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KILLED: Shadia Nansamba
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KAMPALA
A love story that began with promises of investment has ended in tragedy, after a 28-year-old woman was allegedly killed by the very man she trusted with years of hard-earned savings from abroad.
Shadia Nansamba, a recent returnee from overseas—commonly known as kyeyo—was pronounced dead on arrival at Mulago Hospital on Wednesday evening, hours after a violent altercation with her boyfriend, Ssekamatte Moses.
According to police reports and family sources, Nansamba returned to Uganda in November last year. During her time abroad, she had been faithfully wiring her entire salary to Ssekamatte, whom she trusted to save and invest the money in preparation for their future together.
However, upon her return, the mood quickly soured. Sources close to the couple say Nansamba began pressing Ssekamatte for accountability, repeatedly asking what had become of the substantial sums she had sent.
“She wanted to know what he had done with her money. All those years, she sent everything to him, thinking he was keeping it safe or investing it,” a close relative told this reporter, speaking on condition of anonymity. “But when she came back, she found nothing had been accounted for.”
It was then that Nansamba launched her own investigation. What she discovered left her shattered. Ssekamatte, who had presented himself as a struggling young man, was in fact the owner of a supermarket and a salon located in Bunamwaya, a bustling suburb on the outskirts of Kampala.
Convinced that the businesses had been bankrolled by her remittances, Nansamba demanded to see the properties for herself. It was this demand—to visit the businesses in Bunamwaya—that prosecutors say may have triggered the fatal attack.
“It is alleged that when she insisted on going to see these places, an argument broke out,” said Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango. “The situation escalated physically. The suspect allegedly strangled the victim until she lost consciousness.”
Neighbors in the area reportedly heard loud noises coming from the couple’s residence but did not intervene until it was too late. By the time Nansamba was rushed to Mulago Hospital, medical staff could only confirm her death.
Ssekamatte Moses is currently in police custody assisting with investigations. Authorities have not yet confirmed whether the businesses in question will be seized as part of the inquiry.
Family members remain devastated, describing Nansamba as a hardworking and trusting woman who had hoped to build a stable life upon returning home.
“She trusted him with everything. She denied herself so much over there, thinking she was building something here,” her relative said, wiping tears. “Now she is gone, and for what? Some shops?”
As police await post-mortem results, the case has reignited painful conversations about financial infidelity, trust, and the vulnerability of Ugandans returning from the diaspora. For now, the businesses in Bunamwaya remain open—but the woman who paid for them will never see them.
Torch Media Africa
