Socialite Charles Olimu, alias Sipapa (left), and his wife Shamira Rukia Nakiyemba at the Makindye Magistrate’s Court in Kampala on November 10, 2022. (Photo: Daily Monitor).

Kampala socialite Charles Olimu better known as Sipapa and his wife are set to face trial for 13 charges labeled against them in January 2024 including the alleged robbery of 429,000 U.S. dollars from South Sudanese businessman Mr. Jacob Arok Mayendit.

Sipapa and Shamira Rukia Nakiyemba were arrested in September 2022 in connection with a robbery of nearly half a million US dollars and valuables from the house of a South Sudanese national in Kampala.

They allegedly broke into the home of Jacob Arok in Kampala and stole the sum, before being netted in a massive police hunt, a week after the incident the same day.

Remanded to the infamous Luzira Prison, the couple has also been linked to 12 charges of aggravated robbery and money laundering, offenses for which the maximum penalty is death.

The police also indicated that the new development arose after Sipapa’s fingerprints and DNA samples were across “our Databases” and scientifically matched.

The crimes were committed in a period stretching from the year 2014 to 2022.

Meanwhile, both the prosecution and defense attorneys had reportedly said they gathered enough evidence to prove Sipapa and his wife engaged in money laundering practices and robbed 429,000 U.S. dollars from South Sudanese businessman Mr. Jacob Arok Mayendit.

Sipapa has since raised concern over delayed investigations by the state regarding the accusations against him.