“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.
“This operation will not only end at parliament. The investigation will be extensive. For the first time, the country is applauding the government,” Kintu said.
The two-time world cross-country champion took off 23 seconds from his own record to win the 15 km race. Kiplimo’s win mark of 40:42 is the fastest time to ever be recorded in the 15km race.
In an Afro-exclusive concert, Congolese soukous singer, composer, songwriter, and dancer Awilo Longomba, real name Louis Albert William Longomba, and Nigeria's singer and songwriter Chike (Chike Ezekpeazu Osebuka) are set to perform in Kampala alongside the Abeeka Band in Uganda.