Personal History for Dorocas Kichere
Dedication Chapter
Title of Your Autobiography
My Journey - Peace in the Midst of the Storm.

Words of wisdom, favorite quote, or words to live by:
Work hard and never be deterred by adversity.

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You may contact my grandsons, Moses Tugume and Andrew Mugarura. Moses lives in the United States of America and Andrew lives in Uganda, east Africa.
mtugume3@comcast.net and mugarurao@yahoo.com

Just The Facts
Please enter the date you began answering these questions.
I started answering these questions on 14th April 2006.

What is your name (first, middle, maiden name, last)? Do you like your name? If you could, would you choose another? What name would you choose? Who were you named for?
My name is Dorocas Kichere. My parents named me Tamuchobore. I didn’t like the name because it was of a Kinyarwanda origin. I chose to be named Dorocas Kichere. When I got married at the age of 16. I took on the name of my husband. I was then happy with both names.

Are you male or female?
Female.

In what country, state, and city were you born? What hospital?
I was born in Kabale-uganda in a place called Lubaya just five miles from the town of Kabale. I was not born in a hospital. That time all expecting mothers didn’t give birth in hospitals.They gave birth in their homes usually with the aid of their mothers or maternal relatives. We later moved from Lubaya to a place called Mwisi. The moving was due to the insecurity brought by the Abatwa fighting with the Tutsi of Rwanda.The fights were very dangerous and caused a lot of deaths.

What is your birth order?
I am the second born child of ten children. I don't know my birthdate.

How old are you today? How old do you feel?
I am not sure of my age but estimate to be 80 years now. I feel very old now. I have developed a lot of pain in my body which I think are associated with old age. I however want to live longer. I now want God to give me more years.

Do you speak any foreign languages?
I know Kinyarwanda because we used to go for Christain missions there. I don’t have a lot of interest in it but I can hear every thing in Kinyarwanda.

What is your birth date?
I don’t remember.

Are you right-handed or left-handed?
I am right-handed. All my children were right-handed. There was only a difference while digging. I taught all my children how to till the land because I believed it was a very important skill in life. We worked so hard like modern day tractors in order to get a good harvest so we could feed ourselves,store, and sell the rest of the produce. This included wheat,sorghum,beans,sweet potatoes,peas,millet,white maize or corn and Irish potatoes. I remember accidently hitting my daughter Pauline with a hoe as I took a swing to hit the ground.She had been playing and came running to meet the hoe head-on.She bleed so much from her head and she carries that scar to this date.

Are you near-sighted or far-sighted?
I'm far-sighted.

What is your height, your weight, your eye color? Do you wear corrective lenses?
I'm 5 feet 1 inch and weight about 180 pounds now with brown eyes. I do wear reading glasses.

What is your mate's name?
My husband the Late Festo Kichere passed away many years ago. I think 18 years ago.

What was your maiden name? If you are a woman and married, was it difficult to give up your maiden name and take your husband's name?
My name is Dorocas Kichere. My parents named me Tamuchobore. I didn’t like the name because it was of a Kinyarwanda origin. I chose to be named Dorocas. When I got married, I took on the name of my husband. It was not difficult to give up my maiden name and I was happy with my married name.

What is your anniversary date? How