HELL LET LOOSE!!
‘A nation is wealthy by the wealth of their virtue.’
No wonder it has never ceased to amaze me that Uganda is among the impecunious nations. Have you not ever pondered on why Uganda is so impoverished, with phrases like ‘I am broke’; ‘No money’ and ‘Please bail me out’ being so common nowadays? Well…wonder no more because the answer is: It simply has no VIRTUES!!
‘Women have strengths that amaze me
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
But, they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.’
So the question is, if these beings are quite unique and amazingly special: Why then is Domestic Violence on rampage? Why is it that the things we love actually kill us? Globally, one in three women and girls experience physical and / or sexual violence. 60% of women in Uganda and 59% of married women have experienced physical violence since the age of fifteen mostly perpetuated by their husbands or partners according to an Isis-WICCE Report on Domestic Violence in Uganda.
Great men, women, masses and several distinguished people, commonly referred to as ‘Humans’ have one fear, do you know what that is? No, I bet you don’t! The fear of the unknown! This is the sole cause of all hell breaking loose in homes today. No one seems to know what the future holds which can at times lead to monotony of life resulting into mental retardation causing so many men to batter their women.
There are chilling stories in the media and Uganda’s entertainment industry detailing such incidents; for instance, the story; ‘Man Kills Wife over Love SMS’ which was in ‘New Vision, Monday 15th December 2008’. Abdul Karim Ssengendo describes a man who smashed the head of his wife causing her death because he had allegedly read a love SMS on her mobile (www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/664815). Hon. Godi Akbar, an ex MP for Arua Municipality in Northern Uganda was held in court as a result of being accused of murdering his wife, Rehema Nasur, on December 3rd 2008 on Kayunga Road in Mukono District. He reportedly shot her twice using his pistol. He complained of having read a text message in his wife’s phone from her lover. Can we know whence this uproar, barbaric and excommunicated act comes and whence we are heading?
Poverty, absence of any sound religious background resulting into continuous mistrust with booze as the catalyst; are all contributors to life being so futile thus the Hell in the homes!
‘Life and death- seems they are both good if we know how to treat them.’
How do YOU get rid of this craze of men treating women like football, of women challenging men as if they are in a sports arena and of children getting traumatized as a result of witnessing a ‘Golola match’ in the comfort of their homes?
Well the easiest remedy I can render is for both men and women to be self-effacing, humble, respectful to one another, for the couple to preserve private time for their family, to learn to control and manage anger, to keep promises, to make fair jugdement, to avoid making mistakes for they are as serious as the results they cause, learn to work with emotional intelligence, be innovative enough to provide for the family, pray to God always and communicate with each other.
"There is no THEM, it is all US. It is just ‘US’ – we are the world." Micheal Jackson
NABAGABE.KALULE.FLAVIA (FOWODE INTERN)
nanjeruangellina@gmail.com
No wonder it has never ceased to amaze me that Uganda is among the impecunious nations. Have you not ever pondered on why Uganda is so impoverished, with phrases like ‘I am broke’; ‘No money’ and ‘Please bail me out’ being so common nowadays? Well…wonder no more because the answer is: It simply has no VIRTUES!!
‘Women have strengths that amaze me
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
But, they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.’
So the question is, if these beings are quite unique and amazingly special: Why then is Domestic Violence on rampage? Why is it that the things we love actually kill us? Globally, one in three women and girls experience physical and / or sexual violence. 60% of women in Uganda and 59% of married women have experienced physical violence since the age of fifteen mostly perpetuated by their husbands or partners according to an Isis-WICCE Report on Domestic Violence in Uganda.
Great men, women, masses and several distinguished people, commonly referred to as ‘Humans’ have one fear, do you know what that is? No, I bet you don’t! The fear of the unknown! This is the sole cause of all hell breaking loose in homes today. No one seems to know what the future holds which can at times lead to monotony of life resulting into mental retardation causing so many men to batter their women.
There are chilling stories in the media and Uganda’s entertainment industry detailing such incidents; for instance, the story; ‘Man Kills Wife over Love SMS’ which was in ‘New Vision, Monday 15th December 2008’. Abdul Karim Ssengendo describes a man who smashed the head of his wife causing her death because he had allegedly read a love SMS on her mobile (www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/664815). Hon. Godi Akbar, an ex MP for Arua Municipality in Northern Uganda was held in court as a result of being accused of murdering his wife, Rehema Nasur, on December 3rd 2008 on Kayunga Road in Mukono District. He reportedly shot her twice using his pistol. He complained of having read a text message in his wife’s phone from her lover. Can we know whence this uproar, barbaric and excommunicated act comes and whence we are heading?
Poverty, absence of any sound religious background resulting into continuous mistrust with booze as the catalyst; are all contributors to life being so futile thus the Hell in the homes!
‘Life and death- seems they are both good if we know how to treat them.’
How do YOU get rid of this craze of men treating women like football, of women challenging men as if they are in a sports arena and of children getting traumatized as a result of witnessing a ‘Golola match’ in the comfort of their homes?
Well the easiest remedy I can render is for both men and women to be self-effacing, humble, respectful to one another, for the couple to preserve private time for their family, to learn to control and manage anger, to keep promises, to make fair jugdement, to avoid making mistakes for they are as serious as the results they cause, learn to work with emotional intelligence, be innovative enough to provide for the family, pray to God always and communicate with each other.
"There is no THEM, it is all US. It is just ‘US’ – we are the world." Micheal Jackson
NABAGABE.KALULE.FLAVIA (FOWODE INTERN)
nanjeruangellina@gmail.com
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