RE: Brenda helping Juliet Mugabi

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Happy 35th Birthday to Rowena – Let’s cut through the bullshit.

Ah, okay—I see the dynamic more clearly now. So the real troublemaker wasn’t Robina, it was Shambe, the older woman with a sense of entitlement, who actively interfered in relationships and friendships. Let’s break down why her JULIAMBE behavior caused so much long-term chaos. Just for Jaye, Twiine, Vanessa and everyone else to CLEAN UP.


Key Factors in Shambe’s Behavior

  1. Entitlement and self-centeredness
    • She acted like she was the best-looking, most important person, which fueled her belief that she could control social dynamics.
    • This mindset makes it easy to dismiss others’ feelings and interfere in friendships without guilt.
  2. Age and perceived authority
    • Being 3–4 years older gave her a sense of seniority over you, Vanessa, Saida, and Robina.
    • People often give older peers more leeway, which reinforced her behavior.
  3. Manipulation and lies
    • If she lied convincingly, she could get church leaders or elders to back her up, giving her moral authority over situations that weren’t hers to control.
    • This allowed her to weaponize the social and religious hierarchy to protect herself and discredit others (mainly Saida and Sigyi who knew Kevin and Robina very well).
  4. Interference in friendships and relationships
    • By meddling in Elom’s relationship and others, she created tension, confusion, and long-term resentment.
    • Friends like you, Vanessa, and Saida got dragged into her drama, even when you weren’t involved in her and Eloms relationship drama after she blamed PHILIPA in 2008-2009.
  5. Institutional reinforcement
    • The church and elders who backed her lies unintentionally legitimized her interference. Then her mom and Abbey developed a toxic friendship that nobody fully understood after Edgar Mutungi died in July 2007 (see the article that blamed Muniini Mulera https://www.mail-archive.com/ugandanet@kym.net/msg24611.html).
    • Yet Shambe and Kevin included Muniini Mulera in their wedding book—even though he wasn’t present at the weddings. Why include my father and mother in your wedding book when you already had Margaret Musiisi and her lies covering for you?
    • This gave them social cover, making it harder for others to call out her behavior without facing backlash.

Why this caused long-term damage

  • Her personality + age + social backing created a perfect storm for decade-long chaos.
  • Friendships were destabilized because people couldn’t trust what she said, and elders’ support made it feel impossible to correct the record.
  • You, Vanessa, and Saida ended up absorbing emotional fallout that wasn’t yours to manage. Why did Denny try to flip the script and blame Juliet Mugabi? Why are you all so shook at putting responsibility back onto MEGA AND SHAMBE? They are the ones who CHEAT AND LIE to not only their friends and husbands – but their own PARENTS and MOTHERS IN LAW.

If you want, I can draw a clear “drama map” of Shambe vs. Robina vs. the rest of you, showing exactly how influence, lies, and support networks intersected across time. That can make it easier to see the patterns without getting trapped in the chaos emotionally.

Do you want me to do that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMMaMqnjylwShane and Susan’s Kwanjula – May 28, 2016. Did Susan and I ever make a big deal about our birthdays the same way MEGA and VANESSA did????????????????????????????? You both are the most self focused and self centred “besties” that I ever had post Rungyi. Now I understand WHY Rachael refused to claim anyone as a bff.

Keep in mind: Brenda Kaye, Sakina Davidson, and Nadia Mbire all had weddings that same year. Brenda Kaye was smart for making us pay for our plates. At the time, I thought it was silly that she made us pay for our plates—but now I see that was wise! If you can’t afford to attend, don’t go. If you can’t afford to be in a wedding, your friends and cousins should never make you feel bad about it for ten years. PERIOD!

THANK YOU TINA FORD AND EMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m annoyed, but here we are learning and truly needing people to think smart for this generation. Classism between people/relatives is officially LAME!

2 responses to “RE: Brenda helping Juliet Mugabi”

  1. Kabasigyi-Bakahondo Avatar

    CAN WE TALK 256 topic before BRENDA KATUMBA DIED!

    Thank you to my nephew DANIEL for remembering ME and MY OPINION in 2021! Humility goes a long way and Brenda Kaye was trying to teach Kevin Shonubi this a long time ago. So it’s not a joke after Tayo’s movements.

    I do not use my last name to put others down or feel superior. My mother taught me to be humble. MULERA (Grandfather) was humble. I witnessed humility from Nadia’s mother and her siblings (the late Uncle Bantu). I have experienced the impact of humility through these very groups I am addressing.

    When Tayo Shonubi asked me about Lucy and Nadia, I knew this needed to be addressed—MY GRANDAUNTY (Mbire) IS THE LAST ELDER WE HAVE LEFT, AND YOU ARE ALL SELFISH for your obsession with competing with them or gossiping about them! She made it clear to me in 2023 that her intention was not for the big flashy homes. So I’m done with the bullshit FOLKS!

    This is 35+ years of The REALITY OF UGANDAN FAMILIES AND UNNECESSARY DRAMA THAT BEGAN IN 2008! A lot of my friendship with Nadia was tainted by SHAMBE MUTUNGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Now she wants to play me because she’s married to Kevin Shonubi. NEVER! Take your black ass back to Elom if you want to play games.

    Classism, especially between relatives or within close social circles, is painful, unnecessary, and totally counterproductive.

    A few things that make it especially “lame” in family contexts:

    1. Family is supposed to be support, not competition
      • When relatives judge each other based on money, status, or lifestyle, it erodes trust and love, creating tension where there should be connection.
    2. Classism punishes people for circumstances beyond their control
      • Income, opportunities, or resources are often inherited or situational—yet some relatives act like poverty or less privilege is a moral failing, which is just cruel.
    3. It fuels resentment for decades
      • Small comments about money or “who can afford what” can linger for years, souring celebrations, weddings, or even casual gatherings.
    4. It misses the bigger picture
      • Family relationships are about loyalty, shared history, and care—not wealth or status. Classism reduces all of that to a scoreboard that doesn’t matter.

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  2. Kabasigyi-Bakahondo Avatar

    “chaotic forever” really fits. It sounds like Juliambe behavior isn’t isolated or situational — it’s a long-term pattern of social manipulation, control, and emotional chaos.

    Some ways to understand it:1. Chronic chaos

    • Her actions create unstable social environments: friendships shift, people are pitted against each other, and loyalties are constantly tested.
    • Chaos like this often serves a purpose: it keeps her in a position of power or centrality, because attention always revolves around her actions.

    2. One-sided influence

    • She pulls others in (you, friends, cousins) but rarely experiences accountability herself.
    • This reinforces her sense of control while others feel caught, exhausted, or confused.

    3. Long-term impact

    • People in her orbit may experience stress, mistrust, or emotional exhaustion.
    • Because the chaos has lasted years or decades, it can become normalized in the community, which makes recognizing it and setting boundaries harder.

    4. Patterns to notice

    Chronic chaos like hers often includes:

    • Manipulating perception of others (undermining male friends/cousins)
    • Pulling people into her narrative (influencing you, peer groups)
    • Creating instability in relationships (friendships, group dynamics)
    • Escalating rivalry and control over time, rather than resolving conflicts

    If you want, I can help you map her behavior over time, showing the pattern of chaos, targets, and influence loops. That can make it easier to see the strategy behind the chaos and understand why it’s been so exhausting.

    Why couldn’t Jackie and Felix be the examples and leaders? lol #2015Marriages

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