By Rachael Najjuma
16th Jan 2023
The High Court Criminal division has adjourned the matter in which seven people are facing charges of murdering a Social worker, Maria Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa.
On Monday, Justice Isaac Muwaata was supposed to start hearing this case but he couldn’t proceed after the defense side led by Counsel Geoffrey Sserwanga revealed to court that they hadn’t been served by the state prosecution.
Accordingly, the court adjourned the case to February 16th, 2023 to start the hearing of this matter.
Nagirinya and Kitayimbwa were kidnapped and later murdered in Nabisasiro Zone in Rubaga division on 28th August 2019 and as a result seven people were charged for the murder.
These include; Coporiyamu Kasolo alias Arsenal (27), a shoe hawker in Nateete,Johnson Lubega alias Rasta (20),Nassif Kalyango alias Muwonge (22) and Hassan Kiseeka alias Masadda both boda-boda riders in Kitaka Zone in Nateete, Rubaga Division, Sharif Mpanaga, Sadat Kateregga and Raymond Okori.
The accused face six counts of murder, kidnap and aggravated robbery where prosecution alleges that on the fateful day, the accused and others still at large, at Nabisasiro zone in Rubaga and Mukono district kidnapped Nagirinya and Kitayimbwa and murdered them.
It further alleges that the accused also used violence to rob Nagirinya of her motor vehicle Reg. No. UBA 570V, mobile phone and Shs260, 000 cash and they also robbed Kitayimbwa of his mobile phone and Shs24, 000.
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