KAMPALA SCHOOL DEATH HORROR! Four Pupils Die In Suspected Poisoning, Another Fights For Life In ICU
Four pupils of TA-ALIIM Primary School and Quran Memorisation Center in Kisaasi, Kampala, have died in a suspected food poisoning incident, leaving several families devastated.
The pupils reportedly fell ill under unclear circumstances, with parents alleging that the school sent some of the affected children home on boda bodas after their condition deteriorated.
The parents are currently gathered at Mulago City Mortuary, where they are awaiting postmortem examinations to establish the cause of death before the bodies are released for burial.
According to some parents, the school reportedly informed them that one of the pupils had returned to the boarding section after the Primary Leaving Examinations with oranges from home, which are suspected to have been linked to the incident.
However, the circumstances surrounding the deaths remain unclear.
Hassan Magumba, a resident of Kiwatule, lost his 11-year-old daughter, Mariam Nabajja, a Primary Four pupil at the school. He says the child was brought home at about 1pm, prompting the family to rush her to Anex Medical Centre, where she was pronounced dead at around 2pm.
Magumba says his daughter was barely responsive and was foaming at the mouth when she arrived home.”They dropped her at home after allegedly calling me, but my phone was not going through. They found me at home, and we immediately rushed the child to the clinic. However, the doctors told us that she was already dead,” Magumba said.
His brother, Mubarak Kiruta, also a resident of Kiwatule, lost his daughter, Sumaih Kiruta, another Primary Four pupil. His second daughter, nine-year-old Rahima Kiruta, is still admitted to intensive care.
Kiruta says the children were transported home on boda bodas after falling ill. The family rushed one of them to Mulago Hospital, where blood tests reportedly ruled out malaria. Doctors subsequently suspected food poisoning, but the child died in the early hours of the morning.
He accuses the school of failing to provide the family with a clear explanation of what happened, saying they have not had an opportunity to meet any school administrator or director. Instead, they have only received telephone calls from the school asking about the children’s condition.
Kiruta says the family remains uncertain about Rahima’s chances of recovery as she continues receiving intensive medical care. Nantanda Nasim, the mother of 12-year-old Nasuna Kimera, another Primary Four pupil, says she received a telephone call from the school informing her that her daughter was in critical condition.
Upon reaching a clinic near the school, she was reportedly informed that the child was not responding to treatment.
Nantanda says financial difficulties prevented her from immediately transferring the child to Mulago Hospital. She instead took her home as the family mobilised money and sought prayers.
“My husband was not around, and I had no money. So, I took the child home on Monday, and we prayed. Later that evening, we brought her to Mulago, but my daughter died that night,” she said.
She questions why the school has not provided a clear account of how her daughter fell ill, saying the child had left home on Sunday in good health.
Her husband, Rashid Katongole, says the family wants police to conduct thorough investigations to establish what the pupils ate and what could have caused their deaths. Ismail Kimera, the father of another 12-year-old Primary Four pupil, Nusufa Nasuna, says his daughter was also brought home by the school in a critical condition. The family rushed her to Mulago Hospital, but she died upon arrival.
The parents have since been asked by detectives to witness the postmortem examinations as investigations into the incident continue.
They are now demanding answers from the school and relevant authorities over the circumstances that led to the deaths and the handling of the affected pupils.
Police investigations and postmortem findings are expected to shed more light on the suspected food poisoning incident.
More details to follow…
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