The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, accused of fatally stabbing four toddlers at a kindergarten in Kampala (Uganda's capital), has begun after the defendant entered a not guilty plea, saying "I plead not guilty to this charge, my lord." Prosecutors allege Onyum, arrested on 2 April while reportedly attempting to flee the scene, had previously confessed to the killings and claimed he committed them as a form of "human sacrifice" to gain wealth — a belief that has deepened public outrage over the case. The victims were aged between 15 months and two and a half years, and concerns have already emerged among Ugandans about potential delays in what has become one of the country's most shocking recent criminal cases.