Portia Mbabazi Karegeya, a daughter to slain Rwanda ex-spy chief Patrick Karegeya, has landed a job with the International Criminal Court (ICC), a source has said.

According to the source, Ms Karegeya is set to take up her new job in The Hague, Netherlands, soon.

By press time the EagleOnline was unable to establish under which department Ms Karegeya will work under, but the ICC has placements for internship under the Registry, Chambers, Office of the Prosecutor and the Sarajevo Office.

Before her father’s death on January 1, 2014, Ms Karegeya’s name had come to the spotlight in 2012 after Rwanda cancelled her citizenship and she also had her Ugandan passport withdrawn by immigration officials at Entebbe International Airport as she tried to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa for under graduate studies.

Born and partly raised in Uganda, Ms Karegeya, 27, holds a Masters at Law degree obtained from McGill University in Quebec, Canada and is one of three siblings born to Patrick (RIP) and Leah Karegeya.

A former Colonel in the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), Karegeya, a very instrumental espionage official during the ‘second Congo war’ between 1998 and 2003, fell out with the establishment in Rwanda in 2005. Subsequently he was imprisoned and on release, was stripped of his military ranks and dismissed with disgrace, effectively making him an almost ‘undesirable’ civilian.

In 2006 he was to flee to exile in South Africa, in the process linking up with another Rwandan dissident officer-cum-diplomat, former RPA Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa, who had also earlier fled Rwanda after falling out with President Paul Kagame.

The late Karegeya, whose death caused a diplomatic row between Rwanda and South Africa, was strangled in a hotel room in the leafy Johannesburg suburb of Sandton on New Year’s Day in 2014.

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The Secretary General of the East African Community, Ambassador Liberat Mfumukeko has received a delegation from the Aga Khan University (AKU) led by Mr. Al-Karim Haji, the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Amb Mfumukeko and his guests explored how to enhance collaboration between AKU and EAC in the areas of Nursing and Midwifery as well as Media and Communications.

The AKU Vice President was accompanied by Mr. Amin Kurji, the Resident Representative for the Aga Khan Development Network for Tanzania and the EAC; Prof. Sharon Brownie, the Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery,  Aga Khan University; and Mr. Neil Bailey, the Senior Manager, Multilateral and Bilateral Relations.

The Vice President of AKU conveyed His Highness the Aga Khan’s congratulatory message to Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko upon his appointment as the Secretary General of the East African Community. His Highness assured the Secretary General of his and AKDN’s continued collaboration and support and wished him successful tenure.

The EAC and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) have built a strong collaboration over the years.  The AKDN is viewed by the EAC as playing a meaningful role in the social and economic development within the bloc.

AKU as part of AKDN, has had strong support from the EAC Secretariat, which led to two grants from the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ/KfW) being channelled to AKU via the EAC for Nursing and Midwifery and Media and Communications studies.

The Secretary General was accompanied by his Deputy in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, Jessica Eriyo and other senior officials from the Secretariat.

Started in 1983 Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan, the AKU has branches in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Afghanistan and, a satellite campus in the United Kingdom.

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Kennedy Katende is the ‘most unfit fighter’ at the Rio Games, media reports from across the world, indicate.

Despite practicing, Ugandan sportsmen tend to fail on the international scene, something that might turn into an an art and the Sweden-based boxer Katende was simply not any better bet going to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro; getting  a rude welcome with a knockout by England’s Joshua Buatsi in the light heavy weight boxing category (81kg).

With boxing Uganda’s biggest contributor of Olympic medal hauls, Katende should have known better not to let Ghanaian-born Briton Buatsi take command from the opening bell, unloading a flurry of punches as Katende backed to the ropes, and quickly slowed him with spiteful hooks to the body in the first round.

Katende fell to the canvas in the opening minute of the second round, although the referee ruled it as a slip, but Buatsi clearly found the mark with a sharp body shot that left his foe sagging on the ropes.

The bout would be brought to a sudden halt in the third round as the wilting Katende regained his feet after tipping over, only to be caught by a succession of right hand punches from Buatsi, which prompted the Ugandan’s corner to throw in  the towel.

Now Uganda’s chances of securing at least a bronze medal rest on aging shoulders of 31-year-old Ronald Serugo, who will navigate through three fights to be assured, starting with the first round battle on Saturday night against lesser experienced Armenian Narek Abgarya.

Meanwhile, there are few Ugandans who understand the Olympic ‘participation’ sloganeering like England-based swimmer Jamila Lunkuse.

And when Lunkuse took to the swimming pool on Sunday, she failed to qualify for the next round of the 100m breaststroke when she recorded a time of 1:19:64 to come 40th in the general rankings after all heats.

And yet, Lukunse fared no better at the 2012 London Games!

Meanwhile, the Ugandan contingent is still waiting for President Yoweri Museveni to send them a balance of UGX350 million of the UGX700 million that was budgeted for the Games, to cater for their allowances.

Speaking during the official flag off ceremony at the State House in Entebbe on Saturday, the President said he will make sure that the relevant authorities send the balance to the team in Brazil.

Uganda sent 21 athletes and 18 officials, with Lunkuse and katende now following the Games from the sidelines.

The remaining Team Uganda schedule

50m freestyle swimming Thu, Aug 11, 12:02 PM

→ Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa

Women’s 10,000m Fri, Aug 12, 10:10 AM

→ Juliet Chekwel

Athletics • Men’s 10,000m Sat, Aug 13, 8:27 PM

→ Moses Kurong

→ Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei

→ Timothy Toroitich

Women’s 3000m steeplechase Sat, Aug 13, 9:05 AM

→ Peruth Chemutai

Men’s fly 52 kg boxing Sat, Aug 13 4:45 PM

→ Ronald Serugo

Marathon athletics Sun, Aug 14, 8:30 AM

→ Nyakisi Adero

3000m steeplechase Mon, Aug 15, 9:25 AM

→ Benjamin Kiplagat

→ Jacob Araptany

Women’s 5000m Tue, Aug 16, 8:30 AM

→ Stella Chesang

→ Juliet Chekwel

1500m athletics Tue, Aug 16, 9:30 AM

→ Ronald Musagala

Athletics • Men’s 5000m Wed, Aug 17, 9:05 AM

→ Phillip Kipyeko

→ Jacob Kiplimo

→ Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei

Women’s 800m athletics Wed, Aug 17, 9:55 AM

→ Winnie Nanyondo

→ Halima Nakaayi

Men’s Marathon athletics Sun, Aug 21, 8:30 AM

→ Stephen Kiprotich

→ Jackson Kiprop

→ Solomon Mutai

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