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As Uganda commemorated World AIDS Day on Friday, Golodian Kiganda, 46, a resident of Kanya-Maganga village in Kyebe sub-county, Kyotera district, was pruning his mixed-crop garden. The day seemed normal, like any other, for him to do his daily chores.
He is the keeper of an earth-brick, and old-roof house, a home of late Golodiyani Kivumbi his father. Kivumbi is considered to be the first HIV/AIDS victim in Uganda.
On a day like this (1st December every year) his home becomes the first stop centre for reference by government and district officials, journalists and various Civil Society Organisations especially on official functions.
A tale of Kiganda, the last born and only surviving member in Kivumbi’s family of 10 people, is completely fused with depression and disappointment over neglect.
And this time, he has decried what they called persistent disgrace, abuse and neglect which they have suffered for more than 35 years.
“We have become a spectacle of different organisations, journalists and government officials who have taken advantage of us in one way or another.” Kiganda recounts.
In his narration, Kiganda is often invited at AIDS functions in the district and used to promote different programmes on empty promises to support the family.
Uganda’s first victim of HIV used, abused, abandoned
Another victim of organizations proposing to do all the good, eh?
He is the keeper of an earth-brick, and old-roof house, a home of late Golodiyani Kivumbi his father. Kivumbi is considered to be the first HIV/AIDS victim in Uganda.
On a day like this (1st December every year) his home becomes the first stop centre for reference by government and district officials, journalists and various Civil Society Organisations especially on official functions.
A tale of Kiganda, the last born and only surviving member in Kivumbi’s family of 10 people, is completely fused with depression and disappointment over neglect.
And this time, he has decried what they called persistent disgrace, abuse and neglect which they have suffered for more than 35 years.
“We have become a spectacle of different organisations, journalists and government officials who have taken advantage of us in one way or another.” Kiganda recounts.
In his narration, Kiganda is often invited at AIDS functions in the district and used to promote different programmes on empty promises to support the family.
Uganda’s first victim of HIV used, abused, abandoned
Another victim of organizations proposing to do all the good, eh?
