By Venesa Namusabi
United Motorsport Club (UMOSPOC) will fully support Eastern Motorsport Club (EMC) in their Charity Pursuit.
EMC the organisers of Stabex Bugerere rally will construct a classroom block for Great Harvest Primary School in Kyengera Kayunga district.
The community school with close to 200 pupils has no desks, the classrooms are made of wood and the floor is not cememented.
According to Villington Obbo the proprietor of the school, he started the school two years ago after he had been denied employment due to discrimination of his height.
So, Eastern Motorsport Club, together with Hon.Amos Lugolobi the Member of Parliament for Ntenjeru North who is also the state minister for finance decided to support Obbo to have a decent school.
Promotion of education and children from disadvantaged communities being one of the core values of UMOSPOC, propelled the club to join the campaign.
UMOSPOC will contribute 20 iron sheets towards the noble cause, as it plans for its education campaign in Bunyoro region later this year.
UMOSPOC president Johnson Were assured Eastern Motorsport Club of his club’s full support as far as community development programmes are concerned.
“Motorsport should think beyond racing and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) should be prioritised by the Federation and other clubs and any club in that direction will get full support from us,” UMOSPOC president Mr. Were said.
The school in Busaana, Kyengera, Kayunga district when completed will help many disadvantaged families.
EMC Stabex Bugerere Rally:
The 4th round of the National Rally Championship (NRC) returns to Kayunga on Saturday July 12th 2025 after 7 years.
Rally was last held in Kayunga in 2018 and that was the Pearl of Africa Rally won by Kenya’s Manvir Baryan in a Skoda Fabia.
During the launch of the event at the Mayor’s Garden in Kayunga attended by FMU general secretary Reynolds Kibira and Deputy Vice President rallying Joshua Mayanja, the Clerk of the Clerk of the Course (COC) Jackson Ssemwanga lauded the cooperation of the locals.
He urged them to cooperate during the event so that it ends safely without an incident.
The rally starts in Jinja where they will have a Super Special Stage at Across the Nile, and then the tree planting in Bugembe.
The three-Day event will cover 10 stages including the IUEA 9km stage before heading to Across the Nile for the double circuit on Friday.
On July 12th2025, crews will battle it out in the 5 stages to be in Kayunga.
The rally will take place in the villages of Kyampisi, Nkuufu, Bugerere High, through, Kasoota and Kigoye.
Thereafter, go for service and return to Amos Lugolobi stage and then head to the Power stage (15km) through Kyampisi and then Busaana for the Prize Giving.
EMC president Kees Kagolo promised a good rally and lauded all the corporate brands including KCB Bank, Stabex, Serene Fire, and the International University of East Africa for supporting the event.
He also lauded individuals including Hon. Amos Lugolobi, Women in Motorsport, UMOSPOC, and other individuals for supporting not only the Motorsportbut humanity.
Any Support to school can be channeled to the School proprietor Villington Obbo 0708129439
