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Family seeks court order to produce detained UPDF soldier

Uganda, May 4 -- The family of a detained Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officer has petitioned the High Court, seeking orders to compel the military to produce him in court after more than a y... Read More


Ggaba jubilates after Okello's death sentence

Uganda, May 1 -- Ggaba Trading Centre turned into a scene of jubilation yesterday after residents erupted in chants, songs and dance following the sentencing of Christopher Okello Onyum to death for t... Read More


Kampala hotel staff remanded over theft of $12,000 gift for South Sudan president

Uganda, April 27 -- A staff at a hotel in Kampala has been remanded to Luzira prison on allegations of stealing $12,000 (about Shs45 million), which money had reportedly been earmarked by a soldier to... Read More


Businessman accuses MP-elect Nkeretanyi of Shs3.7b curtain theft

Uganda, April 27 -- A Kampala-based textile trader has accused Kalungu East Member of Parliament-elect, Yusuf Kiruluuta Junior Nkeretanyi, of masterminding a scheme to steal curtain materials worth Sh... Read More


Ggaba daycare killings: Okello cites distress, denies intent to kill four toddlers

Uganda, April 24 -- BY JULIET KIGONGO & ANTHONY WESAKA  Christopher Okello Onyum, the man accused of killing four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre, has begun his defence by denying intent and ... Read More


Street boy tells court Okello asked him to mobilize children

Uganda, April 24 -- A 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 childre... Read More


Besigye lawyers, prosecution clash over legality of concealing witnesses

Uganda, April 23 -- Tension gripped the High Court on Thursday as defence lawyers for opposition figure Col Dr Kizza Besigye subjected Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo to a rigorous cross-examin... Read More


Landlords testify on Ggaba killings suspect's conduct before arrest

Uganda, April 16 -- Two landlords who previously rented houses to Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the Ggaba daycare killings, on Thursday testified before the High Court, describing him... Read More


Mother faints after emotional testimony in Ggaba daycare murder trial

Uganda, April 13 -- A tense silence fell over the High Court sitting in Ggaba on Monday as a grieving mother broke down while recounting the final moments before her toddler son was killed in the Apri... Read More