Browsing by Author "Kigongo, Juliet"

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    Alleged baby killer scouted schools before Ggaba attack.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-23) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    Evidence tendered yesterday in the trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, who is accused of killing four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre, revealed that he conducted extensive online searches about several nursery and preschool facilities across Kampala and Wakiso districts before the deadly attack occurred.
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    Assessors advise court to convict Nandutu in ironsheets case.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-02) Kigongo, Juliet
    Three court assessors have advised the Anti-corruption Division of the High Court to convict the former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Ms. Agnes Nandutu, in the ongoing Karamoja iron sheets scandal. The assessors, Rose Joanittah, Bob Nabende and Sarah Namayanja, told the court yesterday that the prosecution had proved the offence of dealing with suspect property beyond reasonable doubt.
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    Besigye fights plan to conceal identities of six witnesses.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-01) Kigongo, Juliet
    Opposition activist Dr. Kiazza Besigye has opposed prosecution's move to conceal the identities of six witnesses in his ongoing treason trial, warning that the request undermines his constitutional right to a fair hearing. In an affidavit filed yesterday before the High Court,
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    Besigye's lawyer schools state prosecutor on witness protection.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-27) Kigongo, Juliet
    A dramatic courtroom exchange unfolded as Frederick Mpanga, a member of Dr Kizza Besigye's defence team, fiercely opposed the state’s bid to conceal the identities of key witnesses in an ongoing treason trial. The session was presided over by Justice Emmanuel Baguma. The defence lawyers for A1 (Kizza Besigye) and A2 (Obied Lutale) were Mr Ernest Kalibala, Mr Frederick Mpanga, and Mr Erias Lukwago.
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    Boda Boda 2010: Court frees rival group members
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-02-01) Kigongo, Juliet
    The Mwanga II Magistrate's court yesterday released, on bail, eight boda boda cyclists who were charged with criminal trespass and malicious damage.
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    Bunga landlord says Ggaba killings suspect liked children.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-20) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    A landlord testified that Christopher Okello Onyum, prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers, loved children in the neighbourhood. He recounted how Okello rented a house in Bunga in November 2025 and interacted with neighbours.
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    Call data places Okello at Ggaba crime scene.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-22) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    The court heard that at 11:25am, the same phone number made an emergency call, lasting 39 seconds. According to the prosecution, the call was made shortly after the suspect allegedly committed the murders.
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    Cedric Babu's widow sues KCB over home foreclosure.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-20) Kigongo, Juliet; Musisi, Frederic
    The plaintiffs say after Cedric’s death, they discovered that the mortgage protection insurance policy had lapsed and had not been renewed by the bank.
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    Court blocks eviction of Wakiso residents.
    (Daily monitor, 2016-12-28) Kigongo, Juliet
    The Land Division of the High Court yesterday issued an interim order temporarily stopping National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) from evicting over 400 residents of Namataba and Kito villages in Wakiso. The interim orders of the court will stay in place until May 31 next year when the main suit now pending before the same court would be heard by Justice Andrew Bashaija.
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    Court blocks sale of Cedric Babu's home.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-24) Kigongo, Juliet
    The High Court Commercial Division has granted a temporary injunction restraining KCB Bank (Uganda) Ltd from selling or otherwise dealing with the Kololo home of the late Cedric Ndilima Babu, pending determination of a substantive suit over a disputed mortgage protection insurance policy.
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    Court sends Okello to the gallows over Ggaba Killings
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-01) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha agreed with the prosecution that the case fell with the "rarest of the rare" category deserving of capital punishment.
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    Daycare murder suspect starts his defence today.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    Proceedings in the highly publicised trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare, resume this morning with the accused expected to begin his much-awaited defence on four counts of murder.
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    DNA links Okello to Knife in Ggaba murders.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-23) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    Proceedings in the murder trial of Christopher Okello Onyum were abruptly halted yesterday after a powerful thunderstorm tore through the makeshift court at Ggaba, sending tents flying and triggering panic among court attendees. The afternoon session had just resumed for the final prosecution witness. Strong winds ripped apart the main tent, forcing an emergency evacuation.
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    DPP drops witness protection bid in Besigye treason case
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-29) Kigongo, Juliet
    The judge moved to fast track the proceedings, fixing June for preliminary hearings and selection of assessors.
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    Ex- Mukono DPC espcapes execution, gets 40 years in jail.
    (New Vision, 2016-02-06) Kigongo, Juliet
    Former Mukono district police commander James Peter Aurien has survived the hanging punishment after court of Appeal reduced his death sentence to 40 years in jail. Two justices of the Appeal Court Remmy Kasule and Augustine Nshimye upheld Aurien's murder conviction but reduced his death sentences on account that he has a chance to reform.
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    Four more charged over central bank break-in.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-21) Kigongo, Juliet
    For more suspects have been charged in connection with the recent break-in and theft at the headquarters of the Bank of Uganda(BoU), bringing the total number of accused persons in the case to 12.
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    Ggaba attack suspect killed in search for wealth-DP.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-09) Kigongo, Juliet; Wesaka, Anthony
    Police investigations and medical assessments found Okello mentally sound.
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    Ggaba jubilates after death sentence
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-01) Kigongo, Juliet; Wesaka, Anthony
    "Where is the judge? We want to give her flowers, she has done a great job for us by delivering justice," Residents.
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    Ggaba killer knife displayed in court.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Kigongo, Juliet; Wesaka, Anthony
    The killer knife that prime suspect Christopher Okello Onyum allegedly used to stab four toddlers to death at a daycare in Ggaba, was yesterday displayed before the court at the ongoing mobile High Court marathon trial. Detective Assistant Inspector of Police Jim Mutaka, a Scene-of-Crime-Officer (SOCO), attached to Kabalagala Police Station, said the type of killer weapon was black in colour, labelled 'Mingfen', a kitchen knife.
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    Ggaba murder : assessors call for Okello's conviction.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-28) Wesaka, Anthony; Kigongo, Juliet
    The assessors say all the ingredients of murder had been sufficiently established.