The Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation (JOCDEF) Athletics Club qualified a total of 7 athletes out of the 12 for both the junior men and women teams to represent Uganda at the weekend’s 44th World Cross Country Championships. The group that went through a series of demanding national trials and intense training, a month of intense…
On November 29, 2021, World and Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei and his team launched the Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation in Kapchorwa Municipality, bringing to a climax years of preparation and paperwork. The Foundation was started in 2015 with a purpose to transform communities into strong, united and influential partners in development. However, the team had…
Kapchorwa District Bomagrounds was a beehive of activities as women tussled it out in the 5km and 10km road races on Saturday, October 8. The Independence Day Eve event was organized to specifically celebrate women and give them the platform to showcase talent and shape their own course going into the future. The weather was…
In January, 9-year-old Jovia Kwaga, accompanied by her mother Daphine Kwaga, were hosted at the Foundation offices in Kapchrowa Municipality as they received a scholarship. Jovia’s plight was brought to the Foundation’s attention by members of the public who saw her soliciting support from well-wishers to enable her continue with studies. The Foundation carried out…
Tourism is one of Uganda’s economic mainstays and occupies a central place in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. A recent commentary at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Cheptegei raced to a gold medal in the 5000 meters event underscores this. The East African country offers a wide range of attractions such as the big cats,…
Tourism is one of Uganda’s economic mainstays and occupies a central place in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. A recent commentary at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Cheptegei raced to a gold medal in the 5000 meters event underscores this. The East African country offers a wide range of attractions such as the big cats,…
Until the emergence of athletics superstars in Sebei, the sub-region had for years been tagged to the notorious practise of female circumcision female also referred to as female genital mutilation. The practise involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia. Worldwide, the global health agency WHO reports that more than 200 million girls…
Every year, the craggy terrain with low temperatures that is Sebei, ranks among the poor performing regions in the country’s national exams, right from primary to secondary school levels. Hundreds of these disadvantaged children in outlying settlements, who face insurmountable odds, do not go far with their education, unlike their counterparts in urban settings. There…
The hilly Sebei Sub-region has increasingly established its presence among global athletics powerhouses, especially in long-distance races. Previously, the Sabiny kinsmen across the border in Kenya – the Kalenjin – had for decades dominated the track and marathon races. But their kinsmen in the Sebei sub-region have since matched up and have proven to be…