UEFA Head of International Relations, Eva Pasquier is convinced that pitch maintenance equipment received by FUFA as part of the UEFA Assist programme will be put to proper use to improve football infrastructure in Uganda.
Daily Monitor
Saturday February 13 2021
Signed out. Apita retired late last year after years more than two decades of service. Photo | Ismail Kezaala
Summary
Service. Apita joined the Ministry of Education and Sports in 1994 as an assistant secretary and rose through the ranks, retiring at the level of Commissioner for Physical Education and Sports.
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His retirement last November after clocking was similar to how he did his job – quiet and measured.
“I followed the government regulations by not staying an extra day,” Apita, who turned 60 on November 23, 2020, says. The official retirement age for public servants in Uganda is 60.
Apita joined the Ministry of Education and Sports in 1994 as an assistant secretary and rose through the ranks, retiring at the level of Commissioner for Physical Education and Sports.
Shs 720m cash controversies emerge over Namboole COVID facility
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The ministry of Health claims it spent Shs 720 million to rehabilitate structures at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, before it could be used as a treatment centre for COVID-19 patients.
Permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine says that the arena was in a sorry state by the time it was taken up by the ministry. She says that they fixed all the plumbing and sewerage works, leakages, floors and walls of the arena to give it a fresh and conducive look for the treatment of patients, and to settle utility bills.