MICHAEL N
Rogers Tayebwa, the Rukoni East Sub-county Agriculture Officer, has been further remanded until 25th June 2026 to Ntungamo Prisons over the alleged murder of his wife, Racheal Akampurira, a civil servant working as a Town Agent in Rukiga District, on 19th February 2026.
Rogers Tayebwa, aged 36, on Thursday afternoon appeared before Ntungamo Grade One Magistrate Edgar Kakuru for the second time.
The prosecution team, led by Senior Resident State Attorney Laudel Twinomugisha, told court that police investigations are still underway. The court was also informed that Rogers was not given an opportunity to respond, which prompted Magistrate Edgar Kakuru to further remand him until 25th June 2026 for another mention of the case.
It is alleged that on 19th February 2026, the murder occurred on the night of 9th February 2026 in Kyamugashe Cell, Ruhaama Constituency in Ntungamo District, along the Ntungamo–Kabale Road. Rogers, who served as an agricultural officer in Rukoni East Sub-county and Rwoho Town Council, together with other suspects who are still on the run, allegedly participated in the murder of Racheal Akampurira, aged 33, who worked as a Town Agent of Mparo Town Council in Rukiga District. Her body was later discovered in Omungyenyi Swamp along the Ntungamo–Kabale Highway on the same night.
Racheal was buried two days later in her ancestral home in Rwamanyonyi Village, Kabasheshe Parish, Kayonza Sub-county, Rubaare Town Council, where family members alleged that the two had long-standing family misunderstandings that could have led to the murder.
