What Killed Roy Watuulo? UCU Dean’s Son Who Died 24 Hours After His Wedding

Posted on December 08, 2020
By Sean Musa Carter
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Social Media has been covered with sadenning news about the mysterious death of Roy Watuulo, a 25 year old man who was supposed to be on a honeymoon with his newly wedded wife, but suddenly passed away a day after his wedding.

On Saturday, Mr Roy Jarius Watuulo married Mrs Anitah Nabuduwa at Thornycroft Chapel in Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono but later passed away at Kapchorwa hospital. The couple were both alumni of the university.

Watuulo was the son of Dr Richard Watuulo, the Dean of Faculty of Education and Arts at UCU, had just returned from Israel where he had been pursuing a Master’s degree in Agro studies.  He was working as an agronomist at Kawacom Uganda Limited in Kapchorwa.

Relatives and friends have revealed that Roy had difficulty breathing on Sunday while attending church service in Kapchorwa District and was rushed to Kapchorwa hospital after he collapsed.

According to Ms Lydia Watuulo, the deceased’s mother, her son died of a blood clot on the left lung.

“My son died today (Sunday) at about 12am.” Ms Watuulo said.

The deceased will be buried at Mailo 4 on Mbale-Tororo road.

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