Uganda Case Law

Mwanje v Uganda

Mwanje v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 84 of 2019) [2025] UGCA 39 (13 February 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 84 of 2019

Judge

Kiryabwire, JA, Muzamiru, JA, Kihika, JA /JCC

The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge did not err in evaluating the evidence. The contradictions regarding the colour of the victim's knickers were minor and did not undermine the credibility of the prosecution's case. The failure to conduct a voir dire with the child victim did not occasion a miscarriage of justice, as the witness's evidence was cogent, consistent, and subjected to cross-examination, and no objection was raised at trial. The lack of forensic testing on the blood-stained knickers was not fatal, as the fact of defilement was not in dispute and the chain of evidence wa…

Source excerpt

• Aggravated Defilement
• Evaluation Of Evidence
• Sentencing Principles
• Voir Dire
• Contradictions In Testimony

Katende Mohammed v Uganda

Katende Mohammed v Uganda [2003] UGSC 42 (16 December 2003)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda upheld a defilement conviction, holding that the child victim’s evidence was sufficiently corroborated by her distress and prompt report.

• Defilement
• Corroboration Of Child Witness
• Standard Of Proof
• Evidence Of Tender Years
• Voir Dire
• Appeal Dismissal