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@kfm Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:47:45

DPP’s application to review Katanga case proceedings adjourned

The Kampala High Court adjourned the hearing of an application filed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo, seeking to review criminal proceedings in businessman, Henry Katanga’s murder case. The DPP accuses the Nakawa Magistrate’s Court of exceeding its authority by accepting pleas and setting a bail hearing for a capital offense, which can only be tried and granted bail by the High Court. The postponement came after Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya informed presiding Judge Isaac Muwata that the DPP needs to amend the application to include Martha Nkwanzi Katanga, the deceased’s daughter, who was recently charged. The DPP’s complaint is that Nakawa Chief Magistrate Elias Kakooza lacked jurisdiction to entertain pleas for the four jailed suspects, […]

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