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    Bashir Semakula

    TRAILBLAZER: Meet Bashir Semakula, The First Ugandan to Summit Mount Everest

    David KangyeNews & AnalysisOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022

    Bashir Semakula is the first Ugandan to summit Mt Everest Base Camp. Together with a group of 15 other mountain climbers, they were able to scale 8,848 metres in a…

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