Congratulations Joshua Cheptegei. You have once again done Uganda and Africa proud. You continue to be an inspiration to the next generation of athletes all around the world. Congratulations!

Congratulations Peruth Chemutai on your brilliant performance and on winning a silver medal for Uganda. You continue to be a powerful source of inspiration for all of us.

Araya Assefa was a dear friend and a dedicated UN worker He served with UNICEF in several African countries We salute him for strongly supporting Uganda, after the NRM take over in 1986, to quickly revamp the childhood immunization infrastructure. Africa will miss him UNICEF