{"id":7275,"date":"2025-08-16T06:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poderculture.com\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2025-09-16T05:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:01:45","slug":"bushenyi-stadium-to-be-named-after-mary-karoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/bushenyi-stadium-to-be-named-after-mary-karoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushenyi Stadium to Be Named After Mary Karooro Okurut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bushenyi Stadium to Be Named After Mary Karooro Okurut:Bushenyi District Council has voted to rename its main stadium in honour of the late former minister Mary Karooro Okurut, recognising her contributions to the district\u2019s development and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bushenyi District Council has resolved to rename Bushenyi Main Stadium as the Mary Karooro Okurut Stadium in memory of the former minister\u2019s service and legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion was moved by Kyamuhunga Town Council councillor Edward Mpeirwe, the secretary for education, health, and community-based services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Bushenyi District Council, we have unanimously resolved to rename our main stadium in memory of our fallen daughter. We are grieving; it\u2019s a dark week for us. But to keep her legacy alive, we thought it best to reward her in this way,\u201d said District Chairman Jaffari Bassajjabalaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council also appealed to President Yoweri Museveni and Parliament to secure funds to upgrade the stadium into a modern facility, similar to the AKi Bua Stadium in Lira City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bushenyi Stadium to Be Named After Mary Karooro Okurut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi, who attended the council session, praised the resolution and pledged to take the matter to the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat else can we give Karooro? We are very grateful for all her contributions. As government, we will ensure this stadium is developed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poderculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-13-at-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Karooro was lauded for championing unity in Bushenyi, supporting the establishment of a women\u2019s skills centre, and initiating the construction of a sanitary pad factory near Bushenyi Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council urged government to complete the factory to fulfil her vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her successor, <a href=\"https:\/\/openmarketug.com\/\">Bushenyi<\/a> District Woman MP Annette Katusiime Mugisha, said she had benefitted from Karooro\u2019s groundwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t thank her enough. We shall always remember and celebrate her contributions. May her soul rest in eternity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poderculture.com\/nancy-kalembe-returns-to-contest-2026-preside\/\">The body of Mary Karooro Okurut is expected in Bushenyi this afternoon for prayers at St. Peter\u2019s Cathedral, Bweranyangyi, before burial tomorrow in Bwatogo Cell, Bushenyi\u2013Ishaka Municipality.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bushenyi Stadium to Be Named After Mary Karooro Okurut:Bushenyi District Council has voted to rename its main stadium in honour of the late former minister Mary Karooro Okurut, recognising her contributions to the district\u2019s development and unity. 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