WHEN HUMANITY DIES ON OUR STREETS ππΊπ¬
Earlier today, as I was driving towards MUBS Nakawa along the Nakawa car bonds, I was stopped by Traffic Officer Afande Kilema, attached to Jinja Police.
He kindly told me, βI have not stopped you for any traffic issue. Please look aside.β
When I looked, I saw a Ugandan who had been badly knocked by a boda boda, lying on the roadside in a terrible condition.
What shocked me most was that nearly 50 boda boda riders and other road users were surrounding the casualty, yet nobody was taking the responsibility to help him.
Afande Kilema and I moved in. With his efforts, we managed to put the casualty in my car and rushed him to ChinaβUganda Friendship Hospital, where the medical team received him and was willing to attend to him.
But what has remained with me is what Afande Kilema told me: he had already stopped about five other vehicles, asking them to help take this dying Ugandan to hospital, but they refused.
Afande Kilema was actually on his way to continue his duty. He could have simply walked away. Instead, he chose humanity.
Afande, I salute you. πΊπ¬ππΎ
Your humility, compassion and willingness to save a stranger's life while on duty deeply challenged me. Uganda Police Force @PoliceUg should know that officers like Afande Kilema are worthy of recognition and appreciation. This is the kind of policing that restores confidence in the institution and reminds us that behind every uniform is a human being capable of extraordinary compassion.
But my biggest question today is:
WHERE ARE WE HEADING, DEAR UGANDANS? π
When did we become comfortable standing around a dying person and simply watching?
When did we lose the courage to stop, help and save a fellow human being?
HUMILITY. HUMANITY. COMPASSION.
These should never die on our streets.
To every road user: tomorrow, it could be you~or someone you love. STOP. HELP. SAVE A LIFE. πΊπ¬β€οΈ @CarolPrim3@MaamaKampala21@Kkids_Foundatn@mkituuma@mkainerugaba