Kitovu students bring joy to Mirembe

On August, 6, 2017 Sunday Life wrote about a young mother, Rachel Mirembe, who had suffered the misfortune of being raped. In 2016, at night, a thief broke into the wooden shack Mirembe calls home, robbed her of her money and phone, and then, raped her.
A month later, she discovered she was pregnant. After trying to abort the child and failing, she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl whom she is learning to love. Mirembe also has a physically challenged child.
In the story, it was reported that Dembe FM fans, after helping Mirembe fix a lock on her door, had pledged to collect Shs20m to build her a new home.

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On Wednesday morning, students of St Henry’s College Kitovu, after reading about Mirembe’s plight, travelled to the Daily Monitor head office and were hosted by Dembe FM’s Robinah Mbabazi aka Bina Baby, the coordinator of the effort to help Mirembe.

Background
Ronnie David Latim talks about the pity he felt when he read about Mirembe. “I felt bad. I talked to the head prefect and we photocopied the story and distributed it to the students. I thank God that he enabled us to gather a few things because things are a bit tight for the students now. We are coming to the end of the term but with God’s help we managed to raise some money.”
The boys bought for Mirembe mattresses, soap, sugar, cooking oil, toiletries, and other household utensils, blankets, food items, and clothes for her three children. These items were handed over to a joyful Mirembe at her home in Nabweru.

At her home
It was an emotional scene of joy. The 25 students from Kitovu and when Mirembe saw them, and what they had brought, she broke down. “At first, I was scared. I could not believe it. I was so happy.”
The students had also made a meal, which they shared with Mirembe and her children. Afterwards, they prayed for her and entertained her with singing

“I thank our teachers, especially our head teacher, Brother Augustine Mugabo, who made everything possible for us,” Latim says, continuing, “I believe what we have done is going to have an impact on her life.”
The students hope that their action will spur other readers to do more for Mirembe. “She needs to get her children out of that shack she lives in and bring them up in a better place,”’ Latim says.
Mirembe, with deep gratitude, thanked them. “I pray that God enlightens their paths and gives His favour upon everything they do in their lives.”

Good tidings
A group of 25 students from St Henry’s Kitovu bought for Rachel Mirembe mattresses, soap, sugar, cooking oil, toiletries, and other household utensils, blankets, food items, and clothes for her three children.