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Man stabs 4 children to death at Uganda kindergarten

Four children were stabbed to death on Thursday at a kindergarten in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, police said.
The male suspect, in his thirties, gained access by…

By Samantha Johnson / April 2, 2026

Four children were stabbed to death on Thursday at a kindergarten in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, police said.

The male suspect, in his thirties, gained access by posing as a parent before attacking children aged around two and three with a knife, police said.

“We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, Kampala City, where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” police spokeswoman Racheal Kawala said.

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The suspect fatally stabbed three boys and a girl among 14 children present at the compound, police said.

He had visited the nursery last week to seek admission for a child, paid the fees and was told to return this week, Kawala said.

A general view of the police-cordoned Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school following an attack on children in Kampala on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A general view of the police-cordoned Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school following an attack on children in Kampala on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Angry residents attempted to lynch the man as he tried to escape before security forces intervened by firing tear gas to disperse the irate crowd and arresting him.

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