Browsing by Author "Okoth, Cecilia"

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    Bad food fuelsMakerere University strikes, says rport
    (New Vision, 2018-01-11) Okoth, Cecilia
    Whereas it is known that for one to grasp things well in a classroom setting, they need to have a balanced diet, this, however, is not the case at Uganda's oldest public university. More than half of the students at Makerere University are dissatisfied with the triggers many strikes at the University.
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    Half of vocational workers pass competence tests
    (New Vision, 2018-03-08) Okoth, Cecilia
    A total of 14.412 (62%) of the vocational workers who sat for last year's competence tests set by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) have passed, making them eligible for employment in Uganda and abroad.
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    Health ministry, doctors closh over Congo fever.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-17) Nsaba, Lisa; Okoth, Cecilia
    Thee Uganda Medical Association (UMA) and Ministry of Health have issued contradictory statements regarding the outbreak of Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever. On Sunday, the health State minister in change of general duties, Sarah Opendi, said there had been no outbreak of Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever in Nakaseke district and the entire cattle corridor.
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    KCCA closes 48 schools over standards
    (New Vision, 2018-01-11) Waiswa, Juliet; Okoth, Cecilia
    Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has recommended the closure of 48 schools within Kampala that do not meet standards. The affected schools, according to KCCA, fall short of basic requirements and minimum standards as specified by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
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    Makerere sets Sh5m as minimum tution for graduate programmes
    (New Vision, 2018-04-04) Okoth, Cecilia
    Postgraduate students at Makerere University will effective this academic year 2018/19 be required to pay a minimum of 15m in tuition fees for any given programme they apply for, every year. The programmes include Post-graduate diploma (PGDs), master's and doctoral degree Programmes (PHDs). The postgraduate students at Makerere University have been paying between sh1.7m (for a postgraduate diploma in education and sh5.7m.
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    Museveni warns Makerere University land grabbers
    (New Vision, 2017-08-15) Okoth, Cecilia
    President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to demolish buildings erected on any piece of land grabbed from Makerere University.
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    Nawangwe explain forged marks saga
    (New Vision, 2017-09-13) Okoth, Cecilia
    A section of continuing students of Makerere University, who were implicated in altering their results will face outright dismissal, the institution's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has said.
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    Report suggests radical changes in education ministry.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-03) Okoth, Cecilia
    If the report by the Visitation committee on Makerere University gets implemented, the higher education sector, currently under the Ministry of Education and sports will be relocated to the ministry of Science and Technology.
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    UNBS team investigates bacteria in infant milk.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-16) Okoth, Cecilia
    The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) yesterday dispatched a team of investigators to carry out market surveillance on infant milk produced by a French company that reportedly contains salmonella bacteria that causes fatal infections.
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    US deports diplomat over domestic violence.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-12) Okoth, Cecilia
    Ambassador Dickson Ogwang's stay in the US has been cut short after US authorities cited him a wife battering incident. Ogwang, who assumed the office of Minister counsellor at Uganda's Embassy in Washington D. C ten months ago, will no longer serve in that capacity following allegations of domestic violence.