The Deputy Police Spokesperson Kampala metropolitan area Luke Owoyesigyire has revealed that the force has begun investigation into the mysterious drowning of a Senior Six Seeta High School S.6 student Kevin Nsamba at the school’s Mbalala Campus in Mukono district on Sunday.
“It is alleged that after participating in a football match with fellow students, Kevin and others ran toward the swimming pool. At the time, there were trainees in the pool under the supervision of a trainer or lifeguard. Kevin reportedly jumped into the deep end of the pool” he said.
However it wasn’t until later that evening after a movie session that friends noticed Nsamba’s absence and informed the dormitory captain who in turn reported to the chief warden and later on to the school principal, however the matter wasn’t reported to police until midday on Monday.
Owoyesigyire said police then dispatched a team of crime scene experts, rescue personnel, and forensic investigators to the school.
“Statements have been recorded from relevant witnesses. The body was retrieved and taken to Mulago City Mortuary for a postmortem examination. We are currently awaiting the results and any additional forensic evidence” he said.
Owoyesigyire confirmed the arrest of the swimming pool trainer to help in the investigations, however the school remains silent about the incident without any public statement made about their former student’s death.
Early this year, a 16-year-old Senior three student, Ssesazi Elishammah was reportedly found hanging in in the dormitory and in May one of the schools teachers Oloya Ivan was killed in Bajjo Cell, Nyenje Ward, Goma Division.
