In this episode of New Vision CSI: Crime Stories, we revisit the shocking Ggaba toddlers’ murder case and examine the debate around Uganda’s death penalty. Host Raziah Athman is joined by advocate Joshua Byamazima to unpack Christopher Onyum Okello’s conviction, his planned appeal, and whether the death sentence still carries real weight in Uganda today. 

Uganda has just achieved a groundbreaking milestone in healthcare. For the very first time, local doctors at the Uganda Cancer Institute successfully performed a bone marrow transplant. 

The patient, 45-year-old Stephen Sande from Namayingo District, was treated for multiple myeloma (a blood cancer affecting plasma cells) and discharged on April 24, 2026.

This historic procedure was led by Dr. Clement Okello, Consultant Haematologist, and Dr. Henry Ddungu, Head of the Blood Cancers Unit, supported by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. 

The transplant, an autologous stem cell procedure using the patient’s own cells, cost about $15,000 locally, less than half the $30,000 to $50,000 it would have cost abroad. 

Fully funded by the Ugandan government, the operation required 22 days of isolation in a sterile environment to rebuild immunity. 

This success marks a turning point for Ugandan medicine, proving that highly specialized treatments can now be done at home, saving lives and reducing costs for patients who once had no choice but to travel overseas. 

Report by John Musenze 

Narration by Marjorine Namugenyi 

Malaria continues to claim young lives across northern Uganda, with districts in Lango among the hardest hit. Despite ongoing prevention and treatment efforts, hospitals remain overwhelmed and many children are still arriving too late to be saved.
This report follows the story of one mother who lost her four-year-old son, and takes us inside Lira Regional Referral Hospital, where health workers are battling severe cases every day.
As the world marks World Malaria Day, we also look at emerging solutions like gene drive technology, an approach scientists hope could one day change the course of malaria transmission.

Four young children were killed inside a daycare in Ggaba, Kampala, and now the man accused, Christopher Okello Onyum, is on trial in the open. 

Agnes Nandutu rose from a prominent Ugandan journalist to a government minister, only for her career to collapse in an iron sheets saga, conviction, and prison. This episode traces her journey through the media, politics, and the scandal that led to her dramatic fall from power. 

This episode unpacks the Ggaba daycare killings, where four toddlers lost their lives in a brutal and carefully planned attack. As investigations deepen, new claims have emerged from Florence Nansamba linking 39-year-old suspect Christopher Okello Onyum, to an earlier child’s death, while medical assessments indicate he was of sound mind. 

In Soroti City, a routine morning turned tragic when mobile money agent Patricia Kokunda was attacked and fatally shot on Good Friday. In this episode, we retrace her final moments through a police reconstruction that has revealed how the killing was planned and carried out.

Uganda recorded a drop in overall crime in 2025, but the danger hasn’t gone away. From deadly highway crashes and shocking murders to corruption investigations and major police operations, this episode of New Vision CSI: Crime Stories takes you behind the numbers and into the heart of the stories shaping our communities.

As Uganda places growing emphasis on science education and Bunyoro prepares for a science focused university, the region is working to strengthen how students perform in science subjects. From classroom innovations to local initiatives, schools are adapting to meet this shift. In this episode, Emmanuel Tumusiime explores the progress being made across the Bunyoro subregion, the challenges that remain, and what it will take to build a strong foundation for the next generation of scientists.

Pamela Tumwebaze's death left her family searching for answers. In this episode, we follow the questions her sister Rebecca Tumwebaze's questions, the arrest of suspect Hussein Dak Taewaiko, and the scene reconstruction where he walked police through the crime. What really happened that night, and what is still unclear?