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#Covid-19: Makerere University Health Minister calls for mass vaccination of students

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Simon Kabayo
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Makerere-University

Makerere University Guild Health Minister Ssewanyana Nelson has petitioned the administration calling for lobbying and mass vaccination of students.

According to Ssewanyana, the University administrators in partnership with the University Hospital can safely lobby for doses for all students. He said that they can anticipate and plan for safe reopening of the university by setting up a functioning strategy to acquire vaccines from the government.

“We appreciate and acknowledge the efforts of the University staff, medical students and Students’ with disabilities. We therefore believe that now, the strategy can be modified and ensure that all our students can be a priority and be vaccinated as soon as possible,” part of the letter reads.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and closure of schools in March  2020, academic activities at the mighty University and other institutions of learning have negatively affected, leaving many students uncertain about their studies.

Recently,  the minister of health Jane Ruth Aceng said government committed to secure 45 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with 9 million of Johnson and Johnson vaccine and 18 million of Sinorpharm vaccine expected to arrive in September and October respectively.

The government is currently conducting a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign for all teachers.

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Court sets date for cross examination of MP Paul Nsubuga’s Mother

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Our Reporter
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MP Paul Nsubuga

The hearing of the electoral petition challenging the election of Busiro North MP Paul Nsubuga kicks off next week.

In February, Edgar Lubadde, ran to court challenging the election of Nsubuga on grounds that he lacked the requisite academic qualifications to contest for that seat. Lubadde avers that Nsubuga’s real name is Peter Mukalazi and his traceable academic journey ended at Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE.

Appearing before Kampala High Court Judge Winfred Nabisinde, Court fixed the hearing of the petition for 31 August and 1st September to determine the ground of alleged lack of education where a number of witnesses including Paul Nsubuga’s mother Agnes Nabawanuka will be examined among other witnesses.

Justice Nabisinde declined the new evidence that was presented to the court by Edgar Lubadde the loser in the Busiro North Parliamentary elections who accuses Busiro North MP Paul Nsubuga of Identity theft. The judge ruled that the new evidence of forgery of nomination forms was being smuggled into court, yet it was not pleaded anywhere in the petition.

Nsubuga has since said that that he was born and baptized as Peter Mukalazi and at birth, he was described as the son of the late Mathias Kibuuka and Agnes Nabawanuka the same names he used for PLE in the year 2002 at Bukerere St. Charles Lwanga.

However, Nsubuga states that later his mother told him of his true father was the late Charles Mbabali who was a soldier in UPDF and when he was introduced to the family of the late Mbabali, he was named Paul Nsubuga a name he used to re-sit for Primary Leaving Examinations in 2003 at Ssentema Catholic Primary School under the index number 64281/035” all which is supported by an affidavit.

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Roberto Oliveira: Vipers appoint Brazilian as new head coach

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Our Reporter
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Roberto Oliveira: Vipers appoint Brazilian as new head coach

Uganda Premier League side Vipers Sports Club have unveiled Brazilian manager Roberto Oliveira aka Robertinho as their new head coach.

The Brazilian has signed a three year deal and will be deputized by Portuguese Marcelo Cardoso.

Robertinho has managed Tunisian club Stade Tunisien and Rayon Sport in Rwanda. He has also previously coached Brazilian clubs; Americano and Fluminense.

The Vipers Sports club president Lawrence Mulindwa said; “We wanted a coach that designs a suitable model of football, with identity, appreciate the young talent and a leader. Most importantly, wanted a coach who would be able to turn us into professionals.”

“I want to thank whoever has been involved in the process and we got the right candidate,” he added.

Oliveira replaces Fred Kajoba who stepped down from his role in May 2021 after he chose to work with the Uganda Cranes as the goalkeeping coach.

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Rotary Uganda announces Rwenzori mineral water as sponsor of 2021 Rotary Cancer Run

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Our Reporter
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Catherine Gita, the Human Resource Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda and Charles Odaga, the Chairman of Rotary Cancer Run 2021 during the sponsorship announcement today

 

Coca-Cola Beverages has joined hands with Rotary Uganda as a sponsor of the 2021 Rotary Cancer Run slated for Sunday, 29th August. Coca-Cola Beverages Africa will hydrate the runners with 800 cartons of Rwenzori Pure Natural Mineral water that will be accessed from the different water points by the runners and also distribute sanitizer packs as part of the safety protocols.

The Rotary Cancer Run 2021 is marking its 10th Anniversary in Uganda and targets a collection of Shs1billion towards the alleviation of cancer in Uganda. To further commemorate the 10th anniversary, the celebrations will continue for another nine days after the official run.

Speaking at the event to announce their sponsorship, Catherine Gita, the Human Resource Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda commended the Rotary Cancer Run for their 10-year dedication to rid Uganda of this ailment and implored everyone to participate.

“Our heritage in Uganda is not just pegged to being a symbol of refreshing hydration; it also includes decades of humanitarian causes either initiated or sponsored by us. It is therefore second nature for us to be standing here with Rotary Uganda and showing support by handing over Rwenzori Pure Natural Mineral Water for the runners to remain hydrated and steady while on their running routes. I encourage all of us to participate in this worthy cause. Our employees and their families will be encouraged to run come Sunday.”

Speaking at the event, Charles Odaga, the Chairman of Rotary Cancer Run 2021, called upon the public to join the worthy cause.

“I invite everybody to participate because we have all been affected by cancer in our communities. Cancer is a huge problem in this country and the world over. Through this initiative, we are providing spaces that will help with the treatment and management of cancer. After the construction of the 36 bed Rotary Cancer Centre at Nsambya Hospital, we embarked on a much more ambitious project of bringing high-tech cancer treatment machinery into the country. The 2021 cancer run seeks to raise funds for the construction of bunkers needed for installation of linear accelerators at Nsambya Hospital by 2023,” he said.

According to a recent Uganda Cancer Institute management report, the number of cancer cases handled annually at the facility had doubled over the last five years, with children contributing 10 per cent of the new cases. The number of patients handled in 2015 stood at 4,000 but in 2020, it shot up to 7,400 and it is expected to rise further according to Dr. Nixon Niyonzima, the head of research at UCI. The increase is coming from high numbers of women presenting with cervical and breast cancer, men with prostate cancer, cases of lymphoma in children, among others.

“Thank you, Rotary Uganda, for continuing to drive this initiative despite the COVID-19 pandemic. We know how important it is for Ugandans and Ugandans dealing with cancer. We admire the values that Rotary lives by: Service, Integrity, Diversity, Fellowship and Leadership all of which mirror Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda’s values, in many ways,” noted Catherine Gita.

“At CCBA we believe in leadership, collaboration, integrity, accountability, passion, diversity, and quality so as we stand here together, we are speaking the same language. Our employees will get involved because we, with you, are joined at the hip to do what we can to help our communities and save the lives of Ugandans. The Uganda Rotary Cancer Run is a great opportunity for our people to physically support and prove that we are in this together,” she concluded.

The Rotary Cancer Run (RCR) started in 2012 as one of the major fundraising vehicles of Uganda Rotary Cancer Programme. It’s held annually to raise funds intended to bridge the gap in the fight against cancer. The government would need at least $5 million (18 billion shillings) to put up a specialized facility where all types of cancers can be treated within the country as opposed to going abroad where it’s more expensive.

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Suspected suicide bomber arrested in Pader over plotting attack at Lokech’s funeral

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Our Reporter
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RIP Gen Paul Lokech

Joint security forces have arrested a suspected suicide bomber who was allegedly planning an attack on Gen Paul Lokech’s burial ground in Pader District.

“Following an intelligence led operation on the afternoon of Thursday 26 August 2021, a suspected suicide bomber, identifies as Katumba Abdul aka Ben was arrested by joint security forces at Mikicha Guest House along Canigula Road in Pader Town Council,” the Uganda People’s Defence Force spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso confirmed.

The suspect was found with an assortment of home bomb making materials, including; assembled homemade bombs, bomb carrier bags, ball bearings, suicide vests, detonators, wire cutters and mobile phones used to detonate the bombs.

“Investigations so far indicate that the suspect had ionetent of disrupting the funereal processings the later of late Maj Gen Paul Lokech,” Brig Flavia Byekwaso said.

Other accomplices in the heinous crime are still at large but have been positively identified and operations to apprehend them are underway.

Lokech will be buried today Friday 27 August in his home district of Pader.

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Mountains of the Moon University staff strike over gov’ts delay to takeover

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Simon Kabayo
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Mountains of the Moon University

The staff of the Mountains of The Moon University have laid down their tools following government’s delay to takeover of the institution.

In 2015, the university Chancellor wrote to President Museveni requesting government takeover the institution due low income and high staff development expenditures. Later on, the government welcomed the idea and promised to take it up, however according to the staff at the university this has taken long.

The staff based their strike on pending promises made by the government to transform the university into a public Institution. They guaranteed not to resume teaching until the transition Task force has addressed the transition process.

“We have a number of grievances as we are much disappointed by the so many empty promises, the lack of Transition Task Force to prioritize staff in the takeover by government and taking staff for granted,” the lecturers revealed in their petition.

The industrial action has left more than 2,000 students stranded and confused with no hope of completing their semester sooner since online teaching and learning processes have also been suspended by the aggrieved lecturers.

The University has a number of 117 teaching and non-teaching staff, 17 Deans and Heads of department.

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UPDF airlifts Gen. Lokech’s body to his ancestral home in Pader district

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Body of former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), the Late Maj Gen Paul Lokech has been airlifted to his ancestral home in Baibir village in Pader District where he will be laid to rest.

Gen. Lokech passed away on Saturday 21st August 2021. According to post-mortem examination  carried out by a team of pathologists, Lokech died of blood a clot which was carried into the lungs.

Maj Gen Paul Lokech’s body was received by Acholi Council members at Paipir Primary School and later driven through Pader town council to his ancestral home.

“The Body of the Former Deputy Inspector General of Police the Late Maj Gen Paul Lokech has been received in Pader where he will be laid to rest at his ancestral home,” UPDF tweeted.

The fallen DIGP’s burial will be with full honors from the police, while the gun salute will be presented by the UPDF. The pallbearers are UPDF officers at the rank of Major General, while the sword bearers are police officers at the rank of Commissioner.

Gen. Lokech Was a senior military officer at the rank of Major General, in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). He was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Uganda Police Force on 16 December 2020.

Lokech’s military career includes service in various leadership capacities, including two tours as the Commander of the Uganda contingent to Somalia, as part of the AMISOM peacekeeping force. The first tour was between May 2011 and 2012. His second Somalia rotation was from December 2017 until December 2018. During his first tour, Lokech commanded Battle Groups Eight and Nine, responsible for ejecting Al-Shabaab militants from Mogadishu in 2011.

Before his second tour in Somalia, he was the Commanding Officer of the Second UPDF Division, based at Makenke Barracks, in Mbarara, in the Western Region of Uganda. He previously served as the Military Attaché at Uganda’s Embassy to Russia, based in Moscow.

He has also served as part of Uganda’s peace-keeping forces in South Sudan. He was part of Operation Safe Haven (OSH), a UPDF operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intended to neutralise the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

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Jumia partners with Centenary Bank to promote online card payments

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Our Reporter
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Jumia

Jumia Uganda and Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank today announced a partnership to incentivize the use of the bank’s cashless payments options of CenteVisa and Mastercard on the Jumia platforms as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Through this initiative, consumers who purchase on Jumia online platforms using their Centenary Bank CenteVisa or MasterCard will receive UGX 10,000 discount on their order, encouraging consumers to safely transact using digital channels and avoid human-to-human contact, in line with recommendations from WHO and Ministry of Health.

“We are proud to partner with Centenary Bank as part of our commitment to promote safe cashless options and to support our customers by offering them a strong incentive to use their Centenary Bank payment cards,” said Jumia Uganda CEO, Ron Kawamara.

The discount offer will run for a period of three months on Jumia and is available to customers across Uganda.

“We are excited to partner with Jumia Uganda, who will provide their busy e-commerce platform to all our customers to use their Visa and Mastercard cards to shop online and get rewarded for each purchase,” commented Centenary Bank’s Managing Director, Fabian Kasi.

Kasi further noted that during the campaign period, Centenary Bank customers will win cash prizes for transacting with the bank’s digital channels, through the 5 For 5 Jackpot campaign. This campaign is set to reward customers with a UGX 10,000 discount when they shop on JUMIA and pay using their Centenary Bank Debit or prepaid card. Furthermore customers who transact five or more times using CenteMobile, CenteVisa and CenteAgent win cash back prizes of up to UGX 100,000 every week. 30 lucky winners will be rewarded weekly, that is Five picked from six regions and rewarded with UGX 100,000 each.

“It is imperative that we continue to create a difference in the lives of our customers,” Kasi added. The partnership will see Centecard holders enjoy special offers and discounts on the Jumia platform when they purchase and pay with their card for a period of 3 months.

Consumers can be a part of this promotional offer by logging on to the Jumia platform, shop and pay for their goods on the JumiaPay portal, using their Centecard, and automatically receive UGX 10,000 discount.

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Ndejje University to conduct open book examination for final year students

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Simon Kabayo
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ndejje university

Ndejje University has revealed that students will have Open Book Examinations (OBE) for their final semester starting on 28th August 2021.

Despite the closure of schools and other Institutions of Learning in Uganda, Ndejje University has been working around the clock for continuation of academic activities. The stakeholders have since resolved that final year students have Open Book Examinations and complete their studies.

“This time round, the University is conducting Open Book Examinations (OBE) and these will be accessed via the University’s Learning Management System (LMS),” Academic Registrar’s Department said in a statement.

The department said examination questions will be sent to the students via the University’s LMS and faculties will send out Examinations daily at 6:00 am and the students will write those examinations for at most 10 hours, including uploading the Answers.

“Please note that all your answers must be submitted by 4:00 pm of the same day and date; the system will close out students who will not have submitted/uploaded their answers by then, the statement reads in part

The University said answers to be uploaded should be between 100 Mbs and 200 Mbs (for Word documents in PDF); for answers with attachment uploads such as videos and pictures, the documents should not exceed 500 Mbs.

“Faculty timetables are user-friendly to the students (each student will write one examination on a single day). The Faculty of ICT Help Desk Staff will be available to assist students from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm daily, please do not hesitate to seek their assistance when the need arises,” the University.

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Police teargas Barbie Kyagulanyi as she delivered medical and sanitary items in Nakaseke

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Our Reporter
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Nakaseke

Police have blocked Barbra Kyagulanyi Itungo from accessing Kakamulo Health Center where she was heading to donate a number of assorted medical and sanitary items.

Mrs Kyagulanyi, Luwero District MPs including Kirumira Hassan (Katikamu South), Ssekabira Denis (Katikamu North) pregnant and teenage mothers were sprayed with teargas in the presence of health officers, Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Regional Police Commander and other security officers.

Through the Caring Hearts Uganda, a charitable organisation, Barbie was delivering beds, mama kits, reusable sanitary pads, hand sanitizer, and liquid soap, among others.

“It is unfortunate that the police have tear gassed us. We had gone to deliver assorted medical and sanitary items to teenage mothers and other women who can’t afford mama kits, and beds to maternity ward,” she said.

“What hurt me most are the babies and the helpless mothers who were teargassed. We saw them washing baby’s faces. Uganda belongs to the people of Uganda not security personal who also can afford two meals a day,” she said.

Earlier this month, Barbie donated a number of assorted medical and sanitary items to Kasana Hospital and Nakikonge Health Centre IV as well as teenage mothers and other community members.

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