Stuck and scared

Well. of all the days that Makerere students choose to strike, it has to be the day I go to that campus!!!
I have been avoiding that place for a long time and when I decide to go there, is when it goes crazy.

It started with a few students shouting wewe wewe, a common strike song. As I sat and waited to meet, some of the officials that I was meant to meet, the crowd grew bigger and louder. I was scared. The doors of the hall I was in were shut and I had to sit there and wait.

A group that I had to hide from

After a few minutes, I heard... a big bang. I know that sound. It is police dispersing the crowd with tear gas. I hate tear gas. It is terrible.


I started thinking, " Now, I am stuck here, who will pick my boy from school?", " will I make it out of here alive?".

And I was geting hungry. Not fun at all.

After sometime, there was silence for a few minutes and I moved out. I managed to get some distance between myself and the students but not for so long. The Big bang again... I almost ran like I was being chased but good thing is that I was somewhere safer and out of sight from those striking.

Finally I made it home in one piece. Thank you God.