Fishmongers’ cabinet winds down with mabati theft taint
The 2021–2026 cabinet has concluded its term, with ministers directed to hand over their offices to permanent secretaries following their final meeting on Monday.Presid...
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Namuganza win disputed as four Namutumba candidates file court petitions
From left, Betty Nakisita, Persis Namuganza, and Yona Kayogera. Their parliamentary election victories are being challenged in court.Four candidates who lost parliamentar...
Robber who ordered Gen Damulira to free detained girlfriends finally arrested, CP of Prisons’ Gun retrieved
Katwe, Uganda — A man who allegedly ordered the release of two girlfriends from detention before surrendering to police has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in...
Woman poisons boyfriend's drink then films his agony as organs shut down
Judy Church knew her boyfriend Leroy Fowler was seeing another woman, but she stayed with him in the belief that one day he’d pick her. Church and Leroy had been togeth...
Prisons Boss Byabashaija: Christopher Okello Onyum Will Be Hanged within 72 Hours if Museveni Signs Death Warrant
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khauka of the High Court handed Christopher Okello Onyum a death sentence after convicting him of killing four childr...
Justice Khauka’s Verdict Sends a Clear Message: The Law Must Not Bend to Convenient Insanity Claims
Society does not—and should not—extend the same leniency to individuals who commit murder under the influence of alcohol. A drunk person, after all, also operates und...
Okello sentenced to death over Ggaba kindergarten killings
The suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Kindergarten, Christopher Okello Onyum, in the dock during his trial and a public hearing at Ggaba Community Church, K...
Man Jailed 35 Years for Killing NWSC Employee in Lira
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...
Breaking: Christopher Okello found guilty as judge rejects mental health defence
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 Kamp...
Ntungamo High Court Opens Criminal Session, Targets Faster Trials of 50 Cases
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...