IOC boss Bach in Uganda

Because it is the Pearl of Africa!” 

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach put his reasons for visiting Uganda quite succinctly after he touched down at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday.

Bach, clad in a white shirt and grey pants, touched down at around 4pm and was welcomed by Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei, Olympians Halimah Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo, IOC member William Blick, Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) president Donald Rukare, Minister of  State for Sports Peter Ogwang, and National Council of Sports chairman Ambrose Tashobya and general…