Uganda, April 16 -- A director of a car hire company has told court that based on his interactions with the accused in the Ggaba killings case, Christopher Okello Onyum, he appeared mentally stable and capable of conducting normal transactions.

Hashim Juma, a witness and director at Trip Car Rental, testified under examination by Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya, detailing a series of conversations he had with Okello in March regarding the hiring of a vehicle.

Mr Muwaganya presented extracts of WhatsApp messages exchanged between the two, which the witness confirmed as a true reflection of their communication.

"On March 12, Okello sent a message saying he wanted to hire a car," Juma told court, adding that the conversa...