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Penny Tinditina also known as Penny Jakana (died on April 19, 2017)[1] was the former Uganda Television news anchor, Radio one news anchor and presenter[2] and BBC journalist in the early 2000s.[3][4][5] She died at the age of 39.[6]

Background

In 2016, Penny was diagnosed with Lung Cancer[6] and died in 2017 in Seattle, United States where she had battled for her life for more than a year. Her funeral service held at Watoto Church in Kampala.[4] She was remembered for being kind, polite and focused. When she died, a memorial fund was created by friends on Gofundme.com to support her funeral financially in Uganda.[3][5] She was buried at her ancestral home in Nyakiganda village in Nyabuhikye, Ibanda District.[4][6] Her vigil took place at her parents' home in Buwaate-Najeela.[6] She was described by the husband as a loving and courageous woman who not only had time for the family but also transformed him.[4]

Career

She worked at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the Washington State, US at the time of her death and was a former journalist with BBC.[3] She also worked at Uganda Television now known as UBC.

Personal life

Penny had three children named; Darren, Dione and Divine with her husband Alex Jakana.[3][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Death Announcement | Penny Jakana Passes On April 19th 2017 in Seattle, Washington State – Join The Fundraising Campaign Below | Welcome to the Ugandan Diaspora News Online". www.ugandandiasporanews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ "Penny Tinditina". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "Former Radio One news anchor, Penny Tinditina succumbs to lung". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jakana pays tribute to loving wife Tinditina". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "Former Radio One and UBC news anchor Tinditina Penny succumbs to cancer". Matooke Republic. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ^ a b c d "Burial arrangements for former UTV anchor out". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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