Uganda: Judge Suspends Evidence in Kanyamunyu Murder Trial

17 February 2020

Kampala — Court on Friday suspended evidence presented by a government ballistic expert in the murder trial of Kampala businessman Matthew Kanyamunyu after the defence lawyers raised a point of "material differences" in two police request forms submitted to the department government analytical laboratory (DGAL) for examination.

Justice Stephen Mubiru said he would conduct a trial within a trial tomorrow to make the final decision on whether to uphold the evidence or strike it out.

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