Browsing by Author "Masinde, Andrew"

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    Ayaru blends technology in local materials to excel
    (New Vision, 2017-07-12) Masinde, Andrew
    Andrew Masinde brings you Margret Ayaru, a teacher who has despite several constraints in rural northern Uganda, transformed the teaching in her school, using internet resources.
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    Bududa: Cracks in Mountain Elgon threaten 40,000
    (New Vision, 2017-08-25) Masinde, Andrew
    On Saturday, August 19, 8:00 am found me in Bududu district on the south western slope of Mt. Elgon. The district is prone to landslides, especially during the rainy season, I had returned to assess Bududa's preparedness for landslides as the rains loom.
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    Caterpillars ravage Luwero.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-21) Masinde, Andrew
    By 3:00pm. I am in Bukasa LC1 in Luwero town council. My visit on July 17 is to investigate reports that the village has been invaded by strange caterpillars. However, my three. hour search proves fruitless. But residents insisted that the caterpillars attack at 7:00pm, so I sit out in the compound of my host.
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    Celebrate your best on vision group platforms
    (New Vision, 2017-12-22) Masinde, Andrew
    Often Organisation want to celebrate their best employees and also showcase their corporate social responsibility in any media, Vision Group's platforms are the answer.
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    Govt secures funds for UMI block.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-14) Masinde, Andrew
    The Government has secured Shs7b to fund Uganda Management Institute (UMI)'s five-storey building that had stalled for close to four years, due to lack of money. The money is from the African Development Bank(ADB), under the Support to Higher Education, Science and Technology (HEST) project.
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    Health promotion, disease prevention key focus areas
    (New Vision, 2018-05-18) Masinde, Andrew
    Dr Atwine Diana, the Permanent secretary explains that the sector has refocused it's plans and budgets on preventive interventions, particularly community mobilisation and empowerment, immunisation, sanitation and hygiene, malaria prevention and control, HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases and nutrition. To undertake this, the directorate of public health has been created in the new structure and recruitment will soon commence.
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    Indians in Uganda mark Independence in style
    (New Vision, 2017-09-28) Masinde, Andrew
    Kololo Independence grounds in Kampala looked like a town on the outskirts of New Delhi on September 9, when hundreds of Indians and Ugandans of Indian origin thronged the venue to celebrate India Day. India's Independence Day is celebrated on August 15, but in Uganda it was marked on September 9, exactly a month to Uganda's 55th Independence anniversary.
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    Israeli desert farm
    (New Vision, 2017-11-21) Masinde, Andrew
    Israel is a major exporter of fresh produce despite the fact that only 20% of the country's land area is naturally arable.
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    Landslide hits two sub-counties in Bududa
    (New Vision, 2017-08-29) Masinde, Andrew
    A landslide has hit two sub-counties in Bududa district leaving several hectares of crops destroyed.
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    Parents' reluctance retards school feeding policy
    (New Vision, 2018-05-09) Baike, Prisca; Masinde, Andrew
    First lady and education minister Janet Museveni is traversing the country mobilising parents and communities on the importance of school feeding. Prisca Baike and Andrew Masinde analyse why the school feeding policy has not been successful in schools.
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    UMI pioneers new transport course.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-09) Masinde, Andrew
    Managing transport and logistics in many organisations and institutions in Uganda has always been a challenge. Close to 50% of their budgets, according to expert estimates go to fleet-related issues that include acquisition of vehicles as assets,
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    Vision Group's agriculture expo to link farmers, dealers
    (New Vision, 2017-01-09) Kato, Joshua; Sekanjako, Henry; Masinde, Andrew
    One practice affecting Ugandans is the failure to put their businesses in the faces of the consumer. This why Vision group has organised a big agriculture expo to bring farmers, dealers and other stakeholders together.
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    Why choose an international school?
    (New Vision, 2018-05-30) Masinde, Andrew
    Mustafa Ekizoglu, the principal of Horizon International School in Jinja, says international schools are home to children of many nationalities and exposure to different cultures.
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    Why you should immunise on schedule.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-07) Masinde, Andrew; Abaho, Patricia
    In rare cases, immunisation can cause seizures and allergic reactions. However, medical personnel emphasise that this may be because the child was suffering from other allments at the time of immunisation. In cases, health officers in charge of vaccination know that one's child is allergic to some foods,