Summary:
- Uzabakiriho born physically and mentally well met the darkest point in his life on 12th February 2019 in Nyiragakoro Village as he was heading to close his shop from watching a football match when a police officer No. 5085 SPC Kagabo Christopher shot him.
KISORO: Bufumbira world, a philanthropic association has donated a wheel chair to Uzabakiriho Lawrence a resident of Nyiragakoro Village in Nyakabande sub-county, Kisoro district who was shot by a police Officer in 2019.
Uzabakiriho born physically and mentally well met the darkest point in his life on 12th February 2019 in Nyiragakoro Village as he was heading to close his shop from watching a football match when a police officer No. 5085 SPC Kagabo Christopher shot him.
Uzabakiriho says that he had a thunderous sparking sound and a speeding needle like in his spine that left him unconscious thus immediately falling on the ground as blood oozing was abnormal. He memorised that as the conditions worsened, he had screams of good Samaritans that he couldn’t identify talk of Mutolere hospital. He added that he started understanding the world fresh in Mutolere hospital despite the unbearable pain.
Uzabakiriho with the strips of tears taking different directions before spitting on the ground recalled that when doctors thought of referring him, he had lost all hopes of living in this world.
From Mutolere, he was transferred to Mulago National referral hospital as the bullet was still lodged in his body. His heart touching revelations on his way to Mulago hospital mixed the would be restored hope with desperateness after a certain medic advised them to go to Nakasero hospital as Mulago wasn’t the best for such operations.
He together with his father headed to Nakasero, where they hoped to find CT scan services and were dismayed when medics at Nakasero only did simple scanning as the family couldn’t afford medical bills. He was again transferred to Mulago hospital, a point that left him and the entire family puzzled.
The now bed-ridden Uzabakiriho added that after some good time at Mulago with the unendurable pain he was transferred to Kirudu hospital for specialized scan and operation.
The hope for his life was restored at Kirudu where the gun bullet was dislodged from his body.
CUE IN LAWRENCE….ON HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE….RR//
According to family Members, after receiving disheartening news they reported the matter to Kisoro central CRB 119/2019. However, despite Police findings and recommendations, their hopes to secure justice hit a rock when covid-19 came up in Uganda.
Uzabakiriho, who was a teacher before, appeals to the general public to help him get proper medication and justice in courts of law since the case is still pending in court.
CUE IN LAWRENCE….ON HELP……RR//
Capher Nsabiyumva, a member of Bafumbira world, says that they decided to donate a wheelchair to aid in saving the life of the victim.
CUE IN CAPHER….ON THE MATTER…..RR//
