The hearing of a case in which Molly Katanga is accused of killing her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, resumes today, September 10, at the High Court in Kampala.
The case is before Justice Isaac Muwata. Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Samali Wakooli and chief state attorneys Jonathan Muwaganya and Anna Kiiza are prosecuting the matter.
Molly is facing trial together with her daughters, Patricia Kakwanza and Martha Nkwanzi, as well as domestic worker George Amanyire and nursing officer Charles Otai, who are accused of destroying evidence and being an accessory after the fact to murder.
The defence team consists of Peter Kabatsi, MacDosman Kabega, Jet Tumwebaze, Bruce Musinguzi, and Elison Karuhanga. Meanwhile, renowned lawyer Mwesigwa Rukutana is monitoring the proceedings on behalf of the deceased’s family.
In the last session (August 29, 2024), Andrew Kizimula Mubiru, the director of forensics in the Uganda Police Force, testified on the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples that were extracted from the crime scene and presented his findings in court. Some of the DNA samples were exhibited in court for identification purposes.
He said forensic experts recovered a bullet and a pistol magazine containing 10 live rounds of ammunition from the deceased’s bed and that he received the exhibits for purposes of conducting forensics.
Henry Katanga, a renowned businessman, succumbed to a gunshot wound he sustained on his head on November 2, 2023, at their residence at Mbuya Chwa II Road in Kampala.
On the same day, Molly Katanga was admitted to C-Care IHK (formerly International Hospital Kampala) with multiple fractures on her upper limbs, various head injuries, and a state of hypovolemic shock, according to a report issued by specialists appointed by the health ministry.
Hypovolemic shock is an emergency condition in which severe blood or other fluid loss makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.
