{UAH} BBS’s Karungi believes men don’t know what they want

BBS's Karungi believes men don't know what they want

Written by PRISCA BAIKE

 Created: 09 September 2016

 

Hasifah Karungi

Watching her on BBS television where she hosts a health show, 'Twejanjabe', one would think Hasifah Karungi has had it all on a silver platter yet an interview with her discloses otherwise.

Apart from the loving foster family that raised her, her go-getter character has contributed much to her progress. After qualifying as a nurse in 2011, Karungi went to Juba (Amule medical centre) to search for greener pastures. This, however, became her regrettable experience save for the money she earned.

"In life, money is not everything. The less I talk about Juba, the better," laughs Karungi, who started her health show in April and has since gained a following.

"Many people are ignorant about health and I badly needed to put this information out there. I went to the station, told management about my idea and they liked it."

Recently, her fan from Masaka brought her a tray of eggs and an indigenous chicken in appreciation of her show.

"It was so humbling to know that people out there appreciate my show and efforts," a smiling Karungi says.

THE CARING GIRL

Karungi was raised by Hajji Ismail Katamba and her aunt Hasifah Namujju in Mpigi town.

"It was a kind, loving family and I was the only flower among seven boys in the family," acknowledges the much-loved foster child.

Growing up with boys incidentally made her a tomboy of sorts, a trait she carried through her earlier years.

"I loved to fight and I was a bully," laughs Karungi, who attended Mpigi Parents and Mpigi Central primary schools before joining May Christian College in Entebbe for her O and A-level.

Karungi was a member of the school Uganda Red Cross Society club throughout her stay at May Christian College and served it as chairman for one year.

"I always had a first aid kit and I used to administer first aid to athletes and sports students," she reminisces.

Taking care of others was a great joy to her and when time came for her to choose a career, nursing was obvious. Having failed to join Mengo School of Nursing, St Joseph's School of Nursing and Midwifery was next choice due to its pocket-friendly tuition as her foster parents had many people to support.

"Sometimes they would ask for very expensive textbooks but my foster parents would struggle to make sure I get them," Karungi says.

NURSING TRIALS

Many a people fear corpses and it was not any different for Karungi. While on nursing internship at Nakaseke International hospital, the ambitious young lady who had started to feel the warmth of her dream profession did not falter when she was sent to check on a patient in a critical condition. She was dumbfounded on finding the patient dead!

"I had never touched a corpse before and I was afraid of dead bodies," Karungi exclaims.

Startled, she ran back and told senior nurses who asked her to break the news to the deceased's caretakers, and later perform the last office (medically preparing the body).

To her, breaking the sad news to the deceased's relatives was an uphill task as performing the last office was more haunting. Having performed such a daunting task, all she wanted was to dash to her hostel room. Escaping from the harmless dead body after power had blacked out, Karungi ended up at the mortuary. This horrified her more.

She finally traced her way back to office to pick her books in preparation for a much-needed rest from the evening's frightening experience. However, she could hardly realize it was the beginning of a remarkable evening in the early days of her career as she was asked by another senior nurse to deliver a woman who had just walked in since the hospital was short of midwives.

"You can imagine going from preparing a dead body for the first time to delivering a woman for the first time on the same day," Karungi narrates.

Despite the haunting memory, Karungi had to compose herself and attend to the woman in labour.

"I remembered what we had been taught at school and what I had seen the senior midwives do. Lucky for me it was not a complicated delivery although it took long being my first time," Karungi recounts. "But the mother was so happy. It was her first baby after a long struggle with infertility. She named her daughter after me."

Today, Karungi is happy that through her internship, she gained a lot of hands-on experience especially in maternity, a department that she is attached to at Case hospital where she currently works.

"I don't deliver women at Case hospital because there are enough doctors for that but it is so good to work with mothers-to-be," Karungi says. 

PERSONAL LIFE

Juggling nursing and her TV show, Karungi still finds personal time.

"I go to sauna and steam every Saturday. I hope to return to the gym soon," she says. "I have been a bit reluctant lately but I will reset myself and go back."

Karungi spends most of her free time in her house with some wine or Champagne while listening to Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton or any music of that genre.
Locally, she likes music by the Afrigo band and Bebe Cool. Karungi is currently single and not searching.

"Men don't know what they want and I am someone who enjoys my peace," she says, but hopes to settle down someday.

Her ideal man is someone older than her by averagely 10 years.

"I don't want young boys. They are so stressing," says the 25-year-old who goes to bed by 8pm and starts her day at 4am.

She is considering investing in farming because she believes it is profitable.

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