The fundraising ceremony for the construction of Lukanga boxing club Gym in Kyengera has been launched in Entebbe ahead of the fight between Samuel Lukanga and Coach Muhammad Mbidde who both return to the boxing ring on 1st May, 2023. The fight is intended to fundraise money needed to construct shs 20bn Lukanga boxing club
How WhatsApp exposed Muhangi’s abuse of boxing body’s constitution Abdul-Nasser Ssemugabi The Uganda boxing family might not remain the same following leaked audios that exposed how Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) president Moses Muhangi influenced the unconstitutional amendment of the federation constitution. In an April 5 meeting, Muhangi issued copies of the amended constitution and told club delegates and the media that the old constitution is “now history.” The amendment process started with the March 6 general assembly, through another meeting on March 31. Muhangi was voted UBF president January 20, 2018, and in his final year of his first term, he presided over constitutional amendments his rivals deem “unconstitutional” and intended to stifle competition. The changes, the opinions Among the changes that stirred debate are the minimum qualifications for those seeking UBF executive positions which demand: being a certified National Technical Offic
How NRM top wigs used slain boxer Zebra Mando
January 6, 2021 Zebra Mando
His death in a night shooting last week drew the most public notice including a presidential confession that the killers of Isaac ‘Zebra Mando’ Ssenyange were security agents.
His shooting on December 30 catapulted Ssenyange to a grandeur national stage and intensified the harsh political criticism of killings of unarmed civilians by security forces during this election campaign period. Ssenyange was one of the most controversial national boxing stars in Uganda’s recent history.
Ssenyange courted controversy inside and outside the boxing ring but was loved in equal measure. Ssenyange’s influence was not limited to the boxing ring; he had over the years shrewdly used his boxing prowess to fight and endear himself to the top officials in the ruling NRM government.
Daily Monitor
Thursday December 31 2020
Summary
According to the family and witnesses, masked gunmen struck the family home in St Francis Zone in Bwaise in the dead of the night, and banged the door and window, calling out Ssenyange by his nickname Zebra.
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President Museveni yesterday reportedly telephoned the widow of renowned boxer Isaac Zebra Ssenyange who was shot dead early yesterday in Bwaise, a Kampala suburb.
In the telephone conversation that is said to have lasted for about 15 minutes, the President condoled with the family and undertook to dispatch a team to investigate the killing of Ssenyage, 40.
“Yes, President promised to [help with the investigations] … but I have been told to stop discussing that,” Ms Mercy Mukankusi, the widow, said yesterday.
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