The defence lawyers the murder case of businessman Henry Katanga have accused Ms Naume Nnyangweso, one of the sisters of the late Katanga of intentionally delaying her brother's trial by choosing to give her testimony in Runyankore instead of English, despite her proficiency in both languages.
This is because Ms Nyangweso issued all her three police statements in English, and is an LC1 chairperson for Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb where English is dominant.
During cross-examination, one of the defense lawyer Jet Tumwebaze accused Nyangweso of feigning ignorance of English language to purposely complicate court proceedings and evade questioning.
“I mean what I have said,” Ms Nyangweso said in Runyankole.
Nyangweso was asked why despite claiming to know Katanga was in danger only decided to make three statements to police after his death.
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