The Monitor (Uganda) articles from January 2007

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from January 2007

Stricter Laws Will Halt Electoral Misconduct.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) After the High Court nullified the election of Sembabule MP Hanifa Kawooya on Wednesday, January 24, the number of victims of electoral infamy grew to 12. The main reasons the courts have declared...

Shaking Voters Wide Awake.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Meaud Major Majwala Political parties have one simple, practical objective -- to win control of government. Nothing else is quite so important, nothing else thoroughly colours their...

Gov't Should Help Bukwo, Says Inzikuru.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija WORLD steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru has said government should come forward and help develop Bukwo district. The Arua gazelle, who is undergoing residential...

Lusambya in Action Tonight.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde TO a causal boxing enthusiast Badru Lusambya's statement that he will dance to the fan's tunes in today's bout against Fred George may come off as cocky, mean and a light...

Klear-Kut's Time to Shine.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lulu Jemima There has been a lot of talk about Klear-Kut's going into the abyss but the brothers who formed the group way back in 2001 are not just sitting back, they are currently working...

Isingiro MP Asks Govt to Extend Power to His Area.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Otushabire Tibyangye Isingiro South MP Alex Byarugaba has asked the government and millennium village project officials to extend the power grid from Mwizi to his constituency to advance...

DV8 Meant a Lot to Ugandan Artistes.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Serugo DV8's doors were last opened on 31st December. It was more than just a hangout for Ugandan musicians and entertained because many of them horned their skills there As the...

Stars Dominate TZ Championship.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo TANZANIA will have to go through a marathon brainstorm meeting to get a solution of stopping Uganda's dominance in the game of table tennis. Team Uganda continued their...

Pader Mayor Warns Against Witchcraft.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Okot Pader town council mayor Patrick Lumumba Okot has warned residents against witchcraft. He said restaurant owners in the district have resorted to using witchdoctors to win...

Haruna Mubiru is Back.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan A. Tatya The man who ruled airwaves in 2004/2005 with his popular hit Ekitooke Kifa Nsalira is back with a new album.Haruna Mubiru says the seven-track album titled Yeggwe will put...

Ssempijja Appeals for Gov't Support.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi MASAKA LC 5 chairman Vincent Ssempijja has appealed to the government to come forward and support sports in the country. Ssempijja who was accompanied by Edward...

Besigye Supporters Teargassed.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) BUSINESS came to a standstill in Kampala yesterday as police used teargas to disperse crowds that had joined Dr Kizza Besigye in protesting the continued illegal detention of PRA suspects. The...

Western Media Blamed for Genocide.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama & Evelyn Lirri THE western media contributed to the killing of thousands of ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutu's in the 1994 Rwanda genocide- a new book on the subject suggests. ...

Kobs Get Set for S. Africa.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango & Eden Kironde THE National under 23 side, the Kobs have intensified preparations ahead of the first league tie against South Africa slated for early next month. The...

LRA Ask Kibaki to Look for New Mediator.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale THE Lords Resistance Army yesterday called on Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki to help identify a new mediator and venue for the stalled talks with the government. The LRA,...

People Who Light Up Kiruhura.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Philip Kamugungunu is the pioneer LC5 chairperson of the one year old district. He is also the district NRM party Chairperson. Mr Kamugungunu was twice LC5 councillor for Sanga Sub County. He is from...

Stanbic Shares - It's Profit Bonanza.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhereza Kyamutetera & Martin Luther Oketch WITH the biting power outages and rising costs of production, it is perhaps inconceivable for anyone to make a 300 per cent profit in just less...

Failure of Talks Won't Hamper Resettlement- Army Official.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jimmy Kwo THE decongestion and resettlement programme in the war-ravaged northern and north-eastern regions will continue whether the faltering Juba peace talks succeed or not, an army...

Whitaker Begged to Play Amin.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Even though he won a Golden Globe Award for best actor for his role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, actor Forest Whitaker's journey to the success was quite thorny. He had to first...

You Can Get Served At 'U-Got Served'.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edgar R. Batte If you're burning the midnight oil and are feeling bored, the place you most probably want to hangout is in a lively town where you would be sure to catch a crowd even at the...

Country to Host Celtel Meet.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elias Biryabarema TANZANIA will host a meeting of eminent business executives from the Middle East and Africa to brainstorm on MTC's African growth strategy dubbed acceleration,...

Ebonies' Fauzia On Her Acting And Music Careers.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Candidly Asking Arguably the most animated actress in The Ebonies drama group, Fauzia Nakiboneka has been somewhat off the scene. But the vigorous performer made her comeback in the...

'Districts Failing NAADS'.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula THE Executive Director of the National Agricultural Advisory Services, Mr Salim Nahdy has blacklisted some of the districts that have failed to effectively implement the...

PRA Suspects' Lawyers Quit Proceedings.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lydia Mukisa At the High Court, in the chambers of Deputy Registrar (Crime) Roy Byaruhanga where Luzira prison authorities are expected to produce 11 PRA suspects, the Solicitor General (SG)...

Boroboro FC Host Express.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango EXPRESS FC coach Kefa Kisala has expressed pessimism in his lead striker Moses Aduni who has not been training with them for the past one week The striker is...

Kenyan Star Redsan in Town for Three Shows.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Darius Mugisha Many people believe that its his good looks that pull crowds and babes on stage whenever he sets foot in Kampala, but Kenyan musician Redsan who has spent a while without...

Country On a Mission to Beat Kenya.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula REVENGE and avoiding humiliation will be the two major things on the Ugandans minds when they take on hosts Kenya in their second match of International Cricket Council...

272 Pupils in Mbarara District to Miss USE.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Tumushabe The Inspector of Schools in Mbarara district has said 272 pupils will miss Universal Secondary Education. Edward Mbabazi said the pupils scored above aggregate 32 which...

Uganda Set for BIT.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi UGANDA is set to show case a new promotional brochure titled 'Uganda Gifted by Nature' to be launched at an international tourism exhibition in Milan, Italy. The...

Lessons From South African Peer Review.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Thokozile Madonko As South Africa prepares African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) report in Addis Ababa at the end of January, other countries like Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia just embarking...

Tax Tribunal Extended.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhereza Kyamutetera FINANCE Minister Ezra Suruma has extended the term of the five-member Tax Appeals Tribunal by three months to enable it wind up dozens of pending cases. The...

Solutions to Our Problems Are Right Under Our Noses.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) How many of you have been thinking what I've been thinking? Doesn't it bother you that our leaders are looking for solutions to our problems from far away yet these solutions are right under our noses?...

Mbarara Asks Govt to Increase Grant.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Mbarara district leaders have said the government's unconditional grant is inadequate. The Chief Finance Officer Charles Bankobeza said the inadequate grant from the...

Allied Bank Becomes Bank of Africa-Uganda.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Risdel Kasasira & Elias Biryabarema ALLIED Bank International Uganda Ltd has changed its name and identity to Bank of Africa Uganda Limited. The change of name follows the recent...

Life in Forgotten Bundibugyo.
January 26, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Karugaba BUNDIBUGYO is one of the remotest and possibly forgotten districts in the country. Located 72kms from Fort-Portal town, Bundibugyo district borders the Democratic...

I Am Not Sure This NRM Can Recognise January 26.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Omar Kalinge Nnyago On this day 21 years ago, much of Uganda was filled with excitement and optimism. A bad regime had fallen and a promise of a new Uganda was made. The heroes were...

Meningitis Kills 22 in North.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Natabaalo At least 22 people have died since Meningitis hit districts in north east and northern Uganda in December last year. The ministry of health has confirmed the epidemic in...

Why Land Prices in Bwebajja Are Doubling.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edgar R. Batte In the wake of the increase in value of land in Uganda, a lot of places have changed face in terms of development over the last ten years. One of such place is Bwebajja along...

Refs Plot for Kinyara's Fall, Says Adraa.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas D. Bugingo KINYARA FC head coach Leo Adraa has disclosed that a group of referees headed by Joseph Mwanje is plotting for the relegation of up country teams in particular, Kinyara...

Strike Hits BA Flights.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tom Magumba BRITISH Airways passengers who booked to travel between Monday January 29 and Friday February 16 have been advised to reschedule their trips, following a threat by Britain's...

KCC Stretch Lead.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango & Douglas Bugingo JACKSON Mayanja's KCC FC stretched their lead on the league table to 23 points after their 3-0 away win over K. Mukuno last evening. Hamis Kitagenda...

Fans to Decide Duration, Says Lusambya.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde WITH just a day to his fight against Fred George of Tanzania, Badru "Mr. Crush" Lusambya has stated that it is his fans to decide the length of the bout. Lusambya made the...

Why Parliament Believes MPs Deserve Those Cars.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Helen Kawesa I write in response to a number of articles regarding the roles of MPs. I would like to address some of the issues raised by highlighting the role of the Legislature and Members...

MPs to Quiz Suruma Over Munyonyo Commonwealth Hotel.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya THE cost of construction of 60 presidential suites at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited yesterday came under scrutiny by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament. ...

COWE to Sue Ibanda Chairman.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lydia Mukisa Care for Orphans, Widows and the Elderly (COWE), an NGO operating in western Uganda, has threatened to sue the Ibanda district chairman for writing a 'malicious letter' against...

NRM After 21 Years - a Balance Sheet.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Kilama On Friday which is just around the corner, the Movement government turns 21 years in power after taking over the reigns of office on January 26, 1986 when the National...

Regional Court Summons Gov't Over Illegal Arrests.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita The infamous 'Black Mamba' siege of the High court 14 months ago has returned to haunt the government which has now been given until February 12, to respond to a string of...

IGG Advises NPA to Sack Directors.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Risdel Kasasira THE Inspector General of Government Faith Mwondha has recommended the sacking of two National Planning Authority directors for lack of requisite academic qualifications and...

Hoima Bosses Grilled Over Shs400m.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ausi Balyesiima LC 3 chairpersons in Hoima last week put to task the district officials to explain the non-remittance of Shs400 million Graduated Tax compensation funds from the central...

Rwanda to Join EABC.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo THE East African Business Council is in the process of re-writing its constitution to enable it include new regional members Rwanda and Burundi. The development follows a...

Army Reassures North of Security.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel O. Egadu & Charles Akena THE army yesterday told residents of northern Uganda not to panic following threats by LRA's Vincent Otti's to send troops to Uganda. "I want to assure...

Kasulu, Down But Not Out.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jan Ajwang Before his arrest in August 2004, Patrick Kasulu was one of the wealthiest men in Kampala because of his land and property firm M/S Kasulu Property Masters . Two years after its...

Fuba Cash Strapped Ahead of Africa Qualifiers.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija WITH the Zone 5 All Africa Games qualifiers days away, Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (Fuba) is desperately soliciting funds to ensure the country is...

Aligawesa Asks Court to Dismiss Juuko.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lydia Mukisa THE General Secretary of the National Council of Sports (NCS) Jasper Aligawesa has asked court to dismiss Justin Juuko's petition challenging the election of Rogers Ddungu as...

They Rock the Sports Scene.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Lawrence Mulindwa is the President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). He is well known for promoting sports in his St Mary's College Kitende School. He has tried to recuperate the...

MP Kawooya Loses Seat.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lydia Mukisa Sembabule district Woman MP Anifa Bangirana Kawooya yesterday lost her seat after the High Court in Kampala declared her election null and void. Justice Moses Mukiibi...

Uganda Cricketers Tame TZ in Nairobi.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula UGANDA showed that they are a class apart from fellow International Cricket Council (ICC) Division III side, Tanzania, by cruising to a comfortable five-wicket win in the...

NRM Summons Its Executive Members.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo THE ruling National Resistance Movement party has summoned members of its National Executive Committee to a meeting this Saturday to discuss "matters of utmost urgency," Daily...

What Game is Kayihura Playing At On Kayiira?
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) On January 17, Daily Monitor recommended that the government re-open the investigation into the murder of Andrew Lutaakome Kayiira, former leader of the Uganda Freedom Movement. Daily Monitor was...

LRA Chief Catechist is Dead.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel O. Egadu & Charles Akena Former LRA chief catechist Samuel Papa Abonga is dead. Abonga, 62, a self-styled colonel in the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) who was captured by UPDF...

URA Off to Yaounde.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango UGANDA Revenue Authority (URA) FC tactician Frank "Video" Anyau is headed for a severe test as he leads his troops to Yaounde today ahead of the encounter against Coton Sport...

British Govt Releases Kayiira Report.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hussein Bogere THE British government announced yesterday it had released an 'authenticated' copy of the Scotland Yard report into the March 1987 murder of former Energy Minister Andrew...

Rush for Completion of Shimoni As Term Begins.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula & Evelyn Lirri WITH about three weeks to the beginning of the new term, efforts to complete the new Shimoni Demonstration Primary School is in high gear. The school now...

Works Ministry to Destroy Roadside Markets.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu & Salome Alweny All markets on road reserves in Kampala will be destroyed after repairs are made on roads, Minister for Works John Nasasira has said. Eng Nasasira was...

Kawempe Petitions Over Bypass.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa WITH the contractor asking for an additional Shs10 billion and an extension of several months to complete the project, a group of Kawempe traders have petitioned Parliament...

Police Boss Orders Listing of Healers in Kabarole.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mugisa All traditional healers should register with the district authorities or be arrested, the Regional Police Commander Western has ordered. Martin Abilu said last week that...

Uganda's Affluent Shop in Exquisite Malls And Overseas.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Claire Nabwire The fashion pages that followed high profile events like the first family weddings left more than a passing memory of the awards for individual style. It became clear that...

Govt Asked to Raise Funding for Roads.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elias Biryabarema The government needs to scale up its funding for road repairs to sustain the integrity of most of the country's road network, especially in Kampala, an engineer from Dott...

Museveni Directs On Lakwena Burial.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel O. Egadu & Charles Akena PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni, whose government fought and defeated the late Alice Lakwena's Holy Spirit Movement in the mid 1980s, has directed the Ministries of...

Stanbic Sinks Shs4m in Golf.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Kanyomozi STANBIC Bank has sunk Shs 4.1 m in the junior coaching and training programme for girls and boys organised and run by the Uganda Ladies Golf Union. The programme which...

Uhuru's Rise to Independence.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patience Atuhaire The only wealth he inherited from his father is the advice that a real man has to work because nothing in this world comes easy. But running restaurants was not his dream....

UPC Seeks More Seats in By-Elections.
January 25, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Lirri AFTER performing dismally in the last parliamentary and local council elections, Uganda Peoples Congress is seeking to win more seats through by-elections. The first...

CID Grills Monitor Reporters Over Kayiira Report.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala & Zurah Nakabugo The Criminal Investigations Directorate yesterday questioned six Daily Monitor journalists over stories written about the 1987 murder of former energy minister...

Uganda Tackles Tz.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Uganda begins life as an International Cricket Council (ICC) Division III side with a clash against fellow minnows Tanzania in the opening tie of the Kenya Tour at Aga Khan...

Monitor Columnist Nominated for Prestigious Award.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya THE European Commission has nominated Daily Monitor columnist Moses Byaruhanga for the award of the prestigious 2006 15th Lorenzo Natali prize. Mr Byaruhanga, who is also a...

South At Crossroads.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama Prof. Taban Lo Liyong is a controversial Ugandan-Sudanese poet, critic, novelist and short-story writer who received his early education in Uganda. He recently began to teach at...

UABF Refs, Judges Under Serious Test.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lambert Rusoke Referees and judges at the National Open will have to pass several tests. The Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation has vowed to use only match officials that are not prone to...

Residents Told to Stop Encroaching On Forests.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Siminyu The Minister for Water and Environment Jesca Eriyo has cautioned residents near the South Busoga Forest Reserve against further encroachment. She said it is contrary to the...

It's Better Roads And Discipline That Can Save Us.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Nambaale After three weeks of holiday in my motherland Uganda and after seeing all the lovely Ugandans and their beautiful smiles, may trip came to an end. Saying goodbye to friends...

Who Needs Oil? Our Leaders Are Oily Enough.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Austin Ejiet Crude oil deposits, originally detected by British geologists at the turn of the 20th century in and around the Lake Albert basin but dismissed by various prospectors as...

MPs Cancel Land Deals for Powerful.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts committee yesterday demanded that all the 176 leases on Butabika Hospital land that were given out to mostly influential people in...

Rwenzori Backs Proline Academy.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde Rwenzori Beverages Company has boosted Proline Soccer Academy with a commitment to provide 60 cartons of mineral water worth Shs0.5m every month. Rwenzori's Sales and Marketing...

BAT Sets 21 New Leaf Tobacco Standards.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Luther Oketch IN its effort to return to profitability, British American Tobacco Uganda has introduced 21 different buying grades so as to buy more tobacco from farmers this year. ...

Three Charged With Possession of Counterfeit.
January 24, 2007... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Kasozi & Zurah Nakabugo THREE people who were arrested with counterfeit money have been charged at City Hall Court. Rita Nakimuli a businesswoman and resident of Makindye division,...