education 17 March 2026 The Observer (Uganda)
Amahoro Secondary School Rejects Claims of Teacher Beating Student to Death
Amahoro Secondary School in Wakiso district has refuted allegations that a teacher beat Senior Two student Majorline Nantumbwe to death after accusing her of faking illness. The student's mother claims the school delayed informing her while the girl deteriorated, but police note no formal complaint has been filed. Source: https://observer.ug/news/amahoro-ss-denies-beating-to-death-s-2-student
The management of Amahoro Secondary School in Kirya-Gonja, Matugga town council, Wakiso district, has strongly denied accusations that a teacher assaulted Senior Two student Majorline Nantumbwe to death.
Nantumbwe was buried on Saturday at Kabale-Bugonzi along Masaka Road. Her mother, Ruth Nassolo, alleges a teacher beat her daughter for supposedly pretending to be ill to skip classes. Nassolo claims the school kept the girl in its clinic for three weeks despite inadequate facilities and only contacted her when her condition was critical.
“They called me when she was critically ill, and she told me she had been beaten,” Nassolo recounted. “I tried to take her to a health facility, but she died at the doorway.”
Deputy head teacher Martin Kaweesa dismissed the claims, pointing to CCTV coverage around the school. “No footage shows any assault,” he said. “Nantumbwe was a well-behaved student. We suspect her parents knew of her illness but didn’t disclose it. We’re saddened and ready for investigations.”
Immaculate Naluwagga, another family member, said they couldn’t afford a postmortem at Mulago hospital as advised by police. Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Rachael Kawala confirmed no official complaint has been made and urged the family to report for possible body exhumation.
Matugga has seen recent child tragedies, including the alleged beating death of student Martin Bukenya by his girlfriend’s father and the kidnapping, rape, and murder of seven-year-old Michelle Nabukenya. Local police are conducting sensitization drives.
Source: The Observer (Uganda)