Assessors ask court to acquit Rakai school fire accused

Three court assessors have advised the Masaka High Court to acquit two men accused of setting fire to a dormitory at St Bernard Secondary School, Maanya, in Rakai District, where 10 students died.

Alex Mugarura and Edison Niyo are facing multiple charges, including murder, arson and attempted arson, over the November 2018 school fire.

The assessors said the prosecution had failed to produce substantive evidence linking the accused to the fire, despite proving some of the elements of arson and attempted arson.

The assessors presented their joint…