Police have arrested a mother of five and wife of a diplomat, Mutesi Joline, over the alleged murder of her two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari, in Kampala.………
The child, who stayed with his family in Mutungo Zone 8, reportedly died under unclear circumstances following an alleged fall from the first floor of their family home on the night of April 1, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The tragic incident followed after the court ordered for a DNA test to be conducted on all the five children as part of the ongoing divorce proceedings between Mutesi and her husband, Chris Rugari, Zimbabwe’s Consular General in Uganda.
Reports suggest that Mutesi, 40, was aware that some of the children might not be her husband’s biological children.
Shortly before Nganwa tragically passed away, he and his 12-month-old sister were scheduled to undergo DNA testing as part of the divorce process.
Chris Rugari had previously claimed that at least three of the children were not biologically his.
Following the child’s death, Mutesi reportedly began contacting relatives, urging them to quickly remove the body from the hospital and take it to a funeral home.
Relatives noted that she seemed unusually focused on burial arrangements, even within minutes of the child’s fall from the apartment.
“She was calling people, urging them to come quickly and help move the body,” said one family member.
“It was as if she didn’t want anyone else to intervene.”
