Bombings in Kampala increase the number of orphans.
On the Sunday (11th/July/2010) Everyone was very much eager to watch the Spain & Netherlands in the FIFA WORLD CUP finals, Some musicians arranged music shows at different places where they also had to broadcast the match alive. What i have learnt about the Ugandans , these are people who want gathering together if they are to celebrate and or if there is an event going on , i decided to have also have sometime with these people in Kampala, we watched the match as it begun and at the second half i felt getting bored since there was no score and decided to leave go home and sleep just to wait and hear the news in the morning about all the results, at only 3 minutes before the match between , three bombs exploded one at a Restaurant in Kabalagala and two others at Kyadondo Rugby Ground at Lugogo 64 people were reported dead and about 100+ people were injured and taken to the government hospital , Mulago Hospital Kampala , now the another 14 people who were among those taken to the hospital have died. From the local news papers, it states that all the Wards in Mulago Hospital are occupied and that other victims are being treated from outside. Some charities as Uganda Redcross Society has came out and gave about 150 mattresses and other bedding to help the situation and some other charities have also provided volunteers to assist the doctors in caring for the Victims.
On Monday and Tuesday things bec
ame worse, people having heard that another bomb exploded in Mengo and another one was also about to explode at another sports club in Makindye where the owner became suspicious after seeing his Public Payphone wired and called the Police immediately which helped. Kampala is now on Security on all roads where every vehicle entering or leaving the town is checked. The people who lost their relatives, are in a terrible situation while 100s of croud have gathered at Mulago Hospital to see whether someone they know was involved.
Judging from my instincts, after people getting to know that the Somali militant group al-Shabaab is suspected to be involved in the incident … The Major Gen of Police in Kampala reported that they are still investigating because it might not be true about what others are saying, while it is suspected some Somalians or other people looking same could get hurt by the local people (some kind of riot) although it is hard to happen because every street in either Kampala , Kawempe and other areas in Kampala District there are police / army. The situation is now a bit better so people are back to work while others are in tears, alot of children have became orphans and while mothers are widows, Now in Kawempe am just seeing people gathering in Taxis/buses going for burial.
“We really have to do something” – Ochieng Kennedy
