Maudah: Intelligent, generous and jolly

Deceased: Maudah Atuzarirwe

What you need to know:

TRIBUTE. Maudiah Atuzarirwe, commonly known as, Maudah, 42, was a jolly and strong willed go-getter. The vibrant lawyer died in a motor accident on Sunday morning last week in Lwengo District. JUSTINE JULIET RUKUNDO sounded out her classmates from Nyakibale Immaculate Heart Old Girls Association (NIHOGA) to share their memories of her.

Maudiah was my classmate from 1992 to 1994 at Immaculate Heart Girls. She was a brilliant and quick to understand student. What I admired most about her were her very good essays which she used to write at a terrific speed and she would finish in time. This would make us admire her intelligence. In group discussions, she would be the best. I recall her History essays which were full of arguments and
with very many points. By the way, aour class comprised many intelligent girls in UACE our year was the fifth at national level and first in western region.
She was very open-minded, focused and acted as an arbitrator in case of conflicts -a peacemaker. She was also a good goal attack player in netball!
As chairperson, ÑIHOGA-Kampala chapter she has been foresighted and served the association with diligence. She was spearheading the celebration of the school’s Golden jubilee scheduled for March 3, 2019. She was planning to have a dinner dance in Kampala to fund-raise for the school project. Such was her big heart and will. Rest well my friend.
SR Gladyce Kachope, CLASSMATE and CURRENT HEADTEACHER , Immaculate Heart Girls’ School Nyakibale

Maudah was very intelligent, confident, hardworking, kind and generous. She was full of life!
She wished to see her friends grow financially and she was always available whenever you called on her for any advice!
I remember before we started our company (PID Investments Ltd), we sat with her as directors of the company to be and she gave us very good and practical advice, guided and facilitated the registration of our company and we thank God that we never looked back. She kept in touch always asking to know how we were doing.
Maudah was a perfectionist. Whatever she started on; she wanted to finish superbly.
She was transparent and loved justice. Whenever she was not happy with you on any issue, she would openly tell you, discuss it and close that chapter. She kept no grudge!
As Nihoga, we shall miss Maudah for her big heart and endless energy in seeing that Immaculate Heart Girls’ School keeps shining. She worked tirelessly and availed herself for any core committee whenever there was a Nihoga function and without reservation financially supported all events.
Maudah, we shall forever miss you and you left a legacy that we all ought to emulate!
Rhossettie M. Agaba, classmate, 1992-94

Maudia was intelligent and I admired her because she never struggled with books but would always get the best marks. She was from a humble background but her academic intelligence and friendly nature drew close all classmates irrespective of who they were.
Even at Makerere University, she had a lot of time for friends and social activities and would pass her papers highly.
She was a quick thinker and loved to act instantly. Actually she would at times conflict with colleagues simply because she wanted things done fast and instantly.
Bonnie Kiconco Kashaija Mutungi, Highschool Classmate

I got to know Maudiah in Senior Five. She read History Economics Divinity and Geography (HED/G). Janeva Natukunda was her best friend and another Justine Atukwasa. I got close to her in discussion groups. Hardworking and dedicated to her studies, Maudiah was also friendly, bubbly but not as outspoken and outgoing as she later became.

Maudiah had a close attachment to her family that in a short time of interaction with her, you would get to know the names of her siblings. At Senior Six, God helped us to perform so well ( the performance that the school had never had). One of us was the fifth best student in the country; more than 30 girls were admitted to Makerere University.

Six of us joined Law School, including Maudiah and her two close friends (currently working in the Judiciary). She was in Africa Hall and I, in Complex Hall (CCE). After lectures, she would stay at CCE in the mess (dining hall) to read. She was still playful, bubbly, not as outgoing. She had a strong will and always stood her ground. Even while revising, if she understood a concept a certain way, it would not be easy to change her. She was very frank and open-minded.

We made it to Law Development Centre where I shared a room with Maudiah. She shared everything she had and worked harder. Thereafter, she got a job in the Ministry of Justice (Registrar General’s Chambers) now Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) where she worked for a long time rising through ranks. It was then, that she pursued a Master of Laws which she attained in a record two years because of her hard work and resolve.
Alice Komuhangi, highschool and university classmate,