Detective Inspector of Police Enock Kanene, who retrieved and analyzed the footage as part of the police investigation, played the videos on a large screen before Lady Justice Rosette Kania Comfort on Wednesday.
The three assessors in this case are Simon Atongo, Sharp Mutonyi, and Consolate Tabu, who were appointed by the first trial judge, Isaac Muwata, to attend the daily hearings and advise the court on whether to convict Molly Katanga and four other accused individuals on charges related to the death of businessman Henry Katanga.
Molly, through her lawyers led by Peter Kabatsi, made the third bail application on Friday before the Criminal Division of the High Court, presided over by Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania.
During today’s proceedings, the defense team accused Nyangwesho, along with former Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana, Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) Wilber Tworekirwe, and lawyer Lesta Kaganzi, of visiting Amanyire in prison to pressure him into implicating Molly in her husband’s death.
The cross-examination focused on her testimony, which revolved around documents confided to her by the late Henry Katanga, including a safe containing sales, purchase, loan agreements, and other important records.
During cross-examination, the accused person's lawyers led by John Jet Tumwebaze pointed out discrepancies in Nyangwesho's three police statements. Notably, they indicate that Nyangwesho failed to provide specific lines where her brother allegedly confided in her about Molly's threat.
"He told me Molly was very dangerous and that's why he didn't use his vehicle. He also warned me not to call him frequently because his phone was being tapped," said Nyangweso.
According to the testimony of Dr Ambayo,the bullet had entered Katanga's head seven centimeters below the vertex and exited through the ear, causing commuted fractures and injuring his brain.
Connectivity was crucial for linking Molly, currently incarcerated at Luzira Women's Prison, to the virtual hearing presided over by Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata.
The prosecution secured permission to amend the charge sheet to charge Patrica Kakwanzi and Martha Nkwanzi as accessories after the commission of murder. They denied the charge.
The lawyers of the accused want one of the lead prosecutors off the case.
The Court has heard that on November 2, 2023, at Mbuya, Chwa II, in Nakawa Division, with malice aforethought, Molly Katanga killed her husband, Henry Katanga.
“We call upon the Council of Ministers to prioritize Treaty-based Justice by availing adequate resources to the regional court so that its judges can effectively attend to such urgent matters like Molly Katanga's case, and clear case backlog since 2020."
-Executive Director of Legal Brains Trust Isaac Ssemakadde.
“In the new application, it could be concluded that the applicant has failed to prove her condition couldn’t be managed by prison authorities. There is no new ground of ailment raised in the application but rather a mere mention of it. This matter was considered in the previous application,” said Justice Muwata.
The evidence before the Court indicates that Molly was found to suffer from hypertension with multiple breast masses, paranasal sinusitis, vertigo, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Before being committed to the High court and later remanded to Luzira Women’s Prison, she says she had spent over two months at C-Care IHK hospital receiving specialized treatment and underwent five major surgeries to her scalp and hands.
