivity. The connection was crucial for linking Molly currently incarcerated at Luzira Women’s Prison, to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witness on Friday told the High Court in Kampala that Henry Katanga had expressed frustrations about someone hacking into his communication gadgets before he was murdered. The Court Presided over the Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata heard testimony from the fifth prosecution witness, Pierre …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga, a widow who is accused of murdering her husband Henry Katanga has continued for the second day, with the prosecution presenting its third and fourth witnesses in the matter. Katanga died on November 2, 2023, in what prosecutors said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in the High Court Tuesday as Dr. Julius Muhwezi, a prosecution got cross-examined on evidence adduced to pin Molly Katanga for the alleged murder of businessman, Henry Katanga. Dr. Muhwezi, attached to the Police Directorate of Health Services in Nsambya appeared concerning …