Let’s talk about the case everyone in Kampala is whispering about.
Christopher Okello. The name alone makes parents check school gates twice.
He’s the man accused of killing four children at a daycare center in Ggaba. The case is back in court today, April 16, 2026, after it was adjourned yesterday when Okello told the judge he wasn’t feeling well. That delay alone caused noise outside court. People are tired. They want answers.
But if you sit in the gallery and listen, you realize something: this case is not simple. It’s heavy, emotional, and full of gaps that lawyers on both sides will fight over for months.
First, the History — How We Got Here
Ggaba woke up to horror a 2 weeks ago on 2nd April, at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program School in Ggaba, Kampala, Uganda. Four children, all under six, found dead at a daycare. Stabbed. The man arrested at the scene was Christopher Okello. Police said he came to the school earlier that morning, presented himself as a parent, and paid UGX 195,000 admission fees via mobile money to the school accountant. That transaction exists.
Minutes later, the screams started. Staff found the children. Okello was arrested inside the school compound. A knife was recovered at the scene. Postmortem reports later confirmed the cause of death: internal bleeding from stab wounds.
He was charged. Uganda Vs Christopher Okello began.
The Evidence on Table Right Now
Let’s break it down the way a common man in Owino would perceive it, not a lawyer. Because court is about evidence, not anger.
What prosecution has:
1. Mobile money trail — Okello paid UGX 195,000 to the accountant. That puts him at the school that morning.
2. Arrest at scene — He was found inside the compound minutes after the incident.
3. Knife recovered — A weapon was found at the daycare.
4. Postmortem results — Confirms the children died from stabbing.
5. Verbal accusations — Staff and witnesses gave statements placing him at the scene.
What’s missing — and defense will ask about it:
1. No video — The daycare had no CCTV. Nothing captured the act.
2. No photos — No one took pictures during the incident.
3. No watchman — The school gate was open. No guard to confirm who entered, when.
4. No blood on clothes — When arrested, Okello’s shirt and hands had no visible blood spots captured by police.
5. No visitors book — He didn’t sign in. There’s no written record of entry, only the mobile money payment.
So you see the problem? The case has a timeline and a body count, but the middle is foggy.
The Forensic Question Everyone’s Asking
This is where Ugandans in taxis and salons get stuck: “If there’s no video, can he still be convicted?”
Short answer: Yes, but forensic evidence must fill the gap. Fingerprints on the knife. Blood samples under his nails. DNA on the children’s clothes. Eyewitnesses who saw the act, not just the aftermath.
Those things don’t disappear. Forensics can’t be erased like a phone video. But the question is: were they collected properly? Did police dust the knife? Was Okello’s clothing tested in a lab or just looked at? Did any child survive long enough to speak?
If forensics is solid, the missing video may not matter. If forensics is weak, then the case leans on witness testimony and circumstance. And that’s where defense lawyers eat.
The “What If” No One Wants to Say
Uganda has seen it before. Cases with public anger, but weak chains of evidence. If Okello walks, the backup plan is not mob justice — that’s how we lose more lives. The backup plan is police and DPP explaining to the public what went wrong. Was it poor scene management? Lost evidence? Witness fear?
Because if a man is arrested at a murder scene and still walks free, people stop trusting courts. They stop reporting crime. They say “why bother?” And that’s dangerous for all of us.
Today, April 16
Court resumes today after yesterday’s adjournment. Okello told the judge he was unwell. The public reacted badly — people see delays as “justice being bought.” But illness is legal grounds for adjournment. The judge must balance speed with fair trial.
What we watch today: Will prosecution table forensic results? Will defense challenge the arrest? Will the accountant testify about the 195,000 payment?
No judgment here. Court will decide. But as citizens, we must watch the evidence, not our anger. Four babies are dead. It hurt me from within. But the only thing worse than no justice is wrong justice.
Uganda is watching. Ggaba is crying. And today, the evidence must start talking.
