KAMPALA, Uganda — Justice Rosette Comfort Kania has taken over the high-profile murder case of businesswoman Molly Katanga, who is accused of killing her husband, Henry Katanga. This development comes after the previous judge, Isaac Muwata, declined to continue hearing the case due to health reasons.
Justice Kania will officially take over the case on February 7, 2025. Her first task will be to hear a fresh bail application submitted by Molly Katanga’s lawyers. The application was made before Court Registrar Festo Nsege, who presided over the matter and adjourned the case to February 7 for a bail hearing.
Molly Katanga has been held in Luzira prison for over a year, after being previously denied bail on the grounds that her trial would be expedited.
However, the proceedings have since been delayed, with 11 prosecution witnesses having testified so far.
Justice Rosette Comfort Kania is a Judge of the High Court of Uganda, specifically serving in the Criminal Division.
She is a legal and regulatory professional with over 22 years of post-qualification experience. Her areas of expertise include regional integration, capital markets, investment policy analysis, regulatory reform, private sector development, trade policy, research, business environment reform, legal and regulatory compliance, company secretarial practice, corporate governance, and due diligence.
Prior to her appointment as a High Court judge in August 2023, Justice Kania served as the Director of Market Supervision and Compliance at the Capital Markets Authority in Uganda.
Justice Kania has also worked as a consultant on the East African Common Market Scorecard 2019.
She provided legal oversight to the teams working on the Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Tanzania teams, coordinating their deliverables and providing quality assurance.
Justice Kania has worked as a Short Term Technical Advisor for the USAID East Africa Trade and Investment Hub, providing technical and program management support to the implementation of a regional bond market in East Africa.
Justice Kania holds a Master’s degree in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Makerere University Kampala.
