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Its rapidly modernising. Known as the land of two seas, you are never far from the coast. Ah, so refreshing. For the longest time, many of its ancient stone towns have been rapidly declining. But now the call s going out around the world for people to live, buy and invest here. This is unbelievable. Look at these views. This is totally unique, and a rooftop pool, forfree, from the government. Come on. But how will it keep that balance between staying authentic and affordable. Buongiorno buongiorno, buongiorno . Whilst opening up to the world . This week, im in puglia. Now ive travelled a lot through italy. I love this place. Theres great food, theres great wine. But this is my first trip into the heel of the country. In recent years, the area has become more popular with tourists, but also with the government, thats been trying to entice people back to live in the south. So im in a town called presicce acquarica, and here, theyre offering people 30,000 euros to buy a home. Sounds like ....
Everywhere here. This is a very sad day for this community. They have remembered her as a humble member of this community who inspired many children to take up athletics, and who was ready to help many people. Herfamily has been remembering her as a pillar of their family, of their large family. She was supporting many of them, and so this is a big blow for them and also for the community in bukwo. Earlier in the day, the counsellors met and passed a motion to name a road and a stadium in honour of Rebecca Cheptegei. So the chart is currently running the funeral programme, but this is very much also a military event. They will be honouring her. We understand with a Gun Salute where she will be buried not too far from here at her fathers homestead. Rebeccas violent death has prompted a great deal of Discussion in uganda and k ....
And you can see that from the turnout today. There were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. Earlier in the day, local councillors met here at Bukwo District and passed a motion to name a street and a Sports Venue after her. Earlier, we heard from paris, which is the city she ran her last marathon that they are also planning to to name a Sports Venue after her. Her death, atjust 33, has shocked many members of this community. She is the third athlete to die as a result of Domestic Violence in kenya, where she lived in just three years, and therefore this death has cast a spotlight on an endemic issue i ....