“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.
Ministry of Works and Transport, in collaboration with the Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC), has reduced the driving license rates for drivers and riders in motorcycle categories A, A1, and B1, with effect from August 1, 2024.