Uganda Paralympic ushers in new executive committee, Mpindi returns as president

The Uganda Paralympic Committee (UPC) conducted a successful elective assembly at Materwood Hotel in Kyaliwajjala.

Long serving president Bumali Mpindi returned unopposed during the assembly supervised by National Council of Sports official Anne Nankya.

Oscar Wakhooli, and advocate of the High Court conducted the tranquil elections.

Bumali lauded the electoral college who once again entrusted him with the leadership mantle.

I thank the delegates that have entrusted me again with this leadership, we still have many challenges from little funding compared to member associations, lack of facilities, and classification of our athletes. But we are going to work step by step.

Bumali Mpindi, president Uganda Paralympic Committee (UPC)

Bumali will work with Deborah Mazzi as the first vice president and Bernard Mpungu will serve as the second vice president.

Mpungu defeated Engineer Sulaiman Mayanja 15-06 votes.

“There is no need of celebrating my win, it is because we are the same people here, same problems and others” Mpungu remarked.

“I have been advocating for grassroot development and this is going to be my take.” Mpungu added after the tense vote.

Regional representatives:

Edward Kizza Kabonge was elected as the central representative.

Kabonge garnered 11 votes, Mark Giggs Kalibbala got 5 and Ismail Mugumya with 5.

Ali Mukasa Kibirango is the representative for Eastern region, Francis Kinubi (Western representative) whilst Stella Amero is for the Northern region.

” I encourage the new leadership to go back to the drawing board, recruit new athletes, to further the development of Para-sports. NCS’ Nankya urged.

Bumali was first elected as UPC president in 2010.

Meanwhile, Amputee Football, Blind Football and Para-Dance Sport were enacted as new member associations.

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