A river of tears

The tears the big shots are shedding could fill a river! First it was former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya when he was arrested for being implicated in some financial scandal. His tear-ducts opened up and released a mighty 'storm'. It was amazing because no body could believe that a man who compares himself to the toughness of the mahogany could become that mushy when pushed to the wall.

A photo montage of Maj. Gen. Muntu crying

Amelia Kyambadde who as President Museveni's former private secretary wielded as much power as her tough boss, also cried when she met the real face of poverty at a primary school in Mpigi. The jiggers jutting out of children's cracked feet, the sore state of the school buildings and the hunger she saw staring back at her in the eyes of children were just too much for her. Tears popped from the corners of her lovely eyes and gushed down her beautiful face, and she was led away to wipe them and regain her composure before she addressed the pupils. 

Then there's Gen. David Sejusa who told us that he once lost his leg in the bush war and that had Dr. Kizza Besigye not fixed it back in time, he would be a one-legged officer. This was tough but he handled it like a man. Yet when he was recently arrested, the General was seen on television wiping away tears. Why? Because he was dumped into the same dungeon he was thrown into during Amin's reign of terror; Cell No. 4, which was then called the "Cell of No Return". 

And lately,  Major General Mugisha  wept live on TV over the state of affairs in Uganda. His tears reminded me of Jesus weeping over Zion, which He longed to protect like a hen covering its chicks but it could not let Him. Things are surely bad and as we celebrate Easter today, let's all shed tears of solidarity as we pray for our nation and the Lord God who cares about the tears of His suffering children will come to our rescue.