Troubled city Businessman Andrew Desh Kananura is expected to commence his defence against murder charges before high court today.
Desh, alongside his brother Raymond Kananura, Cyrus Maganda, Samuel Muzolewa and Jacob Onyango, are facing murder charges. They are jointly accused of beating a one Badru Kateregga, a waiter at Kananura’s Panamera bar to death in the wee hours of September 30, 2012.
In the Court session set to be presided over by Justice Joseph Murangira, the suspects, when making their defense, will choose from the three available options, which include; staying silent, giving unsworn testimony or choosing to give sworn testimonies, which will then require prosecution to cross-examine them, and later they will be required to present witnesses to testify in their favor if they so wish.
On September 30, 2012 Desh and his co-accused, while at Panamera Bar in Naguru, killed Kateregga, a bar attendant, over Shs30,000 the deceased had received as a tip from a customer.
Justice Murangira earlier ordered the suspects to defend themselves, upon considering testimonies from some of the prosecution witnesses.
Wilson Masalu Musene recused himself from it citing that local newspaper reports had accused him of having personal interest in the matter.
Justice Musene explained that there was a bold headline ‘it’s not yet over’ in a local newspaper on a story alleging that while he was at Nakawa High Court, he rejected the transfer of the case to the High Court in Kampala.
He further asserted that the same newspaper stated in its story that a year later when the case was transferred to the High Court, he was also transferred purposely to hear it.
