Two Zambian women and their six children are stranded in Kampala after traveling from Lusaka to look for the relatives of their dead Ugandan husbands. The husbands, who belonged to the UPC party, fled to Zambia in 1985 after the overthrow of Dr. Milton Obote.
Rebecca Musonda and Ida Katongo were among 20 Ugandans who returned home on Saturday after 26 years in exile.
The widows were granted a three-month visitors’ permit to stay in Uganda.
They said they were depending on well-wishers for upkeep.
“I was told my husband’s younger brother, Benson Ouma, is a priest in Kampala but we have never had contact with him,” said Musonda.
“I am happy that at last my desire to visit Uganda has come true. I hope I will see my relatives,” she added.
Musonda was married to Cobsa Arwai Onyaa in 1990 in Zambia. Onyaa left her with three children, Jackline Arwai, 17, Caroline Cobsa Atoo, 11 and Cobsa Ongia 15.
Katongo was married to Moses Labida, who died in 2003 and left her with three children.
She could not name any relatives of her husband.
“I was told that the education standard in Uganda is very good, that is why I want my children to benefit from it,” she explained.
“We are trying to link the widows with relatives,” said Lira Municipality MP Jimmy Akena, who received the women at the airport. Akena lived in Zambia for 20 years and returned after the death of Obote, his father, in October 2005.
The MP said Bank of Uganda chief Tumusiime-Mutebile had accommodated the widows and their children in a hostel in Kampala.
Another widow, who came six months ago, is yet to trace her relatives, according to Akena.
Among those who came back yesterday were George Komakech with his family, Sam Okello and Peter Ocheng. Ocheng said he was held up by studies. “I have come home to help develop my country; home is home.”
Other returnees from Zambia came during Obote’s burial in 2005. More are expected this week.
Source:The New Vision
Hi am back, please let Museveni pay them
😮
[-(:-w
[-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-([-(:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@
Our women should insist on knowing their husband’s relatives while their husbands are still alive. Other wise those relatives they are trying to find might just end up chasing them because they feel they enjoyed whatever their husbands had alone. But it is a worthy cause and i wish them luck.
six
Somebody tell that widow that the education standard in Zambia is excellent.Probably better that Uganda.Come back home sister.
It was in fashion to marry a foreigner amongst Zambian women at that time. A foreigner was perceived to be rich. But they should be assisted.
Prevailing through Praise
Here is a word for you from the Word.
Psalm 8:2
From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. NIV
One thing we notice in the psalms of David is that he says a great deal about his enemies. If ever a man had enemies, it was David. But he had learned the secret of dealing with his enemies. He had learnt secret of evoking God’s presence and God’s help and here he reveals the secret very simply. It’s to offer God praise.
He says, “God has ordained from the lips of children and infants praise.” Children and infants are the weakest in the natural, but t when praise comes from the
Kassy spot on.
yaba
**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==
cHI #4 IS THAT A CONTRIBUTION? Stay away if you have nothing to write about.
Oh no today’s topics are boring. what up LT
Have you got the new passports?
Surely my dear sisters how can one have access your pants and later one impregnant you with three children before you even know any of his relations? Isn’t that prostitution? If not then tell me what it is…Am Out.
# 16 YOU ARE RIGHT. THATS PROSTITUTION OF THE WASTE KIND. OUR SISTER LIKE PEOPLE WHO DONT TELL THE TRUTH, AND SURE WERE PROMISED HEAVEN ON EARTH.
:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x
:((:((:((
Yoooo, IS THAT A CONTRIBUTION? Stay away if you have nothing to write about.
:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-h:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c:-c
Ladies just become rebels there. You can join the Lord Resistence Army. why didnt you get married to Zambian men?
very sad story:-?
Ears that do not listen will roll into the rubbish pit with the head. its your falt
Zoona abena rashid! Its not your fault. You are bored. But try and do something sensible, better than playing with smilies like my 4 year old daughter. You can go jogging or is it a must that you stay at your pc? Be mature!
Can the governments of both countries please seriously look into this matter. It’s time they introduced dual ctitzenship for the benefit of such children.
Nine Chale, ati bwanji?
why has it taken those women so long to look for the husband relatives why didnt they do that when the husbands were alive living in exile does not stop you keeping in touch with your family?
those a wat we call marriages of inconvience and not the other way way round . mapoto or manyengwe you just have to go it alone just like you two got married without your husbads families knowing . who will believe you when you want them after their relatives are no more !
Its too late for them. Life on earth now is as per individual. Even if they found them supporse they are very very poor what would they do. From the look of things these women expect financial assistance.The should just stand up on their on and get on with life. I feel sorry for them.
These ladies when they were marrying never informed us, not even husbands’ relatives knew what was going on. Now that those ‘luxuries’ are no more they expect everyone to sympathise with them, it has now been push in public dormines for public debate. Please excuse!!!!!!!!!!
I knew thatb sooner or later someone will abuse the tudolis that LT have put up here. See how they are being carelessly used. Can someone help those women starnded in Uganda. Zambians as usual paying for their hospitality. I do not know when we shall learn mweee.
Its good thing for them that finally they are going to locate the relatives to their husbands for the sake of the children. This should also be an eye opener to others that before one gets married to a foreigner, they should first get more details regarding his personal life, relatives etc. A lot of people have suffered becoz of being married to foreigners.
““I was told that the education standard in Uganda is very good, that is why I want my children to benefit from it,” she explained.”
This may be true to some extent since UGANDA offer A-levels (Advanced) at high school as opposed to Zambia which O-levels (ordinary) at Grade 12. However, I feel Zambians are well informed in terms of correct use of English.
I wish those families well as they look to meet their relatives and have a good education in Uganda.
“Ocheng said he was held up by studies. “I have come home to help develop my country; home is home.””
Hats off to Ocheng. This is the best that all of us can seek to do. I wish him all the success in Uganda.
wow! kudnt those chicks jes marry our normal Zed dudes? Nway so much more 4 wanting non-zambians. we shal pray 4 u, I am sure u know we r good at it.
Can we please stop SMILEY ABUSE before LT withdraws the facility.
I met three ugandan prostitutes in Dubai last year, one of them said she had a relative who is married to a Zambian in chipata! Could this be a link to the lost families?
I have rich friends in Kampala. most of them living in Muyenga, Tankhill, Half London, Kololo, Kabalagala Kansanga areas. Favourite hideouts, Speke Hotel, Mama Telex Bar, Pelican, Nile Hotel Diplomat Hotel,Gaba Beach and Entebbe Beach.. Jinga the source of the river Nile.. I LOVE UG:x fav foods Matoke with beans and groundnut sauce yammy “forget kaunga = nshima which is considered poor mans food, which became popular during the civil war”
#25,
Nine Chale.. Best advice of the day… ‘we need dual Citizenship back’ X(~X(~X(~X(~X(**==**==**==**==**==**===;=;=;
So you 17 and 16: you mean the prostitutes have returned to their home country! Well prostitutes are well received; expecting them to make more children…if they are still fertile.
Alas ! the Ugandan education system has never been better than the Zambian education, I mean by African standards.
Sad story,Zambians learn from this if you are married your marriage is beyond the two of you get to know all relatives of your spouse rich and poor.The Ugandan Govt owes these ladies and their deceased husband nothing if they decide to relocate to Uganda they must be ready to start life from zero building up.
Zambian Govt please consider dual citizenship
DONORS have pledged to fulfill their budgetary commitments in next year’s Budget despite the global financial crisis, Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane has said.
Dr Musokotwane said on the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) television programme, “National Watch” monitored yesterday that donors contributed 25 per cent of Zambia’s national Budget.A Nation of Beggars when are we going to grow and stand on our own.The Americans,the British owe us nothing and they are not required to fulfill their commitment.
And what do they expect from their husbands’ relatives? Money? Shelter? As some have already alluded to, these women should have told their husbands to introduce them to their relatives long ago. What if they won’t recognise them? What if the men already had wives in Uganda and these women were just concubines? These women should just go back to zed. The grass always looks greener at the neighbour’s til when you go there and find that it’s spiked!
:)>-[-(;):-\”:-\”:-\”:-\”:-\”:-\”:-\”:-\”:o:o:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==**==(:|(:|(:|(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*):-t:-t:-t:-t:-t:-t:-t:-t:-t=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+o-+
Dunga weshiluwe. Thats all you can offer?
#46, you have cracked my ribs…. =))=))=))=))=))
these women amuse me what do they want people to say or do? You made youown beds so lie in them ,don’t ask all of us to assist you now.when all was well did you inform the nations,zambia and uganda that life was hanky dorry for you.please we’ve better things to worry about at least your children have one parent-you,let’s worry about orphans with no parents at all imwe you can re-marry limbi mukenkele ukumipyana,beware HIV is real fyakale.Just stand up and find yourselves better things to doand look after those children.
how many children have been educated in zambia?