Parliament has deposited Shs3 billion to the Rotary Cancer Run account, bringing its cumulative contribution over the past 15 years to Shs10.2 billion.
The Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth made the announcement during the activation of the 15th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run held at the Speaker's Chambers on Thursday, 27 August 2026.
The Speaker affirmed that institutional commitments to public health transcend political transitions stating that, ‘the burden of cancer knows no politics’
The contribution is directed towards the construction and equipping of the Cancer Treatment Centre at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya with particular emphasis on addressing Uganda's critical shortage of radiotherapy equipment.
Speaker Oboth, himself a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Kampala Platinum, personally purchased 300 running kits and rallied all Members of Parliament to take the lead in mobilising their respective constituencies.
"I call upon colleague MPs to do the same, lead the entire population in their constituencies and together we battle this burden," he added.
The Chairperson of the Uganda Rotary Cancer Run, Rotarian Stephen Mwanje said Uganda currently operates only three radiotherapy machines to serve a population of nearly 50 million, well below the global benchmark of one machine per one million people.
Rotary fraternity has accordingly set a target of raising an additional Shs6 billion to complete the radiation bunkers by 2027 and to fully install Linear Accelerator machines by 2028.
The 15th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run is scheduled for Sunday, 30 August 2026 at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, with simultaneous events taking place across 62 towns and cities nationwide, as well as in Ugandan diplomatic missions abroad.
