{UAH} WHY DR. ONZIVUA WEPT
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The press 'forgot' to tackle this subject except Sunday Monitor via
the link below, though the article was still off the mark.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/Letter+From+Kireka++Dr+Onzivua++real+men+don+t+cry+/-/689856/19
The real story behind the surprising spectacle is revealed below:
WHY DR. ONZIVUA CRIED IN COURT
Dr. Sylvester Onzivua, the Mulago hospital consultant pathologist
comes off as a compact man with a firm look but that didn't immunize
him from breaking down in torrents of tears when court acquitted him
of charges related to the death of the late Hon. Cerinah Nebanda. He
was charged with abuse of office and illegal possession of body
samples which he acquired soon after her vitriolic death on December
14, last year.
Government acted on him with MP Dr. Baryomunsi who had been party to a
special inquiry by Parliament into the MPs death. The Baryomunsi team
included other medical MPs, Sam Lyomoki and Medard Bitekyerezo, who
were supported by suspicious and acid-spitting MPs Theodore Ssekikubo,
Mohammed Nsereko, Abdu Katuntu, Barnabas Tinkasiimire, Wilfred
Niwagaba and many others who thought their "club mate" had been bumped
off.
Before this time, Onzivua was just one pathologist among millions of
Ugandans and going about his work which entailed doing tests on dead
bodies, defilement and rape victims and such like, to help unravel the
causes of death, and extent and nature of crimes related there-of.
Among others, he had handled the case of the bones of former FRONASA
fighters killed in Busoga by Field Marshal Amin's security apparatus
in the 1970s. Onzivua did the identification.
The day he got involved with politicians pursuing their goals is when
his tears began welling in the ducts.
After Parliament, under the stewardship of Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga,
the speaker, resolved to carry out an independent inquest, Dr.
Onzivua, being the rare expert he is, was a sure reference
professional. He innocently took on the task thinking he was working
for government as a whole where as not. Government at the time was
torn in between, with the other side consisting of the executive and
specifically police whose duty it is to investigate controversies of
that nature.
He was in a fix but didn't know this as both sides flexed to take
charge of the investigation. Different samples were taken from the
cadaver in as both sides tried to outsmart the other. One side was
suspicious while the other (police side) spared no effort to exert
itself in return.
As matters came to a head, several MPs were arrested for interfering
in the investigations and Onzivua wasn't spared. He spent time in
cells, was arraigned for trial and got interdicted. This was a
momentous humiliation for the medic who thought this was another job
as usual. His intention was to do his job and leave the rest to
science. His was an open-mind. What caused his tribulation was working
with a team whose interest was on specific answers and who kept making
a lot of sideline comments, hence presenting their probe as subjective
and likely to be manipulated. The MPs dragged Dr. Onzivua into their
contests and didn't think twice about his job as a civil servant.
Dr. Onzivua's professionalism did not match with the political
expediency of his assigners but they couldn't protect him when trouble
befell him. He lost his job while they retained theirs; they earned
acclaim in their field while his practice lost time.
On top of this, the doctor had long been horrified by the spectacle of
politicians doing their thing over the body of a fellow human being.
Pathologists deal with corpses all the time so Onzivua wasn't crying
out of fear of ghosts. Rather, when he was acquitted, he cried out of
deep regret and sadness for being misunderstood and maltreated while
doing his job and that the late Nebanda's soul was never permitted to
rest in peace to-date. Pathologists "meet" their patients only in
death and so pay attention not to abuse the deceased's memory.
Accusing him of stealing body parts of one of his "patients" was like
branding him a wizard.
The medic could have excused himself from the assignment to forestall
the fate that befell him but that occurred to him too late. For the
record, that's what all professionals and civil servants should do
whenever their services are required under ambiguous circumstances.
Dealing with politicians on unclear agenda is dangerous for
professional health. It brings groom and tears when least expected!
Robert Atuhairwe
--
"TRY TO GROW UP!"
--
UAH forum is devoted to matters of interest to Ugandans and Africans in general. Individuals are responsible for whatever they post on this forum.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.
the link below, though the article was still off the mark.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/Letter+From+Kireka++Dr+Onzivua++real+men+don+t+cry+/-/689856/19
The real story behind the surprising spectacle is revealed below:
WHY DR. ONZIVUA CRIED IN COURT
Dr. Sylvester Onzivua, the Mulago hospital consultant pathologist
comes off as a compact man with a firm look but that didn't immunize
him from breaking down in torrents of tears when court acquitted him
of charges related to the death of the late Hon. Cerinah Nebanda. He
was charged with abuse of office and illegal possession of body
samples which he acquired soon after her vitriolic death on December
14, last year.
Government acted on him with MP Dr. Baryomunsi who had been party to a
special inquiry by Parliament into the MPs death. The Baryomunsi team
included other medical MPs, Sam Lyomoki and Medard Bitekyerezo, who
were supported by suspicious and acid-spitting MPs Theodore Ssekikubo,
Mohammed Nsereko, Abdu Katuntu, Barnabas Tinkasiimire, Wilfred
Niwagaba and many others who thought their "club mate" had been bumped
off.
Before this time, Onzivua was just one pathologist among millions of
Ugandans and going about his work which entailed doing tests on dead
bodies, defilement and rape victims and such like, to help unravel the
causes of death, and extent and nature of crimes related there-of.
Among others, he had handled the case of the bones of former FRONASA
fighters killed in Busoga by Field Marshal Amin's security apparatus
in the 1970s. Onzivua did the identification.
The day he got involved with politicians pursuing their goals is when
his tears began welling in the ducts.
After Parliament, under the stewardship of Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga,
the speaker, resolved to carry out an independent inquest, Dr.
Onzivua, being the rare expert he is, was a sure reference
professional. He innocently took on the task thinking he was working
for government as a whole where as not. Government at the time was
torn in between, with the other side consisting of the executive and
specifically police whose duty it is to investigate controversies of
that nature.
He was in a fix but didn't know this as both sides flexed to take
charge of the investigation. Different samples were taken from the
cadaver in as both sides tried to outsmart the other. One side was
suspicious while the other (police side) spared no effort to exert
itself in return.
As matters came to a head, several MPs were arrested for interfering
in the investigations and Onzivua wasn't spared. He spent time in
cells, was arraigned for trial and got interdicted. This was a
momentous humiliation for the medic who thought this was another job
as usual. His intention was to do his job and leave the rest to
science. His was an open-mind. What caused his tribulation was working
with a team whose interest was on specific answers and who kept making
a lot of sideline comments, hence presenting their probe as subjective
and likely to be manipulated. The MPs dragged Dr. Onzivua into their
contests and didn't think twice about his job as a civil servant.
Dr. Onzivua's professionalism did not match with the political
expediency of his assigners but they couldn't protect him when trouble
befell him. He lost his job while they retained theirs; they earned
acclaim in their field while his practice lost time.
On top of this, the doctor had long been horrified by the spectacle of
politicians doing their thing over the body of a fellow human being.
Pathologists deal with corpses all the time so Onzivua wasn't crying
out of fear of ghosts. Rather, when he was acquitted, he cried out of
deep regret and sadness for being misunderstood and maltreated while
doing his job and that the late Nebanda's soul was never permitted to
rest in peace to-date. Pathologists "meet" their patients only in
death and so pay attention not to abuse the deceased's memory.
Accusing him of stealing body parts of one of his "patients" was like
branding him a wizard.
The medic could have excused himself from the assignment to forestall
the fate that befell him but that occurred to him too late. For the
record, that's what all professionals and civil servants should do
whenever their services are required under ambiguous circumstances.
Dealing with politicians on unclear agenda is dangerous for
professional health. It brings groom and tears when least expected!
Robert Atuhairwe
--
"TRY TO GROW UP!"
--
UAH forum is devoted to matters of interest to Ugandans and Africans in general. Individuals are responsible for whatever they post on this forum.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.
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