Magara case: Why court sentenced key actors to death

The judge said Nakandi guarded Magara throughout her captivity, ensuring she remained blindfolded. He added that she was present when Magara’s fingers were severed and when she was eventually killed. Buvumbo, the court heard, carried out the most gruesome acts by cutting off Magara’s fingers, injecting her with ketamine, suffocating her with a polythene bag and strangling her to death.

Front row (left to right): Abubaker Kyewolwa, Ssali Muzamiru, Yusuf Lubega, Abbas Musa Buvumbo, Mahad Kisalita, Ismail Bukenya, Hussein Wasswa, Hassan Kato Miiro and Hajara Nakandi in court on Tuesday. They were sentenced by High Court in Kampala for kidnapping and murdering businesswoman Susan Magara. (Credit: Juliet Kasirye)