What you need to know:
- Against the tide. Eugene Ddamulira and Susan Kiabo first met in 2013.
- Despite their challenges, the lockdown was a blessing in disguise that saw the duo seal their marriage on January 20, 2023
Eugene Ddamlira had gone to visit his brother who was doing teaching practice at Mulago School of Nursing when he saw Susan Kiabo in February 2013.
“When I saw her, I was stunned by her beauty and I asked my brother –who was her teacher— if he had some information about her. He told me that she was strict but I could try my luck,” Eugene recalls.
That evening, when she was going on duty, Eugene stopped her as if to make an inquiry, but instead wanted to start a conversation and Susan hurried away.
Getting in touch
Eugene then tasked his brother to get her phone contact and after six weeks, he got it.
“It took me some time to give Eugene’s brother my phone number because they were not straightforward. He told me there was something academic he wanted to ask me. That felt weird because I knew he would answer most of the academic questions since he was our tutor,” Susan remarks. Click to read more…