Parents, come pick us
May 27, 2011
ENOCK Ssegawa, 11, was picked by a Good Samaritan and handed over to the Kajjansi Police, which later transferred him to Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala.
By Gladys Kalibbala
ENOCK Ssegawa, 11, was picked by a Good Samaritan and handed over to the Kajjansi Police, which later transferred him to Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala.
Ssegawa had ran away from his father, Moses Mukasa, whom he accused of not paying fees for him. He was looking for his mother, Stella Nakiwala, a hair stylist.
Namubiru bounced at the Bus Park
Angela Namubiru, a Kikuyu girl from Malaba, was handed over to CPS in Kampala after being picked from the Bus Park. The 15-year-old orphan said her cousin, Farouk, had promised to pick her up from the park but he did not appear. Farouk is a trader in the city. Namubiru’s parents were Peter Kekate and the Grace.
A stranger scared off Nankya
Sharon Nankya, 10, was walking back home after visiting a friend on the Northern Bypass.
When she met a stranger, he questioned why she was walking alone. He said he would cut off her head if she provided no answer.
When Nankya heard this, she took to her heels. She was so terrified that she ran past her home in Lugala village near Kampala and eventually got lost.
Nankya is a P4 pupil of Kigobe Primary School. Her parents are Aidah Najjuma and Tom Mubiru.
Step-Mum abandoned Yona in city
Yona Mujulizi, 15, is stranded at the Old Kampala Police Station. after getting lost in the city.
He blames his predicament on his step-mother who lives in Kyenjojo. He says she dumped him in the city, yet he was in Kampala for the first time.
The 15-year-old told the Police that he is the only son of his late father, Willy Magezi who died in 2005.
Yona attended Kisumba Primary School and dropped out after P7 due to lack of fees.
Rosco looks for relatives
Rosco Mbogo, 10, was taken to the Old Kampala Police Station after losing his way in the city recently. He told the Police that his father, Jimmy Muwonge, who resided in Kawempe, died three years ago. He lost contact with his mother, Margaret. Mbogo wants to return to his grandmother, Beatrice Babirye of Natetta in Kayunga.
Kiggundu reported parents to the Police
Lawrence Kiggundu stormed the Old Kampala Police Station in tears, saying his parents had failed to provide him with basic necessities.
He says his father, Joshua Kiggwe, a builder, separated from his mother, Christine Nakayiira, after a disagreement.
After their separation, his sisters left with their mother, while Kiggundu remained with his father in Wakaliga, a city suburb. Kigundu says his father abandoned him in the house after failing to pay rent.
He is in P7 at Greenland Islamic Primary School in Nateete near Kampala.
Nagawa was walking to Zirobwe
Betty Nagawa, 12, was picked on streets of Kampala and taken to Wandegeya Police Station. She told the Police that she had been walking to Ziroobwe, in Luwero district.
Nagawa is a P3 pupil at Kalere Primary School. The 12-year-old said she came to town to baby-sit her aunt’s child.
However, towards the beginning of school term, Nagawa’s aunt told her she could not raise money to transport her back.
As a result, Nagawa set off for Ziroobwe, about 30 miles away. She was, however, intercepted by a Good Samaritan who took her to the Police in Wandegeya. Her mother, Maria Nakazibwe, lives in Kakakala village near Ziroobwe town. She has an elder sister, Teopista Namuddu.
ENOCK Ssegawa, 11, was picked by a Good Samaritan and handed over to the Kajjansi Police, which later transferred him to Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala.
Ssegawa had ran away from his father, Moses Mukasa, whom he accused of not paying fees for him. He was looking for his mother, Stella Nakiwala, a hair stylist.
Namubiru bounced at the Bus Park
Angela Namubiru, a Kikuyu girl from Malaba, was handed over to CPS in Kampala after being picked from the Bus Park. The 15-year-old orphan said her cousin, Farouk, had promised to pick her up from the park but he did not appear. Farouk is a trader in the city. Namubiru’s parents were Peter Kekate and the Grace.
A stranger scared off Nankya
Sharon Nankya, 10, was walking back home after visiting a friend on the Northern Bypass.
When she met a stranger, he questioned why she was walking alone. He said he would cut off her head if she provided no answer.
When Nankya heard this, she took to her heels. She was so terrified that she ran past her home in Lugala village near Kampala and eventually got lost.
Nankya is a P4 pupil of Kigobe Primary School. Her parents are Aidah Najjuma and Tom Mubiru.
Step-Mum abandoned Yona in city
Yona Mujulizi, 15, is stranded at the Old Kampala Police Station. after getting lost in the city.
He blames his predicament on his step-mother who lives in Kyenjojo. He says she dumped him in the city, yet he was in Kampala for the first time.
The 15-year-old told the Police that he is the only son of his late father, Willy Magezi who died in 2005.
Yona attended Kisumba Primary School and dropped out after P7 due to lack of fees.
Rosco looks for relatives
Rosco Mbogo, 10, was taken to the Old Kampala Police Station after losing his way in the city recently. He told the Police that his father, Jimmy Muwonge, who resided in Kawempe, died three years ago. He lost contact with his mother, Margaret. Mbogo wants to return to his grandmother, Beatrice Babirye of Natetta in Kayunga.
Kiggundu reported parents to the Police
Lawrence Kiggundu stormed the Old Kampala Police Station in tears, saying his parents had failed to provide him with basic necessities.
He says his father, Joshua Kiggwe, a builder, separated from his mother, Christine Nakayiira, after a disagreement.
After their separation, his sisters left with their mother, while Kiggundu remained with his father in Wakaliga, a city suburb. Kigundu says his father abandoned him in the house after failing to pay rent.
He is in P7 at Greenland Islamic Primary School in Nateete near Kampala.
Nagawa was walking to Zirobwe
Betty Nagawa, 12, was picked on streets of Kampala and taken to Wandegeya Police Station. She told the Police that she had been walking to Ziroobwe, in Luwero district.
Nagawa is a P3 pupil at Kalere Primary School. The 12-year-old said she came to town to baby-sit her aunt’s child.
However, towards the beginning of school term, Nagawa’s aunt told her she could not raise money to transport her back.
As a result, Nagawa set off for Ziroobwe, about 30 miles away. She was, however, intercepted by a Good Samaritan who took her to the Police in Wandegeya. Her mother, Maria Nakazibwe, lives in Kakakala village near Ziroobwe town. She has an elder sister, Teopista Namuddu.