{"id":6127,"date":"2022-07-03T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=6127"},"modified":"2022-07-04T06:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:43:35","slug":"hundres-participate-in-kabakas-birthday-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/hundres-participate-in-kabakas-birthday-run\/","title":{"rendered":"HUNDREDS OF UGANDANS PARTICIPATE IN KABAKA&#8217;S BIRTHDAY RUN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hundreds of Ugandans participated in today&#8217;s  Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II &#8216;s birthday run . The Kabaka flagged off the run at Lubiri Mengo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Run has been held under the theme, \u201cMen against AIDS to Save the Girl Child\u201d, with the aim of continuing to create awareness about HIV\/AIDS and encourage men to get tested, get treated and eventually protect women against infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"6129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/hundres-participate-in-kabakas-birthday-run\/kaba-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaba-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga said he was impressed by the big numbers that participated in the run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are impressed by the number of participants who took part in this year\u2019s edition of the Kabaka Birthday Run. We aimed to sell 80,000 kits and all were sold out, which is a sign of commitment our people have shown towards supporting the Kingdom initiatives, and we appreciate it,\u201dMayiga noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"6130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/hundres-participate-in-kabakas-birthday-run\/kaba-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaba-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kaba-3.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would not have been able to walk this journey alone. With support from our sponsors, Airtel Uganda, and partners like UNAIDS, among others who have contributed towards this noble cause of fighting the spread of HV\/AIDs, the run has consistently been held.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Ugandans participated in today&#8217;s Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II &#8216;s birthday run . 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