The Highcourt in Kampala is set to try socialite Charles Olimu aka Sipapa together with his wife Shamira Rukia Nakiyimba for aggrevated robbery and money laundering charges.
The couple has been on remand at Luzira prison since last year .
Today they have appeared before High Court judge Micheal Elubuhas where both the state and defense lawyers agreed to commence the trial on 18th/ December .
The prosecution in its summary of evidence presented to court, states that they have gathered sufficient evidence against Sipapa and his wife in regards to the alleged robbery of USD429.000( about Shs1.6b from Jacob Arok Nul Mayendit, a South Sudanese businessman.
The state led by Edward Muhumuza also said that they have evidence to th3 effect that Sipapa; a businessman dealing in gold, cars and promoter of musicians together with Nakiyemba; a designer and others still at large on the night of August 29,2022 at Bunga Kawuku, Makindye Division engaged in money laundering.
The prosecution further alleges that the duo robbed a one Mul and Mary Ateng of USD429.000 (about Shs1.6 billion), two mobile phones an iphone silver blue in colour, Samsung flat screen TV 75 inches, an apple MacBook among others and immediately before or after used a substance on Arok which rendered them unconscious.
During the subsequent investigations, detectives tracked down an iCloud signal from one of the alleged stolen iPhones that led them to the Sipapa’s home at Kityo close in Buwate – Kira Division.
They include; $70,000 (about Shs267m), four iPhones, three laptops, gold jewelry, an iPhone charger and a Mac pro charger.
Also recovered were two registration number plates, UBG 025B and UBA 023U.
Two cars; a jeep and Audi, without registration plates had been resprayed with a red color and found in the compound.
According to the evidence on record, the accused on August 30, 2022 purchased a brand-new air compressor that was being used to re-spray the jeep in their compound for purposes of concealing and disguising ownership.
