9/7/2026
A senior four student at Naalya Senior Secondary School’s Bweyogerere campus has died in a suspected suicide.
Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the incident occurred on Wednesday evening. He said the student’s body was found hanging inside a toilet block in the boys’ section.
The school administration alerted police immediately, and our team of detectives and Scene of Crime officers from Kira Division Police visited the scene, documented evidence, recorded statements from witnesses, and later conveyed the body to Mulago City Mortuary for a postmortem,” Owoyesigyire said.
Preliminary police findings indicate that the student was last seen entering the toilet block shortly before the body was discovered. Police also recovered a handwritten note believed to have been written by the deceased.
The note has been secured, and its contents are being examined as part of the investigation. Police extend condolences to the family, friends, and the entire school community during this difficult time. Investigations are ongoing and further details will be communicated once available,” Owoyesigyire said.
The incident adds to a series of suspected suicides reported in schools and universities over the past two years.
Last month, 19-year-old Vanisa Namakoye, a senior five student at Mbale Progressive Secondary School and a resident of Bunamwani Lower Cell, was found dead at her home in Bumutoto Ward, Industrial Division.
Her death came just days after her 16-year-old friend, Catherine Nelima, was found dead in a similar suspected suicide case in Bukisukye Lower Cell, also in Bumutoto Ward.
In March 2026, Juliana Genevieve Mutyaba, a 20-year-old student at Mengo Secondary School, died shortly after the release of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results, in which she had scored 19 points.
The same month, a student at Kololo Junior School’s Kayunga-Gombe branch was found dead in the boys’ dormitory, prompting the temporary closure of the school as police conducted investigations.
A year earlier, in March 2025, Alvin Ssekandi, a 19-year-old Senior Six student, also died in what family members described as a case linked to pressure associated with the UACE national examinations.
Education officials say factors such as intense examination pressure, high academic expectations and limited access to mental health support in schools are contributing to growing distress among students. They are calling for stronger counselling services and more open conversations about learners’ wellbeing.
