The Molly Katanga case took an exciting twist Wednesday during cross-examination. Defense lawyers Elison Karuhanga and MacDusman Kabega challenged police forensics expert Enock Kanene about making up evidence. They pointed out problems with his analysis, especially his claim about 40 phone calls that never appeared in the telecom company records.
Karuhanga directly accused Kanene of creating fake evidence, saying he used "fertile imagination to cook evidence." The questioning began when Karuhanga asked if digital evidence could be changed or deleted. Kanene admitted this happens when someone has user access. Then Karuhanga had Kanene check a basic analog phone, nicknamed Ka-torch, belonging to Henry Katanga with his Airtel line inside.
The lawyer made Kanene look for missed calls from Timothy Nyangwesho, who previously claimed he called Katanga multiple times on the day everything happened. Kanene found zero calls from Nyangwesho. Karuhanga then asked if that simple phone could make WhatsApp calls, which Kanene confirmed was impossible. They also checked the MTN line for any Nyangwesho calls to Katanga and found nothing there either.
Kanene faced more tough questions when he couldn't find call records from Denise Nayebare, though he had claimed she made three calls to Molly Katanga on November 1 from Kololo areas. Karuhanga stated firmly, "None of these phone calls appear in your call data record. This is an absolute concoction of yours." The defense also brought up blood evidence, referring to testimony from police forensics head Andrew Mubiru that all blood at the scene belonged to Molly Katanga.
The defense team questioned facts about electricity outages during the crime. Karuhanga pressed Kanene to confirm his earlier statement that Patricia Katanga wasn't home when the power went off, making it impossible for her to turn it off remotely. Kanene agreed. They showed a message from UMEME on Patricia's phone confirming power came back after payment, but prosecutors objected to using this message as evidence.
Defense lawyers also raised questions about how the Director of Public Prosecutions knew about the power outage between 7:30 and 8:50 AM before anyone released the forensic report. When MacDusman Kabega started questioning, he challenged whether the court order used to access mobile devices and CCTV footage was legal. The judge agreed the order broke the rules, but prosecutors argued they could still use the evidence because nobody formally challenged the order before.
The court session ended with an announcement that everything would pause until Thursday, March 20, 2025. This delay allows prosecutors to handle matters in the Court of Appeal. Defense lawyer Jet Tumwebaze complained about this delay, saying it treated their client Molly Katanga unfairly since she stays locked up without bail during this extra waiting time.
Karuhanga directly accused Kanene of creating fake evidence, saying he used "fertile imagination to cook evidence." The questioning began when Karuhanga asked if digital evidence could be changed or deleted. Kanene admitted this happens when someone has user access. Then Karuhanga had Kanene check a basic analog phone, nicknamed Ka-torch, belonging to Henry Katanga with his Airtel line inside.
The lawyer made Kanene look for missed calls from Timothy Nyangwesho, who previously claimed he called Katanga multiple times on the day everything happened. Kanene found zero calls from Nyangwesho. Karuhanga then asked if that simple phone could make WhatsApp calls, which Kanene confirmed was impossible. They also checked the MTN line for any Nyangwesho calls to Katanga and found nothing there either.
Kanene faced more tough questions when he couldn't find call records from Denise Nayebare, though he had claimed she made three calls to Molly Katanga on November 1 from Kololo areas. Karuhanga stated firmly, "None of these phone calls appear in your call data record. This is an absolute concoction of yours." The defense also brought up blood evidence, referring to testimony from police forensics head Andrew Mubiru that all blood at the scene belonged to Molly Katanga.
The defense team questioned facts about electricity outages during the crime. Karuhanga pressed Kanene to confirm his earlier statement that Patricia Katanga wasn't home when the power went off, making it impossible for her to turn it off remotely. Kanene agreed. They showed a message from UMEME on Patricia's phone confirming power came back after payment, but prosecutors objected to using this message as evidence.
Defense lawyers also raised questions about how the Director of Public Prosecutions knew about the power outage between 7:30 and 8:50 AM before anyone released the forensic report. When MacDusman Kabega started questioning, he challenged whether the court order used to access mobile devices and CCTV footage was legal. The judge agreed the order broke the rules, but prosecutors argued they could still use the evidence because nobody formally challenged the order before.
The court session ended with an announcement that everything would pause until Thursday, March 20, 2025. This delay allows prosecutors to handle matters in the Court of Appeal. Defense lawyer Jet Tumwebaze complained about this delay, saying it treated their client Molly Katanga unfairly since she stays locked up without bail during this extra waiting time.
