Onyum’s Death Row Escape Bid Begins At Court Of Appeal
Convicted Ggaba child killer Christopher Okello Onyum has launched a fresh fight to escape the death sentence as his case moves to the Court of Appeal.After being sent to...
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Christopher Okello Files Appeal in Nursery Murders Death Sentence
KAMPALA, Uganda — A man sentenced to death for killing four nursery school children has filed an appeal challenging his conviction and sentence, court records show.Chri...
Christopher Okello Onyum Fate: When Museveni Threatened to Hang Death Row Inmates and Asked for Their List
Christopher Okello Onyum’s fate has remained a matter of national interest since the brutal murder of toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre in the capital Kampala. Convict...
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...
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...
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...
Christopher Okello argues insanity; wants Butabika doctors summoned to defend him
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 Na...