Tag: Uganda

  • Uganda qualified for first time in Men’s T20 World Cup

    Uganda qualified for first time in Men’s T20 World Cup

    The African country Uganda created a new history by qualifying for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024.

    By defeating Rwanda in the T-20 World Cup 2024 qualifiers, Uganda secured their place in next year’s T20 World Cup in West Indies and America.

    In the T20 World Cup’s Africa Region Qualifier on Thursday, the Ugandan team defeated Rwanda easily by 9 wickets and qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time, taking the second position on the points table.

    The top two teams from the Africa region qualifiers were to play in next year’s T20 World Cup, with Namibia securing their place in the T20 World Cup by finishing first in the group ahead of Uganda.

    After Uganda’s qualification, Zimbabwe, who was included in the Africa region qualifiers, is out of the race to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024.

    The 20-team line-up for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been completed after Namibia and Uganda qualified.

    Here is celebration video after Uganda cricket team after qualifying for the T20 World Cup 2024

  • Miracle baby delivered by passenger during flight to Uganda

    Miracle baby delivered by passenger during flight to Uganda

    A Canadian doctor helped a woman deliver a baby during an overnight flight to Uganda. The mother, a migrant worker who was on her way home was about to deliver her first child on the plane to Uganda from Saudi Arabia , when the Qatar Airways staff asked if there was a doctor on board.

    Dr. Ayesha Khatib, a professor at the University of Toronto, sprang into action when she answered an urgent appeal on Qatar Airways’ intercom for a medical professional.

    The baby, named ‘Miracle Ayesha’ after Dr Khatib, was born healthy, despite being early at 35 weeks.

    “I see a crowd of people gathered around the patient,” Dr Khatib told BBC. At this point, she was wondering if someone was having a heart attack.

    “As I got closer, I see this woman lying on the seat with her head toward the aisle and feet towards the window. And the baby was coming out!”

    Dr Khatib was helped by two other passengers, an oncology nurse and a pediatrician. She said that the baby was crying “robustly”. After she quickly checked the baby, she passed her on to the pediatrician for further checks.

    “I looked at the baby, and she was stable, and I looked at the mom and she was OK,” said Dr Khatib.

    “So I was like, ‘Congratulations it’s a girl.’ Then the entire plane started clapping and cheering and was like ‘Oh right, I’m on a plane and everybody is watching this.’”

    “The best part of the story is that she decided to name the baby after me,” says Dr Khatib.

  • Imam discovers newlywed ‘wife’ is a man two weeks after wedding

    Imam discovers newlywed ‘wife’ is a man two weeks after wedding

    A newlywed Muslim man in Uganda was
    shocked after discovering that his newlywed spouse is a man.

    Mohammed Sheikh Mutumba met the ‘girl’ at the mosque in Kyampisi area, fell in love and wished-for marriage. The spouse, posing as Swabullah Nabukeera, was found to be a man after he was arrested for stealing a television set and clothes from Imam’s residence.

    According to the police, Nabukeera was first arrested under the assumption that he was a woman as he was wearing a hijab and sandals. When female police officers searched the suspect, they found that Nabukeera was actually a man. Police quickly informed the Imam that his wife was actually a man, identified as 27-year-old Richard Tumushabe.

    Upon investigation, the police discovered that Tumushabe had allegedly tricked Mutumba to steal his money by refusing to consummate their marriage for over two weeks.

    Tumushabe’s suspected aunt has also
    been arrested for assisting him in stealing money by setting up a fake wedding.

    While the aunt claims that she had
    no idea of her ‘niece’ posing as a man as she had never seen her before. Police
    have charged Tumushabe with theft and impersonation.