SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and via @TonyNatif **** On Tuesday 20th May 2025, this matter got another adjournment to June 10th 2025. Reason: a combination of the unavailability of the judge, Rosette Comfort Kania who has …
Read More »‘My blood is finished; I am going to die’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Amanyire, a shamba boy at the Katanga family, has narrated a chilling ordeal to court, recalling that Henry Katanga’s widow, Molly Katanga, was crying out loudly as she was being battered by her husband. In his statement to the investigative team led by …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 13/May/2025
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and via @TonyNatif **** Yesterday, this matter was back in the High Court before Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania. It had graphic, chilling imagery as the prosecution led by Deputy DPP Samali Wakooli …
Read More »Court hears how Molly Katanga was found bleeding, broken, and barely alive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala, presided over by Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania, has today watched a harrowing police crime scene reconstruction footage that laid bare the desperate condition in which Molly Katanga widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga was found on the morning of …
Read More »EXPERT: Gunshot residue presence cannot be used to infer whether a person fired a gun
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government toxicologist Dr. Jaffer Kisitu on Thursday told the court, presided over by High Court Judge Justice Comfort Kania, that there is a minimum criterion for confirming the presence of gunshot residue (GSR), and if a sample does not meet that criterion, it will …
Read More »I can not rule out a suicide or homicide in Katanga death – Police Ballistic expert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The defense team in the high-profile murder trial of Henry Katanga continued its cross-examination of state witness number 11, Derrick Nassawali, the head of ballistics in the Uganda Police today. Nassawali, the police’s ballistics expert, admitted he could not definitively rule out …
Read More »Pistol allegedly used in Katanga case presented in court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The pistol reportedly linked to the death of businessman Henry Katanga has been presented in court. The firearm, described as a black pistol, was introduced as evidence on Monday by Derrick Nasawali, a Firearms Examiner and head of Ballistics and Toolmarks at …
Read More »Katanga Trial: Police expert fails to explain extra phone numbers in report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high-profile murder trial of Molly Katanga took another dramatic turn during cross-examination on Thursday, as the defense, led by lawyers Elison Karuhanga and MacDusman Kabega, aggressively challenged the prosecution’s evidence. The morning session saw key rebuttals against the police’s digital forensics expert, Enoch …
Read More »COURT NOTES: Molly Katanga case March 11, 2025
COURT NOTES MARCH 11, 2025 | VIA @TonyNatif | After a lengthy hiatus, the trial of Molly Katanga and 4 others resumed yesterday at The High Court of Uganda (Criminal Division) before a new Judge, Her Lordship Rosette Comfort Kania, who also doubles as the newly appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Judicial …
Read More »Katanga trial resumes amid questions over prosecution’s evidence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga, accused in connection with the 2023 death of her husband Henry Katanga, resumed today March 11, 2025, before Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania. The proceedings, delayed repeatedly due to logistical issues, centered on disputes over the prosecution’s evidence, which …
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