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High court in Kampala has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the April 2, 2026 murder of 4 toddlers in Ggaba Kindergarten Photo credit: Nile post

Photo Credit: Nile post Christopher Okello while in court The country’s attention turns to Ggaba this morning as the High Court prepares to deliver judgment in one of Uganda’s most shocking criminal cases in recent years. Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, stands accused of killing four toddlers at...

Photo credit: Newvision, Okello Chriatopher Smiling during court session Three court assessors on Monday night advised the High Court to convict Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre, saying the prosecution proved its case beyond...

Christopher Okello Onyum references other erratic and violent actions he contemplated or attempted during that period to illustrate his mental state, suggesting that his condition may have affected his actions and intent On Friday, Christopher Okello Onyum took to the witness stand to defend...

Today’s hearing marks the first recent civilian criminal case to be heard through a community-based mobile court. The mobile court framework was formally introduced about three weeks ago by Chief Justice Flavian Zeija through Legal Notice No.1 of 2026. Under the framework, courts may sit in...

Photo by Ibrahim Kavuma.

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Judiciary to fast track the trial of the prime suspect of the murder of the four toddlers in Ggaba and to conduct proceedings within the affected community through a mobile court system. The move is intended to allow residents to witness justice being...