The trial of Mathew Kanyamunyu, his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari and his brother Joseph Kanyamunyu who are said to have shot dead children rights activist Kenneth Akena at Lugogo in Kampala has been pushed to October 27th 2020.
Kanyamunyu and Munwangari’s trial was expected to resume this morning but according to the High Court Registry, it has been postponed following an administrative meeting held yesterday.
The trial is among the 40 criminal cases that were expected to be heard starting today before the High Court Criminal Division Judge Stephen Mubiru. They were to be concluded within 45 days. The case has been postponed due to the lack of funds.
The trial was halted in February this year after presiding judge Steven Mubiru indicated that the time allocated to him to handle a criminal session in Kampala was out and that he had supervisory roles to do at his work station at Gulu High court.
However, according to the Judiciary’s communication officer Jamson Karemani, Justice Mubiru was recalled to handle the case to completion together with other criminal cases.
Justice Mubiru abandoned the trial after listening to 12 witnesses including the late Akena’s relatives, investigating officers and a senior government Analyst Robinah Kirinya who examined police exhibits and found out that they had gun powder and matching DNA.
Kanyamunyu who had had pleaded not guilty before the trial Judge, recently visited Akena’s kinsmen and confessed to the crime, explaining that what he did was evil, though he did not know what had come over him.
