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Assassinated: Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi. PHOTO/ FILE
What you need to know:
- Kaweesi, the former police spokesperson, was murdered in Kampala alongside his bodyguard Kenneth Erau and driver Geoffrey Wambewa in 2017.
The trial in the murder of former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, has resumed with testimonies from forensic investigators from the Government Analytical Laboratory and Defence Intelligence and Security, formerly CMI.
The Police on Monday presented 47 cartridge cases and one projectile in the weeklong trial running until Friday, October 23, 2026, before the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court in Kampala.
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Court asked to try Kaweesi murder suspect in absentia
Prosecution told the presiding judge on Tuesday that one of the suspects Shafik Kasujja has been evading court sessions for a while and his whereabouts are not known by anyone
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Trial of alleged eight Kaweesi killers stalls
After protracted investigations following the arrest of more than 50 suspects, nearly half of them were dropped from the indictment due to lack of evidence
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Kaweesi murder suspect to be tried in absentia
“Justice must not be hostage to those who manipulate the system. A criminal justice system cannot allow impunity by pausing trials indefinitely for absconders,” the judges observed
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Kaweesi murder suspects protest trial via video conferencing
Mr Ladislaus Rwakafuzi, told court that the hearing of the case could not go on without the consent of the suspects
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Court upholds charges against Kaweesi murder suspects
The suspects’ lawyer Anthony Wameli had asked Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court to quash the charges against them on grounds that they had spent more than six months on remand without trial
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