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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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=FMMaMqnjylw – Shane 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!
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