The four murderers who killed the former Case Hospital Accountant have been convicted

Justice Yasin Nyanzi has convicted four people for the murder of Francis Ekalungar, the former accountant of Case Hospital and aggravated robbery. The convicts are Muzamiru Mawa, Resty Nalunga, Deogratius Yiga and Huzairu Kiwalabye.

Kiwalabye is the brother of Abdullah Kitatta, the patron of Boda Boda 2010. Yiga and Kiwalabye were chairmen for Boda boda riders in Wakaliga and Busega respectively while Nalunga is Mawa’s wife. Ekalungar went missing on January 2, 2018. His body was later found in Kajjansi town council, Wakiso district burnt beyond recognition.

Mawa, who was convicted on his own plea of guilt, was the driver to Dr. Ssebale Kato, the Proprietor of Case Hospital. While convicting the accused during the High court criminal session sitting in the Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s court, Justice Yasin Nyanzi noted that prosecution has also proved beyond reasonable doubt that Nalunga, Kiwalabye and Yiga were involved in both offences.

He noted that even if Mawa had not pleaded guilty, the state had incriminating evidence against him and the other accused individuals. He particularly cited the phone records for the four convicts, saying they were either at the scene or helped in tracking Ekalungar from Case Hospital until Munyonyo along Kampala-Entebbe expressway where they captured him and killed him in Kajjansi.

Nyanzi noted that the phone records tendered in by state indicated that Yiga and Kiwalabye were in constant communication between January 2nd and 7th, 2018. “This was unusual because the two had not made any calls in the past 30 days.

During the days they called each other, they were at the scenes of crime,” he said. Justice Nyanzi noted that at 4:35 pm on January 2nd 2018, Yiga called Kiwalabye, only a few hours after Ekalungar went missing. He noted that Yiga denied making or receiving calls from Kiwalabye and also claimed that he did not know Kiwalabye.