The fate of six widows and 30
children hangs in the balance as a commercial motorcycle rider who was their
breadwinner died recently in a terrible road accident.
Reports say 51-year-old Hassan Mafabi from a Ugandan village had
taken a loan to purchase a brand-new motorbike barely a month before his death,
ostensibly to work and pay back the loan.
According to
Ugandans.com, the deceased was ran over by a speeding car and he could not
survive the crash.
One Bishop James
William Ssebagalla of the Mukono church of Uganda diocese, who is reported to
have confirmed the tragic death of Mafabi, said his bereaved humongous family
are currently in a state of despondency.
Tuko.co.ke reported
the man of God as appealing to the general public to come to the aid of the
‘hopeless’ family.
The future of the
30 poor children who cannot be blamed for their polygamous father’s decision to
bring them forth looks bleak as their equally poor mothers are not in any good
standing to take care of them.
Compounding their
plight is the fact that Mafabi did not finish paying the loan he had contracted
too, and it is unclear how and who will take responsibility for the liability.
