Sadly, this is not an isolated story. We have heard of children taking their own lives over poor academic performance, failure to attend school trips, disciplinary action, or even being denied privileges at school. School Shut as Probe Begins into S3 Girl’s Death After Alleged Beating Over Love Letter By Lawrence Mayanja The tragic death […]
Across Uganda, parents, educators, and students are grappling with an unsettling question: how can a system that produces excellence also produce such pain? A heavy silence has settled over Uganda’s student community after the devastating loss of a learner from Mengo Secondary School—a young woman whose academic success should have marked the beginning of a […]
The Ugandan community in Canada is disturbed by the sad news of their fellow’s death by suicide. The deceased has been identified as Rabibah Nankinga, a woman in her early 30s who recently moved from Kawempe in Kampala to Canada in July 2023. According to family and community members, Nankinga allegedly committed suicide after going […]
While university authorities declined to comment directly, a letter purportedly from the administration circulated, appealing to students to utilize counseling services. S6 Student Kills Self By Hanging In School Dormitory The Police in Bushenyi district are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old university student is said to have claimed his life by hanging. Greater Bushenyi […]
According to the police report, Abdul Ziwa, who was with the deceased’s wife, alerted the station at around 2:00am about the body found in the septic tank. Vatican Confirms Death of Pope Francis at 88 Years Senior Superintendent of Police Julius Ahimbisibwe, the former Commander of the Jinja Road Police Division in Kampala, has been […]
The police are investigating the circumstances under which a female student of Solberg College in Kabale district is said to have committed suicide. The school has identified the deceased as Nikita Kiconco of 21 years old. Regional Police Spokesman Eli Maate confirmed the incident. It’s alleged that, on Friday, April 18, 2025, some students […]
By Saddam Ngambirwoha In a heart-wrenching incident that has left the whole country in mourning, a Senior Three student in one of the secondary schools in Mukono is reported to have tragically taken his own life. The young boy, whose identity we withhold out of respect for the family’s privacy, was reportedly found hanging in […]
A Senior Three student at Seeta High School Main Campus was on Friday morning found dead in a suspected suicide. Eli Shama Ssesanga’s body was discovered by students who had woken up for morning preps. The shocked students later informed teachers who later managed to get police to the scene at around 4:00am. However, from […]
The death of Scovia Akankunda, who reportedly committed suicide within the church belonging to Pastor Daniel Bukenya was a protest for the non-payment of the money she lent to him. Gunfire rocked Ibanda municipality on Wednesday evening when police fired in the air and used teargas to disperse a group of agitated Christians attempting to […]
Shock gripped students and the administration of Mityana School of Nursing and Midwifery after learning about the sad news of one of the female students who was found hanging in the brunches of a mango tree after committing suicide. The deceased has been identified as Agnes Nsemeza, a daughter of a UPDF officer, Robert Nsemerirwe, […]