“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.
The Special Envoy for Special Duties in the Office of the President and Prime Minister Emeritus Ruhakana Rugunda has urged the students of Makerere University to continue reflecting on the leadership philosophy of the former President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, whom he referred to as the icon for Africa’s self-determination and unity.