KAMPALA, UGANDA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that the prime suspect in the horrific Ggaba daycare murder case be tried within the community where the crime occurred last week.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The standing order follows the shocking brutal murder of four toddlers on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Programme School in Makindye Division, Kampala.
The incident occurred when the prime suspect, Christopher Okello Onyum, 34, allegedly posed as a parent to gain entry to the school and carried out one of the nation’s most harrowing crimes by stabbing the children.
Meanwhile, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo, confirmed that the President specifically urged the judiciary to deploy a mobile court to handle the proceedings on-site.
The suspect, Onyum, has been brought before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Makindye and remanded to Luzira Prison, marking a significant shift toward community-based legal proceedings for high-profile civilian crimes.
Prior to the mobile court initiative, Onyum’s trial will be the first recent civilian matter heard under this model, bringing judicial proceedings directly to the affected neighborhood.
Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke earlier confirmed that investigators have uncovered a chilling twist in the Ggaba case, having obtained a video in which a woman alleges that the suspect previously murdered her child and evaded justice.
Rusoke added that they have taken an interest in that matter, stating that their ultimate objective remains to secure justice for the victims and hold the perpetrator fully accountable.
“We have taken an interest in that matter too. The police’s ultimate objective is clear: to see that the victims get justice and to hold the perpetrator accountable,” ACP Rusoke stated.
The community-led trial, if realized, is expected to serve both as a legal proceeding and a public reckoning for the shocking crime that has devastated the Ggaba neighborhood.
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