Kampala-Uganda, October 6, 2016. Kampala Rotary club of Kampala East gave 9.5m to cater for the MUBS’s student surgery in India. The cheque was received by the Father of Raymond Mr Paddy Nabimanya. The cheque was 9,500,000m. . A former UPDF Officer, Paddy Nabimanya launched a public appeal to raise USD13,400 (UGX46 million) to save his only son- Raymond Bamwesigye (24).
Bamwesigye, a 2nd year DBA Student at Makerere University Business School, was attacked by unknown people, who hit and robbed him on June 12, 2015 while he was returning from an internship programme. He was rescued by good Samaritans and rushed to the Spine Unit at Mulago Hospital where doctors found that the attack had damaged his spine leading to paralysis of the lower body.
Despite undergoing a major surgery, he has only been able to regain use of his upper body. He is currently unable to write, feed, and ease himself. He urinates using a catheter. He has as a result been out of school for over a year and stays with his family in Kasokoso, Wakiso District.