Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of COVID—19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received six letters from students since
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283 youth have been shortlisted for the recruitment exercise for Local Defense Personnel in the West Acholi sub-region. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the age of 18 to 29
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Uganda has today received 647,080 Moderna vaccine doses from the US government. This is the eighth batch of doses received in Uganda since March this year. Dr. Munir Safieldin, the UNICEF Country Representative , says this is the second largest batch received so far and added that this is a
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Makerere University management will divert the would-be donations for the restoration of the iconic ivory tower to renovations ahead of centennial celebrations. Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda. In October last year, Makerere University
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Tycoon Amina Moghe Hersi MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry are wondering how Shs54.6 billion meant to pay sugarcane out growers in Amuru district ended up funding the activities of Atiak sugar project owned businesswoman, Amina Moghe Hersi. This was discovered by the Committee chaired by Mbarara
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There is a reported shortage of fuel in South Sudan and cargo trucks remain parked at Elegu The strike by truck drivers from Uganda and other countries in the region, entered the third week on Monday, as a shortage of essential goods hit the country over the weekend. Most of
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The stray Hippo was killed on Monday after destroying two latrines and a kitchen in Saruti Cell Residents of Saruti B in Kasese Municipality have killed one of the stray hippopotamuses that have been disturbing the area. The hippos escaped from the Queen Elizabeth national park in July last
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A retail shop operator of Bumaana A trading center in Bukanga sub county, Luuka district, was on Monday morning electrocuted while illegally connecting power to his shop. The lifeless body 27-year-old James Mawani has already been taken to Kiyunga health center IV mortuary awaiting postmortem. Steven Isabirye, the area L.C.1
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Ethiopia's national airline has said a consignment of arms recently delivered to Sudan was legal. The airline was reacting to a Sudan News Agency (Suna) saying that the authorities in Khartoum had launched an investigation into the arrival of 72 boxes of weapons flown in by Ethiopian Airlines. The boxes
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Government has been urged to reopen schools School proprietors in Mukono district under their umbrella body, Mukono District School Proprietors’ Association have challenged the government to devise means of enabling schools to reopen during the the Coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence Lugoloobi, the association chairperson says Uganda may take more years with
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