Unbroken spirits: Kapchorwa school bus crash survivors brave PLE
Recounting the incident, the school’s headteacher, Muzamir Musagala, revealed that out of a total of 61 primary seven candidates who were expected to sit for their UNEB exams, only 48 made it alive.
The school’s headteacher, Muzamir Musagala posing for a photo with some of the survivors. (Photos by Stuart Yiga)
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A total of 48 primary seven candidates of King David Junior School, in Ndejje-Makindye suburbs in Wakiso district, cried tears of joy after making it to the final Primary Leaving Examinations day, which kicked off yesterday (Tuesday, November 3rd).
The 48 survivors include 22 boys.
Recounting the incident, the school’s headteacher, Muzamir Musagala, revealed that out of a total of 61 primary seven candidates who were expected to sit for their UNEB exams, only 48 made it alive.
He recalled that 13 of the candidates perished in the nasty accident on July 16, 2026, at around 8pm, in Kapchorwa district, as they were returning from a study tour.
The deceased included 10 boys.
The dead victims were listed as :
Calvin Tom Makubuya
Innocent Muloni Zeere
Martin Solomon Kiyimba
Nicholas Kizito Ayike
Abdulrahman Katabira
Ali Wasswa Kayi
Gilbert Bwogi
Gabriel Ssegujja
Nyang Kuai Malet
Kuol Chikuak Kuol
Michelle Lukyamuzi
Judith Busta Namanda
Joy Hudula Matali Ohisa.
The accident also claimed the lives of four other pupils who belonged to primary four, including Raymond Ochulu, Amaal Nanyonga, Dianah Nyiramugisha, and Blair Ssenyonjo, while Draxler Ggenza was in primary three, and two others were from primary six. They were; Janat Nakaweesi and Ian Musiitwa.