Penny Tinditina
Penny Tinditina, also known as Penny Jakana (died on April 19, 2017),[1] was a former Uganda Television news anchor, Radio 1 news anchor and presenter[2] and BBC journalist in the early 2000s.[3][4][5] She died at the age of 39.[6]
Background[edit]
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 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 her husband as a "loving and courageous woman who not only had time for the family but also transformed him".[4]
Career[edit]
She worked at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 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[edit]
Penny had three children; Darren, Dione, and Divine, with her husband Alex Jakana.[3][1]
See also[edit]
- Brenda Zobbo
- Alex Jakana
- Alan Kasujja
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Elvis Kalema
- Edris Kiggundu
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Penny Tinditina". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Former Radio One news anchor, Penny Tinditina succumbs to lung". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Jakana pays tribute to loving wife Tinditina". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ a b "Former Radio One and UBC news anchor Tinditina Penny succumbs to cancer". Matooke Republic. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Burial arrangements for former UTV anchor out". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-24.