A handwritten note recovered from the scene where a Senior Four student at Naalya Senior Secondary School, Bweyogerere Campus, was found dead has become a central piece of evidence in the ongoing police investigation, though authorities say its authenticity and the exact circumstances of the student’s death are still being established.
The student, identified as Naish Trevor Mamuz, was found dead inside the school on the evening of 8th July 2026. According to the school’s spokesperson, Dr John Bossa, the note was recovered by police after the toilet where the student was found had been opened.
Dr Bossa said the student had been unwell in recent months and had been permitted to go home for treatment before returning to school about a week before his death. He added that the student had appeared to settle back into school life, performing well academically and interacting normally with classmates, which made his death a shock to both staff and students.
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire cautioned the public against drawing conclusions at this stage, stressing that investigators have not yet confirmed how the student died or whether the recovered note was genuinely written by him.
“The note has been secured and is being examined as part of the investigation. We want to establish whether he indeed took his own life or not. We do not want people to speculate at this stage. We shall also establish whether the note was written by him or by someone else,” Owoyesigyire said.
The student’s mother, Vivian Lekuru, said the family was too distraught to comment publicly and would wait for the outcome of police investigations before speaking further.
The case has added to growing concern over the number of student deaths reported in schools and universities in recent years. Education stakeholders have repeatedly pointed to academic pressure, family expectations, and limited access to mental health and counselling services as factors contributing to emotional distress among learners, and have continued to call for stronger school-based counselling programmes and greater institutional attention to students’ wellbeing.
CampusBee will provide updates on this case as police conclude their investigations.
