The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Which living person do you most admire?
Desmond Tutu. To me he is such a surprise to humanity. His invocation power is what we need; where you pray, you become political, and you celebrate but what is most important is looking for the good in a person. I feel he is the only one with moral authority to rebuke any leader in Africa.
What is your greatest extravagance?
I don’t invest a lot in myself but I pay a lot of school fees.
What is your current state of mind?
I am currently very hopeful. I want to be one of the people who will play a role in peace generation in Africa.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Power
On what occasion do you lie?
I only tell necessary lies for instance when I have to stand in for somebody then I will lie.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I like everything about my self
Which living person do you most despise?
A corrupt person. I hate corruption because it doesn’t affect the rich but it affects the poorest person who needs to be supported.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Men should be strong, courageous and determined but I don’t like excessive courage for it leads them to excessive violations.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
I admire women for their resilience. My mother would pray while in hiding in the bush. She would tell us,”God will protect you. Don’t move even if they (rebels) step on you.”
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I use the word victim so much because of my activism.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I love my son. I also love my work so much that even if we don’t have money in the organisation, I use my personal money to settle an issue at hand.
When and where were you happiest?
I’ve been living a life of victory but I was very excited when I was the best performing kid in IDP camp. I scored 11 aggregates in Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and was third in the whole district.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would want to speak French
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
None
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I lived a life with unknown future but all of a sudden last year a boy from an IDP camp in Abia gets nominated for a global Nobel Peace Prize.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
I would love to come back as a giraffe. It’s tall and vegetarian. It’s a transparent animal.
Where would you most like to live?
Anywhere in Uganda apart from the crazy part of Kampala
What is your most treasured possession?
My son
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hating somebody or taking away someone’s freedom for the sake of material gains is going so low.
What is your favorite occupation?
Farmers because of their determination to plant and wait until the food is ready.
What do you most value in your friends?
I value the attitude. I don’t tolerate arrogant and disrespectful people.
Who are your favorite writers?
Am not a very good reader.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Mahtama Ghandi and his choice to work with the people in the community. I also identify with Martin Luther King for his passion to stand and speak out against injustices. People like Mandela were politicians with political responsibilities but the struggle of the likes of Ghandi and Luther King is quite inspiring.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My father. He would put us on his shoulders whenever our legs got swollen from running. At times his shoulders got bruised because this happened for many years.
What is your greatest regret?
I to date regret agreeing to leave my brother behind when travelling from the camp to Lira town. We decided that we don’t move together so that just in case one falls in an ambush, the other survives. I left him behind and that was the last time I saw him. It was December 9, 2003. Maybe he would have survived if we travelled together.
How would you like to die?
I want to die at the point when I am not worried that my children and grand children will live the life I lived.
What is your motto?
Do Good and do it now.
