Uganda Case Law

Uganda v Kibuuka

Uganda v Kibuuka (Criminal Session Case 72 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 121 (27 February 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Session Case 72 of 2022

Judge

Byaruhanga Rugyema, J

The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt all elements of the offence of murder. The deceased died from organophosphate poisoning administered through a waragi drink provided by the accused. The accused's conduct—pouring out the remaining drink, leaving the scene, locking himself in his wife's house, and preparing to flee—was inconsistent with innocence. The motive was established by the accused's prior elopement with the deceased's wife. The medical evidence, eyewitness testimony, and circumstantial facts all pointed irresistibly to the accused as the perpetrator. T…

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• Murder
• Poisoning
• Malice Aforethought
• Burden Of Proof
• Sentencing Principles

Rex v Mulindwa

Rex v Mulindwa (Criminal Appeal No. 143 of 1949) [1949] EACA 41 (1 January 1949)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 143 of 1949

Judge

Graham Paul CJ, Gray CJ, Nihill, C.J

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a murder conviction, addressing the admissibility and voluntariness of confessions and the effect of the Judges' Rules.

• Admissibility Of Confessions
• Voluntariness Of Statements
• Malice Aforethought
• Poisoning
• Judges Rules
• Corroboration Of Confessions