Four Pupils Die in Suspected Poisoning at Kawempe School

What the report says

Police in Kampala are investigating the deaths of four girls from Ta’aliim Primary School and Quran Memorisation Centre in Kikulu Zone, Kikaaya Parish, Kawempe Division, amid suspicion of poisoning. The Nile Post reported that the pupils, aged nine to 11, died on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, though the circumstances remain unclear.

According to the report, the children were identified as Mariam Nakitende, Rwahim Kiruta, Nusufa Nasuna and Failuzi Nabeta. The first three are said to have died at their homes, while Nabeta died at Kasangati Hospital. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said investigators are treating the case as a suspected poisoning incident.

Police said postmortem examinations are planned to determine the exact cause of death and help establish whether poisoning was involved. Investigators from Kira Road Division are continuing inquiries into what happened. The school and the affected families have been offered condolences as the community awaits medical findings.

The case has drawn concern because it involves very young pupils and because the cause of death has not yet been confirmed. More broadly, sudden child deaths often prompt both medical and criminal inquiries in Uganda, but in this case police have not yet announced any suspect or concluded what led to the tragedy.