In 2011, Hanifah Nakiryowa was attacked with acid in Kampala. Her former husband, Makerere lecturer Dr Faisal Buyinza, was charged with attempted murder. He denied it, and in 2014 the case was discontinued without a verdict. In September 2026 she told her story on TikTok. Within a week, Makerere opened an investigation.
Hanifah Nakiryowa: The Acid Attack Case Makerere Reopened
This episode sets out what happened, what Makerere has done, and what it hasn’t decided yet. It also asks a wider question: when Ugandans take a complaint online, from potholes and hospitals to Parliament, does it actually work, and can it last?
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