By Ssentamu Derrick Peterson at 1507 EAT on Thursday 20 August 2026

KAMPALA, Uganda — Police are investigating an early-morning incident in Bunga-Kalungu, Ggaba Parish, Makindye Division, in which two children died and three others were injured.

The incident occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, according to the Uganda Police Force.

Kampala Metropolitan Police South and Kabalagala Police Division are investigating the incident as murder, attempted murder and arson.

Police said a housemaid was alerted by an alarm and the cries of children calling for help. When she checked the house, she found several children with serious injuries.

The deceased have been identified as 14-year-old Khadija Daizy, who was found dead in her bedroom, and seven-year-old Hawa Dalena, who was rushed to Nsambya Hospital but later died while receiving treatment.

Three other children, aged 13, eight and five, sustained injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.

Police identified the children’s mother, Namayo Dorothy, 43, also known as Dorothy Namayo, a Kenyan national, as a suspect in the case. She was also found injured and is currently receiving treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital under police guard.

A Toyota Hiace vehicle at the home was also set on fire and completely destroyed.

Local residents said they were alerted at around 5:00 a.m. by a car alarm. They reportedly found the vehicle burning and later forced their way into the locked house after hearing children crying for help.

Preliminary accounts from residents and local leaders suggested that a domestic dispute may have preceded the incident. However, early reports contained conflicting information about the children’s ages and the precise sequence of events.

Police have since confirmed the identities and ages of the two deceased children and the three survivors.

Investigators are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, including what happened inside the house, how the children sustained their injuries and how the vehicle caught fire.

The suspect remains under police guard as investigations continue. Police are expected to examine the scene and record statements from witnesses and survivors as they seek to establish what happened.

The incident is separate from the Ggaba daycare incident reported in April 2026 and is not being treated as related to that case.

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