“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.
As the 2026 elections approach, many political parties are having internal disagreements on who to give the flag for different leadership positions to and whether some of the brilliant young people emerging in different political parties stand a chance to be chosen as flag bearers against the old party members and incumbents still remains a mystery that only time will tell.