The Nakawa Magistrates Court has remanded Martha Nkwanzi to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence after the murder of her father, Henry Katanga.
The businessman was allegedly gunned down on November 2, 2023, by his wife, Molly Katanga, at his home in Mbuya, Nakawa Division, Kampala City.
The prosecution alleges that Nkwanzi and her sister, Patricia Kakwanza, tampered with evidence at the crime scene, rendering it unidentifiable for judicial proceedings. George Amanyire, a shamba boy, and Charles Otai, a health worker, are accused of assisting others involved in the crime. The three, Amanyire, Otai and Kakwanza, are currently on remand at Luzira prison.
On Monday, the Nakawa Magistrate Court issued criminal summons against Kakwanza for failure to appear before court without explanation. The defence lawyers, led by McDusman Kabega, told the court that Nkwanzi is recovering at Roswell Hospital after childbirth.
Earlier today, Nkwanzi appeared before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court. Appearing before Magistrate Erias Kakooza, Nkwanzi was charged with tampering with the evidence on the fateful day when her father was murdered.
Meanwhile, the court extended the ailing and frail Molly Katanga’s arrest warrant to January 22, 2023, after she was allegedly operated on for the fifth time in a period of two months. She is currently ‘hospitalised’ at Kampala International Hospital (IHK).
