Convict Kasiwukira widow for murder, prosecution asks court

Kampala. Prosecution has asked court to convict Ms Sarah Nabikolo, the widow of the late tycoon Eriya Bugembe Sebunya alias Kasiwukira, and her co-accused for the murder of her husband.
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Kasiwukira's wife, in-law charged with murder, sent to Luzira

Three people have been charged with the murder of city businessman, Elia Bugembe Ssebunya, popularly known as Kasiwukira

also include Ms Nabikolo’s cousin, Ms Sandra Nakungu, and Mr Ashraf Jaden, 38, a police officer attached to Muyenga Community Police Station.
While making submissions before Justice Masalu Musene on Thursday, the State prosecutor Ms Alice Komuhangi, said despite the widow knowing about her husband’s gruesome murder, after the burial she never sought police to help her in finding the killers.

“…Through her defence, we never heard of an incident where Ms Nabikolo involved the law enforcement officers to investigate her husband’s death. The fact that she knows she was involved in the murder of her husband, could be the only reason as to why she never implored the State,” Ms Komuhangi said.
She said it is strange that Ms Nabikolo did not respond while one Alex Adonya was implicating her in her husband’s murder when a video footage was being taken at the deceased’s residence after the murder. The video was played in court during the trial.

“In the video, Adonya openly pointed at Ms Nabikolo as the madam who wanted her husband dead, it was pretty strange for the accused present at the time never objecting to the statements [accusations],” Ms Komuhangi said.
She said the widow confirmed in her defence that her relationship with the husband was strained upon learning of the fact that the husband had gotten a mistress.
“Despite Ms Nabikolo asserting that their relationship was restored upon her brother–in –law a one Mr Gayi intervening, it was a lie because the reason for the ruined relationship was never done away with, the deceased’s mistress even gave birth to a second child,” the State attorney added.

Ms Komuhangi also asked court to convict Ms Nakungu, saying the adduced evidence, especially the description of the killer car and testimony of the person who bought the car, had sufficiently linked her to the murder.
“The witness, Gabriel Kwitegesa, said on October 16, 2014, he spent the day with Ms Sandra in the killer car ... and before parting ways, they agreed to meet the following day. However, when he (Kwitegesa) tried to reach her that day, all her known numbers were off. Ms Nakungu resurfaced after three days,” Ms Komuhangi said.

She said throughout her defence, Ms Nakungu claimed he sold the vehicle to Mr Kwitegesa on October 16, 2014.
“It is not logical that Kwitegesa would buy a car on that day and use it to intentionally knock dead a person he did not know on October 17, 2014,” Ms Komuhangi said.
The State called for Jaden’s conviction on grounds that a witness, Mr Bosco Kimasule, recalled seeing him in the wee hours of the fateful morning, seated in the killer car.
Court adjourned the case to September 28 for the assessors’ opinion.

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