As you are all aware, High Court Judge Isaac Muwata, found the key suspect in the murder of Maria Nagirinya, and Ronald Kitayimbwa, a one Compoliyamu Kasolo guilty of committing 6 offences against him and sentenced him to life imprisonment, after he participated in the kidnap, murder and aggravated robbery of the two victims. He accordingly sentenced Hassan Kisekka, Nasif Kalyango, Shafik Mpanga to 30 years of imprisonment on each of the counts and deducted the period, they had spent on remand. They join Isaac Ssenabulya who had earlier pleaded guilty.
In a separate development, in Jinja City, the High court sentenced Felista Namaganda a 28 year old, female adult, to life imprisonment, for sacrificing her landlord’s daughter, Isabbella Trinity Nakisuyi, aged 4. She was the daughter of their landlord John Mulodi and Annet Nakisasi of Kakira cell in Jinja City. She now joins her boyfriend, Pastor Joseph Sselubiri, of the Healing and Deliverance church in Market cell, Kakira Town Council, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and an additional 30 years, for Child trafficking.
The convicts, beheaded the 4 year old, female victim and dumped her headless body in a sugarcane plantation in Kakira in Jinja district. Her chopped off head was recovered in Wanyamge.
We would like to thank the public for their trust and patience, as we worked with both the police at KMP, Jinja City, CID, Flying Squad, Crime Intelligence, CMI, SFC, IT and CCTV teams, General Duties, FFU and PRO among others.
We would also like to recognize the outstanding collaboration and partnership with the Office of the DPP, which led to the successful prosecution and conviction of the suspects. We extend our gratitude to the Judiciary and the respective High Court Judges for their role in the thorough evaluation of the evidence and the subsequent conviction of the suspects.
SCP Enanga Fred
Police Spokesperson
24th October 2023
