KAMPALA-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: The Kampala High court ruled Monday Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga’s chief guard and three others have a case to answer.
The four are being accused of aggravated robbery. they include a one Wasswa and three others , Ojulongo Ali alias Peter a guard , Al Wanyama Santana Ivan an ursher and Mwanda Godfrey alias Kefa a chapati maker at the church.
In his preliminary judgment, Justice Isaac Muwata of criminal division said that evidence adduced before court indicate that the accused allegedly committed the crime and trials should commence immediately.
He said court found that the state’s evidence before court cannot be undermined to warrant a no case to answer like the accused people had asked.
He therefore set March 23, 2022 for trials to begin.
Four witnesses including a woman police officer testified to court that all workers of Pastor Ssenyonga participated in assaulting Mr Sam Mukula before robbing him of his watch , a cellphone, a national ID and cash totaling Ugsh 500,000/ in June 2018.
The said Wasswa is the pastor’s chief guard and prosecution maintains he is chief suspect.
Initially prosecution alleged that the case was committed by Wasswa and three others , Ojulongo Ali alias Peter a guard , Ali Wanyama Santana Ivan an usher and Mwanda Godfrey alias Kefa a chapati maker at the church.
The second witness after the victim, Mr Oligo Micheal a medical officer took court through how they tried saving Mukula’s damaged organs from Kaleerwe medical clinic until he was transferred to Mulago national referral hospital.
The third witness and a friend of the victim Mr Alex Tusiime described the whole thing as being bloody and regrettable to people who claim to be close to a pastor.
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