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Her death at the age of 24, in December 2012, sparked political controversy. A government chemist"s post-mortem report stated that cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and several other chemicals were found in Nebanda"s blood, intestinal tract, and tissue samples. At Nebanda"s funeral, however, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga rejected this report.
Among those arrested were two MPs, one of whom was Mohamed Nsereko.
Earlier, The Daily Monitor newspaper had reported that a pathologist who Nebanda"s family had asked to examine her samples had been arrested while on his way to conduct tests in South Africa. On 2 January 2013, police announced that they had opened an investigation into Nebanda"s death and linked it to what they called "a narcotic drug syndicate operating in a number of countries including Uganda, Pakistan, and South Sudan".
On 4 January, Nebanda"s boyfriend, Adam Suleiman Kalungi, was arrested in Kenya and extradited to Uganda for questioning by police. In July 2014, he was acquitted of the criminal charges surrounding her death.