The High Court in Lira has sentenced Innocent Otim to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of National Water and Sewerage Corporation employee Alaru Natal in April 2025.The High Court in Lira has sentenced Innocent Otim to 35 years in prison for the murder of Nat
The High Court has convicted Christopher Okello of four counts of murder, dismissing his mental health defence and setting the stage for sentencing.The High Court in Kampala has found Christopher Okello guilty of murdering four children, rejecting his defence that he was mentally unwell at
A new criminal session of the High Court has started in Ntungamo for the second time in a year, set to hear 50 felonious cases. The presiding judge, Kasese Resident Judge Lawrence Tweyanze Karikwisya, has banned the state from bringing medical doctors who examined victims, Scene of Crime Officers
The High Court in Fort Portal has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated defilement. Samuel Amanyire was convicted on Monday during a High Court sitting presided over by Justice Vincent Wagona.Amanyire had initially denied the charges when h
The High Court has adjourned proceedings in the murder case against Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the Ggaba school children killings, with a ruling expected on Thursday.Presiding Judge Alice Komuhangi Khaukha deferred the matter after the conclusion of submissions, leaving
Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill after removing one of its most contentious provisions — a clause that would have made a bachelor’s degree in education a mandatory requirement for registration as a teacher in Uganda.The decision, reached after heated debate in the House
Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, has asked court to summon doctors from Butabika National Referral Hospital to testify about his mental health history as part of his defence.The request was made on Frida
The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Tumwesigye Vincent, a 30-year-old security guard, to 18 years in prison for aggravated homosexuality after he pleaded guilty under a plea bargain arrangement.Presiding Judge Justice Isaac Muwata delivered the sentence on Wednesday, 23rd April 2026, f
UPDF Soldier identified as private Ronald Okello, attached to the 5th Division Regiment was on Friday April 17, 2026, sentenced to 30 years in Jail for murdering Godfrey Opio whom he accused of bonking his wife, Doris Etyang.The heatless soldier was sentenced by Lira High court Judge Lady
Prosecution has today, Monday, 20th April, 2026 presented CCTV footage linking the murder of Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre kids to the prime suspect, Okello Christopher Onyum.Okello on a boda boda on the day of the murdersThe 13th prosecution witness, Assistant Inspector
