The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I still love my mother the most even when she’s gone; she was a very composed person, gave me life and mentored me into a strong and passionate woman but also challenging the status quo in a very subtle way.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would like to do something in the line of interior decoration.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
The ability to do what I can do best; what I am doing now tracing back from my childhood is a clear path for me because it was pre-determined as my teachers and parents always spoke about it.
Where would you most like to live?
There is so much we have to do here so I don’t wish to live anywhere else.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Having no consent; what really makes me shed tears is when somebody is undignified as a human being or when one cannot make decisions over their own body. But it also pulls down to when you can’t speak up about injustices that happen to you as a human being. Some women cannot decide how many children to have, who and when to marry. We have so many child marriages in this country and that is very undignifying.
What is your favorite occupation?
What else would I do if not this job although I also love teaching and interior decoration.
What do you most value in your friends?
Positivity and independent minded.
Who are your favorite writers?
Analytical writing that goes deep into telling the story behind the story interests me. Recently, I really love Barrack Obama because he writes in a very simple way but issues that are deep. My style of writing is not very academic but people’s language with things they really understand. I also enjoyed writings of Chinua Achebe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Okot p’Bitek who write about things of the everyday life not those in Mars.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
As a young girl, I admired people who were not only strong but eloquent and those who spoke for others. I liked Margaret Hilda Thatcher but also fell in love with Winnie Mandela because I could see her struggle for others not for herself only. You could see her talking about a bigger vision for others.
Who are your heroes in real life?
I am attracted to people who fight for rights beyond theirs so in this line falls, Winnie Byanyima and Miria Matembe.
What is your greatest regret?
I don’t want to regret in life but draw life lessons from such experiences.
How would you like to die?
My mother died of cancer and I just couldn’t take the long time of pain. God knows how best I should go.
What is your motto?
Nothing is impossible.
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