SUSI for Student Leaders are intensive short-term academic programs whose purpose is to provide groups of undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills.  The program will examine the history and participation of women in public life in the United States and focus on two major areas: developing participants’ leadership skills in areas such as critical thinking, communication, decision-making, and managerial abilities; and, placing these abilities in the context of the history and participation of women in U.S. politics, economics, culture, and society.  The program will also examine the historical domestic progress towards women’s equality in the United States, the current domestic successes and challenges to women in a variety of fields, and current challenges in global women’s issues.

The five-week program consists of a balanced series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures.  The coursework and classroom activities will be complemented by educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteer opportunities within the local community.  Each of the four institutes will include a four week academic residency component and a one week integrated study tour.  As part of the academic residency, participants will have the opportunity to engage in educational and cultural activities outside of the classroom.  During the Women’s Leadership Conference, more than 80 SUSI participants from different parts of the world will have opportunities to network with one another and to meet with inspiring U.S. women leaders.

Eligibility requirements;

• Be female
• Be between 18 and 25 years of age;
• Be interested in the topic of women’s leadership
• Have at least one semester left of their undergraduate studies, and therefore be committed to return to their home universities following completion of the program;
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university and community activities;
• Indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States;
• Have a sustained high level of academic achievement, as indicated by grades, awards, and teacher recommendations;
• Demonstrate commitment to community and extracurricular university activities;
• Have little or no prior study or travel experience in the United States or elsewhere outside of their home country;
• Be mature, responsible, independent, confident, open-minded, tolerant, thoughtful, and inquisitive;
• Be willing and able to fully participate in an intensive academic program, community service, and educational travel; and,
• Be comfortable with campus life, prepared to share living accommodations, and able to make adjustments to cultural and social practices different from those of their home country.

How to Apply:  Interested applicants should email their bio page, one page statement, academic transcripts, and recommendation letter (in not more than four attachments) to kampalaexchanges@state.gov.  Email subject line should read – 2019 SUSI for Student Leaders.  Applicant’s statements should describe their involvement in leadership, community involvement, what they hope to gain and take back from this program.

Application/nomination deadline: December 28, 2018

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United States of America‘s first Lady,  Melania Trump has made an announcement that she intends to make a solo visit, the first of its kind, to four African countries in October.

Melania Trump made this declaration yesterday on September 26, 2018 while at a reception at the United States mission to the United Nations in New York.

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David Bala the leader of the group

Concerned youths have renewed demand for the foreign Affairs minister,Sam Kahamba Kuteesa, to be relieved of his duties over alleged bribe in helping a Chinese energy company to secure oil business advantage .

led by former Makerere University guild President, David Bala, the group has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga against the conduct of the Kuteesa over 1.8 billion shillings bribery scandal and demanded to refers the matter to an appropriate committee for investigations as well as moving a motion to impeach Kuteesa as a Minister of Foreign Affairs for his dishonorable conduct.

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They noted that their petition is based on reports that the Justice Department of the United States of America had implicated the minister for successfully creating a fake charity organization with a ploy to engage in bribery and money laundering activities and indeed received the bribe.

Bala said that contrary to principles established in the Constitution, Leadership Code of Conduct, values and aspirations of Ugandans, Hon. Kuteesa conducted himself in a manner that is corrupt and detrimental to the public good, welfare and good governance of the country.

The youth say Kuteesa exported corruption to other countries which is tarnishing Uganda’s image and blocking other citizens from getting jobs in other countries due to fear of being also corrupt.

The Speaker promised to give the group a response to this matter within two weeks, noting that the same matter was tabled before the house by Ntungamo Municipality MP, Gerald Karuhanga with similar demands.

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Late Sam Owori

Rotary International is to establish a polio fund in memory of the late President-Elect Sam Frobisher Owori who died unexpectedly on 13th July in Dallas U.S.A due to complications from surgery.

Addressing the press at Grand Imperial hotel regarding the burial arrangements for Owori, the past District Governor of Rotary Uganda and Tanzania, Stephen Mwanje said the fund is a form of appreciation for Sam whose leadership saw the number of Rotary clubs grow from 9 to 89 in 29 years.

Mwanje says the fund is a sign of Rotary’s commitment to the eradication of Polio in the world as well as a celebration of Owori’s incredible passion to make a difference in the lives of others especially the less privileged.

Owori’s body arrives in the country from the United States of America on Monday and his body will on July 26, be taken to Parliament for a special sitting in his honour.

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Rotary International President Elect Sam Owori (in a red necktie) just two weeks ago as we launched the #RotaryCR17.

Last Friday evening was one of the darkest days to the Ugandans and World of Rotary International following news of the death of the late Samuel Frobisher Owori, a Ugandan who was months away from becoming the second African to head one of the most successful humanitarian movements- Rotary International. Owori had on October 1, 2016 been nominated as the next 108^th Rotary International president (2018-2019) with his term office to have started by July 1, 2018.  Owori died on Friday aged years old with post-operative complications from planned surgery in the US.

Government has already announced that a state funeral will be accorded to this gallant son who served humanity with all delegeance

JOVIAL

Many have described him  as a jovial and humble man who was also approachable to discuss solutions to a given problem.

“I didn’t know Sam before though I had heard about him. I had a rare moment of meeting him some weeks back when we traveled together on a plane from the United States of America. He was a man full of humor. He narrated to us how he got to work with Bank of Uganda during Amin’s time with no appointment letter but just a newspaper article that announced his appointment,” says Abdu Katuntu, Bugweri North MP while speaking last Saturday during the Capital Gang Radio Talk show on Capital FM.

“I waited for over 2 weeks for me to get my appointment letter for the job to no avail. I decided to walk to Bank of Uganda and on arrival, I was told they we indeed expecting me. They showed me my office and that very afternoon, I did not go back to UCB,” he said amidst laughter, as they traveled the 15 hours journey to Entebbe from Dallas in the United states, adding, “I never received my appointment letter until the time I left Bank of Uganda,” said Katuntu of how the departed Owori narrated one of his life’s journeys.

Katuntu said the country has lost a very resourceful person who would have been an ambassador for the country.

DEDICATED

Rotary President-elect Sam F. Owori died Thursday.

When he was nominated Rotary International president last year, Owori clearly outlined his vision while pointing out critical areas where he wanted Rotary International to handle as priority once he assumed office. According to media reports, like he had grown membership in Uganda, Owori had said he wanted to grow membership database in Africa and he had set a target of having one million people joining the organization in Africa, whose population is estimated at about 1.2 billion people.

During his tenure as district governor in Uganda, the number of clubs swelled from nine to 89 over a course of 29 years.

Such was Owori; always humane and dedicated to the work of improving the lives of especially the vulnerable members of society. He lived with the true meaning of the Rotary International (RI) statement “Service Above Self” by indeed serving humanity the best possible way he could. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Kampala for 38 years. Since he joined the Rotarian family in 1978, Owori had served several roles in the club from regional Rotary foundation coordinator, regional RI membership coordinator, RI representative to the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat, as well as RI director.

It is during the time he served as district governor in Uganda that the number of clubs swelled more than ever before.He also chaired several humanitarian committees within Rotary including International PolioPlus committee, the Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, the Audit Committee, Rotary Foundation’s finance committee and a trustee of Rotary Foundation.Owori and wife, Norah, were benefactors of the Rotary Foundation and major donors and Paul Harris Fellows.

NEWS OF HIS DEATH
Many people especially the Rotarian family in Uganda received his death news with a lot of shock. “We had agreed that next week he would be on Desert Island Disc a TalkShow on Capital FM radio,” wrote Journalist Simon Kasyate on a friend’s Facebook page.

“Our own is no more may his soul rest in internal peace,” read another post from UsherWilson Owere, the Secretary National Association of Trade Unions (NATU) in Uganda. It is absurd for our country.

REMINISCE

For a moment, some people thought someone was playing the silly social media pranks about deaths of prominent people which are common nowadays. However, confirmation was later made through article on the Rotary International website that confirmed Owori’s passing on.

It was at this point that it turned out it was no joke of sought to many who had first got the news through social media. The news was unbelievable because he often looked so healthy with a lot of vigour while attending one function after another.

EXCELLENCE

President Yoweri Museveni held talks with Rotary International president, late Sam Owori, at State House Entebbe

Being part of rotary activities for over 38 years comes with attributes for a man who had passion for what he did- serving humanity with a passion. As a retired public servant, he was evidently a firm and resolute leader who yawned perfection having risen through humble beginnings to high positions of responsibilities in Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB), Bank of Uganda among others.

Owori once admitted that he wore his first pair of shoes while joining senior secondary school. “Our further was a chief and we were fairly off but he wanted us to look like the rest of the children who were going to school barefooted. He never wanted us to think of short cuts in life but rather focus on hard work as the ultimate path to success,” Owori said in his interview as Rotary International president-elect late last year.

“Rotary has become a way of life for me – with the intrinsic value and core belief in mutual responsibility and concern for one another as a cornerstone,” Sam said when he was nominated last year. “I feel immense satisfaction knowing that through Rotary, I’ve helped someone live better.”

HOSPITAL
Reports indicate that he died from post surgery complications after he had sought medical help for a leg problem. It is said his blood pressure went low and efforts to save him proved futile.

TEAM BUILDING

He always made his team work together to achieve results.

Sam saw in Rotary members “an incredible passion to make a difference,” and wanted to “harness that enthusiasm and pride so that every project becomes the engine of peace and prosperity,” reads a statement of the Rotary International website.

GREAT LOSS
As a country this great loss given that as Rotary International president, he was destined to carry the Uganda flag high. Given also that he had been nominated as the second African to hold such an office, many issues were set to be addressed like using the various connections to bring valuable investment opportunities to Uganda.

“Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hard-working Rotarian he was,” said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. “In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts

“Sam was a special person in so many ways, and his unexpected death is a huge loss to Rotary, his community and the world,” Riseley said. “In addition, we are establishing details on plans to celebrate his life as they become available.”

Rotary is establishing a memorial fund in Sam’s honor and will provide further details soon.

Oworis body is expected in the country this Saturday, July 22, 2017 and he will be laid to rest in his ancestral district of Tororo on a date to be disclosed soon.

Fare thee well, great son of Uganda.

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Both candidates go into the debate at the back of a grueling campaign trail that has left them traverse the country racking up votes. It also comes on the back of Democrat candidate Hilary Clinton suffering a major health setback after collapsing on September 11 2016 during a memorial for the 9/11 victims, something which rival candidate Donald Trump may get straight into knowing his love for pouncing on anything.

Podium and stage in final settings ahead of the showdown today night

Hilary Clinton comes into the debate with a slight lead of 2.1% into the polls and will look to gain more ground over bullish candidate Trump who has massively hit out at Hilary Clinton on his twitter handle over various claims throughout the campaign.

Crooked Hillary’s bad judgement forced her to announce that she would go to Charlotte on Saturday to grandstand. Dem pols said no way, dumb!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2016

Donald Trump faces a huge challenge of convincing Americans of mixed colour race as he has widely spoken out against Blacks, Muslims and Latino societies living in America and voters will wait to see how he manages to counteract this issue if it comes up for query during the debate.

Video below of Donald Trump lashing out at a #BlackLivesActivist at one of his campaign stops.

Click to stream and watch today’s debate 

A live audio stream is also available for those who would prefer to listen in to the debate

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Michelle Obama the First Lady of the United States of America delivered an emotional speech endorsing Hillary Clinton as the rightful candidate for the post of American President and she sure did win many hearts with her calmness and demeanor throughout her speech.

Michelle Obama delivers her speech

Michelle Obama's National Democratic Convention Speech

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We are told that Julie left Uganda for US last week and delivered the pastor’s third child. The pastors’ pals have told us that Mutesasira is preparing to go to US to meet his wife.

Julie Mutesasira had been in intensive care unit in US since she arrived there and received by a pal to her husband only identified as Hilda.

We further hear that pastor Mutesasira of the Anointed Upper room church in Kampala has decided to name his new baby Mercy because it has been God’s mercy that the woman has produced.

By Maureen Nakyanzi

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We hear she had failed to penetrate into Uganda’s music industry and she now hopes United States music will be the easiest.

Rachael K staged her last show in Uganda on Wednesday at XFM and she will be saying goodbye to Uganda on December 25^th at Boda boda bar in Kampala.

Rachael K is a Ugandan born in US and she has been struggling to please Ugandan music lovers in vain. But we have been also told that Rachael K is going to use her stay in US to proceed with her studies.

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