KAMPALA, Uganda Court in Nakawa has remanded Kanoheri Jolin Rugari, who is the wife of Zimbabwe’s Honorary Counsel in Uganda, Chris Rugari, to Luzira prison for murdering their two-year-old son. Kanoheri was arraigned before Grade One magistrate Frank Namanya and charged with the murder of Rugari Nganwa.

Rugari Kanoheri was charged alongside her 24-year-old housemaid, Robinah Nabanjja.

The prosecution alleges that between the 1st and 2nd of April 2025, at Mutungo Zone 8 in Nakawa Division, with malice aforethought, Kanoheri killed Nganwa . Nabanjja is charged with being an accessory after the commission of murder.

Investigations so far state that Kanoheri had concealed Nganwa’s death as an accidental fall through a window on top of the family’s storeyed house. State Attorney Mahatma Odongo has reported to the court that investigations are complete. The two were remanded to Luzira prison until May 6th, 2025