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3.1KDETAILED: How Court reached death sentence for Okello in Ggaba killings
In a packed courtroom session on Thursday, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha ruled that the crime fell under the “rarest of the rare”...
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3.2KOkello sentenced to death for murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Daycare
Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha found Okello guilty of murdering the four children on April 2, 2026, dismissing his...
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1.0KSupreme Court orders errant Kasasa family members to pay costs to Muteesa II family in Mutungo land dispute
The duo, represented by Kiiza & Co Advocates alongside former Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana, had petitioned the court seeking an injunction to...
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692Court grants son authority over burial of Entebbe Couple after 9-month dispute
In a ruling delivered on April 20, 2026, Justice Celia Nagawa declared that the son, together with his sister Isabella Najjita Mutaaga,...
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678Soroti CDO remanded over PDM extortion
It is alleged that after beneficiaries received the standard UGX 1 million under the PDM programme, Alajo demanded payments ranging between UGX...
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631Wife to Bobi Wine’s aide charged over using SIM Card not registered in her name
Natabi Fauzia, wife to Don Sherrif, a personal assistant to the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, was charged on April 17, 2026,...
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786Shs3.8Bn Scandal: Trial of ex-PS Ssali, others stalled for now a year
State prosecutors allege that Ssali abused her office during the 2021/2022 financial year by irregularly introducing Buyaka Growers Cooperative Society onto a...
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748Abodo directs Gulu high court to adopt ADR amid rising land disputes in Acholi
Land disputes remain one of the most persistent sources of conflict in Acholi. A 2016 study by Margarete Lagadya found that 32.1%...
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785Ggaba Murder Trial: Caretaker says suspect posed as samaritan access daycare and stab toddlers
Prosecution Witness, Phoebe Namutebi, a caretaker at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, testified in court, recounting her first interaction with the...
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1.4KSuspect Okello pleads not guilty of killing four toddlers at Ggaba Daycare
Before entering his plea, Okello briefly requested to consult with his state-appointed lawyers. Following the consultation, the court proceeded to read out...
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961Taxi owner remanded over crash that killed Kikuube Chairperson Peter Banura
Sabiti is facing charges of failure to keep proper records of his driver, a legal requirement for vehicle owners and operators.
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837Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project
Court heard that between July 2022 and April 2023, the accused fraudulently obtained USD 286,910 (approximately Shs1.1 billion) from Qatar-based investors under...
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740Ex-Minister Nandutu jailed 4 years, barred from public office over Iron sheets scandal
In its sentencing, the court affirmed that Nandutu unlawfully received and held 2,000 iron sheets that had been procured under a government...
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2.6KGgaba daycare suspect ‘not insane’, killed for wealth, DPP tells court
Court heard that although Okello claimed a history of mental illness, a police medical examination conducted on April 7 found him calm,...
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701Ggaba daycare killer committed to High Court for murder trial
Court documents show that the suspect purchased multiple knives, rented a vehicle, and visited the daycare a day earlier under the guise...
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816Ex-Minister Nandutu found guilty in iron sheets case, sent back to Luzira
Court ruled that Nandutu knowingly received and retained government property that had been irregularly diverted from a public programme intended to support...
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Ggaba daycare murder suspect charged, remanded to Luzira
Chrstopher Okello Onyum, the suspect in the Ggaba daycare killings has been remanded after appearing in court over the murder of four...
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2.4KJournalist Mukose remanded over fake death reports on First Lady Janet
State Prosecution alleges that Mukose circulated messages on the channel's digital platforms between March 26 and March 29, 2026, falsely claiming that...
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1.5KMP Otukol, three others, convicted over UGX 495m scam
Pallisa County MP, Otukol Samuel and three other district officials at Namisindwa have been convicted in a UGX 495 million fraud case....
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555Notorious Mityana land grabber remanded over UGX 37m fraud
Lutwaama Isaac Magandaazi, a serial land grabber in Mityana has been charged and remanded over a UGX 37 million fraud case, as...