{"id":181604,"date":"2024-05-13T06:52:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/13\/body-of-kenyan-medical-student-found-in-kampala-university-hostel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T06:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:52:55","slug":"body-of-kenyan-medical-student-found-in-kampala-university-hostel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/13\/body-of-kenyan-medical-student-found-in-kampala-university-hostel\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of Kenyan Medical Student Found in Kampala University Hostel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313686\" style=\"width: 767px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313686 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"390\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kiu.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kiu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"390\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detectives from Ishaka police station at Hannington hostel in Cell C, Abuja in Ishaka to pick up the body of a KIU student who was found dead in his room. Photo\/Daily Monitor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police in Bushenyi District, western Uganda, have initiated investigations into the unusual death of a Kenyan student enrolled at Kampala International University (KIU).<\/p>\n<p>The deceased, identified as Isaac Otieno Ochola, aged 33, was reportedly studying at KIU\u2019s western campus in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality.<\/p>\n<p>Marcial Tumusiime, spokesperson for Greater Bushenyi police, reported that Ochola\u2019s body was discovered in his Hannington hostel following complaints from neighbors about a noxious odor emanating from his room.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey alerted the private security guard at this hostel and he informed the police. Our officers visited the scene, recorded statements from neighbours and then conveyed the body\u2026\u201d<\/em> stated the police spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>The body was transferred to KIU Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination. Ochola was pursuing a Master\u2019s degree in International Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>One of his neighbors, Alex Tumusiime, revealed that the police found various medications in Ochola\u2019s room.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we broke into this room together with the police, we found different kinds of medicines like pethidine hydrochloride injections, Clonazepam and syringes were placed on a table near the bed, the decomposing body was well-dressed,\u201d<\/em> he recounted.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased student reportedly suffered from mental disorders and was undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detectives from Ishaka police station at Hannington hostel in Cell C, Abuja in Ishaka to pick up the body of a KIU student who was found dead in his room. Photo\/Daily Monitor Police in Bushenyi District, western Uganda, have initiated investigations into the unusual death of a Kenyan student enrolled at Kampala International University (KIU). 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