Ugandan diplomat and businessman, Chris Rugari, has shared a heartbreaking story about his family. He recently confirmed that two out of his five children are not biologically his. This discovery came during a divorce case between him and his estranged wife, Joline Kanoheri.

The shocking truth came to light after their two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari, died under suspicious circumstances. Joline claimed that the child fell from the first floor of their house in Mutungo, Kampala, but doctors found no injuries that matched her story. This raised suspicions, and police opened a murder case.

DNA tests confirmed that Rugari was the biological father of the deceased child, but not the father of two of his three eldest children. He said he only learned this painful truth in late 2023 and it caused serious problems in the family.

Rugari also denied rumors that he had asked his wife to remove her uterus after their first child or that he allowed her to have kids with other men. He said those spreading such lies need a “sobriety test” and called the claims shocking and false.

During a briefing with the press, he shared his side of the story. He said 

I married Kanoheri Jolin in 2008. Our first child was born in 2010, followed by our second in 2013, our third in 2015, our fourth in 2022, and our last in 2024.

We enjoyed what I would describe as a wonderful and conflict-free relationship. Our first three children were born at Kololo Hospital, and I signed their birth certificates as their biological father. I took them for immunization, bathed, cooked food for them, and dressed them. I financially supported their education as their father at Kisffer Kindergarten in Bugolobi, then Gemz Cambridge Butabika , and later during Covid ,through online schooling in Lusaka Zambia when Gemz Cambridge closed.

I later relocated all my kids to Turkey to pursue specialized education in basketball, football, art, and drama. I had a great bond with all of them . Our fourth child ( who died recently) was born in German Saudi Hospital, and I again signed his birth certificate as the father. Our last child was born after the paternity issues in our relationship had already begun during her pregnancy, and I wasn’t able to sign the birth certificate.

I had always been grateful for what I believed was a decent, faithful, and loving wife, and I was extremely proud of our family. If perhaps I had died before and went to heaven, the first thing I would have told God was to say thank you for giving me a wonderful wife .

However, things changed in September 2023 when I made the painful discovery that two out of our three eldest children are not biologically mine. This is when my conflict with Jolin began. So the misleading angle she and her team are working overtime to sell to the public is meant to divert the public from discussing a puzzling issue that has astonished the medical community about how a 2 year old child falls from the first floor of the house , drops himself on hard surface but doesn’t experience any external or internal injuries but dies and you the caretaker , you keep insisting that the cause of death is accident caused by falling even when it’s not possible under science .

Therefore, I urge the public not to be misled by disinformation and fabricated propaganda intended to divert attention from what caused my child’s death. My sole concern now is uncovering the truth behind this tragedy. 

Press, I request you to give me time to mourn because I’m going through so much. In 2023, I had a happy family of 4 children and a lovely wife.

Today, my wife is in prison on suspicion of murdering her own baby, the DNA has already ruled out that I am the father of two kids, the one who was biologically mine is dead under unclear circumstances so it’s not easy. I hope you understand.
 

Thank you all, and I wish you God’s blessings. 

On April 11, 2025, Joline and her housemaid, Robinah Nabanja, appeared in Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court. Joline is charged with murder, and the maid is accused of helping her escape punishment. In court, Joline said she didn’t kill her son and insisted she was innocent. She claimed she had always been both a mother and a father to her children.

However, the Chief Magistrate, Frank Namanya, said the case is too serious for that court and must be taken to the High Court. The accused were remanded to prison until May 6, 2025.

Rugari said he’s focused on finding the truth about the “brutal and cruel” death of his son and asked the public to be patient as the investigation continues.