Jinja headmistress accused of procuring female pupils for senior student

What the report says

Police in Jinja district are investigating Anna Nanziri, the headteacher of St. Gonzaga Senior Secondary School, over allegations that she helped expose female pupils to sexual exploitation by a senior six student. The Observer reports that complaints from students and district authorities say the matter involves a 20-year-old male student and that the alleged incidents took place in and around the school community, with some girls reportedly taken to Nanziri’s home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe district over weekends.

According to the article, district officials and police have received formal complaints from at least eight girls. The report says investigators are examining claims that the student regularly picked girls on Friday evenings, that Nanziri transported them, and that some pupils feared reporting what was happening because they believed they could be suspended or expelled. The publication also says statements have been recorded from the complainants, Nanziri and other relevant people, while the exact nature of the headteacher’s relationship with the student remains unclear.

The case matters because it raises questions about student safeguarding, accountability in schools, and how sexual abuse allegations are handled when they involve school staff. The Observer says the victims have asked for psychological support and for the inquiry to be handled sensitively. Jinja district officials say their probation team has already shared its findings with police, and the matter may later proceed to court if investigators find enough evidence.