The courtroom settled into a tense quiet last week as Molly Katanga returned to the dock, her presence now familiar but no less scrutinised.Flanked by prison officers, she took her place for what would become one of the most probing sessions of the trial so far: cross-examination. This tim
Molly Katanga (C) in courtFor the first time since her husband’s death nearly two years ago, Molly Katanga stood in a courtroom and told her side of the story.Appearing in person before the High court last Thursday, after months of following proceedings via video link from Luzira
It was the first time in more than a year that Katanga has been physically present in the courtroom, having previously followed proceedings remotely from Luzira Women’s Prison due to ill health. Kampala businesswoman Molly Katanga, the key suspect in the death of her husband appeared in
In her gripping testimony as the defence started their case in the Katanga murder trial, Molly said her husband was troubled by millions of shillings tied up in informal deals with Nyegamehe, who was popularly known as Aponye, a close associate who died in a road accident.The late business
Justice Kania ruled that it was unlikely that Henry Katanga, a right handed person intending to commit suicide, would shoot himself on the left side of his head,” and that the alternative trajectory proposed by Molly's defence would require awkward positioningMolly Katanga listening to t
“We submit that no reasonable tribunal properly directing its mind to the law and to the evidence adduced can convict any of the accused persons.My Lord, we respectfully submit that if the accused elected to keep quiet, there is not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.”T
Defence lawyer Elison Karuhanga (right) during the Katanga murder trial in Kampala on October 20, 2025. Photo | Juliet KigongoIn the Ugandan judicial system, for the prosecution to prove that an individual committed murder, it has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt four ingredients: the hu
Molly Katanga, widow of the late Ugandan musician and politician Moses Katanga, has shared her
A dramatic turn unfolded in court on Monday as George Amanyire, the shamba boy at the home of the late businessman Henry Katanga, gave chilling testimony describing a violent altercation between Henry and his wife, Molly Katanga, on the morning of his death.Testifying befo
The High Court in Kampala on Tuesday played chilling Crime Scene Reconstruction videos recorded at the residence of the late businessman Henry Katanga, revealing graphic testimony from a nurse who first attended to Molly Katanga after the fatal incident that left her husband dead.The foota
