In one of his many timeless and thought provoking hits, Basima Ogenze, singer Jose Chameleone wondered why it is easier to appreciate people’s efforts when they are long gone. If it was a Luganda themed dinner to see off International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, retired football referee…
Younger sibling of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died on Thursday due to multiple organ failure after being doused with petrol and set aflame at her house in Kinyoro, Trans Nzoia County, has given harrowing details of how the late marathoner’s ex-boyfriend blurred her vision by first pouring petrol on her face, then threatened to…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. The country’s sports minister said authorities must do more to combat gender-based violence. A spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral…
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. A spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city, Owen Menach, confirmed Cheptegei’s death on Thursday. Menach said the long-distance runner died…
