UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER

September 29, 2008: eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
A total of 72 cases were handled. The report submitted to Principal Judge James Ogoola also indicates that the session was dominated by defilement cases which stood at 92 per cent.
A total of 10 cases were sent to the lower magistrates courts while the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew charges against 10 suspects.
Justice Joseph Murangira, the resident Judge at Mubende High Court Central Circuit, told journalists on September 27 in Kampala that nine other case files were adjourned to the next session for full trial after the suspects denied the charges.
The completion of 72 criminal cases leaves a backlog of 535 cases pending at the court in addition to 130 cases that were handled during the month of July at Nakawa Criminal session. (Sources: The Monitor, 29/09/2008)