Justice - 31 juillet 2026
Kwania Husband Gets 24 Years for Burning Wife Alive
Kwania, Uganda, July 31, 2026 - The High Court sitting in Apac sentenced Innocent Olima, 42, to 24 years after convicting him of murdering his wife, Lillian Alum, by setting fire to their grass-thatched house in Okomo Village on November 24, 2021. Justice George Okello…
Kwania, Uganda, July 31, 2026 - The High Court sitting in Apac sentenced Innocent Olima, 42, to 24 years after convicting him of murdering his wife, Lillian Alum, by setting fire to their grass-thatched house in Okomo Village on November 24, 2021.
Justice George Okello rejected the claim that Olima’s scorched hands showed a rescue attempt, ruling the blaze was deliberate.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July UGANDA briefing.
The judgment added to a string of domestic-violence murder cases drawing national attention.
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