The 11th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run happened at the Kololo Independence grounds on Sunday.

Mr. Wafula James Bichachi, addressing runners just before the warm-up

The run is an annual event organized since 2012 by Rotarians to bridge the gap in the fight against the cancer scourge by building a one stop cancer screening and treatment centre at Nsambya Hospital, Kampala.

This year’s run was the first physical event after a two-year break caused by the COVID pandemic. 

Several Ugandans in Burundi participated in the run through the co-efforts of the Uganda Embassy in Bujumbura and the Rotary Fraternity in Burundi, following a call by Foreign Affairs Minister Gen. Abubakar Jeje Odongo. Mr. Wafula James Bichachi urged participants to be vigilant on early screening, as a key means of fighting the scourge.

The Embassy provided much-deserved refreshments to runners who participated in the cause.