The Monitor (Uganda) articles from April 2011, page 5

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Opposition Leader Refused Bail, Sent to Maximum Security Prison.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka Democratic Party president general Norbert Mao and six others yesterday refused to apply for bail at City Hall Court in Kampala and were remanded to Luzira Maximum Security Prison for two weeks. Mr Mao was picked up...

Man Dies in City Protests.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Gerald Bareebe When the army and police yesterday stepped in to arrest Forum for Democratic Change president Kizza Besigye, eye witnesses say their actions claimed the first life in Kampala since the walk-to-work campaign started. ...

Manufacturers Want Materials List to Stay.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Industrialists want Uganda's list of selected raw materials and industrial inputs maintained until the country solves its infrastructure problems that make locally manufactured products too expensive. The chairman...

Understanding Consumer Protection in Microfinance.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Nathan Were Lately, the Microfinance industry has come under the spot-light with critics arguing that microfinance institutions drifted away from their core and initial mission of working to uplift the poor out of poverty through...

We Need an Urgent End to This Police Brutality.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Richard Kagolobya They say an open-minded individual every day is a classroom, every experience a lesson, and every person one meets is a teacher. The Libyan, Egyptian and the Tunisian experience should have taught some African...

Baza Were Eliminated From Cup.
April 19, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi In a new twist that will even shock Fifa, Baza Holdings, currently embroiled in a storm after being controversially advanced by the Competitions Committee in the Uganda Cup despite losing to Proline, had earlier been...

The Government Must Build Oil Refinery Within Our Borders.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Phionah Kesaasi As the crisis in the Middle East and now North Africa deepens, a worldwide rise of fuel prices has characterised the beginning decades of the 21st Century, and for the foreseeable future, there is no relief expected....

Kibito Lift Fort Portal Copa Title.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Geoffrey Mutegeki Kibito Secondary School were on Saturday crowned Fort Portal Region Copa Coca-Cola champions after beating rivals Kahinju 1-0. John Baptist Ategeka scored the only goal on 88 minutes to secure Kibito's victory at...

Religious Leaders Call for Calm.
April 18, 2011... Religious leaders yesterday used the Palm Sunday prayers to appeal for calm, following the sporadic clashes over the rising cost of living in the country. At least three people lost their lives last week after the opposition walk-to-work...

Al Ahly, Liberty Invited for Cecafa.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike Cecafa has invited Egypt's Al Ahly and Ghana's Liberty Professionals to spice up the Kagame Cup Club Championships slated for June 21 - July 5 in Sudan. "We have talked to these clubs and their federations. They are...

Our Governance Values Are Upside Down.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Christine Abia-Bako Had anyone been dead for the last four months and resurrected today, the question one would ask is how a new jet fighter would protect an unexploited resource underground! Why and how can we be afraid of what is...

To the 'Besigyeists' - FDC Can Run Without Kizza.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Martin Wandera Hon. Sam Njuba's article, "It is not yet time to scramble for FDC leadership" (Daily Monitor ,April 5) was very disappointing but not surprising. Not surprising because Njuba belongs to a sub-organisation within FDC...

Police Vow to Stop Opposition Protest.
April 18, 2011... Opposition leaders intending to take part in today's walk-to-work campaign will not be allowed to leave their homes although Police authorities last evening denied that they have been placed under house arrest. However, it emerged yesterday that...

From the Press Gallery - Why Government Must Deal With Inflation.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Inflation is increasing. You can blame it on that fuel pump attendant or the grocery store cashier but make no mistake; prices for anything money can buy are skyrocketing too. With the headline inflation rate now...

UBA Group Registers Shs167 Billion in Profits.(Financial report)
April 18, 2011... Byline: Othman Semakula and agencies United Bank for Africa, last week released the group's results for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Q1 2011, posting Shs167 billion in gross and net earnings. In the results, the bank said it...

800 Opposition Defectors in Busoga Make U-Turn.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Abubaker Kirunda At least 832 people who crossed from different opposition parties to the ruling National Resistance Movement in Busoga region during the February general elections want to return to their parties, citing unfulfilled...

Journey to a Neglected Universal Primary Education School.
April 18, 2011... Byline: David Mafabi When my rider came to a halt, I was long off the motorcycle and standing by the roadside having had enough of the long bushy journey from Nampologoma via Dokho rice scheme to Namahere in Butaleja district. Two hours of...

Our Leaders Must Listen to Each Other.
April 18, 2011... The walk-to-work campaign that has been violently clamped down on by security forces this past week, has led to growing resentment and mistrust between the ruling party and key opposition figures leading the campaign over rising costs of living....

School Strikes - Who Should Take the Blame?
April 18, 2011... Byline: Joseph Mazige Secondary schools in the country are back into destructive and bloody strikes that have claimed lives and property. The strike causes range from poor feeding to indiscipline, academic to sports rivalry. The traditional...

Makerere Examines Its Role in Research.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Patience Ahimbisibwe Prof A.B.T Byaruhanga Akiiki works at Makerere University, Kampala International University, he is on Gulu University board and a member of Inter University Council for East Africa. He says he has no limitation as...

Government Cuts Health Budget to Refund Gavi Cash.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The Health Ministry cut its budget to refund about Shs2 billion on behalf of individuals who stole Global Fund money for immunisation of children and financing the health facilities in the country. The directive...

DP's Mao Offers to Teach General Paper At Gulu School.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Jacky Adure Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya could have chosen cage fish farming as a career away from politics but Democratic Party president Norbert Mao is seeing teaching General Paper at a high school as a means outside it. The...

Government Told to Increase Students' Upkeep Fund.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza The Principal of the Uganda College of Commerce, Kabale, has asked the government to increase money for students' upkeep from Shs1,800 to at least Shs5,000 per day per student to match the increasing prices of...

MPs Attack Museveni Over Chogm Remarks.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo MPs including those on the government side yesterday accused President Museveni of being a double-dealer in the fight against corruption. The lawmakers were reacting to President Museveni's comments that the...

Court Dismisses Isingiro North Vote Recount Case.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Rajab Mukombozi The Mbarara Chief Magistrate's Court has dismissed a petition in which the loser in the Isingiro North parliamentary election, Dr Posiano Mugyenyi, was seeking a vote recount. "Since the first respondent has already...

Ecweru Appeals for Fast Food Relief to Karamoja.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Steven Ariong The State Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Mr Musa Ecweru, has appealed to the World Food Programme to begin another general food distribution in Karamoja region. The minister arrived at the idea after his two-day...

Policeman Remanded Over Murder.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza A policeman at Kabale Police Station, Cpl. James Babaranda, has been remanded to Ndorwa Prison on charges of murdering a Senior Three student of Bubaare Secondary School. Kabale Grade Two magistrate Francis...

Oil Prices to Rise Further - U.S. Agency.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Isaac Khisa Ugandans should prepare for tougher times following the announcement by a United States agency that oil markets are expected to further tighten over the next two years, due to slowed supply of oil products. The Energy...

Heathens Turn Focus to Cup, 10s.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo In all honesty, MTN Heathens had enough excuses to stage a ball after completing the Nile Special Rugby Premier League season unbeaten with a commanding 47-18 victory over visiting G4S Pirates at Kyadondo on...

UPDF to Send New Commander to Somalia.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Risdel Kasasira The commander of African Union (AU) force in Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha, will return home at the end of April when his term expires. Gen. Mugisha who has been the third force commander of the AU peacekeepers is...

Kobs Short On Team Chemistry.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya "Laughable scoreline, we let them off the hook," bemoaned coach Bobby Williamson after witnessing an indeed laughable result at Namboole Stadium on Saturday. It may sound harsh, especially if you didn't watch the...

Bobby, Kihwelu Involved in Outburst.
April 18, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi The usually friendly post-match handshake turned into a spat when Tanzania coach Jamhuri Kihwelu confronted his counterpart Bobby Williamson after Saturday's All Africa Games qualifier at Namboole. Uganda's under-23...

Teaching School Children the Value of Saving.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Flavia Lanyero It was a moment of excitement as well as anxiety on Thursday afternoon last week for Jojana Primary School students who had long waited to break open their savings kits. Each knew how much exactly they saved and...

Semitala Makes Bombers Squad.
April 18, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Flyweight sensation Rogers Semitala was a surprise inclusion as Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) named a 12-man national team (Bombers) for the 17th African Boxing Championship due June 5-11 in Cameroon....

Ghost Students And Absenteeism Still in Universal Secondary Education Schools.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Melody Kukundakwe and Anita Imalingat Ghost students and absenteeism were some of the anomalies identified during Thursday's head count in schools' implementing government's free education. Kololo HS head teacher, Hajat Amina Mukasa...

Personal Finance to Be Taught in Schools.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako In a move to increase financial literacy, the Education Ministry and the National Curriculum Development Centre are working in partnership with the Central Bank to incorporate personal finance into the school...

37 Prison Warders Quit Work for Kyeyo.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Stephen Wandera At least 37 prison warders have quit their work for "greener pastures" in Afghanistan and Iraq within the past five months, Prisons officials have said. Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons James Mwanje said the...

Government Plans to Offer Vocational Training in Prisons.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Stephen Otage Incarceration will soon become an opportunity for convicts to learn vocational skills while serving their sentences. The plan is aimed at fulfilling the purpose of prison not as a center of punishment but a...

Police Standards Unit Grills 110 Officers From Sudan Mission Over Complaint Letter.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Some 108 police officers who returned from peacekeeping mission in Darfur this month have been forced to record statements with the force's disciplinary organ over allegations of misconduct. The officers allegedly...

Tullow Taxes Will Fund Karuma Dam - Government.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula The planned Karuma Hydro Power Dam will be the first recipient of the Shs1.1 trillion that accrued from the sale of Uganda's oil fields by Tullow Oil. Mr Keith Muhakanizi the deputy secretary to the treasury at the...

Opposition Leader Arrested Again.
April 18, 2011... Uganda opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested minutes after leaving his home in Kasangati as he planned to renew protests over the rising cost of living in the country, police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba confirms. Kasangati is a...

Act Now On Fuel And Food Reserves.
April 17, 2011... Rising food and fuel prices have fuelled a walk-to-work campaign and the results are not the kind that government wants to see in the media. With just a little bit of empathy for the suffering people of Uganda, the government should play its...

Queries As West Leads in Police Recruitment.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Gerald Bareebe President Museveni's home district of Kiruhura and Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura's district of Kisoro are dominating police recruitment, according to the Force's current recruitment documents obtained by this newspaper. ...

Crews Sprint for Electronic Timer.
April 17, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Over 56 drivers and bikers are expected to take part when the motorsport fraternity compete in a fundraising sprint for an electronic timing system at the 3.5km Lubiri double circuit, today. The Federation of...

Are We the Books We Read, the Movies We Watch?
April 17, 2011... Byline: Nafha Maani Ebrahimi It was long since I was in a bookshop, so I found myself lost for choice and unable to keep up with the multitudes of new publications on the shelves. It was also a while since I read an Arabic novel, so I went...

Establish National Oil Council.
April 17, 2011... Byline: George Kanyeihamba It is proposed that as from today, all Ugandans, high and low, old and young, professionals, artisans and the manipulative grades of workers and the unemployed, literate and illiterate, join in a great national...

Court Issues Injunction On Tooro Kingdom Activities.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Geoffrey Mutegeki Tooro Kingdom clan leaders have secured a court injunction stopping kingdom officials from performing any duties until a new Rukurato (parliament) is sworn-in or until court dismisses the case. The hearing of the...

Government Could Start Austerity Measures.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Nina Mbabazi Rukikaire Offsetting rising fuel prices worldwide is a policy that is currently the top agenda of governments. Wishing it away will be futile for those who try and it is equally futile for those who attempt to use...

Religious Leaders Urge Government And Opposition to Sit At a Roundtable.(Discussion)
April 17, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo and Andrew Bagala Amid protests in the country, religious leaders have called on the government to enter into dialogue with the opposition whose leader warns that time is running out for such an initiative. Religious...

Dictators Should Face a Doctrine of Consequences.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Allan Tacca In the high pressure drama that is slowly trimming Gaddafi's wings, the Colonel once broadcast his defiance roughly in the following terms: "Although we love martyrdom, we will not die this time. You will die." He was...

VP Cannot Be Traced for Court Summons.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka Vice President Gilbert Bukenya cannot be traced to be served with court summons that require him to file his defence over allegations that he and the Electoral Commission were involved in election malpractices that saw...

FNL Washed Out With Ikong Leading.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Sean Solomon Oseku and Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo If any game mattered for the first ten minutes, Team Ikong would have been crowned Friday Night Lights Kings which would have come with Shs2m in prize money. But basketball is not decided...

Heathens Build Hegemony.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Five years ago, utl Kobs threatened to re-write Uganda rugby history in strolling to their first clean sweep. At that point, more than half of that team were assured starters for the national team. The world...

Open the Leadership Debate.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Nuwabiine Meshach Bagarukayo Lately, there has been quite interesting back and forth commentaries in both the print and electronic media on rather an unexpected topic; succession /transition of leadership. I find this positive and...

Crisis of Confidence in the Police.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Anna Katusiime A police officer was recently remanded to Luzira Maximum Prison over an alleged murder and attempted murder in a recent shooting at Ntinda Township, in the outskirts of Kampala. The shooting claimed three lives while...

Of Food Prices And Political Stability.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Isaac Imaka The time was 3:30 p.m, on the famous date of July 14, 1789. Discontented with the aristocratic status quo and the soaring economic crisis, which saw the price of bread - the staple food of the majority French - rise by...

'It's Possible to Have Peaceful Demonstrations in Kampala'.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Risdel Kasasira Every time there is a demonstration in Kampala, it is crushed by the Police. Where do you see this ending? One of the challenges we face with law enforcement is the failure to understand the right of citizens to...

Inspector General Gets Sh900 Million to Prosecute Chogm Suspects.
April 17, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The Inspector General of Government said on Thursday that he has received Shs891 million for the Chogm investigations. Mr Raphael Baku told that he would by close of May prosecute individuals incase they are found...

We Are Watching You, Says U.S.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Philippa Croome The US embassy says it is keeping a close eye on the escalating violence between state security and protesters after the second protest this week saw at least three people shot, including opposition leader Dr Kizza...

Kobs Hope to Tame in-Form Tanzania.
April 16, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda's under-23 side, Kobs, have another opportunity to prove their worth against regional foes Tanzania in the first leg of the All Africa Games qualifier at Namboole Stadium today. In the wake of the surprise...

Gun Fire, Teargas Rock Zana As Movit Workers Strike.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira Protests for rising commodity prices on Friday took a new twist when Movit company workers staged a strike protesting poor pay amid skyrocketing commodity prices. Angry workers first blocked Nyanama Road that...

Musical Review - the Book of Mormon.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Raymond Mpubani I didn't need my mother to figure this out for me; Mormonism is loony. Oh, I loved their young missionaries with their standard garb of white shirts and black trousers and American accents, but their gospel simply...

A4C Calls for Government Response to Campaign.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Philippa Croome The pressure group spearheading the walk-to-work campaign has criticised the police for its handling of Thursday's protests and attacked the government for its lack of response to the clashes between protestors and...

KADS Fair Trial At Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Edwin Nuwagaba It is 500 years ago since Shakespeare plays were written, but they are still relevant when staged in English speaking countries. Kampala Amateur Dramatic Society (Kads) just concluded their production of Twelfth Night...

Dance Review - Let Them Dance.(Dance review)
April 16, 2011... Byline: Raymond Mpubani Did they really have to begin with the Runyege-Ntogoro dance? There's nothing oracular about it, but a good dance troupe will nail it if they perform with the right energy and passion. All that the students of the...

Maternal Deaths - Nation's Ultimate Challenge.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Lirri In Uganda, a staggering number of women still die in childbirth. Maternal mortality rates have been reducing slowly, largely because most deliveries occur outside health facilities. But an innovative solution-a maternity...

Three Charged Over Walk-to-Work.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Herbert Mugagga Three people, who were arrested while taking part in the walk-to-work campaign on Thursday, appeared before magistrate court in Lugazi, Buikwe District, where they were charged with inciting violence. The three are...

It's Fun in the Air for Flying Wizard Cooke.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya He is daringly fast. But back home in Canada, Mitchell Cooke is known more for his style rather than speed. Five-time world motocross champion, Belgian legend Georges Jobé described him in 2007 as "an...

Heathens' Trophy Parade.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo Motivation must be short in supply for all the teams on the final day of the Nile Special Rugby Premier League with almost everything decided. Even then, most of the attention is reserved for champions MTN Heathens,...

Makerere Should Define Its Priorities.
April 16, 2011... Makerere University has asked the government to approve a proposal to increase student's tuition fees up from Shs3 million to Shs6 million per academic year. According to the university secretary, Mr Muhwezi Kahunda, the increase in tuition fees...

70 Students Injured in Makerere Strike.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Abdul Kiyaga, Anita Imalingat & Karen Mukama More than 70 Makerere University students were yesterday injured and seven arrested in running battles with security forces after students held a protest against increase in tuition...

How Besigye Was Shot.
April 16, 2011... Byline: John Njoroge Forum for Democratic Change president Kizza Besigye's walk to work on Thursday started with the cheerful doctor leaving his Kasangati home just after 6.27am. But as his journey gained momentum, he was intercepted by...

One Man's Nightmare Under Police Interrogation.
April 16, 2011... He was arrested at dawn, interrogated, charged with promoting sectarianism and committed to prison. Twenty four hours later, he was released with a stern warning over his head. Saturday Monitor's Gerald Bareebe brings you the story of FDC's...

Three Killed as Protests Continue.
April 16, 2011... Byline: James Eriku & Gerald Bareebe At least three people were on Thursday shot dead in Gulu after a walk-to-work campaign in the town turned violent on. Among those killed were, Adoni Mugisu, a tomato seller in Gulu market, Charles...

Government in Spotlight Over High Commodity Prices.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Othman Semakula With the continued escalation of commodity and service prices, Ugandans are feeling the pinch as household budgets give in to the increasingly volatile cost of living. Majority of Ugandan families have witnessed...

Stanchart Raises Base Lending Rates.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Clare Balondemu As inflation continues to squeeze Ugandans, commercial banks are likely to further compound the situation as they move to increase base lending rates. Just like Stanbic Bank, which increased its prime lending rate...

Government Bans Live Broadcast of Events.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Richard Wanambwa The government last evening moved to curtail major broadcasting houses when it banned live broadcast of news events around the walk-to-work campaign. BBC's Joshua Mali told Daily Monitor that a senior source at one of...

Ikong, Koma Clash in Final At Ymca.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo The inaugural Friday Night Lights basketball winds up today at YMCA, Wandegeya with Joseph Ikong finding himself in a basketball clique he doesn't yet belong to. Last season's leading scorer is yet to win the Most...

Nation Growing At 6.5 Percent - IMF.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch The International Monetary Fund has said that Uganda is growing its 2011 GDP at 6.5 per cent compared to 5.8 per cent registered last year. The increase, the Fund argues is an indication that the economy is...

Adams Returns to Motor Rally.
April 15, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Two-time Pearl of Africa Rally winner Chipper Adams is expected to return from a seven-year sabbatical to drive in a fund-raising sprint for an electronic timing system on Sunday at the Lubiri race circuit. It's a...

220 People Arrested Over Walk-to-Work.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala At least 220 people have been arrested countrywide in yesterday's clashes between security forces and Ugandans who participated in the walk-to-work campaign in protest against rising food and fuel prices. The suspects...

Soroti Boss Stopped From Accessing Office.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Richard Otim The police yesterday morning stopped Soroti District LC5 chairperson Stephen Ochola from going to his office on foot, arguing that he was taking part in the walk-to-work campaign. Mr Ochola was headed to his office at...

Anger in Parliament Over Besigye Shooting.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa, Sheila Naturinda and Isaac Imaka Lawmakers yesterday turned rowdy as others sounded war drums following the shooting of the main opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, in an emotional House debate dominated by calls for...

Proline Banned From Cup.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo and Abdu Wasike Local football could be headed straight back into courts of law leading to an injunction on the Bell Uganda Cup if the expulsion of Proline from the knockout competition is not sorted out fast. ...