Wo Patek
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Wo Patek
@fredwarom
Writer / Civil Engineer. Loves cooking Poetry. Climate. Member @IEEEorg @Eng4Change #IGAD #UIPE/ERB #Rotary #Catholic #Westniler A learner. Also jokes 🤗
Uganda. Africa 🌍 Katılım Ağustos 2015
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One day, your heart will beat for the last time. It could be in 2 minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 years from now but have you ever truly sat down and thought about that moment?The day everything stops… the day your name becomes a memory. The bitter truth is, that day will come, whether you’re ready or not.
So why live in anger? Why carry hate, grudges, and pain like they matter more than your own peace? Live the life you truly want. Choose happiness while you still can. Love deeply, forgive freely, and don’t waste your time on things that won’t matter when your time runs out. Life is short don’t spend it being anything less than alive🙏🏾
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Hon. Hellen Nakimuli, My Mother, and Fibroids: How Ugandan Mothers Are Negligently Dying in a Broken Health System
The country received the news of the death of Hon. Hellen Nakimuli, a youthful MP from Kalangala, with shock. Just days earlier, she was full of life, with no visible signs of illness.
I cannot fully explain it, but it has become disturbingly common—when Ugandan women turn forty, many are diagnosed with fibroids. Like Hon. Nakimuli, they often develop deep trust in the first doctor who discovers the condition
The story of my mother
In much the same way, a doctor at Kawolo Hospital diagnosed my mother with fibroids and recommended surgery, warning of the risk of them becoming cancerous. I believe this is the same explanation Hon. Nakimuli received—and accepted.
I remember pleading with my mother to seek a second opinion at Nsambya Hospital. I knew one of the best gynecologists there. But she refused, insisting that “her” doctor at Kawolo should handle the operation.
The escalation
The operation was said to have been successful. We waited in the hospital compound until around 3 PM when our mother was brought out of the operating room.
The doctor who performed the surgery was visibly intoxicated. He asked to speak to us—the children—and informed us that my mother’s uterus had been removed. We were shocked but felt powerless. When asked if she intended to have more children, she said no. We let it pass and tried to focus on her recovery.
Within a month, my mother began complaining that she was not feeling well. We assumed it was part of the healing process. But as her condition worsened, I took her to Nsambya Hospital.
The gynecologist there ordered scans—and immediately admitted her. I never took my mother back home alive.
The truth
By the end of the week, she was taken into surgery again. When she came out, she was on oxygen.
The next day, a nurse who had been in that operating room quietly asked me where my mother had her first operation. When I told her Kawolo, she revealed something I will never forget:
Whoever operated on her had damaged her intestines and left a foreign object inside her before closing her up.
Her intestines were rotting. Her organs were shutting down.
A few weeks later, we had to transfer her to Mulago Hospital because the bills at Nsambya had become overwhelming. We left behind a huge unpaid bill, but the management understood our situation.
A month later, my mother died—after suffering multiple organ failure. She died like a cancer patient.
Aftermath
About three years later, NTV aired a report: the same doctor had been punished by the medical council for negligence in another case.
Conclusion
Hon. Hellen Nakimuli now joins the long list of Ugandan women who have died—not from fibroids, but from medical negligence.
How many more mothers must we lose before this system is fixed?

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@Chiomabtq I pay $20 X3 for entire year. That's every 3 months usage because I'm mostly on and off crossing borders and back to stay in Uganda.
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@Chiomabtq @dennisainamani1 TRL is $20 per 90 days or every 3 months of using the car.
For us who travel often crossing borders, it's very convenient but for you who wants permanent stay in the country, I'm not sure if URA won't impound your car since TRL is temporary
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Does the government know how high the price of cement is in Uganda? I hope this drops the price of cement in Uganda basing on the fact that Clinker is now being manufactured here within Uganda
GCIC_Economy@gou_economy
This week, President Museveni is set to commission an over $300 Million Cement Plant in Karamoja. Yaobai Cement Uganda will officially launch its state-of-the-art cement plant in Moroto district. This landmark investment is set to reshape Uganda’s manufacturing sector as well as unlock new economic potential in the Karamoja sub-region. #OpenGovUg
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Architecture is the language of the future,spoken by those who don’t wait to see it, but design it, one building at a time. Every civilization is remembered by the depth of its architecture, influencing generations beyond its borders. #Architecture #kigali #Rwanda




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I keep saying this ,in villages 25yrs own houses , bajjaj , a Tecno spark 200 a wife and 3 kids who walk naked 😂😂 I don't know how to term that but yeah those boys 2 seasons of maize they have a 3 bedroom house
TooThpasTe@_TooThpasTe___
I’ve come to notice something,when it comes to assets, the real money is upcountry. Even the young people there are ahead of those in town.
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@Chiomabtq We are busy chasing money. We can't be chasing after u too haha
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@baroswahjr Open drainage channels pose a great risk. I remember one time thieves robbed me in my car and they were hiding in a channel
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This road was designed, the drawings were reviewed, and they were approved by Kenya National Highways Authority engineers. I have a simple question: do you believe those engineers approved drawings with an open drainage channel right next to a highway?
After construction, the road was inspected and certified for payment. Another question: do you believe the as-built drawings submitted to KeNHA showed an open drain running alongside a live carriageway?
If we assume it was only the resident engineers who was “seen” by the contractor to turn a blind eye to this obvious hazard, are we also saying that none of the directors at KeNHA have used this road or noticed the mistake?
There is nothing as destructive as corruption. It is a cancer that quietly takes lives, all for the sake of a few extra coins. And those who have the power to act but choose not to ,whether corrupt or simply indifferent ,are part of that harm.


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Our lounge coming up nicely.
Mr. Architect@rogers_ampaire
Just a simple restaurant lounge Interior design. Rate it out of 5!
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