NOT READY TO DIE: Christopher Okello Onyum Appeals against Death Sentence
Committed on April 2, 2026, the crimes by Christopher Okello Onyum shocked Uganda. Okello Onyum carried out a brutal attack at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centr...
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Unsafe city': Fear grows as theft and burglaries hit Arua
Arua City has always been a place of movement. By daybreak—around 6am—its streets pulse with the high tempo of trade: vendors calling out prices, boda-bodas...
Billionaires in the making’: Lira’s idle heirs living off parents’ wealth
Lira City is sheltering a peculiar breed of youngsters, calling themselves "Billionaires in the Making". They are the sons and daughters of the wealthy, living life as if...
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 op...
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...
Okello’s Fate Hangs in Balance as Court Sets Ruling Date
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 expec...
Ggaba daycare killings: Street boy tells court Okello asked him to mobilize children
street child, testifying as a defence witness in the ongoing Ggaba daycare murder trial, told court that accused Christopher Okello Onyum asked him to help mobilise other...