Tet-a-Tet with Chairman

Tell us about yourself

Sirengo is a family man, married to one wife and blessed with 3 boys and 1 girl. Personally, I love sports, politics, reading, am outgoing and above all a devout Christian.

How long have you been working at KIWASCO and in which capacities?

I have worked in Kiwasco for 21 years, 4 of which I was in the defunct municipal council. We are the pioneers of Kiwasco. I was first employed under technical department as a water operator in Dunga treatment plant. After the first restructuring, I was transferred to Kibuye reservoir in charge of the station. After 1.5 I crossed over to commercial department as acting Zonal Coordinator, and confirmed after 6 months.

After that I moved to Corporate department as the Community Liason

Officer until now. This is a position am holding because of talent, and not professionalism and in short, my job is like my hobby.

Why do people call you ‘Chairman”?

(Laughing out) they call me that because I serve in different capacities not only in

KIWASCO but also outside. I hold various positions both formally and informally but again people calling me that shows respect, and confidence that people have in me.

You caught everyone by surprise when you announced plans to hold your wedding, tell us more about that

As much as Sirengo is outgoing, I am also a leader in church. Life is 3-fold, there is birth, marriage and death and you can always celebrate life at birth and in marriage. Considering my age, I felt I needed to celebrate my marriage. As a catholic, you can’t be part of leadership when you do not receive. I wanted to live a complete life as a Christian leader. I also longed to receive the body of Christ and that is what really catalyzed the process as a devoted

Christian. Again, I believe in a monogamous marriage and I was not planning to marry again. My mum is a strong Christian and a leader in church and she always wanted all her children to receive the body of Christ. What made you settle on your wife and not any other lady? Being a bachelor, I had good taste of women and she fit the description. I loved ladies who are tall, beautiful and with good legs but again as we were dating, I realized that she was a lady with a kind heart. Betty fit the description of a typical

African woman who is submissive, a home maker, knows how to cook and above all a staunch Christian.

How has the experience been so far, 3 months after the wedding?

The wedding was a game changer; 1. The affection I have towards my wife has tremendously grown and I am now grounded as a family man on a solid

Christian foundation.

2. I am now able to access any leadership position in Church because of going through all the sacrament requirements of the Catholic church. 3. My perception towards life has utterly changed and I am now more focused on family and spirituality.

Briefly share your 20- year experience before wedding and the 3 months after wedding

Before wedding I was very outgoing, I was so much into friends and my social life was the thing. I was living carelessly and not putting any regards to spiritual growth. I was baptized on the day of my wedding to mean that I got saved on that day. Looking back, I do not regret but I am better placed to start a new life.

What lessons have you drawn from your wedding experience?

You need to have work-life balance especially have a delicate balance between friends and family.

Family is everything and should always come first. During the wedding, you realize the kind of support system one has i.e the capacity of your social network. I am happy that all my friends lived up to my expectations, not just through contribution but also through their physical attendance despite the short notice of the wedding.

Parting shot?

The marriage institution is under siege due to the socio-economic challenges among others and this is also putting a drift between man and God. We have a mongrel-like relationships, and in the western world statistically marriage has totally failed due to social deficit. We therefore need to reflect back and retrace our steps to where the rain started beating humankind and hence the need to reconcile with God because family is the basic unit and foundation of Christianity

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