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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The UNICEF Representative to Uganda, Dr. Robin Nandy, has condemned the violent attacks targeting children across the country. In a press statement released on Tuesday, Dr. Nandy expressed shock and sadness following the incidents in Ggaba- Kampala and Apac District recently. In Ggaba Early Childhood …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The suspect in the Ggaba Daycare Centre killings, Christopher Okello Onyum, a 39-year-old, has been remanded to Luzira prison. Okello, wearing faded blue jeans and a white and red striped jacket, appeared unshaken as he was brought before the court. Unlike other suspects who usually …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Police Force has completed investigations into the Ggaba kindergarten killing case and submitted the file of charges against Christopher Okello Onyum, the murder suspect, to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for perusal and guidance before he is arraigned in court. Addressing Journalists …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has extended financial support of Sh10 million each to four families whose children were brutally killed in last week’s attack at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Center, as calls for justice continue to intensify. The contribution was delivered by State Minister for Youth …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parents of the toddlers killed at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Center are still struggling to come to terms with the brutal loss of children they had entrusted to the school to learn, play, and grow. The tragedy occurred on Thursday, April 2026, when Christopher Okello Onyu, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre and its sister schools will remain closed following a government directive after the tragic killing of four children. The closure follows Thursday’s incident in which a man identified as Christopher Okello Onyu, 34, reportedly stormed the kindergarten armed with knives and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program Centre and stabbed at least four children to death had visited the school two days ago seeking admission for his child. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Racheal Kawala identified the assailant as Christopher Okello Onyu, 34, …

Ggaba, Uganda | URN | A machete-wielding man has this afternoon attacked a Ggaba daycare centre in Kabuuma zone near Lake Victoria, hacking four school children to death. Police in Kampala have arrested and identified the suspect, 39-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala confirmed the incident, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A planned shutdown of the power station at Ggaba on Friday will affect  water supply to many parts of Kampala. “The Management of National Water and Sewerage Corporation wishes to inform its valued customers and the general public that there will be interruptions in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This weekend St Mary’s National Seminary Ggaba celebrated 50 years of existence sending joy and excitement across the country given the fact that it is a major symbol of a united Catholic Church in Uganda. Opened in 1970, Ggaba would have celebrated its golden jubilee …