By Sania Babirye
Mathew Kanyamunyu together with his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari and his brother Joseph Kanyamunyu have pleaded not guilty to killing social worker Kenneth Akena in November 2016.
The three have appeared alongside other 50 capital offenders in a criminal session presided over by Justice Steven Mubiru.
Joseph Kanyamunyu has also pleaded not guilty to the charge of being an accessory to murder after he allegedly removed a pistol that was allegedly used to shot Akena from Matthew Kanyamunyu's car at Nakasero hospital were they first rushed the victim for medical attention.
The judge has now set the 21st of January 2019 to start hearing the case.
Kanyamunyu's girlfriend and also co accused Munwangari has asked for a french interpreter since she is not fluent in the English language.
The judge has also extended their bail applications until then.
Meanwhile, Kanyamunyu and his co accused have hired a team of lawyers led by senior criminal lawyer McDusman Kabega, Caleb Alaka and Evans Ochenge to see that they are set free.
On the 31st of January 2017, the Nakawa court grade one magistrate Noah Sajabi committed Kanyamunyu and his co accused to the High court for trial on the orders of the Director of public prosecutions.
According to the DPP, there is sufficient evidence to prove that on the 12th of November 2016 along Jinja Highway in Kampala district opposite the Uganda manufacturers association Matthew Kanyamunyu shot Akena for accidentally scratching his car.
According to the summary of prosecution's evidence Matthew and Cynthia claim that they were good Samaritans who helped to rush the late Akena to hospital after unknown person shot him which state is contesting.
The DPP also separately charged Joseph Kanyamunyu with being an accessory after the commission of an offense accusing him of hiding his brothers pistol that was used in the offense. .
Prosecution states that on the 12th if November 2016, Kanyamunyu while driving along with his lover Munwangari at night got into an argument with social worker Akena whom he accused of scratching his car and shot him three times in the stomach.
Kanyamunyu is later said to have disguised as a good Samaritan and rushed injured Akena to Novirk Hospital on Bombo road where he died shortly .
However, Akena is said to have left a dying declaration implicating Mathew Kanyamunyu as his shooter.
Prosecution says it intends to prove the dying declaration through Health workers at Norvik hospital who talked to the deceased before passing away.
The three were granted bail in October 2017 after spending one year and nine months on remand at Luzira prison.