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Mumbere’s journey began with strong family expectations for him to pursue civil engineering, a course chosen largely to fulfil his mother’s dream and belief in his academic potential. Although he accepted the decision with the hope of making her proud, he quickly discovered that the course did not align with his passion or identity.
According to Mbonye, the addiction began with alcohol which sent him into a depression, and then cigarettes got into the picture. The substances, he says, made him create illusions of bonding, friendship and happiness. But this new lifestyle did not come without costs.
In their opening match against Brazil, Morocco fielded 11 foreign-born players, the highest number by any team in a World Cup match. Many of those players grew up in European countries before choosing to represent the land of their parents or grandparents.
Arthurton Kukundakwe lost both of his parents when he was just two years old and was taken in by his uncle Zaddock and wife Irene Tumuhimbise. Growing up in their care provided a nurturing and secure environment for him to pursue his dreams, culminating in his current position as the State Attorney of Nakaseke District in Central Uganda.
Mulungi Jemimah Mulamba and Dr. Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga are separated by as many incidents in their lives as they are united.
After years of dealing with depression and social anxiety, I had finally found my way out. I had gone from being the most reclusive person one could ever meet to being the most jovial girl in the room.
“Without faith, nothing is possible; with it, nothing is impossible” is a famous quote from the late educator and American civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune.
Aturinda recalls the first rugby game he watched in 2011, in his senior year. “When the school team was training, one of the players knocked someone, and they even bled,” he said. “I swore never to play rugby in my life.”
A display of national and international moot competition trophies and certificates, Fulbright scholars, and visiting professors to Uganda Christian University’s (UCU) school of law justifies the many law alumni thriving on the national and international scene.
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