Muslim Schoolboy in Uganda Kills Brother for Converting to Christianity
Akram Kairoki has been arrested for murdering his brother for converting to Christianity. Photo: Morning Star News
MBALE — In the Ugandan city of Mbale on Sept. 1, 2025, a Muslim schoolboy killed his 19-year-old brother a day after he converted to Christianity.
Akram Kairoki, a third-year student at Mbale High School, twice knifed his brother Shafiki Wasike on Sept. 1 shortly before they arrived at the school, an east Africa correspondent of the Morning Star News reported. Wasike, 19, had converted to Christianity the day before the murder after attending an open evangelistic event that featured debates between Christianity and Islam.
"Wasike was very happy before we parted ways. After three hours, Wasike called me by phone and said that his brother was sending some threatening message to him about being an embarrassment to the family and the Muslim faithful, hence risking his life," said Pastor David Wabomba of Bible Evangelism Ministries.
When Wasike returned home that evening, his brother angrily stated that their home did not accept the practice of two religions and that he must immediately renounce Christianity.
“Why should my brother stab me – I have done nothing wrong to him. It is only changing my faith and joining the Christian faith,” the bleeding Wasike said before succumbing to his injuries, according to classmate Jonathan Kabaale.
The funeral service for the deceased was conducted by Pastor Wabomba. He said that family and clan members refused to touch the body, stating that Wasike had become an "infidel."
"Kairoki went into hiding, but police from Mbale city mounted an intensive search and arrested him within a few days," the Morning Star News reported. He has been charged with murder.
Previously, UOJ reported that militants linked to ISIS attacked a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to local authorities, at least 34 people were killed in the assault, and another 15 were injured.
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