SAVING OUR ANGELS! Speaker Oboth Lights Up Mbale as Thousands Storm Streets for Kids’ Brain Surgery Drive
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth led a charity run in Mbale to support the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda. The event raised funds for free pediatric neurosurgery for children suffering from conditions like hydrocephalus and spina bifida.
Why it matters
The event highlights the critical role of charitable healthcare initiatives in providing life-saving surgeries to impoverished populations in East Africa.
MBALE — Thousands of spirited runners flooded the streets of Mbale on Saturday morning, transforming the city into a sea of hope, sweat, and charity as Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth officially flagged off the milestone 10th Annual CURE Brain Surgery Run.
In an electric, emotionally charged atmosphere, Speaker Oboth stood alongside State Minister for Public Service Hon. Lydia Wanyoto, top lawmakers, local dignitaries, and an unstoppable crowd of well-wishers—all united by a single, urgent mission: to rescue dying children.
Laying aside political formality, Speaker Oboth delivered a deeply personal testimony that silenced and moved the packed crowd. Opening his heart, the Speaker revealed he was not standing on the podium merely as a leader, but as a grateful witness whose life had been touched directly by the Mbale facility after bringing a patient there for care.
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