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Uganda v Mfitumukiza Jamiru (Criminal Session No. 0230 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 344 (9 January 2025)
The High Court convicted Mfitumukiza Jamiru of aggravated trafficking in children and defilement, finding the complainant was 16 and that the offences were proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Uganda v Agaba (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 18 of 2023) [2023] UGHCICD 9 (8 December 2023)
The court found that the technical errors in the indictment, specifically the use of capital instead of small letters in citing statutory provisions, were mere irregularities that did not prejudice the accused or render the proceedings a nullity. The essential requirement is that the accused is informed of the nature of the offence, which was satisfied as the charges were read and explained in a language he understood. On the merits, the prosecution adduced sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that the accused received and harbored the victim, a 15-year-old child, b…
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Uganda v Kato (Session Case 11 of 2022) [2023] UGHCICD 5 (9 November 2023)
The High Court ICD confirmed charges against Kato Innocent alias Mulondo for aggravated trafficking in children and aggravated defilement.
Uganda v Nakazzi (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 21 of 2022) [2023] UGHCICD 16 (20 March 2023)
The court found that the prosecution's disclosed evidence, including witness statements and medical reports, was sufficient to establish substantial grounds to believe that the accused, Nakazzi Miriat, committed the offence of aggravated trafficking in children. The victim was seventeen years old, recruited and harboured by the accused, and subjected to sexual exploitation, harmful child labour, and servitude. The court held that, at pre-trial, the evidential burden is not to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt but to show strong and concrete grounds for belief. The accused's arguments regard…
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