crime 21 April 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Phone Records Pin Okello at Ggaba Daycare Murder Scene
Call data records have placed murder suspect Christopher Okello Onyum at the Ggaba daycare crime scene on the day four toddlers were killed. The evidence traces his phone from Kyanja to Ggaba, including an emergency call made shortly after the alleged attack. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/call-data-places-okello-at-ggaba-crime-scene-5431892
Fresh telecom evidence presented in the High Court trial in Kampala has linked prime suspect Christopher Okello Onyum to the brutal killings of four toddlers at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Programme on April 2, 2026.
Detective Inspector Aggrey Mpamiizo from Central Police Station testified that analysis of call data from Okello’s phone number, 0769582620, showed movement from Kyanja—where he received an MTN Mobile Money SMS at 03:39 hours—to Eaton Clock Tower at 08:21 hours, then Bunga between 08:44am and 08:59am, and finally the Ggaba Beach mast from 11:07am to 11:38am. This mast covers the daycare site.
Crucially, at 11:25am, the same number made a 39-second emergency call, which prosecutors say occurred right after the murders.
On the eve of the attack, Okello received calls in Kyanja from Billy Namara and Juma Hashim, a car rental owner who testified about renting a vehicle to him amid mechanical issues. Hashim also revealed Okello’s bank accounts, opened November 3, 2025, with his national ID, listing him as a Ggaba farmer. These held significant funds—$3,900, $2,100, and Shs20 million—mostly from cash and mobile money deposits, but were nearly depleted by March 17.
Further, Okello sent Shs195,000 via mobile money that day to daycare director Annet Odongo for a child’s placement. She previously testified seeing him harm a child after the payment, prompting her alarm as he attacked others with a knife.
Prosecutors, led by Jonathan Muwaganya and Anna Kiiza, argue this telecom and financial data builds a strong circumstantial case. Okello denies the four murder counts. The trial continues before Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha.
Source: Daily Monitor (Uganda)