Ugandan Diplomat Devastated After DNA Reveals He’s Not Father of Two Kids
Ugandan Diplomat Chris Rugari Breaks Silence on Son’s Death and Shocking DNA Revelations
Ugandan-based businessman and Zimbabwe’s Consular General to Uganda, Chris Rugari, has publicly addressed the tragic death of his two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari, and the heartbreaking revelation that two of his three eldest children are not biologically his.
In a detailed statement released to the media on April 9, 2025, Rugari confirmed the recent paternity test results, which he said came amid ongoing divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Joline Kanoheri.
The tests were initially ordered as part of the custody dispute but turned into a grim revelation. While they confirmed that Rugari was the biological father of his late son Nganwa, they also revealed that two of his older children were not his.
Rugari’s estranged wife, Kanoheri, was arrested after reporting that Nganwa had died from an accidental fall from the first floor of their home in Mutungo, Kampala.
However, postmortem findings contradicted her story—there were no physical signs consistent with a fall, prompting police to open a murder investigation.
Kanoheri was charged and remanded to prison alongside her maid, Robinah Nabanja, who is accused of helping her avoid justice.
In his statement, Rugari denied widely circulated claims by Kanoheri and her supporters that he had encouraged her to have children with other men or had asked her to undergo a hysterectomy after their first child.
He called these claims “fabricated” and “illogical,” suggesting they were an attempt to distract from the troubling questions surrounding his son’s death.
“Whoever conceived that narrative needs a sobriety test,” Rugari said. “I believed I had a decent, faithful, and loving wife. If I had died before these discoveries, I would have thanked God for the family I thought I had.”
Rugari detailed his family life, sharing how he had raised, nurtured, and supported the children he believed were his.
He spoke of signing their birth certificates, cooking for them, taking them to school, and even relocating them to Turkey for advanced education in sports and the arts.
The diplomat said he first discovered the paternity discrepancies in September 2023, a moment he described as the beginning of deep family conflict.
Despite the devastating findings, Rugari said his current priority is seeking justice for his late son.
“This is a time of unimaginable pain,” he added. “In 2023, I had a happy family. Today, my wife is in prison suspected of murder, two children have been revealed not to be mine, and the one who was is dead. Please, allow me time to mourn.”
Meanwhile, Chief Magistrate Frank Namanya of Nakawa Court remanded Kanoheri and her co-accused until May 6, 2025. As a capital offense, the case will be transferred to the High Court for trial.
Despite her emotional court outburst declaring her innocence and claiming she had acted as both mother and father to her children, the court did not allow her to enter a plea.
Ugandan Diplomat Devastated After DNA Reveals He’s Not Father of Two Kids
