Kakama murder suspects for High Court
Sep 06, 2010
THE three suspects charged with the murder of the 18-month-old baby boy, Kham Kakama, between June 8 and 13, were yesterday committed to the High Court for trial.
By Andante Okanya
THE three suspects charged with the murder of the 18-month-old baby boy, Kham Kakama, between June 8 and 13, were yesterday committed to the High Court for trial.
Gordon Tumusiime, 24, Brian Sajjabi, 22, and the maid, Mellon Nabaasa, 21, were committed by Nakawa Court Grade Two Magistrate Robert Imalingat.
They have been on remand at Luzira Prison since July 1.
Kakama’s body was discovered in a Kampala swamp on June 13 after he was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Bugolobi on June 8.
Kakama’s father Sven Karekaho works with the Uganda Revenue Authority, while his mother, Naome Karekaho, is the spokesperson of the National Environmental Management Authority.
The suspects will be tried by the High Court which has the powers to try capital offences such as murder. If convicted, they could face the gallows.
The state prosecutor, Happiness Ainebyona, informed the court that the probe into the murder had been completed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), prompting the magistrate to read the indictment to the trio.
According to the evidence prepared by the DPP, prosecution said it has facts to show that the trio carried out a well-orchestrated plan that resulted into the death of the baby.
Prosecution will adduce at the trial that Tumusiime, in his charge and caution statement, “confessed to have planned with Sajjabi and Nabaasa to demand ransomâ€.
Prosecution will contend that on June 11 this year, the deceased’s father left the ransom of sh30m at Ishaka Kyamuhanga sub-county near Nsubi river bridge.
The evidence also shows that between June 13 and 20 this year, Tumusiime used the ransom money to buy two motorcycles, a plot of land, and opened a bank account.
The evidence further shows that when Tumusiime was arrested on June 21, he was found with sh4.4m, a motorcycle log book, two receipts and two land titles.
Prosecution will also prove that on June 7, Tumusiime and Sajjabi opened a mobile money account in Kamwokya using a false name and bought a phone, which was later delivered to Nabaasa at the Bugolobi Flats.
Prosecution is ready to prove that Kakama’s father sent sh500,000 to the account, which was later withdrawn by Tumusiime from Kamwokya on June 8.
The boda boda riders who were hired by Tumusiime on the day of the kidnap will also be produced before court.
Prosecution will also adduce that the suspects were examined by medical experts and found to be of sound mind.
There is proof that the written note sent to Sven from the accused was examined by handwriting experts and the results indicated that Sajjabi was the author.
Prosecution will also provide evidence that a DNA test ascertained that Kakama was indeed the biological child of the Karekahos.
THE three suspects charged with the murder of the 18-month-old baby boy, Kham Kakama, between June 8 and 13, were yesterday committed to the High Court for trial.
Gordon Tumusiime, 24, Brian Sajjabi, 22, and the maid, Mellon Nabaasa, 21, were committed by Nakawa Court Grade Two Magistrate Robert Imalingat.
They have been on remand at Luzira Prison since July 1.
Kakama’s body was discovered in a Kampala swamp on June 13 after he was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Bugolobi on June 8.
Kakama’s father Sven Karekaho works with the Uganda Revenue Authority, while his mother, Naome Karekaho, is the spokesperson of the National Environmental Management Authority.
The suspects will be tried by the High Court which has the powers to try capital offences such as murder. If convicted, they could face the gallows.
The state prosecutor, Happiness Ainebyona, informed the court that the probe into the murder had been completed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), prompting the magistrate to read the indictment to the trio.
According to the evidence prepared by the DPP, prosecution said it has facts to show that the trio carried out a well-orchestrated plan that resulted into the death of the baby.
Prosecution will adduce at the trial that Tumusiime, in his charge and caution statement, “confessed to have planned with Sajjabi and Nabaasa to demand ransomâ€.
Prosecution will contend that on June 11 this year, the deceased’s father left the ransom of sh30m at Ishaka Kyamuhanga sub-county near Nsubi river bridge.
The evidence also shows that between June 13 and 20 this year, Tumusiime used the ransom money to buy two motorcycles, a plot of land, and opened a bank account.
The evidence further shows that when Tumusiime was arrested on June 21, he was found with sh4.4m, a motorcycle log book, two receipts and two land titles.
Prosecution will also prove that on June 7, Tumusiime and Sajjabi opened a mobile money account in Kamwokya using a false name and bought a phone, which was later delivered to Nabaasa at the Bugolobi Flats.
Prosecution is ready to prove that Kakama’s father sent sh500,000 to the account, which was later withdrawn by Tumusiime from Kamwokya on June 8.
The boda boda riders who were hired by Tumusiime on the day of the kidnap will also be produced before court.
Prosecution will also adduce that the suspects were examined by medical experts and found to be of sound mind.
There is proof that the written note sent to Sven from the accused was examined by handwriting experts and the results indicated that Sajjabi was the author.
Prosecution will also provide evidence that a DNA test ascertained that Kakama was indeed the biological child of the Karekahos.