“This judgment risks legitimizing Uganda’s well-documented record of torture instead of eradicating it,” Asiimwe said, adding that the ruling prioritized the completion of criminal trials over the absolute prohibition of torture.
The DNA testing process was conducted by government forensic experts and overseen by Minister Balaam Barugahara. Also present during the release of the results were the Police Forensic Directorate and the Government Analytical Laboratory, including Director Andrew Mubiru and Kepher Kuchana Kateu.
Incidents like that of Mubende show that some fire outbreaks are not only caused by electric lapses but are caused by undisciplined children who think they are too big to be handled and resort to such heinous acts that can easily lead to loss of lives and property damage.