Kampala, (UG):- On August 15, 2024, Hajji Hassan Bulwadda, a well-known businessman and proprietor of Bulwadda Estate in Kyanja and Kigo, visited the victims of the tragic garbage landslide that devastated the villages of Kiteezi, Lusanja, and Kitetika.
Among the victims was one Juliet Nakyanzi, a mother of seven, whom he met at Kiteezi Primary School, where over 265 people were living at that time following the tragic disaster which claimed over 30 lives.
On that day, Bulwadda stood before the crowd with his wife, Amina Bulwadda and promised to offer Nakyanzi and her family a new beginning. Among the promises Bulwadda gave the victim was a 50 by 100 ft plot of land in Busunju, Mityana District, along with building materials that included 160 bags of cement, generously donated by well-wishers, including his sister Mariam Bulwadda, Sofia from Chicago, Hamza Mulema, and Sauda Nkoowe to help her rebuild her life.
Nakyanzi, who had lost everything not just in this disaster but also in a previous lubigi eviction in Nansana, was overwhelmed by Bulwadda’s offer as the promise of a home, land, and building materials brought tears of relief to her eyes, with hope that after years of struggle, her family would finally find peace and stability.
However, days became weeks and it’s now more than a month since that emotional encounter, but the promises made by Hajj Bulwadda remain unfulfilled to date.
This publication has established that the land title Bulwadda spoke of has never been given to Nakyanzi, and none of the cement or other building materials he pledged has arrived.
Nakyanzi’s hopes, once lifted high by the wealthy businessman’s words, have been shattered by the ’empty promises’, to the extent that efforts to follow up with the promises made by the Real Estate tycoon have been met with utter silence.
Nakyanzi, who once believed she had found a way out of her endless cycle of suffering, now feels abandoned and deceived. Since the disaster to-date, the tents erected at Kiteezi Primary School by the Uganda Red Cross as a makeshift shelter for the victims remain her home, and her children continue to sleep in uncertainty, with no sign of the new life they were promised.
Bulwadda was contacted for a comment but efforts to get in touch with him were still fruitless at the time of writing this story.
The people of Kiteezi and Uganda at large are left with unanswered wondering whether Bulwadda’s visit was simply a publicity stunt to gain attention, with no intention of actually helping those in need.
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