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NABILATUK E Lorot is survived by 17 N By Olandason Wanyama children and several wives. He was born on The People’s Defence February 2, 1958 in Forces senior officer, Maj. Gen. Ngoleriet sub-county, Body dumped John Lorot, was on Saturday in the current Napak laid to rest in Nabilatuk district, district. Karamoja region. He went to Nabilatuk at health centre The two-star general was Primary School and later The Police in Kassanda buried at his ancestral home in joined Tororo College for ●district are stuck with Nabilatuk sub-county with full his O’level. the body of an unidentified military honours, including a Lorot joined the army man that was dumped at 13-gun salute, the first military in 1981. He was trained in Myanzi Health Centre last activity of its kind in Karamoja. Jinja and at the Tanzania Monday. The district Police According to the medical Military Academy, commander, Dan Ogwellan, report, the general succumbed Monduli. said no one saw the people to multiple organ failure last Lorot joined the who left the body there but Wednesday, barely a few weeks National Resistance there were car tyre marks after celebrating his 62 birthday. Army in 1986 and at the in the hospital compound. Speaking at the burial, the time of his death, he was Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. serving as a cantonment David Muhoozi, said the High UPDF officers carry the casket of Lorot to his final resting place in Nabilatuk district commander in Jinja. Command was saddened by last Saturday. He died of multiple organ failure last Wednesday. Photo by O. Wanyama 79 pastors graduate the death of the senior officer, WHO WAS LOROT? Seventy-nine students adding that the Commander- material things. and whatever is due to Lorot need for the children to attain graduated from the Uganda in-Chief, President Yoweri He saluted the deceased for will go to the family. education. Baptist Seminary in Jinja Museveni, was saddened by his positive attributes of being He identified them as survivor The UPDF gave sh5m and present. Ministers, legislators, municipality last week. The Maj. Gen. Lorot’s death. humble, committed, fearless and benefits and the generals’ send- the Commander-in-Chief of the religious and local leaders also graduands from Uganda, “True to the matter was that resolute with a golden heart. off. Traditionally, the UPDF armed forces gave sh10m. attended the burial ceremony. Kenya, Tanzania, South John loved just wars,” he said, Muhoozi said Lorot was due sends off generals into retirement Army generals who were The Nabilatuk sub-county Sudan and Burundi were adding that Lorot did not fight to retire next July and warned with a house, car, two escorts as present at the send-off included chairperson, Joachim Loduk, awarded degrees and in conflict for conflict’s sake, but those who were eying his estate. well as money between sh200m Lt. Gen. Otema Awany, Lt. Gen. said Lorot had done a lot for diplomas in theology as well for justice and he fought well. “Whoever is planning to fight and sh300m. Nakibus Lakara, Maj. Gen. Sam Karamoja region, especially as certificates in theology at Muhoozi described Lorot as over Lorot’s property should Muhoozi asked Lt. Gen. Kavuma and Maj. Gen. Arocha. during the disarmament a ceremony presided over an extremely modest officer change their mind,” he said, Andrew Gutti to take charge of Brigadiers George Igumba and programme which saw the by the institute principal, who was never distracted by adding that the army is there the family and emphasised the Joseph Balikuddembe were aslo region get rid of illegal guns. Prof. Anthony Shelton. Moroto institute gets modern ICT lab

MOROTO support vocational institutions New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited The institute’ s was based on the fact that Plot 19/21 First Street, Industrial area By Olandason Wanyama vocational training was found and Carol Kasujja to be an effective way of principal said addressing unemployment Vocational institutes in Uganda among the youth. ABRIDGED BID NOTICE UNDER OPEN BIDDING have started embracing they are going Speaking during the technology through offering function, Rudi Veestraeten, the 1. The New Vision Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd invites sealed bids computer studies as well as to start offering Ambassador of the Kingdom connecting to different online of Belgium to Uganda, said from eligible bidders for: networks for easy teaching. his country and Ireland have St Daniel Comboni short courses for close to five years heavily Polytechnic in Moroto district invested in skills development is one of the institutes that through supporting the Procurement Reference have received a modern in ICT at a implementation of the Skilling No. Subject matter of Procurement computer laboratory as a Uganda strategic plan. Number way of promoting computer subsidised fee “Although ICT has been literacy among the young formally integrated into FUMIGATION & PEST 1. NV/SRVCS/2018-9/0882 generation. the business, technical, CONTROL SERVICES “Through this laboratory, In a bid to promote computer vocational education our students will no longer literacy in schools and make and training curriculum, struggle to search for technology affordable, the vocational institutes lack information because they will education ministry, Enabel — a general computer equipment, get it from the Internet. Belgian agency and the MTN trained ICT staff, content and 2. The Bidding document(s) shall be inspected and issued at the “Instructors will use the lab Foundation are spearheading programmes,” Veestraeten to source information to better the initiative in different said. Procurement Office, New Vision Head office, the quality of their training, vocational institutes. st understand the latest trends “We believe that in this Students speak out 1 Street industrial Area in their respective fields then era where the computer and “I am going to use the align their training,” Fr Jude Internet have made the world laboratory to learn new skills 3. The deadline for bid submission shall be at 12.00pm (Local Time of Kiggala, the principal of the a global village, no one should so that I am not left out when EAT) on the 13th March 2020 institute, said. be left out. it comes to getting a job,” Kiggala said before, “We will make it our Victor Ngorok, a building and 4. The detailed bid notice is available at the Entity’s website at vocational institutes used to responsibility to provide construction student, said. register failures, but now they the less privileged with “We are going to be able to www.visiongroup.co.ug have the best students in the an opportunity to live a access informational sites so field. connected life by not only that we see what we learn. “Beginning next month, providing computers but “I have no personal we are going to start offering also fast Internet as well as computer, but I will be able short courses in information computer literacy classes,” to use the computers we Accounting Officer and computer technology Wim Vanhelleputte, the have been given to access all (ICT) at a subsidised fee to the MTN chief executive officer, information I need,” Rebecca people in this region,” Kiggala said. Acam, a student of mechanic said. He said the decision to engineering, said.