THE GIRL WHO CARRIED LIGHT IN KARAMOJAUpdated at Oct 27, 2026, 04:00
Natee was born in a small manyatta in kambizi village ,Moroto District.Her family was only known for one thing "POVERTY".With time natee grew and she watched her family suffer.At the age of 9yrs while her young girls married she asked her parents to take her to school.Her father laughed at her while her mother encouraged her that education can one day change the story of their family.Her mother sold silver brechelet to buy her books for her to start school.As time went on from school she loved stories and nature.She made another request to her mother that she wanted a smart phone.Her mother didn't promise her that she was going to buy the phone but promised to try her best to get her one. As time went her mother sold her dad's cow and bought for her a phone convincing her dad that Natee had passed well in schools so she deserved a gift.Her mom brought the phone to her and told her to use it well .From school she concentrated on her books and her phone trying to discover certain things.one day she got permission from school to go home. As she was home she captured the videos of her village and parents and posted them on tiktok.At first people laughed at her but shared her videos.some entertainment platforms like Karamoja Ent Hub reshaped her videos and the videos started gaining attention and recognition. As time went on she received a call from the radio for karamoja tour talk show where she embraced her self well.Then later the tourism sector came in and invited her too .Natee later on went to her village and told her parents about the experience and ask for their permission to establish the tourism grounds in their village land.Her parents allowed her since they have always believed in their daughter.She made her mother the one in charge of the cooking traditional foods for the tourists,her brothers became the dancers and guard also while her dad become the one telling tales and stories to the visitors while the entire villagers came in to support.The family that was known for nothing but poverty became the reason why we everyone came in to the village story by okello