From Taibah To Wandegeya: The Alleged Makerere Hostel Romance That Rocked Mariam Luyombo’s Marriage

More than a decade ago, an alleged marital scandal involving Taibah Schools proprietor Mariam Luyombo and her husband, Hajji Abbas Luyombo, reportedly unfolded like a television drama, complete with suspicions of infidelity, private investigators, a Makerere University student, accusations of domestic abuse and an alleged battle over wealth.

According to information attributed to a family friend familiar with the couple’s domestic affairs, Mariam reportedly became suspicious that her husband was having an extramarital affair. Rather than relying on domestic arguments and unanswered questions, she allegedly decided to establish what was happening behind her husband’s back.

She reportedly enlisted the services of Brian Serunjogi to investigate her suspicions.

Serunjogi allegedly hired a private investigator and instructed him to follow Hajji Abbas Luyombo, establish his movements and find out whether the businessman was indeed involved with another woman.

The investigation reportedly led to the discovery of a relationship involving a Makerere University student.

WANDERINGS AROUND WANDEGEYA THE MAKERERE STUDENT

According to the family friend, the private investigator and Serunjogi eventually confirmed the alleged affair to Mariam.

The student was reportedly a beautiful, brown-skinned young woman studying at Makerere University and staying in one of the hostels in Wandegeya, below Makerere University’s lower gate.

The source alleges that Hajji Abbas was paying for the student’s hostel accommodation and that the premises became one of the places where the two allegedly met.

In other words, the alleged investigation had reportedly moved beyond suspicion, with the investigator supposedly tracing the relationship to a specific location.

For Mariam, the discovery was reportedly deeply upsetting. What had begun as suspicion about her husband’s movements allegedly developed into a much bigger marital confrontation.

However, the alleged investigation, hostel payments and relationship have not been independently verified, and no documentary evidence has been presented.

WHEN ROMANCE, MONEY AND MARRIAGE COLLIDED

The family friend further claims that Abbas had become emotionally attached to the student and was allegedly considering giving her a substantial portion of his wealth.

That possibility reportedly intensified tensions within the marriage.

The source also alleges that Abbas privately complained about psychological pressure and physical mistreatment, claiming that his domestic environment had become increasingly difficult.

He reportedly suggested that the alleged treatment contributed to his decision to seek affection, companionship and intimacy outside the marriage.

These claims have not been independently corroborated, and they should not be mistaken for an established justification for infidelity or evidence of domestic violence.

THE STUDENT’S ALLEGED DETENTION

Perhaps the most disturbing allegation concerns the reported detention of the Makerere student.

The family friend claims that the young woman was detained following actions allegedly initiated on Mariam’s instructions after the affair was discovered.

She was reportedly released later, but the circumstances surrounding the alleged detention, the authorities involved and whether formal charges were brought remain unclear.

If established, the allegation would raise serious questions about the involvement of security or law-enforcement institutions in what was essentially a private marital dispute.

DID THE SAGA CONTRIBUTE TO MARIAM’S DEPARTURE?

The source further claims that Mariam eventually left Uganda following the alleged confrontation.

Whether her departure was directly connected to the marital dispute remains unverified.

More than a decade later, several questions remain: Did Brian Serunjogi commission the investigation? Was the student actually living in the Wandegeya hostel described by the source? Were her accommodation expenses paid by Abbas? Was she detained, and who authorised it?

Mariam, Hajji Abbas and Brian Serunjogi should be given an opportunity to respond.

For now, the alleged affair, private investigation, detention and wealth dispute remain unverified claims. But if the account is accurate, this was a matrimonial saga in which suspicion allegedly hired an investigator, the investigator followed the husband, and a Makerere hostel became an unexpected character in a very expensive domestic drama.