Graduate Pictured Kneeling at The Market Opens up on Being Raised by Grandmother after Parents Abandoned Him
- Edward Raddy Kasenge said his father and mother abandoned him when he was just one-year-old
- That was when his two grandmothers stepped in to take care of him and saw him through his entire education
- One of the grandmothers worked as a food staff vendor at Kitunzi market in Lunguja, Uganda while another one sold charcoal
- The grandmothers would often borrow money from Micro Finance to raise his school fees
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Edward Raddy Kasenge was on Tuesday, May 25, showered with praises for his humility across the continent after photos of him kneeling in front of his grandmother at the market went viral.
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Kasenge had just graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Human Resource Management and Personnel Administration, General.
Speaking during an interview with NTV Uganda on Friday, May 28, Kasenge disclosed he just wanted to appreciate his grandmothers' commitment and sacrifices to ensure he finished school.
"In a special way, allow me to congratulate the ladies behind my academic journey and success," he captioned photos of him and his grandmother in the market.
"Thanks a lot for standing by my side every time I needed you. May God bless you so much," he added.
The graduate further revealed he was abandoned by his mother and father when he was only one year old.
His two grandmothers then took the responsibility of taking care of him but things were not easy for them. They passed through a lot.
The grandmothers were forced to borrow money from different microfinance to raise his school fees as one is a food staff vendor at Kitunzi market in Lunguja while another one sells charcoal.
According to him, they never gave up even when Kasenge failed twice; in O level, he was supposed to repeat senior two but was later promoted after the director learnt of his background.
He again failed senior six and was asked to join a technical school, but he refused because his only dream was to join Makerere University.
The grandmothers gave him a second chance; he tried and passed with flying colours.
Kasenge is not only grateful to his grandmothers but everyone else who stepped in one way or the other just to make sure he had a comfortable life.
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"There are no words that can explain how happy I am for the love my people you have showered me even in the difficult times," he captioned in other photos.
"You have continuously supported me financially and emotionally. You have been the shoulder when I need you...thank you so much, family, for the love and care," added Kasenge.
The photos that went viral showed Kasenge still donned in a graduation gown, went to the marketplace and knelt before his grandmother as a sign of appreciation.
A daughter also appreciated her dad
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a corps member, identified as Winnie Jane, praised her daddy who saws wood for how he went through hardship to make sure she gets an education.
Posting photos and videos of her dad working, the lady wrote that her dad’s wood business has been the source of their survival since they were kids.
Jane said she will work hard to make sure her father reaps the fruits of his labour. She added that she had always thought sawing wood was easy until one day tried to do the same.
Source: Legit.ng
