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Mugabi, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science student, defeated Daphine Kuhirwa, a Bachelor of Laws student, who received 1,587 votes out of the 4,949 ballots cast. The results gave Mugabi 67.93 per cent of the vote against Kuhirwa’s 32.07 per cent.

Ilungole said the win came as a surprise after the team faced significant challenges during production, including criticism of an unfinished version shown at the first screening.

Playmaker Jones Kamiza, forward Allan Karuhanga and winger Mark Lagat are among the players selected to represent Uganda at the tournament, scheduled for September 2 to 7 at the Coetzenburg campus in Stellenbosch.

The title takes UCU back to the summit of Ugandan women’s basketball and extends their record to nine National Basketball League championships.

UCU Lady Canons head into Game Three of the 2026 National Basketball League Finals against JT Lady Jaguars with a 2–0 series lead, following their 65–61 victory, and the chance to move within one win of their first league title since 2022.

It was in 1995 that Owakubariho took his first drink of waragi. He remembers it was during the grasshopper season. What began as a one day thing later developed into a habit.