The Monitor (Uganda) articles from August 2010

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from August 2010

Increase in Population Causes Decline of Fish Stock.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Lominda Afedraru Although authorities from the Uganda fisheries department have been complaining that fish stock reduction in the market is declining as a result of poor management of the lakes and rivers in the country, science...

'Public Relations Industry Needs Regulation'.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi As students in school, any form of disciplining is considered a punishment. However, some people learn from the punishments and in a way they turn out to be who they are today because of what they learnt in their...

Bujagali Power Project On Course.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu and Martin Luther Oketch On August 21, 2007 President Yoweri Museveni and the Aga Khan, Prince Karim al-Hussaini, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, laid the foundation stone for the Bujagali hydropower dam...

African Continent Records Higher Passenger Traffic.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Faridah Kulabako African airlines registered a record performance in passenger traffic in July, according to the International Air Transport Association. The continent is said to have recorded a 13 per cent growth in passenger...

Cranes Must Top Group to Qualify.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Even before Cranes kick a ball in their quest to qualify for the Nations Cup for the first time in 34 years, convoluted mathematics may - like in the last two campaigns - determine whether or not the team reach...

Massa Not in Jinja - Bobby.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya Cranes coach Bobby Williamson has nullified reports that Geoffrey Massa is in Jinja playing Mickey Mouse. The striker moved from South Africa's Jomo Cosmos and joined Egyptian Second Division club Etisalat in 2008 but...

Al Shabaab Kill Four, Injure Eight UPDF Soldiers.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Risdel Kasasira The Somali militants, al Shabaab, yesterday attacked the presidential palace in Mogadishu and killed four Ugandan peacekeepers. The attackers also injured eight Ugandans in the bomb attack against UPDF soldiers who...

Uganda Ready to Send 10,000 Troops -- If U.S. Helps.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Tabu Butagira Uganda is set to send thousands of its reserve troops for deployment to Somalia if the US government provides promised funding for the mission, the Chief of Defence Forces has said. Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, in an...

Fire Guts Kisekka Market.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje Police closed Kisekka Market yesterday after fire engulfed over 40 shops and destroyed property worth billions. The fire that started from the western wing of the market is said to have been caused by an electrical short...

Movement Secretariat is Incompetent, Says Bukenya.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Vice President Gilbert Bukenya has blamed the NRM Secretariat for the mess that characterised yesterday's party primary elections. Speaking to journalists after casting his vote at Nagulu polling station in Kakiri...

Preliminary NRM Results.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Monitor Team No major surprises were on the cards in the few constituencies were NRM primaries for district and local council elections went ahead, but not without claiming their slice of controversy. In the northern region, where...

Voters' Names Go Missing in West Nile.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Warrom Felix Okello and Martine Okudi Anti-riot police yesterday arrested six people in connection with electoral fraud as violence and missing names characterised the National Resistance Movement party elections in various parts of...

Let's Face It, We Can't Perform a Miracle in Somalia.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Vivian Asedri One Afghan vegetable vendor recently told a Western reporter that the Taliban insurgents were brave and crazy - brave because they are ready to die and crazy because they kill everybody who crosses their paths. That...

UPC Should Learn From Its History of Boycotts.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Morris Komakech Talk is rife that Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party's position regarding the forthcoming elections is a boycott. This position has generated much unease amongst opposition groups and has threatened to rip the...

Ruling Party Suspends Primaries Over Irregularities.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Benon Herbert Oluka Electoral irregularities and malpractices on an unprecedented scale yesterday forced the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to suspend primary elections for the party's parliamentary and local council flag bearers...

Elections Postponed in Eastern Districts.
August 31, 2010... The National Resistance Movement (NRM) district and parliamentary primaries in the eastern districts of Mbale, Manafwa, Bulambuli, Kapchorwa, Nakapiripirit, Serere, Sironko and Butaleja have been postponed over various irregularities in the...

Theft of Offertory On the Rise- Police.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Andrew Bagala Criminals who disguise as ushers have embarked on stealing church offertory, the police have said. Although the police have not yet compiled statistics of such crimes, they have described the situation as 'worrying'. ...

IPC is Dead, just Go Ahead and Bury the Corpse.
August 31, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Sengoba It is now an open secret that the attempt to have a formidable unified opposition is nearing its end with the withdrawal of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) from the Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC). Not that it had...

A Constitution Doesn't Necessarily Make a Government Constitutional.
August 31, 2010... Byline: William G. Naggaga Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, originated the idea of a constitution and constitutionalism. He defined a constitution as "an arrangement of offices in a state." Every state, he wrote, no matter how badly...

NRM Elects Parliamentary Flag Bearers Amid Police Deployment.
August 30, 2010... The NRM and the police said yesterday party primary elections set for today across the region will be peaceful and sounded a warning to those who plan to indulge in violence. The exercise, which will see the election of NRM local council and...

Otunnu Calls for Pressure On Government.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Alfred Nyongesa Wandera Uganda People's Congress president Olara Otunnu yesterday appealed to all Ugandans to embrace the idea of what he called a national social movement to 'champion the fight for democracy' in the country. Mr...

Top 100 Attracts Over 180 Firms.(Company rankings)
August 30, 2010... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu A total of about 183 mid-sized companies have submitted their credentials to be sieved for the November Top 100 Mid-sized company Awards. Speaking at a news conference in Kampala last week Ms Virginia Nkwanzi...

EABL to Pay Shs186 Billion in Dividends.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Walter Wafula With improved performance, shareholders of East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL), will this year receive a Shs186 billion (Kshs6.9 billion) in annual dividends. According to a statement, the beer and spirits firm with...

East Africa to Discuss Illicit Trade.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi Members of the five East African member states will between October 6 and 7 meet in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss issues related with illicit trade. In a statement sent to Daily Monitor recently, Ms Agatha Nderitu,...

Reform Livestock Sector, Experts Advise Government.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Experts have advised Uganda to take crucial steps in reforming the livestock sector in order to transform it to a functional and vibrant meat export industry. Speaking at a one day seminar in Kampala last week, Dr...

Kiplagat to Gate Crash Split Party.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Sande Bashaija Benjamin Kiplagat earned a lucky call-up to the African team to compete at the IAAF Continental Cup due September 4-5 in Split, Croatia. The national steeplechase record holder had little hope of competing at the...

Afcon 2012 - Al Shabab's Flavio Out of Cranes Game.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya This will sound as sweet to Cranes defensive duo of Ibrahim Sekagya and Andy Mwesigwa as it will all Ugandans. One Al Shabab won't be in town. Not that the two central defenders will have it easy against Angola on...

Indeed Minister Kabakumba Owes Episcopal Conference an Apology.(Conference news)(Correction notice)
August 30, 2010... Byline: Fr. Larry Kanyike It is very unfortunate that the Uganda Catholic Episcopal Conference pastoral letter intended to remind our leaders of their obligation to let Ugandans hold free and fair elections and therefore the necessity to have...

Otunnu, Bring On the Evidence Or Simply Keep Quiet.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Ofwono Opondo Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) president Olara Otunnu who is steadily walking out of the Inter- Party Cooperation (IPC) must be by now a fairly frustrated man chasing his own shadows, and therefore incapable of doing what...

Excitement As Zakayo Turns 46.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira He came out shouting and clapping as excitement filled the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre on Saturday. The oldest alpha male chimpanzee Zakayo was marking its 46th birthday. From the holding facility, Zakayo...

Aronda Probes Karamoja Killings.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Tabu Butagira The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, will this weekend fly back to Karamoja, his second trip to the region in 10 days, to investigate reported killing of civilians by soldiers. "I am going to Amudat...

NRM Issues Guidelines On Elections.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Mercy Nalugo and Andrew Bagala The NRM's electoral commission yesterday issued guidelines for today's party primaries, one of which bars polling officials from opening envelopes containing ballot boxes and declaration forms in the...

Ruling Party Ministers Fight to Retain Seats.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Mercy Nalugo The NRM party votes its parliamentary and local council flag bearers today, with several ministers facing a tough test to retain their seats. A Daily Monitor survey shows that ministers Hope Mwesigye (Kabale), Emmanuel...

Fresh Legal Woes for Democratic Party.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Anthony Wesaka The legal woes of the Democratic Party are far from over. Just when the party seemed to be recovering from bickering over leadership positions, a group of supporters has dragged the party president, Mr Norbert Mao, to...

Otunnu Out of IPC Presidential Race.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Alfred Nyongesa Wandera and Dalton Wanyera The Uganda Peoples Congress party has stepped out of the Inter-Party Cooperation's bid for a joint presidential flag bearer, Daily Monitor has learnt. According to a senior UPC official...

Gulu Official Petitions President Over Police Graft.
August 30, 2010... Byline: James Eriku The LC1 chairman of Green Valley Sub-ward in Gulu Municipality, has called for President Museveni's intervention over what he described as open corruption among the police in Gulu. Mr Stephen Olanya said police officers...

Love Your Culture, Say African Bishops.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Stephen Otage The second All African Bishops conference ended yesterday with the primates calling on Africans to stick to their culture and reject Western ways tearing the church a part. While addressing a press conference...

Aspirants Clash With NRM Returning Officer.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Mariam Kabasongora Chaos erupted at the main NRM party offices in Kamwenge town as aspirants in the NRM flag bearer primary elections attacked the NRM administrative secretary accusing him of allegedly distributing duplicated voters...

Mbale NRM Primary Elections Postponed.
August 30, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi The National Resistance Movement (NRM) district and parliamentary primaries in districts of Mbale , Manafwa, Bulambuli and Bunyole East in Butaleja and Mbale Municipality have been postponed over various election...

Otunnu Quits IPC, Forms New Pressure Group.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Alfred Nyongesa Wandera Uganda People's Congress president Olara Otunnu on Monday announced formation of a new pressure group called the National Social Movement (NSM) to 'champion fight for democracy' in Uganda as he officially...

Eight UPDF Soldiers Detained as NRM Voting Flops in Mbarara.
August 30, 2010... At least eight UPDF soldiers have been arrested and detained for allegedly participating in the ongoing NRM primary elections in Ndorwa West constituency, Kabale District, the army has said. The suspects, who disguised as civilian to cast...

Fire Breaks Out in Kisekka Market.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Flavia Nalubega Kisekka market has been gutted by fire this morning. Hundreds of traders are believed to have lost goods worth millions of shillings and over 40 shops have been burnt to ashes. According to Kampala Metropoliatan...

NRM Primaries Postponed.
August 30, 2010... Byline: Flavia Nalubega and Isaac Khisa The National Resistance Movement (NRM) primary elections for the Parliamentary and local council flag bearers in Kampala City have been postponed over allegations of election malpractices. Also some...

African Bishops Unite to Denounce Homosexuality.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi The question of homosexuality reared its head for the umpteenth time this week at the all African Anglican Church conference that is taking place in Entebbe. Despite pressure from the western world, African bishops have...

Search for Votes Goes Online.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Benon Herbert Oluka After American President Barrack Obama won the US presidential election in 2008, he was credited with using social media in ways that expected to change politics for ever. Some analysts said that were it not for...

Nigeria First Up for Nation in WC Qualifier.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Innocent Ndawula After winning one and losing one during their four-day acclimatisation camp in Benoni - South Africa, the stage is set for Sam Walusimbi's U-19 troops to defend their African title in Windhoek, Namibia starting with a...

Katarikawe Takes KQ Series Title.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Handicap 12 golfer Charles Katarikawe was the biggest winner as the Kenya Airways Golf Safari Series made a debut in Uganda at the par-72 Kitante course on Friday. Katarikawe finished with 41 stableford points,...

Cranes Bank On Desire for Afcon.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya The Uganda Cranes training has picked up finely in the last two days with intensive running, more set-pieces, sustained endurance, and renewed assurances from the coach in the face of missing or injured players. ...

'It Would Be Crazy If We Didn't Qualify' - Obua.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Cherished, criticised and chastised in equal measure, Scotland-based international David Obua ostensibly believes it would be heartbreaking if Uganda didn't qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. It is 32...

Violence Between Top NRM Politicians Good.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Alan Tacca One of the major challenges Uganda is facing today is the slow speed of the Internet or absence of the service in most parts of the country. Unlike Rwanda where the authorities are determined to ensure that our...

Doctors Fight Infant Mortality in Villages.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Zahra Abigaba In bid to reduce infant deaths a group of specialists have joined hands to set up small clinics in all lower health centres across the country to save mothers and babies. Under their umbrella body, the Association of...

Tullow Shares Drops By Four Percent.
August 29, 2010... Byline: John Njoroge Tullow Oil's share value on Friday sunk another 4.1 per cent in the world market. Observers have estimated the drop will cost Tullow a heavy 250 million pounds. Tullow CEO Aidan Heary's stake is also expected to drop...

IPC Ignores Otunnu on Vote Boycott Talk.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Alfred Nyongesa Wandera The Inter-Party Cooperation - IPC - on Friday discussed its budget and ignored UPC party President Olara Otunnu's attempt to derail the ongoing process of electing a single presidential candidate to face off...

KCC in Crisis - Who is to Blame for the Gridlock?
August 29, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje As the common saying goes 'when elephants fight, the grass suffers', so is the situation in Kampala City after it emerged that the organ cannot withdraw money from their bank accounts due to the fracas surrounding the...

Tracing Suspects in High Profile Killings.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Anthony Wesaka We broke the news about these personalities and they occupied most of the news pages but as time went by, they were turned into brief stories in the media as the flames that ignited their stories became cold ash. Sunday...

Church Wants Leaders to Uphold the Constitution.
August 29, 2010... In the final part of the epistle, Catholic Bishops call for timely and adequate funding of the Electoral Commission. The also want Parliament to make special legislation on elections. Read on:- Article 71 of the 1995 Constitution provides...

Good Teachers Can Be Equated to Prophets.
August 29, 2010... Byline: Nafha Maani Ebrahimi Several news regarding teachers in different parts of the world caught my attention recently. Both good and bad news, enough to fill my small column but never enough said about this most important group that can...

Concern Connects Students.
August 29, 2010... Concern Foundation for Citizens-Uganda has opened an office to facilitate students hoping to study abroad in any discipline at university of their choice. Speaking to Education Guide in at their offices in Wandegeya, Mr Harold Ssenkubuge, the...

Sekabembe Bags Gold in Tanzania.
August 28, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi Heavyweight Mike Sekabembe bagged the only gold medal for Uganda at the 6th edition of the East African Boxing Championship 'Bingwa wa ma Bingwa' that concluded on Thursday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Uganda's...

Challengers to Test National Team.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Innocent Ndawula A select side comprising of former Ugandan internationals both at the senior and U-19 level tests coach Ebrahim Mohammed Barney's national team in a highly-anticipated 40-over game at Kyambogo Oval today. Tornado...

Eritrea Stand in Hippos Way.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Yasser Kalyango Uganda's U-20 side, Hippos will battle hosts Eritrea in today's Cecafa U-20 Championship final hoping to retain the trophy they won in Bujumbura two years ago. Today's final will be preceded with the third place...

Read My Lips; Besigye Will Emerge Flag-Bearer of IPC.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Bernard Tabaire I chanced upon a senior FDC official on Tuesday evening. This was just hours after the nominations of those interested in running for the presidential candidate's job in the opposition alliance, the Inter-Party...

Legislators Approve Judiciary Overhaul.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Lawmakers have approved a major overhaul of the Judiciary, in a deliberate restructuring exercise aimed at removing judicial bottlenecks and speed up service delivery. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) endorsement...

Police On Spot Over Atugonza Graft Case.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe The police have come under the spotlight again after documentary evidence showed that senior officials of the National Resistance Movement influenced the Force to arrest the mayor of Hoima Town Council, Francis...

Government Needs Shs300 Billion to Fix Pension Arrears.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Joseph Miti The Ministry of Public Service now needs about Shs300 billion to clear all outstanding pension arrears that have accumulated over time, Public Service Minister Henry Kajura has revealed. Mr Kajura said the number of...

KCC Loses Shs10 Billion in Land Transfer Deals.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje Kampala City Council has suspended the conversion of public land from leasehold to freehold, citing overwhelming fraud and loss of revenue to the council. The council also resolved to take the entire land board to court...

Respect Press Freedom, Says Church.
August 28, 2010... In the third part of the epistle, Catholic bishops say the army and the police should be non-partisan in next year's election. The bishops say media freedom is vital for participatory democracy. Election supervision and monitoring is the...

The Stone Mysteries of Mubende's Land of Gold.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Richard Kikonyogo There is something very Brigadoon about Kitokolo. Something which can be observed in the extremity of archetypal characters that exist there, like the old, village alcoholic, who breaks into the Queen's English when...

AG Appeals Against Shs150 Million Court Award.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Alfred N. Wandera & Lydia Mukisa The Attorney General has appealed against the Court of Appeal's award of Shs153 million to Brig. Henry Tumukunde. This follows Brig. Tumukunde's successful petition of the Supreme Court when UPDF...

Roads - Driving a Car With a Bicycle Mentality.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Gawaya Tegulle Hypothesis one: the quality of roads in any country defines the quality of leadership in charge of that country. Nothing to do with democracy, or else a billion and half Chinese will be roaring their approval before...

Killing Innocent People Has No Basis in Islamic Scripture.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Nine years after the 9/11 bombing in the US, a proposed mosque and an Islamic centre near the spot where terrorists killed over 2,000 people has caused outrage among Jewish extremists. They claim such a project would...

Our Growth Figures Vs 2011 Citizen's Manifesto.
August 28, 2010... Byline: Margaret Wokuri A group of civil society members under Uganda NGO forum converged last week to share experiences of a countrywide research that will eventually culminate in 'The Citizen's Manifesto' and one after another, there were...

Western Models Cannot Solve Our Traffic Problem.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Emurwon Olupot In the Saturday Monitor of August 21, Gawaya Tegulle wrote a controversial article titled "Uganda's Roads: Driving a car with a bicycle mentality" in which he blamed both the leadership of this country and its citizens...

Candidates Opt Out of Joint Rallies As Names Go Missing.
August 27, 2010... National Resistance Movement campaigns in various constituencies across the country have been marred by allegations of bribery, violence and intimidation. In Rujumbura County, Rukungiri, the contest between Jim Muhwezi (incumbent) and Alex...

DP Elects Masaka Flag Bearers.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Michael J. Ssali The Democratic Party (DP) in Masaka District has elected its flag bearers for the Woman MP and the district chairman, in preparation for the general elections scheduled for next year. Ms Agnes Mayanja and Mr...

14 Police Officers Held for Looting Goods in Jinja.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Pauline Kairu At least 14 police officers were on Wednesday arrested for suspected looting of cargo they had salvaged from a burning trailer enroute to Kampala from the port of Mombasa, Kenya. The officers including Special Police...

S. Africa Asks East African Companies to Cross-List.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Walter Wafula East African companies with a global vision and appetite for substantial capital have been urged to list on the African Board in South Africa. The African Board is a segment of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE),...

NGO Launches Financial Education.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Justus Lyatuu Habitat for Humanity Uganda (HFHU) has launched a campaign to promote financial education in rural households. While launching the programme in Kampala on Wednesday, Mr Solomon Kagaba, the operations manager at the...

BOU Introduces New Banking Guidelines.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch Bank of Uganda has introduced a new system that requires government to first deposit money in its accounts before it can administer any payment to ministries and agencies. Addressing journalists in Kampala on...

Stanbic Half Year Profits Drop By Four Percent.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Stanbic Bank Uganda has posted a Shs44.77 billion after tax profit for the first six months ending June 30, indicating a 4 per cent reduction. In the same period under review in 2009, the bank registered growth of...

UGU Name Team for Challenge against Rwanda.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Ex-professional Stephen Kasaija retained his mantle as amateur captain when Uganda Golf Union (UGU) picked a nine-man team to represent the nation in the inaugural Uganda-Rwanda Challenge Trophy scheduled for August...

Woodball - Locals Win Three Bronze Medals.
August 27, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda carried the flag high at the 3rd World University Woodball championship that concluded yesterday at the Commonwealth Resort Hotel Munyonyo, Kampala. Out of seven African Nations and 16 countries, Team Uganda...

Obua, Kizito No Gods- Bobby.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya It's no longer news that David Obua and Nestroy Kizito won't be part of the Cranes 2012 Orange Caf Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola next Saturday after the duo were ruled out with injuries. What's...

Hippos to Face Eritrea in Final.
August 27, 2010... Byline: Yasser Kalyango The Hippos moved a step closer to defending their Cecafa U-20 title when they overcame Kenya 2-1 in a tension packed match played yesterday at the Asmara stadium. Daniel Sserunkuma and Saddam Juma struck in each...