Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry

Continuing Student Of Life | Proudly Ugandan🇺🇬

[Don Wanyama @nyamadon]

"That boy calls you father, do not bear a hand in his death."

Those who have read the African Literature "bible' also known as "Things Fall Apart" authored by the literary genius Chinua Achebe, will know where that line comes from.

In TFA, the protagonist, Okonkwo, is warned by an elder, Egbuefi Ezeudu, to desist from being a part of the team that kills a young man called Ikemefuna.

The short and long of it is that some chap had killed a lady from Umofia, Okonkwo's village, and as part of reparation, Ikemefuna had been surrendered by the offending village to Umofia.

The duty of raising Ikemefuna had fallen on Okonkwo...and indeed Ikemefuna became a part of Okonkwo's household, striking a close relationship with his oldest biological son, Nwoye.

So, when the gods deemed that Ikemefuna was ready for sacrifice (as was the original point of him being a reparation), the elder Ezeudu warns Okonkwo against joining the kill party because, in his wisdom, Ikemefuna had become part and parcel of his family. Basically, he was now his son.

But Okonkwo ignores this counsel and goes with the kill team to the forest. Achebe describes the "sacrifice scene" as follows;

“He [Okonkwo] heard Ikemefuna cry, “My father, they have killed me!” as he ran towards him. Dazed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak.”

Fearing to be called weak, Okonkwo draws the blow that finishes off Ikemefuna. The rest of the book suggests that the eventual fall of Okonkwo, a rags-to-riches-then-suicide story, begins at that point. He had shed his "own" blood and the gods initiated the process of finishing him off.

So, why this reflection? In light of the DNA drama generated by Late Prince Paul Kafeero's supposed children (only four out of 25 turning positive), debate is raging. Should men conduct DNA to prove paternity?

My pitch; a child is a child. Once you've raised and provided, forget DNA lest the gods visit you with anger like they do to Okonkwo.

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@Uganda_Expozed @PatrioticRasta @TourismBoardUg @MbaziiraKazibwe @bashirhangi @wekesa_amos @Nabimara_Paul @BahityaRonaldo @nimipamela0 @roxie_ug @karothk256 @WasswaEmma_ "YESTERDAY"

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@AshtonHallofc what exactly are you coming to do?

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@nbstv @NinyeTabz 😅😅😅

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@DoreenNyanjura tuli bantu bakulu: we read between the lines

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@CarolPrim3 shouting isn't legitimate debating
weak chap ...

Canary's composure tell's you all there is to know

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@JackieAkampwera @perezianobraz your threatening someone 😅😅😅😅

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@EsaMal25 thank you Esa

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@sserumagaelly @EsaMal25 what do you find laughable in all this?

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@DoreenNyanjura you oppose everything

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@Iam_Zafaran @infinity_alicia 😅😅😅

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@DjRoja someone just lost their whole identity!
oli musajja, it's not laughable

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@DanielLutaaya @isdoreTech you missed his point ...

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@Milly_nassolo Muyingo
double double

[Samson Kasumba @SamsonMKasumba]

The Speaker of Parliament goes to a PLU office handover with the minister of defence in attendance and you still need someone to help you understand what is taking place in Uganda. Wait when you see the changes in Kampala roads and how fast they get fixed.

I do NOT mind how runs Uganda that functions as it should and how we get there will be bumpy and rough. A plane can go through turbulence but eventual you lad at your destination!

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@SamsonMKasumba @semrons3 bwahahahahahaha, was it really necessary Mr. Kasumba😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[#JusticeForSydney @EliThemaverick]

The story telling going on in the rugby space will really take clubs far, I pray more clubs find there own Mogal and create those memories for growth and accountability of time, lets attack the day!

[Emboozi Teb’ankadde @tebankadde]

Abako n'ebintu bye baali baleese okwogereza. Ekifananyi kyakubwa mu Kampala mu 1911 👴🏾

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@muwocha96 @MBU see this idiot

[Eng. Kulubya Samuel Henry @KulubyaSamHenry]

@MBU without a doubt