Kampala University Founder Not Father of Youngest Child, Wife Rejects DNA Results and Demands Fresh Test in U.S.
KAMPALA, UGANDA — June 19, 2025. …OON…
A DNA test ordered by a Ugandan court has confirmed that Professor Badru Kateregga, the founder of Kampala University, is not the biological father of one of his three children. The revelation has escalated a bitter legal and domestic dispute between the 76-year-old academic and his estranged wife, Jolly Shubaiha.
The test, conducted at Uganda’s Government Analytical Laboratory, affirmed that Kateregga is the father of the couple’s twin children but excluded him as the father of their youngest child. The report, dated May 25, 2025, was presented before Makindye Grade One Magistrate Charles Kangira Opio during a hearing last Friday, with both parties’ legal teams present.
The scientific report was signed by government analyst Immaculate Atukwasa and showed “definitive exclusion” of Kateregga’s paternity in the case of the youngest child.
Wife Rejects Results, Cites Irregularities
In a statement released on June 14, 36-year-old Shubaiha dismissed the results, citing suspected procedural flaws and possible tampering. She is now demanding a fresh DNA test in the United States, arguing that the current process failed to meet international standards.
“I do not trust the accuracy of these results, nor do I have confidence in the integrity of the process through which they were obtained,” Shubaiha said.
“A transparent and professionally handled process will vindicate my position. If I wasn’t sure, I would never have agreed to a DNA test in the first place.”
Shubaiha emphasized that her children were born in the U.S. and hold American citizenship, further reinforcing her demand for the test to be redone at an internationally accredited laboratory.
She also noted that she originally requested the test be conducted abroad, but the court chose a local facility instead.
A Marriage Plagued by Turmoil
Kateregga and Shubaiha married under Islamic rites in March 2013. Their relationship has deteriorated in recent years, marked by mutual allegations of violence and infidelity.
In September 2024, Kateregga accused his wife of physically assaulting him, allegedly leaving him in a coma and forcing him to flee their Buziga home. Shubaiha has denied those claims and countered by filing for court-ordered maintenance and school-related support for their three children.
Kateregga, however, questioned the paternity of all the children and refused financial obligations until the DNA tests were concluded. Under court orders, both parties submitted samples for analysis on April 8, 2025.
Based on the DNA results, Kateregga is now legally obligated to support only the twin children unless new evidence emerges, or the appeal results in a fresh test.
Next Legal Steps
Shubaiha has instructed her legal counsel, Joseph Mugarura, to file an appeal, while Kateregga is represented by Andrew Oloka. The case is likely to return to court for further deliberation on the validity of the results and the possibility of conducting a second round of testing abroad.
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