Browsing by Author "Lumu, David"

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    Government roll out compulsory patriotism classes
    (New Vision, 2019-03-25) Lumu, David; Kitubi, Martin
    According to Brig. Patrick Mwesigye, the commissioner of patriotism in the office of the president, the classes will be compulsory and schools must set up patriotic clubs to rally students to embrace patriotism activities.
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    Lecturers, teachers get sh150b for salary boost
    (New Vision, 2019-08-02) Lumu, David
    Following a meeting with the leadership of the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) and other unions on Wednesday, the government has agreed to release sh150b towards another salary enhancement for teachers, lecturers and other non teaching staff in government aided schools and universities
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    Mak ranked the fifth best in Africa
    (New Vision, 2019-09-19) Lumu, David
    Makerere University (MAK) has been ranked the fifth best institution in Africa in the latest 2020 World University Rankings by UK''s The Times Higher Education. According to the rankings released early this month, the university is also the best in Eastern and Central Africa.
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    More Ugandans get Japanese Scholarships
    (New Vision, 2019-10-16) Masinde, Andrew; Lumu, David
    It was all joy as Kazuaki Kameda, the ambassador of Japan to Uganda, welcomed students who were returning from Japan after completing their master's degree and internship programme under African Business Education Initiative for Youth (ABE initiative).
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    Museveni hails Makerere researcher on virus test kit
    (New Vision, 2019-11-06) Lumu, David
    In 2014, when Ebola epidemic broke out in West Africa , Dr. Misaki Wayengera was one of the top Ugandan physicians who was dispatched to contain the virus. At the time, he was also working on Pan-Filo virus Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit. However, he had a funding challenge until Grand Challenges Canada came to his rescue
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    New body to regulate vocational institutions
    (New Vision, 2019-01-16) Basemera, Elizabeth; Lumu, David
    Cabinet has approved a new body that will regulate vocational and technical institutions, ending the ambiguous mandate that has for long clogged the regulatory framework of vocational studies in the country.
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    President directs on medic's pay rise
    (New Vision, 2019-10-02) Lumu, David
    President Yoweri Museveni has directed that medical workers at the level of senior consultants be paid sh 17m in salaries
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    UPDF turns Kabamba into University
    (New Vision, 2019-07-29) Lumu, David
    By the end of August, the first 50 cadets drawn from East Africa would have started their three year cadet course as a pioneer group for the newly introduced degree course of bachelor of arts in defence studies at the Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba in Mubende District.