Kleve, Germany – The Ugandan community in Germany is in mourning following the tragic death of 23-year-old Samantha Twinomugisha, who reportedly took her own life by jumping in front of a train in Kleve, Western Germany, earlier this week.

Friends and family have described Samantha as a young woman under significant mental stress. According to her mother, Samantha, a second-year university student, had recently faced intense personal challenges within the community she was living in.

“She was let down by the very people she trusted,” said a family friend, quoting her mother. Days before her passing, Samantha was allegedly accused by two Ugandan women of having romantic involvement with their husbands. Her mother clarified that Samantha was only a business partner with the men and that the women had misunderstood text messages they found on their husbands’ phones.

One of Samantha’s close friends, Nakigozi, shared that one of the last messages Samantha sent to her mother read: “No one is fighting for me, no one believes in me!”

In response to her death, friends and colleagues have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise €16,000 to bring her body back to Uganda. The campaign describes Samantha as a person “full of hope, determination, and kindness – someone who brought warmth into every space and cared deeply for others.”

Born in October 2002 in Mukono District, Uganda, Samantha attended Seeta High School and Nabisunsa Girls’ School before pursuing higher education at Makerere University. Her academic excellence earned her a scholarship to study in Germany.

Samantha Twinomugisha’s untimely death highlights the growing concern around mental health challenges among students living abroad, particularly those facing isolation and community pressures. Family and friends urge communities to offer support, understanding, and compassion to those under stress.