Six of the dead are adults while two are children. They are part of the 14 who have been retrieved from a heap of Garbage that covered the area after the tragedy.
Carrying placards and wearing t-shirts with protest messages, the students were reportedly marching to Parliament to submit a petition calling for the immediate halt of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project's construction.
The initiative valued at 5 million euros (23.7 billion Ugandan Shillings) was launched at the British High Commissioner's Residence in Kampala, on Friday. It focuses on three key components designed to transform cooking practices across the country.
