In an uncommon Tuesday court session at the Kampala High Court, 2 Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI] agents testified against 13 people suspected of having masterminded the twin bomb blasts at Kyadondo and Ethiopian village in Kabalagala in 2010.
The suspects include Hassan Luyima,Hussein Hassan Agade, Idris Magondu, Mohamed Hamid Suleiman and Yahya Suleiman Mbuthia .
The others are Habib Suleiman Njoroge,Isa Ahmed Luyima, Abubaker Batematoy, Dr.Ismail Kalule and Seleman Hijar Nyamandondo
A 45 year old FBI operative only tagged as Witness D for security reasons; who also doubles as an officer in the evidence management unit told court that in 2010 he was a supervisor in the examination and DNA department.
His major role being to review evidence, he said a 17 page report about the twin blasts in Kampala was handed to him.
”We found from the DNA tests carried out on the heads, hands and fingers that the parts were of the suspected suicide bombers at Lugogo and Kabalagala,” the witness told court.
Witness D said that another report they made showed that the mattress and bed cover samples got from a safe house indicated that it belonged to one of the suspects arrested in connection with the case and had been detained at Kireka police station.
The witness told court that later the suspect was identified as Issa Luyima.
Another witness identified as E, who works with the evidence response team in the FBI said that in 2010 he was attached to the explosive unit which is mandated to examine evidence in regard to bombs.
The 50 year old said that he was part of a team that travelled from the US to Uganda to assist in the investigations in the Kampala twin bomb blasts. Read more
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