Kiyingi killed wife for lover - state
Sep 28, 2006
DOCTOR Aggrey Kiyingi got rid of his wife, Robinah Kayaga Kiyingi, so as to marry his lover and to pre-empt an Australian ruling in a property case his wife filed.
By Hillary Kiirya & Anne Mugisa
DOCTOR Aggrey Kiyingi got rid of his wife, Robinah Kayaga Kiyingi, so as to marry his lover and to pre-empt an Australian ruling in a property case his wife filed.
The Australian ruling was due in two months when Robinah was murdered, prosecutor Joan Kagezi told presiding Justice Rubby Opio Aweri at the High Court yesterday.
“A1 (Kiyingi) wanted to kill his wife because their marriage had been on the rocks for over eight years. He wanted to re-marry. In fact he was already cohabiting with a young girl in Australia called Ida Nakubulwa,†she said.
Kagezi said Kiyingi had also filed for divorce in Uganda but Robinah was opposed to it, preferring it to be done in Australia where she hoped for a fairer property settlement. This, Kagezi said, annoyed Kiyingi because he did not want to share the property with her.
“Samalie said, ‘My father was furious about the Australian application because he did not want to split the property’. Court heard that the ruling in Australia was due in two months. Earlier rulings in Australia were in Robinah’s favour and she stood a high chance of winning this case and therefore he had to get rid of her before the ruling,†said Kagezi.
The prosecution produced 26 witnesses. Kiyingi chose to give unsworn defence and called two witnesses and his co-accused, Charles Berwanaho and Bob Mugisha produced no witnesses.
The prosecution must prove that there was death caused unlawfully and that the person who caused it did so with malice aforesought.
Kagezi said the property was in the names of the couple. She said this showed how disgruntled Kiyingi was to share the property with his wife after separation.
She said, “The motive was about property and the desire to remarry.†She quoted Nicholas Musiime, a witness, as saying Atwine, the chief suspect, told him that Dr. Kiyingi wanted his wife dead because they had misunderstandings.
Kagezi said Detective Ahimbisibwe told court that in May 2005, another suspect, Bob Mugisha, communicated with a friend abroad after which Mugisha told Ahimbisibwe that the friend wanted his girlfriend killed.
Mugisha reportedly said the girlfriend had conned the friend of a lot of money and wanted to get rid of her. “These show that the issue was property and re-marrying,†said Kagezi.
Kagezi also cited previous death threats by Kiyingi to Robinah. She said in 2001, Kiyingi pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her when he found her having tea with the 19-year-old Sebufu, a fellow Christian.
She said in 2001, after Kiyingi forced Robinah to Australia, she told her children she feared for her life. She told them their father had threatened to strangle her and that no one would ever know. Another time she told Eva Kasirye that Kiyingi threatened to spear her dead.
Kagezi said in 2003, Kiyingi requested the housemaid, Prossy Naboosa, to kill Robinah. He gave her a phone and sh200,000 before the request.
Kagezi said this showed Kiyingi’s mode of operation. She said Kiyingi also threatened his wife in 2003 when he asked his nephew and driver Laban Kiwanuka, to hire soldiers to kill Robinah. “It is our contention that Kiyingi was indeed in the plot to kill his wife in 2003 and he was the mastermind. We say so because when Laban was arrested Kiyingi called Naboosa warning her not to disclose any information.â€
Kagezi said Kiyingi flew to New Zealand with a forged letter that allegedly cleared his nephew.
“The issue is why would a person ignorant about a mission go waving a forged letter to the deceased and the children. This was to frustrate the whole matter. The plan is also summarised in the deceased’s letter to her sister.
“It is our submission that Kiyingi, for over five years before Robinah’s death, was on the rampage to end her life,†said Kagezi.
She also cited the electricity disconnection at home which she said was to create conditions for murder.
Hearing continues today.
DOCTOR Aggrey Kiyingi got rid of his wife, Robinah Kayaga Kiyingi, so as to marry his lover and to pre-empt an Australian ruling in a property case his wife filed.
The Australian ruling was due in two months when Robinah was murdered, prosecutor Joan Kagezi told presiding Justice Rubby Opio Aweri at the High Court yesterday.
“A1 (Kiyingi) wanted to kill his wife because their marriage had been on the rocks for over eight years. He wanted to re-marry. In fact he was already cohabiting with a young girl in Australia called Ida Nakubulwa,†she said.
Kagezi said Kiyingi had also filed for divorce in Uganda but Robinah was opposed to it, preferring it to be done in Australia where she hoped for a fairer property settlement. This, Kagezi said, annoyed Kiyingi because he did not want to share the property with her.
“Samalie said, ‘My father was furious about the Australian application because he did not want to split the property’. Court heard that the ruling in Australia was due in two months. Earlier rulings in Australia were in Robinah’s favour and she stood a high chance of winning this case and therefore he had to get rid of her before the ruling,†said Kagezi.
The prosecution produced 26 witnesses. Kiyingi chose to give unsworn defence and called two witnesses and his co-accused, Charles Berwanaho and Bob Mugisha produced no witnesses.
The prosecution must prove that there was death caused unlawfully and that the person who caused it did so with malice aforesought.
Kagezi said the property was in the names of the couple. She said this showed how disgruntled Kiyingi was to share the property with his wife after separation.
She said, “The motive was about property and the desire to remarry.†She quoted Nicholas Musiime, a witness, as saying Atwine, the chief suspect, told him that Dr. Kiyingi wanted his wife dead because they had misunderstandings.
Kagezi said Detective Ahimbisibwe told court that in May 2005, another suspect, Bob Mugisha, communicated with a friend abroad after which Mugisha told Ahimbisibwe that the friend wanted his girlfriend killed.
Mugisha reportedly said the girlfriend had conned the friend of a lot of money and wanted to get rid of her. “These show that the issue was property and re-marrying,†said Kagezi.
Kagezi also cited previous death threats by Kiyingi to Robinah. She said in 2001, Kiyingi pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her when he found her having tea with the 19-year-old Sebufu, a fellow Christian.
She said in 2001, after Kiyingi forced Robinah to Australia, she told her children she feared for her life. She told them their father had threatened to strangle her and that no one would ever know. Another time she told Eva Kasirye that Kiyingi threatened to spear her dead.
Kagezi said in 2003, Kiyingi requested the housemaid, Prossy Naboosa, to kill Robinah. He gave her a phone and sh200,000 before the request.
Kagezi said this showed Kiyingi’s mode of operation. She said Kiyingi also threatened his wife in 2003 when he asked his nephew and driver Laban Kiwanuka, to hire soldiers to kill Robinah. “It is our contention that Kiyingi was indeed in the plot to kill his wife in 2003 and he was the mastermind. We say so because when Laban was arrested Kiyingi called Naboosa warning her not to disclose any information.â€
Kagezi said Kiyingi flew to New Zealand with a forged letter that allegedly cleared his nephew.
“The issue is why would a person ignorant about a mission go waving a forged letter to the deceased and the children. This was to frustrate the whole matter. The plan is also summarised in the deceased’s letter to her sister.
“It is our submission that Kiyingi, for over five years before Robinah’s death, was on the rampage to end her life,†said Kagezi.
She also cited the electricity disconnection at home which she said was to create conditions for murder.
Hearing continues today.