Kampala — HER inspiration is not rooted in big names, but a pet. This pet, a cat, did not even have a name. Pussycat is all it went by. But its meek disposition and tenderness infused love into people around it. Young Gladys Kalema was one such of the pet's biggest fans.
Growing up in Kampala as the youngest of six children, Kalema fell in love with the pet. And in a blink of an eye, she had made friends with all the pets at their home - and given them names too - Pillie the cat, Tina the dog, name it.
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