The Monitor (Uganda) articles from February 2010, page 2

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Over 1,600 Graduate From IUIU.
February 23, 2010... Byline: Mudhangha Kolyangha At least 1,634 students have graduated from the Islamic University in Uganda, Mbale campus. The 17th graduation ceremony held on Saturday at the university sports ground, saw graduands, majority of whom were male,...

MPs Want New AGOA Managers Thrown Out over Incompetence.
February 23, 2010... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa A watchdog committee of Parliament has asked the government to throw out Libyan investors dealing in duty-free African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa) over incompetence. Libyan Africa Portfolio (LAP) Textiles,...

MP's Body Lies in State.
February 23, 2010... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The body of the late David Ringe Chan, the former Padyere County MP, who died on Sunday will lie in state at Parliament this morning and a special session will be held in his honor from 2pm, according to the House's...

Rights Body Blocked From Probing Terrorism Task Force.
February 23, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe The Uganda Human Rights Commission, a government human rights watchdog, has been blocked three times from inspecting the safe houses of the Joint Anti- Terrorism Task Force (JATT) in Kololo, Daily Monitor has learnt. ...

Project Success - Eking a Living in Rural Bushenyi.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Joseph Mazige and Brenda Kashaki In Part IX, we track down Patrick Mbusa Kabagambe, the best O- level student of 1999 to tell his story to Joseph Mazige and Brenda Kashaki One chair, most probably meant for patients or visitors,...

Support Drug Manufacturers, Says Mallinga.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Christine Katende The Minister of Health has urged the East, Central and Southern African (ECSA) health community to support local drug manufacturers within the region. "There is urgent need to harmonise medicines and health...

American Evangelists Injured in Road Accident.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Rajab Muzombozi Two American evangelists were on Sunday seriously injured in a road accident at Kabagyenda, 2km from Ntungamo town along Mbarara - Kabale road. Records at Mbarara university referral hospital where they were first...

Regulate Computer Use in Schools.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Charles Makanga Ssendegeya The last two decades have been a period of proliferation of information and communication technology in almost every aspect of life. This technology revolution, mostly driven by computer applications, has...

Comment - Regulate Computer Use in Schools.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Charles Makanga Ssendegeya The last two decades have been a period of proliferation of information and communication technology in almost every aspect of life. This technology revolution, mostly driven by computer applications, has...

Curriculum Centre Developing Swahili Syllabus.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Isaac Khisa The National Development Curriculum Centre (NCDC) has started working on a Swahili curriculum. NCDC director Connie Kateeba says the centre is currently working on the lower primary curriculum and will thereafter embark...

How Makerere Captured Lofty Place in Rankings.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Webometrics' latest rankings for the world's top universities show that Makerere University is now the top-rated higher learning institution on the continent outside Egypt and South Africa. The rankings are based on...

IUIU Head Presses Council to Raise Salaries.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Al Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Islamic University in Uganda Rector, Dr Ahmed Ssengendo, has asked the institution's top governing body to consider reviewing salaries of employees so that they match with the rise in the cost of living. ...

Mao's Challenge Ahead of 2011 Polls.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe He served as guild president during his years at Makerere University, a position that shot him to national politics and served as a launch pad for him to win two parliamentary contests and the chairmanship of Gulu...

Local in UK Councillorship Election Race.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa The Conservative Party in United Kingdom has endorsed a Ugandan, Mr Richard Ssemitego, to contest on the party's ticket in the Eastbury councillorship race in Barking and Dagenham. Mr Ssemitego's candidature...

Padyere County MP Ringe Chan Dead.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Risdel Kasasira & Warrom Felix Okello Padyere County Member of Parliament David Ringe Chan is dead. Chan, 48, died at his home in Nebbi District yesterday after he was diagnosed with diabetes at Arua Referral hospital last week,...

Nine Jailed over Arson.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Hudson Apunyo Nine residents of Orupo Parish, Oyam District were sentenced to four months imprisonment over arson. The Chief Magistrate Gabriel Nyipir last week convicted the men and also preferred an alternative payment of Shs130,000...

Electoral Body Accused of Hiring NRM Supporters.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The mode of recruiting polling day supervisors for the forthcoming 2011 general elections by the Electoral Commission (EC) has sparked fury and suspicion among opposition politicians, Daily Monitor can reveal. The...

The Muntuyera Family Paid the Political Price.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Moses Byaruhanga On February 13, on the way to Ntungamo to join the Muntuyera family to bury their beloved mother, the late Aida Muntuyera, I read an article in Saturday Monitor by Kenneth Agutamba. The author is a leader of a youth...

Cranes Can Qualify for Gabon - Bobby.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya Uganda Cranes coach Bobby Williamson didn't mince his words after draws for the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers were announced on Saturday. The draws conducted in Lubumbashi, DR Congo put Uganda in Group...

Express in Control.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya & James Ssekandi Events off the pitch continued to take limelight from the beautiful game last week. Ten Super League games were played but still boardroom happenings managed to compete for coverage. KCC's Sam...

URA Posts Shs1.7 Billion Surplus.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Justus Lyatuu Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has registered a net revenue of Shs349 billion for January surpassing the target of Shs347 billion. Addressing the press at URA headquarters in Kampala last week, Mr John Mayanja - URA's...

Falcons Remain Firm Despite Omony Saga.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Sande Bashaija The institution that is Falcons won't be torn apart by one unfortunate incident, club boss John Ssimbwa revealed yesterday. "Life is about challenges. This is one of them and we'll see how to handle it," Ssimbwa said in...

'Focus on Treatment Affecting HIV Fight'.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Evelyn Lirri Uganda's effort to reduce new HIV/Aids infections is suffering a setback partly because more focus has been put on treatment, a senior government official has said. Dr Kihumuro Apuuli, who heads the Uganda Aids...

Team Outlasts Algeria.
February 22, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda won a thrilling men's doubles encounter in the third round of the Thomas & Uber Cup badminton World Cup qualifiers for Africa against Algeria at Sharing Hall, Nsambya yesterday. Team captain Wilson Tukiire...

DP Faction Contests Election of Mao.
February 22, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi, Robert Mwanje & Emmanuel Gyezaho A breakaway faction of the Democratic Party is contesting the Saturday election of Gulu District Chairman Mr Norbert Mao as the party's new president general. Mr Mao replaced...

EAC States to Harmonise Education.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Isaac Khisa Higher education in East African Community states is to be harmonised by May this year. Minister of State for Higher Education Mwesigwa Rukutana told Daily Monitor last week that a number of meetings will be conducted...

Nominations for Makerere Guild Presidency for Friday.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Isaac Khisa Makerere University will on Friday this week kick off nominations of guild presidential candidates for the academic year 2010/11, Daily Monitor has learnt. The university elects a guild president each year to represent...

NIE Excites School Children in Mbale, Butaleja And Tororo.
February 22, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi Teachers in Mbale, Tororo and Butaleja districts have received their first training as they embarked on a foray into Daily Monitor's Newspapers In Education programme. Butaleja District Inspector of Schools Moses...

Karamoja Stuck With Shs1.7 Billion.
February 22, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi Karamoja sub-region is stuck with Shs. 1.7 billion meant for setting up technical and vocational education training institutes. The money was released by State House through the Ministry of Education last year for...

Umeme And Bugolobi Vendors Agree On Power.
February 22, 2010... Power company Umeme has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bugolobi market vendors, which will see the market acquire a bulk metering system. The development, which will minimise prolonged interruptions in electricity distribution, is...

Exchange Unveils Electronic System.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Walter Wafula Uganda Securities Exchange last week unveiled the Securities Central Depositary (SCD), an electronic store for company shares traded at the stock market as it looks at improving efficiency at the stock market. The SCD...

It's Leadership Not Society That is Rotten.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Jenkins Kiwanuka While I was in charge of one of Uganda's diplomatic missions in the mid 80s, one big man arrived from Kampala and asked me to draw some money for him from one of the bank accounts he jokingly described as his own but...

'Museveni Will Beat Divided Opposition'.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Retired Supreme Court Judge, Prof. George Kanyeihamba has advised the opposition to unite if they are to dislodge the ruling NRM in next year's presidential polls. Justice Kanyeihamba said individual opposition...

Activists Ask Govt to Reopen CBS.
February 22, 2010... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu and Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Human rights activists want the central government to reopen the closed Central Broadcasting Service saying its continued closure is an infringement on the rights and freedom of expression...

I'm What Nation Needs, Says Opposition Leader.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Angelo Izama The presumptive leader of the Democratic Party's bid for the presidency, Nobert Mao, has hinted at fears that the coming general election will either make or break Uganda, setting the stage for what increasingly looks...

Looking At Proposed Electoral Reforms.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Mwanguhya Charles Mpagi and Risdel Kasasira The 2011 election, the second under the multi-party system, now hinges mainly on the credibility of the Electoral Commission. A set of proposed reforms presented by government have been...

NRM Weighs Its Post-2011 Options.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Richard Wanambwa Trade minister and senior member of the ruling party's historical high command, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, on Friday said the National Resistance Movement could be headed for more humiliation than what happened in...

Mbabazi Speaks of NRM's Poll Plans.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Angelo Izama The National Resistance Movement party has extended its countrywide registration of members for two weeks as the preparations for next year's general election continued get into high gear. Party Secretary General Amama...

My Memories of the Day Maj. Gen. Oyite Ojok Died.
February 21, 2010... The tragic death of Maj. Gen. David Oyite Ojok, the UNLA Chief of Staff, was a big blow to the army during the Milton Obote II administration. As I remember it, a special announcement was read on Radio Uganda very early in the morning of...

Muslim Council Land Hearing Set for May 5.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Lominda Afedraru Court is set to hear the controversial Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) land dispute case between a section of Muslim sheikhs and the Mufti, Shaban Ramathan Mubajje and others. High Court Judge Opio Aweri set...

Why I Am the Best Thing in Waiting for Uganda - Mao.
February 21, 2010... We have put together some questions [now that you are running for President of Uganda] to test how you will react when that phone rings. The red phone. Yes. We have an election in Uganda next year and a referendum as well in South...

Arua Council Officers Call Off Strike.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Felix Warom Okello The Arua Municipal Council officers who went on strike for five days are set to resume work next on February 23. The resolution to call off the strike was reached during a meeting with the Chief Administrative...

URA Off to Ethiopia.
February 21, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda's representatives in this year's Orange Confederation of African Football (Caf) Champions League URA have embarked on a long journey for the return leg in Zambia. URA defeated Zanaco 1-0 in the first leg played...

I Want My Cows Back Or Else I Will Die, Says Elder.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Tabu Butagira He has dedicated his life to peace, worked closely with the UPDF to disarm his clansmen and once secured surrender of 200 illegal guns in a day. Today, Mzee Aramutori Lokodo is an angry elder, temporary confined by the...

I'm What Uganda Needs, Says Opposition Leader.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Angelo Izama The presumptive leader of the Democratic Party's bid for the presidency, Nobert Mao, has hinted at fears that the coming general election will either make or break Uganda, setting the stage for what increasingly looks...

Suspicion as Truck-Loads of Youths Cross Kampala.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Martin Sebuyiira and Stephen O. The youths, who were chanting NRM party and martial songs caused concern with various people curious about what was happening. Security agencies expressed ignorance over the matter. It's not yet...

DP Undecided On IPC, Mao Pledges Federalism.
February 21, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi and Robert Mwanje The Democratic Party delegates have opposed joining the Inter-party Co-operation, the party Secretary General, Mr Mathias Nsubuga has said. He said the delegates unanimously opposed the idea of joining...

Norbert Mao At a Glance.
February 21, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje Norbert Mao was born on March 12, 1967 to an Acholi father and a Munyankole mother. He attended Mwiri Primary School, before joining Namilyango College, a prestigious all boys boarding high school in Mukono District,...

Opposition Party Elects New Leader.
February 21, 2010... Byline: David Mafabi, Robert Mwanje and Angelo Izama Democratic Party delegates have elected Norbert Mao as the party president, replacing Mr John Ssebaana Kizito. In the results declared by the returning officer, Mr. Polly Mukiibi in the...

High School Dropout Rates Still a Headache.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Patience Ahimbisibwe Although increased student enrolment since universal education was introduced has been registered, the challenge for the government to maintain the numbers at school is still enormous. After Universal Primary...

Lubega Drops Out of DP Race.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Mr Samuel Lubega has dropped his leadership bid citing the illegal process the party leadership had followed. Addressing a press conference in Kampala on Friday, Mr Lubega said...

Mpondwe Struggles to Recover after Insurgency.
February 20, 2010... Mr Elijah Masereka's family lives in Kambukamabwe Village, Kamasasa Parish in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Town Council. It is one of those families that suffered but survived the brutal attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels when they...

First Lady Accuses Media of Frustrating Development.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Perez Rumanzi The media has frustrated development in the country because of its negative reporting, First Lady Janet Museveni has said. Speaking as chief mourner at the burial of businessman Joseph Behekanira on Thursday in...

Mbale Municipality is Playing Good Political Game.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Margaret Wokuri For once, the Executive came out to boldly accept that 'Uganda was rotten' because of the poor service delivery in the country. The challenge, however, is that instead of taking political responsibility, as heads of...

Government Plans to Have Barazas Everywhere.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Flavia Nalubega After a successful pioneer project in four districts last year, Cabinet has agreed that the barazas (community meetings) be rolled out to other parts of the country, a senior minister announced on Thursday. The...

Express Look to Extend Lead Against Maji.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya & James Ssekandi Leaders Express (38 points) will continue their quest for a first league title since 1996 when they face 13th-placed on 21 points, Maji today at Wankulukuku. Three points adrift of Express,...

Bidandi Tells Museveni to act fast on Buganda Talks.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje President Museveni should act fast on the prevailing emotional tempo between the central government and Buganda Kingdom to avert chaos, a former local government minister has said. In his letter to Mr Museveni dated...

CBS Closure Breaks Mengo's Back.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Robert Mwanje & Tabu Butagira The Buganda kingdom has run broke and implementation of its flagship development projects have stalled. Mengo officials say since government took the Central Broadcasting Service radio off air five...

Matembe Calls for Sexual Uprightness in Leaders.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo Sexual morality should be used as one of the benchmarks for leadership, the former ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe has said. Ms Matembe, who was on Thursday speaking during the seventh Makerere...

Benny Hinn's Wife Files for Divorce.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Rachel Kabeja Suzanne Hinn, wife to renowned preacher, evangelist and healer Benny Hinn has filed for divorce. The LA Times newspaper reports that Suzanne filed for divorce in the Orange Superior County court in California on...

NRM, DP Expose Their Dirty Bits in Fittingly Filthy Mbale.
February 20, 2010... Byline: Bernard Tabaire The once-glorious-but-now-crappy town of Mbale is in the news. On Tuesday, the municipality elected an Opposition FDC candidate MP in a by-election, leaving the NRM reeling. The NRM loss was only partly because it had...

Should You Always Heed Parent's Advice?
February 20, 2010... Byline: Stella Nakakande Whether the family knew about Brenda Karamuzi's close relationship with her suspected killer or not, one cannot tell. Hers was a very unfortunate story: Her boyfriend allegedly killed her and dumped her body in a...

Road to 2011 - Latigo Faces Strong NRM Challenge.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Paul Amoru This week, Paul Amoru looks at Agago County, where incumbent, Prof Morris Ogenga Latigo is facing new admirers for the parliamentary seat. The National Resistant Movement (NRM) party won 12 out of the 13 sub-county seats...

MTN, Regulator Given 30 Days.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Lydia Mukisa The High Court has given MTN Uganda and Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) 30 days to resolve their differences. High Court judge Kibuuka Musoke gave the order amidst reports of an out of court negotiations between...

Tororo Hospital in Power Blackout.
February 19, 2010... Byline: John Augustine Emojong Tororo Hospital has been thrown into a crisis following the disconnection of power by Umeme Limited, over a bill of Shs24 million. This has paralysed operations at the hospital. Patients are at risk as...

Gulu Struggles to Keep Heart Patients Alive.
February 19, 2010... Byline: James Eriku At least five people die weekly in Gulu District due to cardiac arrest, a health official has said. The patron of Gulu Diabetes and Hypertension Association, Ms Alice Lamwaka, said most of the cases are as a result of...

Country's Corruption Vicious Cycle Must Be Broken.
February 19, 2010... Byline: O. Kalinge-Nnyago Anti-corruption crusaders finally smiled when Cabinet, in their retreat, acknowledged that Uganda was a wretched society that has been destroyed by corruption. But the smiles will not last. For none of the...

Posta to Sack 100 Employees.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Yasin Mugerwa Posta Uganda wants to sack 100 of its employees - around one quarter of its entire workforce. The move was aimed at making the government parastatal more efficient, the company's two top bosses yesterday told a...

Makumbi Fires Masters Past Police.
February 19, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi & Andrew Mwanguhya Coach Richard Makumbi's return inspired hosts Fire Master to a 2-0 victory over nine-man Police in yesterday's only Super League game. Makumbi, who had quit the club in December last year to...

Omony Walks Out on Falcons.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Sande Bashaija It's over between Stephen Omony and Falcons. The basketball star won't put on the red and white jersey anymore after he decided to terminate his contract with Uganda's most successful club. Omony, who rejoined...

Mental Illness Increases in West.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Felix Basiime Cases of mental illness among the youth have increased in the Rwenzori region due to alcohol and drug abuse, medical and security personnel have said. The doctor in-charge of the mental clinic at Fort Portal Regional...

Magistrate Remanded over Bribery.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Robert Muhereza Kisoro Grade One magistrate David Cheptuke Kaye was on Wednesday remanded to Ndorwa Prison in Kabale District after he pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting a bribe. Court presided over by Grade One magistrate...

'Ban Election Thieves From Elective Politics'.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Retired Supreme Court Judge Prof. George Kanyeihamba has asked Parliament to consider banning candidates convicted of electoral offences from contesting for any elective office for five years. Justice...

Misery for Country as Ebayo Packs.
February 19, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda's frustration at the ongoing Africa Junior Badminton Championship continued with medal hopeful Herbert Ebayo getting eliminated yesterday. The teen ace, who won gold at the inaugural All Africa Schools...

Think-Tank is the Way to Go for Country in the Fight Against Graft.
February 19, 2010... Byline: David Sseppuuya Lest we forget, many great nations and empires have been brought down by corruption. Civilisations, even, have gone under, owing to the sheer weight of corruption. Rome - so powerful, so vibrant, yet so soft in the...

Opposition Halts NRM Voters' Registration Exercise.
February 19, 2010... Byline: David Livingstone Okumu The voter validation and registration exercise by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party in Gulu District was on Wednesday halted after a group chanting opposition slogans stormed the venue of the...

Penalties Leave Coaches Fuming.
February 19, 2010... Byline: James Ssekandi The coaches and clubs that were fined on disciplinary grounds and punished by the Uganda Super League Committee (USLC) have scoffed at the penalties issued to them. KCC coach Sam Ssimbwa, who on Wednesday was fined...

Time for Diplomatic MPs to Behave Like Villagers.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Joachim Buwembo The next general elections, which are still a year away, seem to have become a matter of life and death, especially for the parliamentary aspirants. The two now permanent top presidential candidates set the pace when...

Government Asks Court to Protect Polygamy.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Lominda Afedraru The state on Thursday moved to protect the principal that a man can have more than one wife. The Attorney General's office has responded to a petition seeking to nullify the practice of polygamy by arguing that...

FDC Claim Rigging in Mbale Elections.
February 19, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Despite winning Tuesday's Mbale Municipality parliamentary by-election, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change has claimed that the entire voting exercise was marred by gross malpractices and intimidation of voters....

Power Deny Sacking Bazira.
February 18, 2010... Byline: Sande Bashaija Andrew Bazira will carry on for another season as DMark Power coach, the club said in a press statement yesterday. DMark Power technical director Peter Mubanda told Daily Monitor last month that Bazira would be...

NRM Concedes Defeat in Mbale By-Election.
February 18, 2010... Byline: Gerald Bareebe, Richard Wanambwa & David Mafabi The ruling NRM was quick to congratulate Mbale by election winner John Wamanga Wamai yesterday - and admitted he had scored "a deserved win." "It is a testimony that Ugandans...

Lubega Undergoes Second Knee Surgery.
February 18, 2010... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo Felix Lubega's road to recovery is finally looking bright as the G4S Pirates and Rugby Cranes winger underwent his second surgery in four months on Tuesday evening at Kijabe Hospital in Limuru town, 30 miles...

Schools Should Offer Parents Customer Care Service.
February 18, 2010... Byline: Olive B. Lumonya The trials and tribulations of finding a good school have already begun. Parents and guardians are all out on the long, tedious and dreadful journey of trying to find schools for their children whose PLE and O'level...