You, Winnie, a strong willed, a brave, a courageous and an inspiring woman whose character goes unshaken.
Ma'am how are you? It's been a while and the people of Mbarara say hello.
Ma'am we saw you beat the unbeatable politically, you defined kitenge and the head gear, and popularly came to be known for it.
Ma'am, we saw you beat a state sponsored Ngoma Ngime in the polls and in court. Ma'am, as an Engineer, the first female one in your particular field of study, you gave hope to many young girls, in Uganda and Africa at large that a girl could dream, do and achieve big.
Your bush war story is one of great courage, bravery, patriotism and your undivided devotion to whichever cause you find worthy.
You stood for women long before you became a mother and swam in the deep waters of leadership even when many demanded that you have a husband by your side as a test of character and societal appeal.
When you finally chose to have a husband, you didn't marry the "right man" or one that would right from your family and across the political divide or general public be accepted.
You married a "rebel" one who challenges the status quo, a go getter and one you believed in. Theories to this effect are many but hey, when all thought it was over, you advanced.
You went to the AU, the UN and now Oxfam. Your resignation from the position of MP was questioned heavily but you insisted that you could not refuse the opportunity to serve women in a better position and with a better station, influencing both gender and community development affairs at a continental and global level.
All this while, you raised an amazing son, Harvard material. Even when many have questioned your marriage, when you come back home, it is to your husband; the man you support and one if wrong, your solid governing principles have prevailed and reason you have upheld.
As Miria Matembe questioned Chris Obore's ability to shake her character, Ma'am, I congratulate you for one, your ability to not let circumstances shake your character and two, for being the Winnie for the world even when in the courts of public opinion you should have held back.
As such Ma'am, your standing surety for Kanyamunyu to me further presented you as strong willed, caring and not at any moment ready to give up on those that you love just so you can protect your supposed reputation.
Because Ma'am, if you Winnie hadn't, who would have? In times of trouble, when all that is left is fear, when the public has judged and shot at us, when we are confined in walls and waiting for a verdict on what once seemed a bright future, be it that we are guilty or not, family then becomes the last strain of hope we hold onto and we need them all, in spirit and in kind and if possible, wherever they matter, clearly going the extra mile.
Ma'am, I therefore encourage you to be strong as always and disregard the political charlatans, for blood is thicker than water and character unshaken is always vindicated by time.
We, many of us might not belong where you belong politically or agree with your political views but your person teaches us too much to disregard.
Otherwise welcome back from overseas and I hope you are having a great time here so that when back to work, you can joyously and enthusiastically serve the greater global good.
Remember this, you are no longer
fighting to write your history, for it is already written and it is rich. Now, you are enforcing your history and that takes great character.
Mwajuma Ruzena Wow, Wow & wow, is all I can say!!!!
I think you should consider writing as a part time job!!
I think you should consider writing as a part time job!!
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