The annual Rwenzori Theluji Festival is back

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The long awaited annual Rwenzori Theluji Festival is back in full swing .

A series of action packed activities have been lined up to spice up the festival that commenced on 28th August  and will go through to 3rd September 2023.

This marathon will be run on Saturday, 2nd September 2023 and will have varying categories in 5KM, 10KM, 21KM and 42 KM

Last year, the Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon drew a capacity crowd of over 10,000 runners on the streets of Kasese during a wet morning.

Allan Andiema won the 42km men’s category on his marathon debut.

The 23-year-old runner, attached to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) clocked 2:31:51 to pocket the grand cash prize of UGX5M cash prize.

Meanwhile, Patrick Omara came third with 2:36:35.