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Patrick Kakanyero, is a Ugandan Security Officer born on Saturday November 23, 1991 in Gulu district, to the late Gaudencio Opwonya and Pauline Apiyo all of Gulu district. Patrick is the first-born child of the seven boys and one girl in their family.

Patrick begun his school straight from P.1 in 2001 from Lacor Primary School then in Gulu now in Amuru district skipping pre-primary due to his mature age way higher for him to join pre-primary at the time where he studies till P.4 before the northern Uganda insurgence of the Lord’s Resistance Army fighting with the Uganda Government, intensifies forcing the family to seek refuge in a nearby army guarded area at St. Mary’s Hospital lacor in Gulu.

The change of residential location could not allow his school continuation in Lacor Primary anymore causing a shift to Obiya West Primary School from P.5 in 2005 till 2007 where he sat Primary Leaving Examination. He later joined S.1 in 2008 at Keyo Secondary School in Amuru District for O'and sat A 'level in 2013.

Patrick worked as Head of Security, for Watoto Church and Watoto Childcare Ministries in Gulu, northern Uganda. Before promotion to the role of Head of Security, Patrick worked at Watoto Neighborhood as Security guard where he was responsible for the general safety of staffs and ministries’ properties within the premises.

Patrick also worked as a receptionist officer for Watoto Church Gulu, where was responsible for welcoming, receiving and responding to clients concern and acting as the first point of contact to the premises and guiding them.

Watoto is known as family of people from all over the world who are working together to ensure the forgotten have a place to belong. At the heart of its activities, Watoto remains a local church, committed to “celebrating Christ and caring for community”.