When she was two years old, Namangolwa became disabled. “ I was self - conscious, ” she says, “thinking that people would be appalled by my appearance.
تَقُولُ نَامَانْڠُولْوُا :‏ « كَثِيرًا مَا أَشْعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ شَدِيدٍ فِي سَاقَيَّ ،‏ لكِنَّنِي لَا أَسْمَحُ لِذلِكَ بِإِعَاقَتِي عَنْ خِدْمَتِي » .‏