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Former  Vice President commends Speaker Among for uniting Parliament.

Former  Vice President commends Speaker Among for uniting Parliament.

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The former Vice President, Edward Ssekandi has commended the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for uniting MPs in the 12th Parliament. Ssekandi made the comments on Monday afternoon while meeting Speaker Among at her office. The former Vice President said he was impressed with the way Among has managed business in the house ever since she was elected Speaker. ‘’I am pleased with how you have managed to unite MPs to deliver on their mandate and I will continue supporting and praying for you,” Ssekandi said. Speaker Among thanked Ssekandi for finding time to pass by her chambers. She also commended him for maintaining a close relationship with Parliament and for his continued wise counsel to the leadership. “I was honoured by a courtesy call from our elder, mentor, and former VP His Excelle...
KIU medicine & surgery  fresh graduate dies during  UPDF recruitment exercise.

KIU medicine & surgery  fresh graduate dies during UPDF recruitment exercise.

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Another university graduate has died during a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment exercise in Fort Portal City. The deceased is Friday Nicholas who had just graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Kampala International University (Ishaka campus) While on the UPDF recruitment exercise on Saturday, July 2nd 2022 at Buhinga grounds in Fort portal, Nicholas collapsed just as he was a metre away from the finishing line. He was rushed to Buhinga hospital in Fort Portal for medical attention where he breathed his last on Sunday morning. The deceased Nicholas had graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery during the 25th KIU graduation ceremony. According to Daphine Alisemera, an old girl (OG) at Christ School Bundibugyo where the deceased attained his ‘UACE’, Fri...