Bulange, Mengo:- The Minister of Lands and Housing in Mengo, Owek. David FK. Mpanga has applauded the Buganda Land Board (BLB) for its active participation and support towards the upcoming Kabaka Birthday Run scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2025.
While handing over the Kabaka Birthday Run kits to BLB Chief Executive Officer Mr. Simon Kabogoza at Bulange on Thursday, Owek Mpanga expressed his joy over the board’s continued commitment to supporting the annual event.
“I am so much overjoyed to hand these kits to the Buganda Land Board who have confirmed participating in the Kabaka Birthday Run as the Kabaka celebrates 70 years of age,” Mpanga said.
Mpanga further encouraged the public to purchase the run kits, which are available at Bulange, Airtel shops, and various outlets. He noted that the Kabaka himself will officially flag off the run at Lubiri, Mengo, on Sunday, April 06, 2025.
“Let’s buy the kits, available here at Bulange, Airtel shops, and various outlets. Ssaabasajja Kabaka will flag off the run at Lubiri Mengo,” he urged.
Speaking to the media after the kits’ purchase, Mr. Kabogoza emphasized that it is BLB’s responsibility to actively participate in the Kabaka’s Birthday Run every year as a way of celebrating the Kabaka’s birthday.
“It is our mandate as Kabaka’s servants under the Buganda Land Board to participate in this run. All our staff have received the kits, and we are ready to be there at Lubiri to join the Kabaka in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic,” he said
Mr Kabogoza further called upon all BLB employees and all tenants on Kabaka’s land to take part in the run on Sunday to fulfill the day’s theme. “I urge all occupants of Kabaka’s land also to use this opportunity to support the Kingdom by getting kits for the run,” he said.
Now in its 12th edition, the annual Kabaka Birthday run is expected to light up the streets of Mengo in Kampala with hundreds of thousands expected to take part in the event on Sunday.
The run is organised by the Buganda Kingdom in partnership with Airtel Uganda as a celebration of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s birthday and championing noble global health causes.
The 2025 Run is being held under the theme “Men for Good Health to Save the Girl Child” with all proceeds from the kit sales channeled towards health initiatives targeting the protection and well-being of the girl child.
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II is the Goodwill ambassador for the international AIDS body(UNAIDS), a body that is fast-tracking the speedy treatment and prevention of the HIV/AIDS spread.
Last year, over 100,000 kits were sold as participants took part in the 10km and 5km races around the kingdom’s headquarters in Mengo.
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