By Claire Balungi
Allan Kabiito Nsamba is only a year older than Mable Nabakooza. When they first started going out while at the university in 2013, their friends thought they were young for each other and that they were just going through a phase, and that their relationship would eventually end up in the gutters. Surely, it was hard to see that this young couple had a clear vision at that time. After all, many couples from their high school which they both attended, Ndejje Senior Secondary School, were breaking up along the way. Allan once confided in Mable, “I’ll marry you”, but at that point she didn’t take him that seriously.
He’s just my friend…
What had drawn Mable to Allan was his caring heart, honesty and more… They’d started dating after high school, in their Senior Six vacation. The pair had gone to the same school, in the same class, but they only started to see each other as Allan frequently visited Mable’s workplace in their vacation. Mable remembers, “Whenever I needed to talk to someone, he was there. When I was moving to campus, he helped me look for different offices at campus and a hostel. He was always there.” Click to read more
