Penny Tinditina | |
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| Born | Penny |
| Died | 2017 Seattle, United States |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
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| Spouse | Alex Jakana |
| Children | Three children; *Darren
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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]
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 was 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] Her husband described her as a "loving and courageous woman who not only had time for the family but also transformed him". [4]
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 the BBC. [3] She also worked at Uganda Television, now known as UBC.
Penny had three children: Darren, Dione, and Divine, with her husband Alex Jakana. [3] [1]
