Makindye woman charged with killing her children
Dorris Wamwoyo appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrate Aidah Nanjala, facing eight counts, including two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, arson, malicious damage to property and attempted suicide.
Dorris Wamwoyo, the Kenyan national charged with the murder of her two children and attempted murder of three others, in a court dock at Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court. (Photo by Margret Zalwango)
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A 43-year-old Kenyan national has been charged with the murder of her two children and attempted murder of their three siblings, whom she allegedly attacked at her matrimonial home in Makindye Division, a Kampala city suburb.
Dorris Wamwoyo appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrate Aidah Nanjala, facing eight counts, including two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, arson, malicious damage to property and attempted suicide.
Under count one, Wamwoyo is accused of murdering Daisy Traore Khadija, while count two relates to the alleged murder of Mariam Traore Danita, both her daughters.
In counts three, four and five, the mother of five daughters is accused of attempting to cause the death of Aisha Traore Delma, Delani Zainabu Traore, and Dalena Hawa Traore.
Dorris Wamwoyo, the Kenyan national charged with the murder of her two children and attempted murder of three others, is escorted by a prison warder and a court orderly at Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court. (Photo by Margret Zalwango)
Under count six, she is accused of arson, with the prosecution alleging that she set fire to Idris Traore's house
In count seven, Wamwoyo is charged with malicious damage to property, with prosecution stating that she destroyed a Toyota Hiace minibus belonging to Idris Traore.
In the eighth count, she is accused of attempted suicide by stabbing on August 20, 2026, while at her marital home in Kalungu Godoz village in Ggaba, Makindye.
Magistrate Nanjala did not allow Wamwoyo to take plea, explaining that her court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case because of the capital nature of the murder charges.
Nanjala remanded Wamwoyo to Luzira Prison until December 15, 2026, when the case will come up for mention.
The offences
The charges were preferred under the Penal Code Act. Murder is provided for under sections 171 and 172, attempted murder under section 187, arson under section 304(a), malicious damage to property under section 312(1) and attempted suicide under section 193.
The offences carry penalties ranging from imprisonment to death upon conviction. Murder attracts the death penalty, while attempted murder and arson carry maximum sentences of life imprisonment.
Malicious damage to property attracts up to five years' imprisonment, while attempted suicide carries a maximum of two years' imprisonment.