The High Court Judge Isaac Muwata has granted a cash bail of two million shillings to four suspects facing charges stemming from the murder of businessman Henry Katanga who was murdered on November 2023 at Mbuya
The suspects include the deceased’s two daughters, Martha Nkwanzi and Patricia Kankwanzi who are charged with Destroying evidence , a shamba boy George Amanyire and a health work Charles Otai who are charged with being an accessory to the murder of Katanga.
They are charged alongside the widow Molly Katanga who is still on remand.
In his ruling the Judge ordered the suspects deposit their passport in Court and report to Court every Monday of the month beginning with 4th March 2024
He also ordered their sureties to execute a bond of 20 million shillings each.
This was after Justice Muwata noted that the sureties presented by the accused persons are substantial with capacity and authority to compel them to return for trial whenever required by the Court.
The Judge also noted that deceased’s daughters Kankwanzi and Nkwanzi presented exceptional circumstances for grant of bail having brought medical letters to show that they are respectively suffering from diabetes.
Court further found that Nkwanzi has postpartum complications diagnosed after child birth at Roswell Hospital and she has a new born baby who needs her special care.
Meanwhile the accused person’s lawyers led by Jet Tumwebaze have complained that State agents have approached their client George Amanyire at Kigo prison and coarced him to change his statement and implicate his fellow accused in exchange for his freedom.
Tumwebaze says this is a wrong move by the DPP who must weed her house of what he described as the bean weavils.
The late Katanga was murdered on November 2nd 2023 at Mbuya Chwa Road, Nakawa Division Kampala Capital City.
Report by: Betty Zziwa
