[3] Shida was born in Arua in 1994[1] as the daughter of Abdulatif Tiyua,[4] a retired military officer and former deputy commander the West Nile Bank Front rebel group.

[5] After Kevin and Sue O'Connor began coaching Shida in August 2013, she represented Uganda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow reaching the semifinals.

In February 2018, in Kampala, she ran 52.47 to break the 12-year-old 400m National Record.

Shida's most notable international achievement was 400m Silver Medal (51.64) at the 2019 World University Games held in Naples, Italy.

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