{"id":121612,"date":"2026-04-04T11:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-condemns-ggaba-daycare-attack-urges-safety-review"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:43:28","slug":"tayebwa-condemns-ggaba-daycare-attack-urges-safety-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-condemns-ggaba-daycare-attack-urges-safety-review","title":{"rendered":"Tayebwa Condemns Ggaba Daycare Attack Urges Safety Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stabbing of four children at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Taking to his X platform, Tayebwa described the incident as \u201cvery, very disturbing\u201d and extended his heartfelt condolences to the families, school community, and all affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply saddened by the disturbing incident today at an infants\u2019 school in Ggaba, where four innocent souls were stabbed to death,\u201d Tayebwa wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised security forces for their rapid response, which he said prevented further loss of life among pupils and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the security forces who swiftly responded before more kids lost their lives. With the culprit apprehended, I\u2019m sure justice will be served,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Tayebwa took the opportunity to remind schools and the public to remain vigilant for the safety of pupils throughout the school calendar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy prayer is that we don\u2019t take this as a mere isolated incident but rather a reminder to revise safety measures at our schools. May the souls of the innocent rest in eternal peace,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy speaker\u2019s comments have drawn widespread attention as communities continue to grapple with the aftermath of the tragedy, emphasizing the need for strengthened school security measures nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Uganda<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stabbing of four children at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program. Taking to his X platform, Tayebwa described the incident as \u201cvery, very disturbing\u201d and extended his heartfelt condolences to the families, school community, and all affected. \u201cI am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":121610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-121612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tayebwa Condemns Ggaba Daycare Attack Urges Safety Review - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Uganda. 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