As the hearing of the case involving the murder of Muslim clerics continues, the prosecution is still assembling a couple of witnesses to testify in court.

Today PW17 Detective constable Moses Lule was the first to be presented by the State against the accused Muslims being led by Muhammad Yunus Kamoga the leader of the Nakasero based Muslim Tabliq Sect.

”As a detective police officer based at Kasangati police division, I was called by detective assistant superintendent of police D/ASP Charlse Kusingura Katsidura to go and carry out some exhibit gathering at the home of Sheikh Jemba in Watuba Matugga in Wakiso district. ” Lule narrated

adding that “When I arrived at the scene I found a couple of police officers who were under the command of D/ASP Charlse Kusingura, relatives, friends and family of Jemba”.

Lule says police had condoned the scene of crime and on arrival, he immediately took charge.

The narration continued “I observed the place and took photographs of all exhibits and labelled them accordingly.

The home of Jemba was fenced with a perimeter wall which was not plastered yet it never had a gate” says Mr. Lule adding that the house was roofed with brown iron sheets with a garage, shade and green grass in the compound”

I discovered four bullet cartridges outside near the sweet potato plantation and labelled them A, B, C and D.

Yet five more Cartridges case where inside the fence on the grass which I labelled E, F, G, H and I” ” A projectile i labelled J and a sub-machine gun SMG with serial number  48009311 which I labelled K had 22 rounds”

Lule says “the wall had some bullet like penetrations which I also labelled and took photos of, I developed and printed 19 photographs star digital studios which are located behind pioneer mall”.

Lule says he wrote and exhibit sheet and an investigative report which he addressed to the regional scene of crime officer KMP north who was the in-charge”

 Cross examination

Council Fred Muwema, were you attached to Matugga police station? D/PC Mosses Lule ”I am stationed to Kasangatti police division which is directly in charge of gazetted Matugga police post which is directly in-charge of Watuba police post.”

 Muwema ” Your initial report had armed robbers, did you ascertain whether it was a robbery or not”.

Lule ”The case that was initially booked was aggravated robbery but in my report I clearly indicated the bullets that I recovered but there was no evidence of robbery”.

Lule, the initial report was made in response to what had been reported at Matugga but the report I made after was only inclusive of my observation and I was not the investigating officer so I cannot tell what the truth of the matter was”

Muwema’‘ you treat the police officer who was guarding Jemba as a suspect since you documented his gun as an exhibit too”

 Lule ”The guard of Mr Jemba was treated as a victim and witness but not as a suspect, but his gun was taken as an exhibit because he reported to have engaged in an exchange of fire [bullets with the attackers and some bullet cartridges where discovered from within the compound so I took all that as exhibits for further analysis”

Lawyer Allen Kagoya, How many rounds bullets does a SMG have?

Lule 30 rounds.

Lawyer, Kabega, ”You have not shown Court the all the exhibits you recovered from the scene?

Lule ” yes”

Kabega ” Did you address the report to the regional scene of crime Officer?

Lule ”Yes

  Kabega Show Court from the report where you addressed to the regional scenes of crime Officer.

Lule fails and later admits that “I do not know actually who made the report. The Court adjourns due to an Electricity load shedding which had persisted but the next witness PW18 was already in Court for his testimony.

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Nakawa Magistrate’s Court has remanded businessman Matthew Kanyamunyu, his girlfriend Cynthia Munangwari, and his elder brother Joseph Kanyamunyu back to Luzira prison.

The trio had appeared before court for mention of a case in which they are accused of killing child rights activist, Kenneth Akena.

However, the State Attorney Racheal Nabwire, informed court that investigations into the case were still incomplete and requested for an adjournment.

The case was adjourned to 20, 2016 as Kanyamunyu and his co-accused were returned to Luzira.

Meanwhile, speaking to journalists outside Court, the Kitgum Woman MP, Beatrice Anywar said they were satisfied that the suspects were being brought before Courts of law but hastened to add that they would go to Luzira Prisons to establish if the suspects stay in the cells.

“Hopefully justice will take its course. We are following it very closely, my only hope is that he really sleeps in Luzira. One of these days we shall also make checks…because we don’t want any ‘manyanga’ (foolery),” Anywar said.

This won’t be the first time that legislators from Acholi sub-region will be storming secured places over Kanyamunyu. Shortly after the incident and subsequent arrest of Kanyamunyu and his girlfriend, the legislators led by Aruu County North, MP Odonga Otto and his five colleagues among them Beatrice Anywar, Oketayot Lowila and Anthony Akol, stormed Jinja Road Police Station demanding to see where Kanyamunyu was detained.

Prosecution alleges that on November 12, this year, Matthew Kanyamunyu, Munwangari and his brother Joseph and other accomplices still at large, while on Kampala- Jinja road near Malik Car Bond, opposite Uganda Manufacturers Association offices, in Nakawa Division, “with malice aforethought caused the death of Kenneth Akena”.

Akena, who was buried last month in Kitgum District, originally hailed from an area represented by MP Beatrice Anywar.

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