GGABA MURDER FRESH DETAILS! ‘Malian Hubby’s Second Wife, Hunt for Boy Child’ Blamed for Kenyan Mum’s Deadly Attack on Own Five Kids

KAMPALA — Fresh details have emerged in the horrific Kalungu Bunga family tragedy, with neighbours and a housemaid claiming that a bitter marital dispute involving the husband’s alleged second wife and his reported desire for sons may have preceded the stabbing of five children.

Two children have died, while three others remain in hospital after suffering serious stab wounds in the shocking incident in Kalungu Bunga, Ggaba, Makindye Division, on Thursday morning.

The children’s mother, Dorothy Namayo, 43, a Kenyan national, was also found critically injured at the family home and is receiving treatment under police guard.

Police identified the deceased as Khadija Daizy, 14, who reportedly died instantly in her bedroom, and Hawa Dalena, 7, who later succumbed to her injuries at Nsambya Hospital.

Three other children, aged 13, 8 and 5, survived the attack and were rushed to hospital for treatment.

The latest accounts from people living around the family home point to a troubled marriage that had allegedly deteriorated in recent months.

According to housemaid Mariam Saana, the situation reportedly became tense after Namayo’s husband, Ederisa Troy, a Malian national, allegedly married another woman in May.

Saana told police that the husband had reportedly been pushing for sons because his wife had only daughters, a development she said fuelled repeated disagreements in the household.

The housemaid said the trouble escalated on Wednesday night when Troy returned home distressed and got into an argument with Namayo.

According to Saana, Namayo accused her husband of cheating and told him to return to his other wife.

The children reportedly contacted one of their father’s friends, who came to the home and intervened.

The situation eventually calmed down, with Troy leaving the house.

But hours later, the household descended into horror.

Saana said she was awakened at about 5:00am by noises coming from the main house, which was opposite her boys’ quarters.

When she opened the door, she reportedly saw a vehicle burning outside and one of the children calling for help from a window.

The child allegedly told her that their mother had stabbed them and had gone outside.

Saana rushed to the main house but discovered that the locks had been changed.

The main gate had also been secured with a new padlock, making it impossible for her to immediately gain entry.

She raised an alarm, attracting neighbours who broke down the gate before forcing their way through the main door, which had reportedly been locked from inside.

The rescuers then discovered that the children’s rooms had also been locked.

They forced the doors open and found the injured children.

One responder said the victims were initially taken in a police patrol vehicle to a clinic in Ggaba before being referred to Nsambya Hospital.

Namayo was also found locked inside another room, seriously injured and lying in a pool of blood.

She was taken to hospital as police began securing the scene.

Neighbour Godfrey Mukisa, one of those who responded to the emergency, said the residents were initially hesitant to intervene because they considered the matter a private family affair.

“When we entered, we found one child had been cut in the neck and was dead,” Mukisa said.

He said another child had suffered severe injuries to the stomach, while the remaining victims had also sustained abdominal stab wounds.

Mukisa said the cries for help eventually forced residents to intervene.

“At first we heard the noise, but we didn’t want to interfere in the affairs of rich people. Then the girl kept calling and shouting at the top of her voice for help,” he said.

Neighbours eventually managed to gain access, assisted by police officers who had arrived at the scene.

Another neighbour, Emmanuel Kazibwe, said the couple had previously been involved in night-time arguments but would normally reconcile.

He said residents never imagined the domestic disputes would escalate into such a deadly incident.

“We never imagined it would get to this point, with the woman killing her own children and then trying to take her own life,” Kazibwe said.

The allegations about the husband’s second marriage and desire for sons are yet to be independently established by police and remain part of the witness accounts investigators are examining.

Police are also yet to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the stabbing and the injuries sustained by Namayo.

The burning vehicle has added another mystery to the case, with investigators expected to establish how the fire started and whether it was connected to the attack.

Gift Atuheire, the Deputy City Resident Commissioner of Makindye Division, who visited the scene, condemned the incident and warned couples against allowing marital disputes to turn violent.

“This is very unfortunate,” Atuheire said.

He said the children were innocent victims who had nothing to do with the disagreements between their parents.

“Even if you have issues with your husband, you can separate or divorce, but do not take the lives of innocent people,” he said.

By press time, detectives from Kabalagala Police Station were still combing the scene and collecting evidence as they sought to reconstruct the events leading to the deaths and injuries.

The tragedy has also revived painful memories in Ggaba, where another deadly attack on children occurred earlier this year.

In April, Christopher Onyum was arrested after four children were stabbed to death at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre.

Onyum was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

Although police have not linked the two incidents, the latest killings have once again left residents of Ggaba and surrounding areas shaken by the violence against children.