The Kampala City Hall Court has further remanded four men to Luzira Prison in connection with the killing of Uganda Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gyabi Gongodyo. Those further remanded are Obed Mugwisa, 39, a boda boda rider and resident of Nsimbiziwome Zone in Nakawa division; Elly Mondoni, 33, a delivery agent with Medicinal Pharmacy and resident of Port Bell Road in Luzira; Joseph Owino, 30, a private security guard and resident of Bukoto; and Henry Kabugo, 21, a boda boda rider and resident of Old Kira Zone in Bukoto.
The four on Tuesday appeared before Senior Grade one Magistrate Edgar Karakire for the second time since they were arrested. Today, the accused persons had returned to be informed on the progress of investigations on the charges against them. As a result, Senior State Attorney Miriam Akite has informed the Magistrate that investigations are still ongoing and asked for an adjournment.Consequently, the case was adjourned to July 23rd, 2026, as investigations continue.
The accused and others still at large allegedly murdered Gongodyo on June 5, 2026, at Upper Naguru East Road in Kampala. Following Gongodyo’s death on June 5, detectives attached to Kira Road Police Station launched investigations to establish the circumstances under which he was killed. The rugby player was pronounced dead at Mulago National Referral Hospital, where he had been rushed after sustaining injuries in an assault. Preliminary police findings indicate that Gongodyo was allegedly subjected to mob justice after being accused of snatching a woman’s handbag.
According to police, Mugwisa later led investigators to a local laundry where he had taken the yellow T-shirt he was allegedly wearing on the day of the incident. The garment was recovered and has since been added to the evidence collected by investigators. Police said Mugwisa was arrested from a hideout in Nsimbiziwome, Ntinda.
Ten people were initially arrested in connection with the killing, but only four have so far been charged and presented before court. Under Ugandan law, murder carries a maximum sentence of death upon conviction, and it can only be tried by the High Court which has jurisdiction on all capital offenses that attract a maximum sentence of death. This implies that the suspected killers of Gongodyo will keep reporting at the City Hall Court until such unknown time when investigations will be completed and file sent to High Court for it to commence trial-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
