📸 High security deployment as Ggaba toddler murder suspect faces open court

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Security in and around Ggaba was tightened on Monday (April 13) as the suspect in the gruesome murder of four toddlers at the Ggaba Early Childhood Centre was brought to face open court.

Tight security at the trial.

This follows the announcement to expedite the trial of suspect Christopher Okello Onyum in what is the country's first mobile High Court sitting at the Ggaba Community Church grounds, situated near the crime scene.

The historic sitting marks a significant milestone in the implementation of the Constitution (Operation of Mobile Courts) (Practice) Directions, 2026 (Legal Notice No. 1 of 2026), recently issued by the Chief Justice, Dr Flavian Zeija.

The directions provide a formal legal framework for courts to sit outside designated court premises where circumstances require, in order to enhance access to justice, improve efficiency in case disposal, and respond to unique situational demands.

This initiative forms part of the Judiciary’s broader transformation agenda aimed at taking judicial services closer to the people, particularly in matters of high public interest or where the interests of justice require proceedings to be conducted within the affected community.

The public attending the open court trial.