The Monitor (Uganda) articles from February 2006

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from February 2006

Day Secondary Schools Have Come of Age.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Flora Aduk Day schools have often been considered the last option by parents having failed to enroll their students in a desirable boarding school. The myth that boarding schools are much...

Iganga's Best Stopped At Nothing.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Flora Aduk It seemed like an ordinary Tuesday when Boaz Muhumuza went for his computer lessons in Kireka but by 2pm that day it was clear that Tuesday February 21 would be a land mark in...

Does a School Location Matter?
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Monitor Reporter In Kamwokya, Harvard College School is a small yard of unfinished buildings and others made from papyrus mats. One has to walk on a small iron bar to cross a drainage...

Arua's Best Was Focused.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira I feel extremely elated. I passed because I was God fearing and divided my time in school between prayers and studies." This is how Lambert Tabu summed his excitement when...

Central Region Tops in UACE Results.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Muhwezi-Bonge Three principal passes were used as a yardstick in this analysis for best performing regions The recently released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education results...

Wakiso's Fifth Best Cherishes for Law.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa & Joseph Miti WAKISO's fifth best student in last year's Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams, Dorcus Tucungweri sounded excited on phone when Daily...

Kabaka Fund Made the Needy Shine.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rogers Mulindwa When the Ministry of Education and Sports released this year's Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education on February 21, it was all celebrations at Mulusa Academy-Wobulenzi...

Farmers Advised on Organic Vanilla.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jascent Namuyiga VANILLA farmers in Uganda have been advised to start growing organic vanilla because it fetches premium prices in the international market than non-organic. Vanilla...

After Hydropower, Depletion Threatens Wood Resource.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa UGANDA is headed for a devastating shortage of wood by 2010 if the current rate of consumption is not regulated. By 2010, the consumption of wood in the country is...

Cricket Body Announce New Changes.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula THIS year's local cricket season gets underway with the Castle Lager National Cricket in May, the Uganda Cricket Association organising secretary Richard Sempa has...

Hungry Ouma, Quartey Match in Offing.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Mugalu AN all-African junior middleweight showdown between Uganda's Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma and Ghanian Ike Quartey is in prospect. Quartey was scheduled to fight former WBC...

NRM Loses Budama, Tororo Seats.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John A. Emojong The State Minister for Labour, Mr Henry Joseph Obbo is one of the 80 MPs who have lost their parliamentary seats. Obbo lost his West Budama Constituency to independent...

Opposition Growing Stronger - Museveni.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Simon Kasyate & Frank Nyakairu PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has conceded that opposition against his 20-year rule is growing, although he blamed it on "non-political factors". Museveni,...

Minister Bakoko Rejects Election Results.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira THE camp of the Minister for Gender, Ms Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, is collecting evidence from various polling centres to contest the final election results of Thursday's parliamentary...

Investors Want Regional Education Curricula.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi INVESTORS in the education service sector have asked the government to review the curricula and make it relevant to regional requirements. Efforts are being made to...

Masaka Street Children Pick Baby From Bin.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael J Ssali Street children picked a baby boy from a skip in Masaka town election day. They told Daily Monitor that they found the baby on top of a rubbish heap on Mawogola Street...

House to Amend Rules of Procedure.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo SPEAKER Edward Ssekandi has said the House would amend its rules of procedure to cater for all the political parties in the Eighth Parliament. Uganda is reverting to a...

Millions of Shillings Left Untapped in Education.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango WHO ever thought education in Uganda could turn out to become a profitable business just like any other investment venture? To own an educational institute in Uganda...

Ntungamo FDC Agents Held.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Otushabire Tibyangye The FDC Coordinator for Ntungamo district was arrested by the police on polling day February 23 for allegedly photographing election officials whom he accused of...

Police Wants Fire Stations At Division Headquarters.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje Kampala Chief Fire Officer, Mr Joseph Mugisa, has asked Kampala City Council to construct fire stations at all division headquarters to ease fire fighting in the city. He...

Did West Nile Send a Message to Museveni?
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni lost in all the six districts of West Nile to his rival, Col. Kizza Besigye, according to results of last Thursday's general presidential election....

Budaka MP Winner Calls for Reconciliation.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mudangha Kolyangha THE winner of the Budaka County MP seat has called on her opponents to join her and re- unite the people, other than creating divisions. Ms Loy Kiryapawo was...

Akope, Yokwe Off to Kenya.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Wossita TWO Ugandan top golfers leave tomorrow for their professional debut in Nairobi, Kenya. Deo Akope and Charles Yokwe (pictured), where invited to take part in the Kenya...

We Are Ready for Election Petitions - Justice Odoki.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita THE Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, has said the Judiciary is anticipating a multiplicity of petitions from the just concluded and ongoing elections. He said the judges...

Pallisa Candidates Reject Poll Results.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kabona Esiara DEFEATED parliamentary candidates in Pallisa have rejected the results in the just concluded elections. The candidates, who have petitioned the Electoral Commission to...

Election Not Free And Fair - Monitors.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mukombozi THE DEMOCRACY Monitoring Group has said the February 23 elections fell below the expected standards of free and fair elections. "DEMgroup is of the view that the...

Kiprop Beaten.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma Men 3,000m 1. Adil Kaouch (MAR) 7:44.22 2. H. Bellani (MAR) 7:44.80 3. Zerguelaine (ALG) 7:50.50 12. I. Kiprop (UGA) 8:07.22 EAST African cross-country...

Teso Ministers Lose.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu NRM supporters in Teso suffered a major blow after three state ministers were voted out of Parliament. Many said this was a protest vote for President Yoweri Museveni's...

Big Cash for URA Players.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Justine Nekesa Players of URA, Uganda's representatives in the Confederations Cup, have been promised big bonuses should they win the weekend encounter against Kenya's World Hope. The...

Winners, Losers in North.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Odokonyero, Jimmy Kwo & Oketch Bitek WHILE some are jubilating over their success in Thursday's elections others are crestfallen following their defeat. Gulu Municipality The...

NRM Takes Kibuku MP Seat.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mudangha Kolyangha A National Resistance Movement candidate beat Democratic Party's Rainer Kafire to take the Kibuku County MP seat. The NRM in 2001 tried to take over this seat but were...

Medics Shun Cholera Patient.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira A STUDENT of Makerere University, who was suffering from cholera, on Sunday narrowly, survived death after medical personnel in Arua allegedly refused to attend to her. ...

Bwanika Concedes Poll Defeat.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya Independent Abed Bwanika has conceded defeat but urged President Yoweri Museveni to embrace all Ugandans, including those who did not vote for him. "I wish to congratulate...

Ex-Obote Minister Salutes Museveni.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patson Baraire Former assistant minister for agriculture in the Obote II regime Karegyesa Karekaho, 84, has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni on winning the Thursday's elections,...

'My Defeat Was Mbarara's Loss'.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Basiime MBARARA Woman MP Miria Matembe has said her defeat in the Thursday's parliamentary elections was a loss to the whole district. Matembe lost her seat to Ms Emma Boona....

Blu*3 On West African Tour.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya Uganda's top female popstar group, Blu*3 has set off for its first West African music tour that will see them perform in Ghana and Nigeria. The Woah girls will...

Canadians Root for North Children.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Lirri TWO Canadians, who initiated a worldwide walk, dubbed the Guluwalk in October 2005 to raise awareness on the plight of children affected by the war in northern Uganda, will...

US Calls for Investigation of Election Fraud.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda The United States government has called for a transparent investigation of the opposition charges of fraud in Thursday's general election that saw President Yoweri...

Rain Disrupts NRM Victory Celebrations.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu A HEAVY down pour in Soroti town on Saturday disrupted celebrations by Movement supporters upon hearing the news that their candidate Yoweri Museveni had won the presidential...

Take District, Council Polls More Seriously.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Although the presidential and parliamentary elections ended last week, other important polls are yet to be held. True, the presidential elections generate more excitement because of their high profile...

Excel in 'A' Level Contributed Greately to His Stardom.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Muhwezi-Bonge When, Musa Ssemanda, received news that he had emerged as the best student in Kampala, the 18-year-old, was not surprised because excellence was his custom. "I...

Any Mayoral Candidate That Can Turn Kampala into a Tourist Destination?
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Maria Baryamujura As we come towards electing a new mayor for our city, I am yet to decide whom I should give my vote. As a stakeholder in tourism, my vote will go to a candidate who amongst...

Govt Bans All Poultry Imports; Is That Enough to Keep the Flu at Bay?
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi AS the lethal H5N1 avian bird flu tightens its grip on Europe, Far East and now with its first steps into Africa - Nigeria and Egypt, the Ugandan government has slapped a...

Local Prisons Need Address.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala After failing to get bail, Batya Ndugwa knew prison was his next stop. He was not that scared however, because his was a minor case and he was going to a local...

Girls in Mixed Hit Those in Single.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jan Ajwang The UACE results show more girls in mixed schools featuring as one of the top most five students in the districts compared to single schools. This was at approximately 57 girls...

Bugingo Reinstated At Military Police.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has reinstated the former Commandant of the Military Police, Lt. Col. Dick Bugingo, who had been on a six-month forced leave. Bugingo had been...

Police Bar Under Age From Voting.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Zurah Nakabugo the Regional Police Commander Kampala Extra, Mr Benson Oyo Nyeko said Kampala had many cases of under aged and unregistered students who were blocked from voting, in the just...

Warders Held Over Prisoners' Escape.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira SEVEN warders have been detained following the mass jailbreak at Arua Central Prison. At least 408 hard-core criminals, comprising mainly capital offence convicts and five...

Odoi Expected in Court Today.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Zurah Nakabugo President Yoweri Museveni's Legal Assistant Fox Odoi is expected to appear in court today to answer charges of assault and illegal possession of firearms. The Assistant...

EC Issues Directive On Indelible Ink.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Zurah Nakabugo The Electoral Commission Chairman, Dr Badru Kiggundu, has warned candidates and polling officials that some voters still have traces of indelible ink on their thumbs and...

Official Convicted Over Environment Abuse.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Kasozi, Abou Kisige, & Grace Natabaalo A SENIOR official in the Water, Lands and Environment ministry was yesterday convicted of "degrading the environment" at Kampala City Council...

Ruling Party MPs Reduced in 8th Parliament.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba, Evelyn Lirri & Peter Nyanzi THE number of opposition MPs elected to the 8th Parliament has stagnated at just over 60 while that of the NRM has registered a slight decline,...

Mutale Chased Out of Masindi.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Kabindi Police and soldiers on Sunday evening chased Maj. Roland Kakooza Mutale out of Masindi district. Mutale, a former presidential Adviser on Political Affairs was accused...

Ear to the Ground: Besigye Rejects Polls but Uganda Made Progress.
February 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Onyango-Obbo It's all over but the shouting. The general elections are done. Gen. Yoweri Museveni has "won", and began the journey towards being East Africa's longest-ruling...

Third Eye Open: Why Besigye Has a Right to Refuse to Concede.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vukoni Lupa Lasaga Some things about Ugandan elections haven't changed since 1980. There is the violence, intimidation, and muzzling of the independent media. Then, there is the...

No Violence Here, Please.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) What reason does anyone who has lost an election have to start throwing bombs at innocent people? The quick answer is that absolutely no reason whatsoever. Yet a day after the parliamentary and...

408 Inmates Flee in Arua.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira Heavy gun fire rocked Ediofe and Niva western surburbs of Arua town on Saturday evening as a combined force of UPDF soldiers, police and prison warders combed the outskirts to...

EC Postpones Lc 5 Polls for Two Days.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Monitor Reporter The Electoral Commission has postponed elections for district chairpersons and councilors following a delay in procurement of the ballots from South Africa. The...

Diplomats Urge FDC to Avoid Violence.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Monitor Reporter THE British High Commissioner to Uganda, Mr Francois Gordon, and the US Charge de Affairs, Mr William Fitzgerald have advised FDC party leader Kiiza Besigye to restrain his...

5 Kabale Candidates Petition EC Over Polls.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Muhereza Five losers in the just concluded parliamentary elections in Kabale district have petitioned the Electoral Commission saying that the elections in their constituencies were...

State House Demands Odoi Probe.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo STATE House has called for an immediate investigation into Thursday's poll violence incident in Tororo involving the Presidential Legal Assistant, Mr Fox Odoi. "State...

Accept Election Verdict So As to Champion Cause for the North.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mathias Kulubya Allow me to extend my congratulations to the people of Uganda for casting their votes in a peaceful way. There is no doubt that the voting went smoothly but the EC tallying...

Thousands Celebrate Museveni's Victory.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Kabindi Thousands of National Resistance Movement supporters on Saturday evening thronged the streets of Masindi town to celebrate the re-election victory of their party candidate...

Taking On Healthy Circumcision.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala & Paul Wazemba David Mafabi is bare-chested with sweat dropping from the beads hanging around his chest and neck. He looks tired but fearless at the same time, he has to make...

Load Shedding Slows Busia Fish Production.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Musengeri Persistent electricity outages in the country is adverserly affecting the manufacturing sector. One such victim is Busia-based Igloo Food Industry, which processes fish. ...

Here Comes Big Brother Nigeria.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya This is a broadcasting landmark for the nation whose movie industry has already taken Africa by storm With the technical and operational elements well into their...

KCC Hits KB Lions for Dead.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango Results KB Lions 0 KCC 5 Heroes 0 Police 0 Kinyara 1 Bunnamwaya 0 Victor 1 Maji 0 STRIKER Geoffrey Sserunkuma was the hero on Saturday as he guided...

Police Record 450 Cases of Poll Violence.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo & Richard Mutumba POLICE have recorded 450 cases of election violence during this year's election period, the police boss, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has said. He, however,...

When Food Aid Doesn't Solve Africa's Problems.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edgar R. Batte The number of people relying on food aid in Uganda has reached three million, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Most of those requiring food aid are in northern...

Junior League Team Invited for Arsenal, Manchester Cups.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo UGANDA Junior League (UJL) has been invited to participate in the Arsenal International Soccer Cup and the Umbro International Cup (Manchester). UJL who last December...

Chidzikiwe, Otula Win EA ITF Circuit.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Results Men's final G. Chidzikwe beat G. Tongona 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Women's final E. Otula beat C. Odur 6-3, 7-5 Consolation final H. Buyinza...

Electoral Commission Rejects Babu's Petition.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje The Electoral Commission has thrown out a petition by the State Minister for Housing, Capt. Edward Francis Babu, demanding a recount and nullification of the Kampala Central MP...

NRM Takes Luweero District MP Seats.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rogers Mulindwa ALL Democratic Party and Forum for Democratic Change candidates in the districts of Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola lost their parliamentary bids. In Katikamu North...

Nasasira Beats FDC Candidate.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Tumushabe The incumbent MP for Kazo Constituency, Mr John Nasasira (NRM) beat FDC's Mweteise Bintabara. Nasasira got 36,392 votes (89.4 percent), while Mweteise got 4,314 votes (10.6...

FDC to Lead Weakened Opposition.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba, Mercy Nalugo & Evelyn Lirri The Forum for Democratic Change is set to lead a much smaller opposition group in the new multiparty Eighth Parliament, according to results...

NRM Loses Nakasongola MP Seat to Independent.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rogers Mulindwa NRM supporters in Nakasongola district suffered a major blow when they lost the seat for the directly elected member of Parliament to an independent candidate. The...

Ouma to Fight Soliman On June 6.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Mugalu UGANDAN Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma will fight Australian Sam Soliman in a possible battle for the World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organisation middleweight titles in New Jersey...

Shops Remain Shut Over Weekend After Polls Day.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango BUSINESS in and around Kampala remained quite low over the weekend after the February 23 presidential elections. It was a sour taste as most businesses closed anticipating...

Chairman's Cup Begins Today.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nsobya Ssebaggala Today Chess J. Tumwesigye vs K. Egesa D. Nsibambi vs Mulindwa Squash G. W Sendiwala vs J. Bazara S. Mworozi vs S. Amor K. Egesa vs C....

EAC to Meet Over Receding Lake Victoria Water Levels.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi EAST African countries are putting their heads together to find remedial actions for the receding waters of Lake Victoria. The low water level of the lake is sending...

Bakayimbira's Play Paints the Current Politcal Situation.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya It could be a cliche to say, "politics is a dirty game," but we are yet to stop using the phrase because 'it still holds water'- to use another cliche. During...

Two Continents, Two Different Careers.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Enock K. Kimbowa Irene has to frequently fly between Kampala and Paris to keep her Nijule duet that won a Kora nod alive, and still make music that is appreciated by Ugandans While most...

Heathens, Kobs, Pirates Win Opening Day Fixtures.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lillian Ikulumet Results Heathens 34 Bufaloes 0 Pirates 12 Impis 5 Kobs 17 Rhinos 12 The Bell Lager rugby league kicked off with a bang on Saturday at Kampala and Kyadondo...

Canada Offers Jobs for Ugandans.
February 27, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Our Reporter Ugandans are set to benefit from several job vacancies in Canada, especially, in the professional fields like medicine and tour and travel. Mr Leonard Msemakweli, the...