Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, was arrested in November 2024 and subsequently faced charges in both military and civilian courts. He remains in detention on charges relating to treason and the alleged planning of illegal acts to overthrow the government.
The High Court has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death after convicting him on four counts of murder in connection with the killing of toddlers at a daycare centre in Ggaba.
In delivering the sentence, the trial...