KAJJANSI, Wakiso (UGNEWSLINE) – Police in Kajansi are holding two people, including the parents of a nine-month-old baby, following the recovery of the child’s body from a pit latrine in Kigo-Lunya, Wakiso District.
The deceased has been identified as Jeremiah Mugisha Anakeleti.
Police said the incident happened on the evening of 4 October 2026 in Kigo-Lunya, Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality, following a domestic disagreement between the child’s parents.
The suspects are the child’s 19-year-old mother, Irene Nakalanzi, and his 37-year-old father, Joseph Segimana, a chapati maker, according to police.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the couple had been experiencing domestic disagreements, with police alleging that Segimana had left the family and begun living elsewhere with another woman.
Police said the couple disagreed on 4 October, after which Segimana removed his belongings from the family home. Investigators allege that Nakalanzi became angry following the dispute.
According to police, Nakalanzi later threw the baby into a pit latrine believed to be about 50 feet deep and subsequently reported that the child’s father had taken him and disappeared.
Police said Nakalanzi was taken to Kajansi Police on 7 October by local council officials to report the alleged disappearance of her son.
During questioning, she reportedly confessed to throwing the child into the pit latrine, according to police.
Fire Brigade personnel recovered the baby’s body from the latrine on 8 October.
The body was taken to Mulago Mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
Both suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Kawala Racheal condemned the incident and urged families experiencing domestic disputes to seek peaceful ways of resolving their differences.
“We strongly condemn such acts of violence and call upon couples and families experiencing domestic grievances to seek peaceful and amicable ways of resolving their differences,” Kawala said.
She urged members of the public to seek help from authorities, community leaders and other appropriate support services instead of resorting to violence.
