Kampala, Uganda: Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre, was mentally sound and allegedly carried out the attack in pursuit of wealth through human sacrifice, according to evidence presented by prosecutors.According to the Dire
The deceased has been identified as Okello Godfrey, a resident of Abenyo Cell in Southern Ward.According to an eyewitness, Abel Ekol, chairperson of Dokolo Business Fraternity, the incident occurred at Te-ilwa as the deceased walked beneath a large tree.“He was passing under the t
The courtroom settled into a tense quiet last week as Molly Katanga returned to the dock, her presence now familiar but no less scrutinised.Flanked by prison officers, she took her place for what would become one of the most probing sessions of the trial so far: cross-examination. This tim
The Ugandan law, including international law, imputes innocence of all accused persons in criminal matters until the contrary is proved. Article 28(3)(a) of the Ugandan Constitution and Article 66(1)(2)(3) of the ICC Statute have the same message as far as the innocence of accused persons is conc
Police in Kassanda District have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of 61-year-old Pheobe Nalugwa, a resident of Kizibawo Village in Bukuya Sub-county.According to a statement released by Wamala Region Police spokesperson SSP Lameck Kigozi, the deceased had been involv
Uganda’s opposition has tabled an alternative Shs71.4 trillion budget, warning that rising debt obligations and rigid expenditures are squeezing service delivery, while drawing parallels with last year’s fiscal plan that faced similar criticism over debt sustainability and limited fiscal spac
Police in Kisoro District are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man in the early hours of Tuesday morning.The deceased has been identified as Uwayezu Urban, a resident of Nyakabande Village in Gisorora Parish, Nyakabande Sub-county.Accord
The woman alleged that in 2019, while she was married to the suspect’s father, she returned home one afternoon and found her one-year-and-three-month-old son deadMinister of Youth and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara has directed police to investigate fresh allegations linking the susp
Police in Tororo District are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman along the Tororo–Mbale Road.The incident occurred at the Sewerage Roundabout, where the victim, identified as Mariam Nuru, a Somali national and resident of Malaba Town Council, r
Pallisa, Uganda: Police in Pallisa District have launched a manhunt for an unidentified driver who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident on Monday night.The deceased has been identified as Olupot John, 35, a peasant from Kaguya Village in Kamuge Sub-county, Pallisa
