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The movers, shakers of 2011 were... |
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Justice Julia Sebutinde
She was the first Ugandan judge to be elected to the International Court of Justice. Justice Sebutinde has been a judge at the Hague-based UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, trying former Liberian President Charles Taylor. She beat off spirited competition from Sierra Leonean Judge Abdul Koroma to get the ICJ slot after obtaining 97 votes in the UN General Assembly compared to Koroma’s 83. The 15-member Security Council gave her nine votes and six to the Sierra Leonean, who already served at the World Court for 18 years.
Flavia Namakula
She won the Uganda Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship by five strokes with an aggregate of 223 after 54 holes. And she was November 2011 Nile Special-USPA sports personality of the month award.Sharon Nalukenge aka Sharon O
The singer in Obsessions singing and dancing group, who represented Uganda at the Big Brother reality show was the first Ugandan woman to be among the finalists.Annet Negesa
She won a gold medal at the All Africa Games in 800 meters in Maputo, Mozambique at the Zimpeto National stadium.
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