In Huye, Ntamugabumwe Nkambi ya Baridi 53, is said to have gone against family resistance that restrained him from marrying his wife Sifa Akimana 29, who is also an albino.
For six years down the road, the controversial couple in Huye has been married.
“My first wife had passed away and I fell in love with this lady,” Ntamugabumwe, a resident of Tumba Sector, Huye District, explains.
“I knew Akimana since her childhood. So, when we fell in love, I decided to marry her despite the many voices from residents who were discouraging me ,” he adds.
“But I told them I had decided to marry an albino because of love and that nothing could change my choice. I fought hard to have her,” Ntamugabumwe, remembers.
Ntamugabumwe notes that, “I love Akimana so much and she loves me. We love each other and together we make a happy family.”
The word “albinism” refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited altered genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin.
Albinism affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic backgrounds. Sometimes people do not recognize that they have albinism.
A common myth is that people with albinism have red eyes. In fact there are different types of albinism and the amount of pigment in the eyes varies.
Although some individuals with albinism have reddish or violet eyes, most have blue eyes. Some have hazel or brown eyes. However, all forms of albinism are associated with vision problems.
Source: NewTimes
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