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Medical interns took to the streets

Four medical interns were arrested as they marched to Parliament to petition the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to intervene in a number of grievances of the student doctors.



Dr. Joseph Otim, Dr. Faith Kyakunizire, Dr. Ronald Kiggundu Dr Joel Mirembe the former president of medical Interns were part of a group of over 60 medical interns who were walking from Mulago medical school to parliament.



The over 1,000 medical interns are slated to start their internship today (Tuesday) in different hospitals countrywide. Pictures by Godiver Asege


 
Among the students' demands are, to be allowed to spend three months in each of the four disciplines including Internal medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology and paediatrics. 

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Police arrest Nagirinya killer mastermind

The Police have arrested what they described as the mastermind in the double Kidnap and eventual murder of Nagilinya Maria and Ronald Kitayimbwa last month.

The unnamed suspect, according to police, was the chief plotter of the heinous deal together with another suspect Cipriano Kasolo who has already been charged in court.

Police spokesperson Fred Enanga during the Police briefing in Kampala on Monday morning. Photos by Ashraf Kasirye

 Enanga and Kampala Metropolitan deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire 

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Thanksgiving for Ignatius Musaazi held

 Rev. Canon Benon Kityo, the Dean of Namirembe Cathedral greets Henry Sekabembe, minister of Sports, Youth, and Recreation in Buganda after the memorial service as relatives and friends of the late Musazi look on 

 Elizabeth Musaazi, the daughter of the late Musaazi during the service at Namirember Cathedral on Monday.

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Kadaga faults the government for failure to mobilise people to plan trees

 Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda (left) interacting with Fred Ondra, the climate change negotiator upon her arrival at East Africa region awareness creation workshop to maximize the positive and minimize the impacts of implementation of climate change response measures at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala on 30th September 2019. Photo by Jimmy Outa 

(L-R) Biyika Songa, the chairperson the committee on climate change, Maikut Chebet, the Commissioner United Nations framework convention on climate change and Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, negotiator during the East Africa region awareness creation workshop to maximize the positive and minimize the impacts of implementation of climate change response measures at Sheraton hotel, Kampala on 30th September, 2019. Photo by Jimmy Outa 

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 Land probe

 John Karuhanga (left) with Commissioner Robert Opio appearing before the Land inquiry commission at archives center Kampala on Monday 30th September 2019. Photo by Ivan Kabuye