The trial of alleged Allied Democratic Forces commander Jamilu Mukulu has begun at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala after he spent nearly 11 years on remand. Mukulu faces terrorism charges alongside 36 others, with accusations including murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy spanning multiple years. The indictment alleges the group obtained weapons, received military training overseas, and secured financing to advance their objectives through violent means between 2011 and 2014.
Mukulu is specifically charged with orchestrating the killings of Muslim clerics Sheikh Yunus Abubaker Mandanga and Sheikh Dakitoor Muwaya, as well as involvement in an assault on Bugiri police station that claimed two officers' lives. The case also encompasses the 1998 attack on Kichwamba Technical Institute, where more than 80 students died.
Vincent Ekweny, a gold miner from Namayingo district, delivered the opening testimony before a four-judge panel. He recounted witnessing the fatal shooting of his uncle, Tito Okwale, a local government chairman. Ekweny later identified Ali Kabambwe, the first accused, as the gunman during a police lineup at Nalufenya facility.
Mukulu is specifically charged with orchestrating the killings of Muslim clerics Sheikh Yunus Abubaker Mandanga and Sheikh Dakitoor Muwaya, as well as involvement in an assault on Bugiri police station that claimed two officers' lives. The case also encompasses the 1998 attack on Kichwamba Technical Institute, where more than 80 students died.
Vincent Ekweny, a gold miner from Namayingo district, delivered the opening testimony before a four-judge panel. He recounted witnessing the fatal shooting of his uncle, Tito Okwale, a local government chairman. Ekweny later identified Ali Kabambwe, the first accused, as the gunman during a police lineup at Nalufenya facility.
