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Students allegedly assault fellow student accused of being gay at Makerere's Mitchell Hall

Violence & Conflict Single source Kampala 16 Oct 2025 Severity: 3/5

According to a Makerere University suspension letter cited by ChimpReports, a group of students allegedly assaulted a fellow student at Mitchell Hall, accusing him of being gay, and destroyed his and university property; police intervened. Witnesses said live bullets were fired during the clashes. On 24 October the Vice Chancellor suspended one student pending investigations, and the university opened an inquiry.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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