Kanyamunyu granted bail

A file photo of Mr Kanyamunyu in court

High court judge Wilson Kwesiga has granted bail to Matthew Kanyamunyu, the Lugogo Forest Mall key murder suspect. 

Kanyamunyu, according to bail terms, was asked to deposit his passport with court and is supposed to report to the same court once a month.

He was asked to deposit a cash bond of Shs10 million while his sureties were asked to deposit a non- cash bond of Shs10 million.

Kanyamunyu is not supposed to travel abroad without court clearance. He secured his partial freedom after the fourth attempt.

Kanyamunyu is accused of murdering a child rights activist, Kenneth Akena last November at Lugogo, a Kampala suburb.

In the latest application, on top presenting six sureties, Kanyamunyu has tendered in court a letter from his Local Council 1 chairperson, his landlord and fellow tenants at Royal Palms in  Butabika in an effort to prove that he is a good citizen who would  pose no danger to society once released on bail.

However, Ms Immaculate Angutoko, the prosecutor had objected to the letters saying further proof is needed inform of rent payment receipts to prove that Kanyamunyu occupied the premises since 2014 when the tenancy agreement was signed. 

Kanyamunyu is jointly charged with his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari and elder brother, Joseph  Kanyamunyu who are out on bail.