In connection with her husband’s murder, Molly Katanga, the late businessman Henry Katanga’s widow, has an arrest warrant issued by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court.
The warrant was issued on Monday by Chief Magistrate Erias Kakooza in response to a request by Jonathan Muwaganya, the Prosecution.
The prosecution requested the warrant based on finished investigations and asked the court to transfer the case to the High Court for trial, arguing that Molly’s claimed illness could not be proven in court.
Molly’s next of kin sent a letter outlining her medical condition, but the Magistrate nonetheless issued the arrest order.
Molly is said to be bedridden, and the injunction directs the police to find her and bring her before the court by February 12th, 2024.
Molly’s recent operations and hospital stay were cited by her attorneys as contributing factors to her illness.
Molly and her daughters Martha Nkwanzi and Patricia Kakwanzi are accused of murder and evidence destruction, respectively.
A health worker named Charles Otai and a shamba boy named Amanyire George are also charged with accessory to murder.
The Prosecution claims that on November 2, 2023, Molly fatally shot Henry Katanga.
Nkwanzi and Kakwanzi, the daughters, are charged with altering evidence so that it cannot be recognized in court.
It is believed that Amanyire and Otai helped other criminals.
Molly and the deceased had four children, including the girls at issue in this trial, according to evidence given to the court.
Before he passed away, the deceased expressed worries about his safety because he thought his wife was following him.
He had acquired a new private phone line and changed phone passwords as protection.
On November 1, 2023, the dead and Molly allegedly had dinner together, but the following day, only Molly was discovered in their bedroom, according to the prosecution.
There was a loud explosion, and blood was found in the bedroom.
Molly was visible at the entrance. Then came Nkwanzi and Kakwanzi, the latter of whom took Molly to Bugolobi Medical Center in his car.
“The committal papers state that A5 did not believe A3’s response when she called the deceased’s phone to check on him, but Nkwanzi confronted him while holding the deceased’s phone and questioned A5’s actions of calling the deceased’s phone instead of cleaning the blood as instructed.”
The Director of Public Prosecutions, or DPP, intends to use phone printouts, forensic analysis, postmortem findings, and crime scene investigations as evidence in court.
Molly’s DNA, according to the prosecution, was discovered on the trigger, and the cartridges matched the handgun that was discovered at the scene.
According to the DPP, the accused should be found guilty of the charges against them because they have no legitimate defence.
