The Monitor (Uganda) articles from January 2006

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from January 2006

Dams Not Feasible - Moroto Official.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvester Onyang THE government should desist from constructing valley dams in Karamoja because they drain fast and are not sustainable, Moroto Chief Administrative Officer Luke Lokuda has...

Besigye Cannot Be Tried By Military Court - Ruling.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) The General Court Martial (GCM) does not have powers to try civilians, the Constitutional Court has ruled. This renders FDC presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye's case before it null and void. ...

Govt to Revamp Mineral Sector.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo IN a bid to reverse the continuous nosedive in the mineral sector, the government is coming up with new strategies to revamp it. Last week the ministry of Energy & Mineral...

Ssimbwa's Atraco Lead.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba Coach Sam Ssimbwa registered a fourth straight victory, a 2-1 win over Marines as ATRACO FC went top of Rwanda's Primus League at 12 points on Sunday. Defending...

Why Ugandans Study Abroad.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Muhwezi-Bonge Is it worth the trouble acquiring an international degree or is a Ugandan degree just as good? The puzzle is, as more Ugandans seek to study abroad students from other...

Sudan's Turabi Defends Kony.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Nyakairu & Agencies THE former Speaker of the Sudanese Assembly, Dr Hassan al-Turabi, has defended the Lords Resistance Army leader, Joseph Kony, saying he does not kill or abduct...

Airlines Slash Fares for Valentines.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Serugo As Valentine's Day approaches, a couple of airlines have slashed their fares. For $595, you can fly KLM, the Royal Dutch airline from Entebbe to Europe if you book through...

Museveni Adores People With White Skin - Bwanika.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John A. Emojong Independent presidential candidate Abed Bwanika has accused President Yoweri Museveni of "selling the country to foreign investors." Addressing a rally at Tororo Lions...

Fever Kills 30 Children in Apac IDP Camp.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Akena THERE are reports that in the past three weeks about 30 children in Ngai Internally Displaced Peoples camp in Apac district have died due to fever and diarrhoea. The camp...

We Can Destroy Any Terrorist Neighbour, Says President.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba & Richard Egadu PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said no neighbouring country can sponsor an attack on Uganda and get off scot-free. "Anybody who uses foreign interests to...

Nebbi Policemen Train for Elections.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Warom Felix Okello A TOTAL of 71 members of the Local Administration Police in Nebbi district have been trained ahead of the February 23 general elections. They will ensure that law and...

FDC Names Task Force.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Akena THE Forum for Democratic Change has appointed its presidential task force members for Acholi region in northern Uganda. The members have been drawn from Gulu, Kitgum, and...

Erute North MP Appeals for Aid to Displaced People.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hudson Apunyo The Erute North member of Parliament, Mr Charles Angiro Gutomio, has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance for thousands of people in the internally displaced peoples...

Makerere Drafts a Sex Policy.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lillian Najjuma Makerere University has drafted a sexual harassment policy to check alleged sexual harassment in the university. If the senate approves the draft policy, then lecturers...

Coffee Farmers Reaping from Receipts on Quality.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi FOLLOWING the establishment of the Warehouse Receipt Systems, coffee farmers in eastern Uganda this month realised an average of 15 percent increase in the prices. The...

Nabisunsa's Best Dedicated Five Hours to Revision and the Rest to Co-Curricular.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kabona Esiara The news came by phone. While mopping the family house at midday, Rahima Shadad received the call that changed her day, and possibly her life. The moment her headmistress,...

Organised Coalition Will Save Uganda From Dictatorship.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Regina Kiwanuka Are Ugandans biological substances as recently described by General Yoweri Museveni or bloodless metaphoric aliens, aliens without the sense of feeling? Since some of us...

Transparent Boxes Good, Transparent Actions Better.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) The Electoral Commission has received 15,380 transparent ballot boxes, the first of three consignments expected for use in the February 23 elections. The boxes are manufactured by a reputable Danish...

ICC World Cup: Player Profiles.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Compiled By Innocent Ndawula Full name: Mauneek Solanki Nickname: Buwembo Born: August 6, 1986 Age: 19 years Jersey: 24 Batting style: Right hand Bowling style:...

Name, Shame, Damn the Nation's Thieves.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vukoni Lupa Lasaga Election time is a bonanza for crooks. And I don't mean the petty thieves who steal the neighbour's chicken or the shirt on the clothes line while an entire village has...

And the Flops Are...
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Namanya Every African Cup of Nations does produce players who arrive with big reputations but end up becoming flops. At the last tournament, Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o went to...

Local Printers Want 40 Percent Govt Contracts.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi INVESTORS in the printing and publishing industry want the government to create a policy that protects and gives them a portion of government business. The request...

Regional Capital Markets to Release Single Syllabus.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Luther Oketch THE single East African Capital Markets certification programme for market participants is due for implementation any time this year. This follows an agreement on a...

UPC Urges Voters Not to Elect Defectors.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Ebong THE Uganda People's Congress, party supporters have been advised against voting for parliamentary candidates who deserted the party but claim that they are party members simply...

U-19s Stop Sri Lanka Army.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Sri Lanka 95/10 Uganda U-19 96/7 THE Ugandan national U-19 cricket team powered past the Sri Lanka Army side by 3 wickets in their build up series ahead of the ICC...

Fast Tracking Regional Integration May Cause Tension in East Africa.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Okodan Akwap According to the World Bank, 40 to 60 percent of global trade takes place within regions. This fact alone underscores the importance of regional integration. Nevertheless,...

IMF Completes Review of Economic Performance.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the sixth and final review of Uganda's economic performance under the three-year Poverty Reduction and...

Donors Query Poll Policing Capacity.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Mutaizibwa WITH just 23 days left to the presidential polls, donors have questioned the capacity of the police to maintain law and order on election day. "It is still unclear what...

SC Villa Open Owino Branch, Jovia Saleh Donates Shs2m.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma & Ben Nyombi SC Villa's Owino fans branch has received a boost of Shs3m from Jovia Saleh and Fufa president Lawrence Mulindwa at its official launch on Sunday. The over...

Football, History Come Together.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Ssali From Cairo to Alexandria, Egypt is a breathtaking meeting of ancient civilisations, and it is thus fitting that the MTN African Cup Of Nations has made this country a present day...

Omega Church Set for Sh100 Million Wedding.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agnes Asiimwe Omega Healing Centre in Zzana is preparing for a mass wedding estimated to cost Shs100 million. Seventy couples will be wedded at a ceremony code -named The Big One II. ...

Uganda Securities Exchange Registers Record Turnover.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Luther Oketch TRADING at the Uganda Securities Exchange last year registered an exceptional performance with a total turnover of Shs5.6 billion. This is Shs5.3 billion more than...

Twelve Enter Rakai Event.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nsobya M. Ssebaggala WOMEN are leaving nothing to chance in their quest to muscle the men in rallying as well. In the latest run of events, female drivers Rose Lwakataka, wife to...

Besigye Petition Ruling Out Today.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lominda Afedraru The Constitutional Court will today give its verdict on whether the army's General Court Martial has powers to try civilian suspects. The court will also rule whether...

Army Denies 'No Arrears, No Votes' Report.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko The army has denied a report that 18 soldiers had been arrested in northern Uganda for putting up posters reading "No arrears, no votes". The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen....

'Do Not Deface Campaign Posters'.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula THE government has said it will arrest and prosecute people who tamper with campaign posters for candidates aspiring for different posts in the forthcoming elections. This...

Tunisian Side Impresses Portugal Coach Scolari.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi LUIS Felipe Scolari, the national team coach for Portugual has been impressed by Tunisia's performance at the African Cup of Nations. The Brazilian, who speaks good...

Monuc Learnt a Lesson - Kitgum Leaders.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jimmy Kwo UGANDANS should celebrate the death of UN peace keepers at the hands of the Lord's Resistance Army rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, district leaders have said. The...

Army Kills Two K'jong Warriors.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Colombus Ono TWO Karimojong warriors were on January 23 killed by UPDF soldiers in Kitgum district. The soldiers shot the rustlers at Agoro internally displaced persons' camp near the border...

Kasese Top Student Lacks School Fees.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Karugaba Two of the best 10 students in the just released O Level results in Kasese district come from poor families and are likely to miss advanced level education if no good...

It's Villa Battling URA FC.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Benedict B. Nyombi, Douglas Bugingo & Innocent Tegusulwa WBS television will today telecast live the Super League match between SC Villa and URA at Nambole stadium. Fufa public relations...

Tax Issues Matter a Lot During an Election Year.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Osborne Wanyoike One of the difficult tasks that face the officials of the Ministry of Finance is to bridge the gap between government expenditure and tax revenues. The task is made...

Swine Fever Kills 4,000 Pigs in Adjumani.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Eriku The African swine fever that broke out in Adjumani district recently has claimed over 4,000 pigs in the area Adjumani District Veterinary Officer, Dr Emmanuel Zole, told...

Govt Should Create More Wealth Through a Proper Housing Policy.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Manasseh Tumuhimbise & Peter Mugimba THE sale of the NH&CC flats under the Condominium law will increase the net worth of hundreds of families for less effort that it takes to build a house....

Referees Lobby for Assignments.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba ONLY a few referees are fit to handle Fifa matches as per last week's cooper test, but a good number is now lobbying for Caf assignments. Caf mandated three sets of...

UPC's Miria Obote Grounded By Fever.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho & Rodney Muhumuza THE gruelling campaign schedule yesterday took its heaviest toll on Ms Miria Obote as it turned out that the Uganda Peoples Congress presidential candidate...

Inzikuru 2nd in Italy.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Wossita WORLD 3,000m steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru finished in second position in the Campionati Di Societa Di Corsa Campestre held on Sunday in Italy. The Ugandan...

Rape Case is a Pile of Lies - Besigye Lawyer.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Monitor Team The trial of Forum for Democratic Change leader Kizza Besigye over alleged rape closed yesterday with the prosecution calling for his conviction and the defence asking the High...

Mubende's Best Was Disappionted With 11.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Muhwezi-Bonge Much as she may have been surprised at being one of the best students in Mubende district, the 17- year-old Claire Nakayaga was not happy that she did not get the marks...

Meningitis Immunisation to Start in Nakapiripirit.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu & Hudson Apunyo FOLLOWING the outbreak of meningitis in Nakapiripirit district, the Ministry of Health will start a mass vaccination exercise against the disease this week....

Sebaggala Accepts Independent Status.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Natabaalo Haji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala has now accepted to run for Kampala mayor as an independent candidate. Sebaggala and Deputy Mayor Hasib Kabuye Takuba, both from the...

Survey Ranks Uganda Last in Business Confidence.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Luther Oketch UGANDAN business leaders are the most pessimistic about business prospects according to a new economic survey done in the last quarter of 2005. Business Leaders...

Attorney General Pulls Out of Hajji Abdul Nadduli Petition.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Nyanzi & Mercy Nalugo THE Attorney General has withdrawn from a court case in which Luweero District Chairman Abdul Nadduli sued the Electoral Commission over his aborted nomination....

Uganda Gets New U.S. Ambassador.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Nyanzi US President George Bush has appointed Steven A. Browning as the new ambassador to Uganda. Mr Browning, who will arrive in the country soon, replaces Mr Jimmy Kolker, who left...

From Democrats to Theftocrats - or Why Politics is Such an Ass.
January 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Onyango-Obbo Election s time is the best moment to understand Ugandan, and indeed all, politics. With the election just three weeks away, Dr Kizza Besigye has alleged that it has...

Police Probe ISO Officials.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Mugerwa Forum for Democratic Change officials in Kibaale district have accused members of the Internal Security Organisation of harassing and intimidating party members. Mr...

Presidential Hopefuls Shouldn't Fear Debate.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Journalists, civil society organisations, and opinion leaders have demanded a joint debate for all presidential candidates. So far they have not had much success because one of the leading candidates...

Besigye Attacks Museveni Over Kololo Military Show.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira, Hussein Bogere & Rodney Muhumuza DR Kizza Besigye has said it was "foolish" for the ruling National Resistance Movement government to display the army's military strength at...

Govt to Reward Whistle Blowers On Corruption.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Masumbuko The government is to encourage the disclosure of corruption by compensating people who report to the Police and stand witness in the courts of law. Such people according...

Kabarole RDC Warns Opposition.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mugisa Kabarole Resident District Commissioner Charles Indiwa Chemasuet has reminded opposition politicians that there are still laws governing the country that should be followed...

French Govt Donates 5 Trucks to KCC.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje The French government has donated five cesspool emptier trucks worth (Shs438 million) to Kampala City Council to improve on sanitation in the city. The donation was...

Open Kapchorwa Roads - Museveni.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed authorities in the districts of Kapchorwa and Bukwo together with the minister of works, to urgently open up security roads connecting...

Low Turn Up Disappoints Miria in Ntungamo.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho Uganda Peoples Congress presidential candidate Miria Kalule Obote was disappointed by the poor turn up of people at the rally she addressed at Ntungamo Taxi Park over the...

ADB Offers to Develop Katebo Landing Site.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula The African Development Bank has agreed to allocate funds to Mpigi district to develop Katebo landing site so as to to boost fish production. The district's Chief...

Truck Drivers Strike At Malaba, Busia.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Augustine Emojong NO single car can cross into Uganda or Kenya at Malaba and Busia border points following a strike by foreign long distance truck drivers. The angry drivers are...

Sembule Steel Mills Re-Launches Steel Tubes.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi IN a bid to fight environmental degradation Sembule Steel Mills has yet made a come back by re-launching its hallow-section steel tubes set to replace timber. This...

New Project Earmarks Shs3.1b for 700 Houses.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mukombozi TWO religious run non-governmental organisations have started a housing project aimed at improving livelihoods for the poor communities. According to the project plan,...

Kabusenene Verdict Today.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Siraje K. Lubwama & Solomon Muyita TWO weeks after the death of the former UPDF director of Sports, Capt. Moses Kabusenene, the military General Court Martial is scheduled to deliver its...

Besigye Backs Federo.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rogers Mulindwa The Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, has said he was among the delegates who supported a federal status for Buganda during the...

Kapchorwa Elderly for Museveni, Youth for Besigye.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu The construction of the tarmac road from Sironko to Kapchorwa, extension of electricity to Kapchorwa and the new Bukwa district are some of the reasons some residents still...

Italy Gives Mbale 750,000 Euros.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Mafabi Mbale district has secured a 750,000 Euro grant from Italy towards the construction of Mbale Market. According to the coordinator of Cooperation Italian North South (CINS),...

NRM Woos Mbale Youth.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Malinga As presidential campaigns continue to heat up with the election day drawing nearer, the NRM is grappling with ways of maintaining their youth support in Mbale district. ...

Ssebaana Promises Talks With Rebels.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Walulya, Aliga Issa & Michael Ssali Democratic Party presidential candidate John Ssebaana Kizito has offered to negotiate peace with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels if he is...

Meningitis Outbreak Puts Eastern Region On High Alert.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda When Paul Wambaka of Mbale developed a fever and headache three days after coming into contact with a friend from Nakapiripirit district, he was worried. Wambaka...

Will the Baganda Ever Get a Fair Appraisal By Fellow Countrymen?
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: N.W. Nyanzi A lot has been written in the media about the passing of Apollo Milton Obote and the reactions from the public. My attention is particularly drawn to those who criticize those...

Loadshedding to Worsen, Says Umeme.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Nyanzi UGANDANS should brace for the worst blackouts ever as the water level of Lake Victoria continues to drop, Umeme has warned. Kampala city residents are struggling with water...

RDC Calls for Peace in Polls.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Warom Felix Okello The Nebbi Resident District Commissioner, Ms Betty Adima, has asked all the political parties operating in the district to desist from violence among supporters during the...

NRM Will Not Countenance Any Rigging Manouvres.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mondo Mugisha There has been considerable undue alarm being raised by some politicians that there will be attempts to rig the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Elements...

Thousands Welcome Col. Besigye in Lira.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hudson Apunyo Thousands of people on Wednesday welcomed the Forum for Democratic Change Presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, as they sang and flashed the victory sign. Besigye...

HIV Infection Now Higher Among Adults - Survey.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya The HIV/Aids infection rates have shifted from the youth to older people, according to new results from last year's population based national sero survey. The survey, which...

LC5 Candidate Faces Trial Over Illegal Rally.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale The independent candidate for Kayunga district LC5 seat, Mr Steven Dagada, has been charged with holding an illegal rally. Police last week dispersed Dagada's rally at...

New Ballot Boxes Arrive.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Nyakairu The Electoral Commission has received the first consignment of transparent ballot boxes for next month's elections. They will be the first transparent ballot boxes to be...

Busia Polling Stations Increased.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Musengeri Busia district polling stations have been increased from 186 to 219. This was announced by the District Returning Officer, Mr Wasede Mwavu, while addressing all candidates...

Manufacturers Ask Govt for Alternative Energy Incentives.
January 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi THE business community has asked the government to avail incentives to enable them import generators as an alternative source of electricity to run there businesses. ...