Uganda: Police Surgeon Insists He Found No Evidence of Sodomy On Kayanja Defamation Suspects

What the report says

A police surgeon in Uganda has told a court that he found no medical evidence of sodomy among nine youths accused of defaming Pastor Robert Kayanja. The doctor, identified as Dr. Phenehance Bwambale, gave the clarification during re-examination at Mwanga II Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Kampala, where he had prepared the medical forms used in the case.

According to the report from Nile Post, the exchange took place as defence lawyers questioned Bwambale about his findings and prosecutors sought clarification over references in the medical documents to results described as positive for two of the accused. The defence argued that the witness did not say he found evidence of sodomy on any of the youths, while the prosecution pressed for more explanation of the wording in the forms.

The nine accused face allegations that they fabricated evidence to wrongly implicate Kayanja in sexual misconduct, along with related counts of trespass and giving false information to police. The case has also involved disputes over audio and video transcriptions and translations, with the defence seeking to add a new witness and additional documents from Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and Makerere University. The prosecution opposed the move as late-stage evidence.

Magistrate Adams Byarugaba set October 7, 2026, for a ruling on whether the defence may introduce the new witness and documents. The hearing is part of an ongoing trial that has drawn attention because of the seriousness of the allegations and the competing interpretations of the medical evidence.