The Monitor (Uganda) articles from January 2011

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from January 2011

Federalism is What Will Put an End to Election Conflict.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Beti Kamya Elections in Uganda have resulted in a number of negative consequences resulting mainly from poor preparations and incompetence by the election managing bodies. The 1958 elections where the members were elected to the...

Milk Consumption Low - Government.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Inadequate infrastructure, high cost of inputs and low per capita milk consumption are among the bottlenecks that hamper Uganda's dairy sector from realising its full potential. Speaking at the Sameer Agriculture...

Omens From Tunisian Revolution.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Timothy Kalyegira On Friday night, January 14, for most people out of the blue, news filtered in from the world news media that the long-time president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, had abruptly resigned and was on his way into...

Ssekandi Hits Back at MPs.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa and Robert Mwanje Speaker Edward Ssekandi yesterday hit back at MPs who were accusing him of taking orders from President Museveni to rush the cultural leaders' Bill and conspiring with the Executive to undermine the...

A Call to Look After Ex Prisoners.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Brenda Banura Mission After Custody was established in 2005 by Morris Kizito after he was allegedly arrested for three weeks, under false accusation. Kizito says, "There were claims by my brother that I was earning my money through...

Priest Thanks Rwanda for Freeing Ugandans.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza The Chairman Inter-Religious Council in charge of Kigezi region has commended the Rwanda government for releasing two Ugandan businessmen arrested on allegations of illegal entry and undermining the security of Rwanda....

Who Really Runs My Country?
January 31, 2011... Byline: Morris D. C. Komakech On December 31, 2010, columnist Timothy Kalyegira wrote an article in The Uganda Record titled 'How the European Union keeps Uganda intact as a state. 'In that article, Kalyegira cited numerous projects,...

Netherlands Fund Seeks to Revamp Coffee Exports to EU.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi A three-year project supported by the Netherlands Trust Fund has been incorporated to enhance the sustainable exporter competitiveness in the coffee sector. The National Export Strategy pivoted by the Uganda...

Battle of Champs.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Darius Mugisha Saying The Battle of the champions show was good is an understatement. It was fantastic and off the hook! Forget the usual streak of curtain raisers; Iryn Namubiru led a few curtain raisers that included Chameleone's...

Candidate Questions Atubo's Allegiance.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Hudson Apunyo A parliamentary candidate for the Otuke Woman seat, Ms Sylvia Akello, has attacked Lands Minister Omara Atubo, calling him a political turn-coat who is full of intrigue. Responding to recent press reports attributed...

It Is Still Possible to Rescue Election.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Samuel Lubega Four out of the eight presidential candidates (Independent Samuel Walter Lubega, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, Dr Abed Bwanika and Mzee Bidandi Ssali) last week wrote an open letter to the chairman Electoral Commission and...

Besigye May Be Arrested for Telling Lies - Museveni.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mercy Nalugo President Museveni yesterday reiterated his earlier threat to have the IPC presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, arrested over what he described as "telling lies" to voters, that his government sold off Lake Victoria...

Museveni Orders Speedy Pay-Off of Original Iuiu Land Owners.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mudangha Kolyanga and David Mafabi President Museveni has directed the Attorney General and the Minister of Finance to immediately settle the grievance of people who gave up their land for the expansion of the Islamic University in...

Why Do We Have No Sense of Intellectual Property?
January 31, 2011... Byline: Nick T. Twinamatsiko It's doubtful that the founder of Facebook set out to expose the cultural differences between communities. But he has. The website is used differently in different parts of the world, and the use that any people...

National Team Beats Select Side in Trials.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Team Uganda seems to be going from strength as they improved their shooting percentage in a trial game against a Select side on Friday night ahead of the Fiba Africa Zone V Nations Championship in Kigali, Rwanda...

Police Recover Stolen Cement.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Fred Siminyu The police have recovered cement worth Shs15 million that was stolen last week while on transit from Tororo Bamburi cement depot to Jinja Town. The 500 bags of cement, belonging to a Mayuge-based businessman, Mr Dauda...

Government Evicts Balaalo From Teso Swamp.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Richard Otim Bukedea District authorities have evicted 16 families of Balaalo (pastoralists) from Kolir and Malera wetlands for illegal occupation of the swamps. The pastoralists, suspected to be part of the group evicted from...

Minister Intervenes in Taxi Park Wrangle.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mariam Kabasongora The Local Government Minister, Mr Adolf Mwesige, has directed the Kamwenge Town Clerk, Mr Levi Bahemuka, to let the Kawenge Taxi Owners and Drivers Association (Katoda) run the main taxi park. Kamwenge Town...

States Were Relatively Stronger Under 1980s 'Big Men'.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Rev. David Kashangaki Reading the book, The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz, it is hard to imagine that Africa is returning to the 1980s (Is Africa resetting to 1980?, Daily Monitor, January 20). In her account, Africa in the...

Khartoum Did Not Hire Nubians to Sabotage Referendum.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ismail Karim It was reported in the Daily Monitor of January 4 that one Samuel Okomi Ananias, the vice chairman of Southern Sudan Youth Forum for the referendum, had cast the Nubian community as a group of spoilers hired by the...

Quarantine Stalls Back-to-School Drive.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Richard Otim As schools reopen for the new term this week with accompanying burden of fees and basic requirements, parents in Katakwi District are biting their lips while plotting Plan B after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...

Centum to Cross-List On Use.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Kenya's equity firm, Centum, will next month cross-list on the Uganda Securities Exchange, a move expected to offer more investment choices on the local bourse. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Friday, Mr...

Two Held Over Man's Death.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mariam Kabasongora The police in Kamwenge District are holding two men over the death of their colleague. The two, both residents of Mahyoro Sub-county, Kitagwenda County in Kamwenge District, allegedly killed John Bosco Musinguzi,...

Flashback - Health Care Has Always Been Neglected at Polls.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Steven Tendo Efforts to compel the Ugandan voter to focus on issues as opposed to propaganda have not always been positively rewarded in the past. During the different electoral exrcises held in the recent past, even with the calls...

Kamuli NRM Office Locked Over Rent.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Moses Mutaka The NRM offices in Kamuli District have been locked by the owner of the building housing it over alleged failure to pay rent and electricity bills totalling Shs5.2 million since 2008. Addressing the press in Kamuli on...

Pastoralists Divided Over Eviction Case.
January 31, 2011... Byline: George Muzoora The pastoralists, who were evicted from Buliisa District in December last year, are divided on whether to continue with the case they filed against the Coordinator of Intelligence Agencies, the police chief and the...

Luggya Elected New Chess Boss.
January 31, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Vianney Luggya beat veteran Milton Kasaija to become Uganda Chess Federation (UCF) president for the next two years at an elective assembly held over the weekend held at Lugogo. Luggya, the Civil Aviation Authority...

Post-Poll Violence Can Be Stopped.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Abed Bwanika Post-electoral violence is not something Africans have merely heard of or read about. In Kenya and Ivory Coast, it will never leave people's memories because of both the short-term and long-term physical and psychological...

Mbarara Varsity to Start Plastic Surgery Course.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Plans are underway to start a reconstructive surgery course, commonly referred to as plastic surgery, at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, the chancellor, Dr Peter Mugyenyi, has said. Speaking during...

KCB Job Cuts Will Not Affect Nation.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Justus Lyatuu A pending jobs cut at the Kenya Commercial Bank headquarters in Kenya has cast a chill among the bank's employees in Uganda fearing for the worst. Last week, Business Daily, a sister newspaper to Daily Monitor,...

February Polls Worry Clergy.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Stephen Wandera Religious leaders have said failure by the Electoral Commision to address voters' concerns could jeopardise next month's elections. Under their joint umbrella body, the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, the clergy...

It is Futile to Fight Crime in Isolation.
January 31, 2011... The crime numbers in this country are bad, but the trend in Mukono District is worse. Over the weekend, residents of Nakifuma, Mukono, discovered the body of a woman while another woman was found unconscious- both suspected to have been raped,...

Heathens Demolish Makerere Impis.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Not often does Makerere University Impis chairman Dan Obote take a slap on the cheek lying down but he was left almost disillusioned on Saturday. MTN Heathens' 75-6 rout of Impis at the latter's own...

The Nation - Where Termites Eat Iron Bars.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho Controversy continues over the Shs20 million wired into the bank accounts of each Member of Parliament. Officially, there is no authority that has come up to own up to the "facilitation". The Ministry of Finance is...

Kyambogo University Postpones Opening of Second Semester.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Isaac Imaka Students of Kyambogo University will report a week late for the second semester this academic year after the insitution's administration postponed the reporting date. A communication from the acting academic registrar,...

New Districts Good for Cultural Identity, Service Delivery.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Yoweri Museveni Uganda now has 112 districts. There has been criticism that some of the districts were not necessary. However, what people need to know is that the creation of districts has been at the request of the people. In...

Mao's Brother Does It for President.
January 31, 2011... Byline: James Eriku Mr Dusman Okee, the brother of DP presidential candidate has launched a campaign programme for President Museveni in Acholi region. Mr Okee, who is Mr Norbert Mao's younger brother, accompanied President Museveni, the...

Mbarara Tuned in for Winnie.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Joseph Mazige The parliamentary contest for Mbarara Municipality in the volatile western region is heating up. The quest to capture the constituency will be intensified by the highly anticipated arrival of the former area legislator...

Cairo Riots Puzzle Local Police.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala The riots might be thousands of kilometres away in Egypt, but the developments are being watched and followed closely all over the globe, Kampala inclusive. For the Uganda police, the manner in which their Egyptian...

The High Cost of Bribing MPs.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa It is not just the health sector that will continue to struggle to make ends meet after the general elections in February. The economy faces similar potential difficulties--blamed on what analysts call "political...

Bukenya Drags Rivals to Court.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa It is no longer business as usual in Busiiro North Constituency, where the incumbent, Vice President Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya, is facing mounting pressure to pull the plug on "mudslingers" ahead of next month's polls....

Government Takes Over MV Kalangala.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mercy Nalugo The government has taken over full control of the operations of MV Kalangala from Muloowoza and Brothers Ltd, a local ship operating company. According to information obtained by Daily Monitor, the Permanent Secretary...

An Independent Electoral Commission Would Hold Free and Fair Elections.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Olara Otunnu The arrival of election materials in the country signals the final stages of the preparedenss to hold the general elections in February. This preparedness has also been augmented by the arrival of he European Union (EC),...

The Government Has to Money to Print Voters Cards.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Kizza Besigye Many Ugandans, irrespective of political persuasion are concerned that the 2011 elections might be violent. While less attention is given to violence on Election Day, more focus is on the post-election period. The...

Amin Deserves Credit - Besigye.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Tabu Butagira Dr Kizza Besigye has said former President Idi Amin might have been illiterate but must be commended for setting up infrastructure that has stood the test of time. Addressing a well-attended rally in Arua on Saturday,...

Janet Distances Self From Flower Plant.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe The First Lady and Ruhaama County MP, Ms Janet Museveni, has said she is neither the proprietor nor a business partner in Pearl Flowers found in Ntungamo as people have persistently said. She said this at Kiswahili...

National Conference a Must to Head Off Violence.(Conference news)
January 31, 2011... Byline: Bidandi Ssali The People's Progressive Party emphasises that holding free, fair and credible elections is a human right. Uganda is a signatory to a number of human rights declarations such as the Universal Declaration on Human Rights,...

Byanyima Wants Medals for Teachers.
January 31, 2011... Byline: David Mafabi Teachers, not soldiers, deserve medals today, the United Nations Development Programme director general at the gender secretariat, Ms Winnie Byanyima, has said. "Teachers have played their role, they have been...

Tax Bodies Resolve On Tax Crime.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Peter Nyanzi A high level African tax administrators' meeting ended in Kampala last week; with a resolution that international tax bodies should network more in a bid to combat tax crime and fraud. The meeting, which drew...

Walusimbi, Wagaluka Out of Chan.
January 31, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Just like it was before the Nile Basin Cup in Egypt, Uganda Cranes will travel without two of their influential players for the Africa Nations Championship (Chan) that starts this Friday in Khartoum, Sudan. Cranes...

MPs Who Rejected the Shs20 Million Will Surely Die Poor.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Afande Chama "Kyokka those men!" Naaka exclaimed when she was told of the MPs who had rejected the Shs20 million that they found in their accounts to help them monitor activities of NAADS in their constituencies. "How can they deny...

Army Opens Another Tax-Free Shop in East.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Steven Ariong The army will next month open another tax-free shop that will serve soldiers from eastern region, Sunday Monitor has learnt. The UPDF 3rd Division Spokesman, Capt. Deo Akiiki, said the shop will be set at Bugema Barracks...

An Indictment Against the Elite Nation.
January 30, 2011... Byline: George Kanyeihamba For a few extra shillings of income, a friend of a lifetime will be betrayed. For less, the interests of the nation and the welfare of fellow citizens will be compromised or surrendered. In each instance, those in...

Tullow Oil Advertises Non-Existent Vacancies.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Chris Obore Tullow Oil Uganda is on the spot once again for duping the public by advertising senior positions in the company which are already offered to expatriates. Our investigation has found out that the reason for advertising...

Big League Teams Impress in National Cup.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike Six lower division teams made it to the round of 16 in the Bell Uganda Cup on Friday. Big league sides Boroboro, KASE and Jogoo Yanga all advanced in the Bell lager-sponsored tournament. Boroboro, who lost out on their...

Court Asks BCU Caretaker Boss to Vacate.
January 30, 2011... Byline: David Mafabi and David Kazungu High Court has issued an interim order to Bugisu Cooperative Union care-taker manager prohibiting him from occupying the office. Mr Cyprian Batara was issued with a court order on Thursday following a...

Norbert Mao Will Win the Race.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Kevin O'connor So, I hope the headline above has attracted you to yet another article by the muzungu with a big nose, no chin and no bum. And to which race am I referring? Is it the Presidential race? The DP egg and spoon race? A...

Africa's Big Dream is Peace, Says AU Chief.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Lirri Africa is still facing challenging times especially in the area of peace and security, the deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission said early this week. Addressing a press conference, Mr Erastus Mwencha said...

Why the Growing Interest in the Nation by Kenyan Leaders?
January 30, 2011... Byline: Dani W. Nabudere In the last few weeks, a new development in the politics of the region has emerged where for the first time, high ranking politicians from Kenya have got themselves involved in Uganda presidential election campaigns....

Thugs Flee With NRM's Shs130 Million.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Police are hunting for suspected armed robbers who waylaid a National Resistance Movement car and made off with Shs130 million meant for campaigns at Jeeza on Mityana Road on Friday. By yesterday no suspect had been...

'President' Muhoozi Would Give Museveni a Half-Life.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Fredrick M. Masiga A photograph of a lean and mustached Museveni holding the holy Bible in his right hand marked a solemn inauguration as he became the President of Uganda on January 29, 1986. Twenty-five years later, the photograph -...

Former Besigye's Assistant Dies Mysteriously.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Forum for Democratic Change President Kizza Besigye's former aide-de-camp who allegedly helped him escape to exile has died. Maj. Micheal Ssali Ssalambwa died at home of one Salimat Nakamanya at Kikandwa village,...

Religions Should Go a Side, We All Need Peace.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Nafha Maani Ebrahimi Our world has become an interesting place, one day you plan to visit a country, seemingly all is fine and a few days later you find yourself almost in the middle of a civil war! Recently I travelled to Lebanon....

Education Minister Warns Against Hiking School Fees.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa, Isaac Khisa and Scarlet Chemurin The government has warned school head teachers against hiking school fees as the new term opens. Closing a two-day Senior One selection exercise at Mandela Stadium-Namboole on...

Kings Bill - Speaker Summons Parliament.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Speaker Edward Ssekandi has defied public anger against rushing the cultural leaders Bill and summoned Parliament on Tuesday to have the proposed law passed before elections on February 18, in fulfilment of President...

Rethink Archaic Education System.
January 30, 2011... For many pupils and parents, the dreams of joining the so-called best schools have been shattered because they did not score the required points. Now, they must fight tooth-and-nail to find a place in other schools. Even then, tens of thousands...

Telecom Firms Should Invest in Electronic Waste Disposal Facility.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Jamil M. Kusiima The telecom industry has been instrumental in Uganda's economic development through making communication easy and affordable. However, it is vital that the industry operates in a more responsible manner by minimising...

Museveni's Biggest Dilemma - to Go Or Not to Go.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Alan Tacca President Museveni's recent conversation with the BBC (broadcast this week) was only interesting because it contained the latest instalment in his series of pronouncements that state opposing positions. If the ruling NRM,...

Striker Odur Dropped for Africa Nations Championship Tournament.
January 30, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Tony Odur was the surprise exclusion from the final Uganda Cranes squad for the Africa Nations Championship (Chan) in Sudan that starts next weekend. Coach Bobby Williamson ignored Odur, last season's top scorer and...

Where Did the Sh20 Million 'Bribe' Come From?
January 29, 2011... A row is brewing between Ministry of Finance and Parliament over the source of the Shs20 million 'bribe' that was given to each MP ahead of the February 18 polls. Even as nobody is willing to own-up the Shs20m 'bribe', the Deputy Secretary to...

25 Years of Some Good, Some Bad And Many Demands for Better.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Bernard Tabaire Ugandans have spent an unprecedented 25 years under one leader - Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The way things look, just weeks to the February 18 election, we are on course to extending the years to 30. It is fair to say Mr...

Minister Mwesigye Slams MPs for Returning Sh20 Million.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza and Fred Anyine MPs who returned the Shs20 million they received from the government for monitoring projects in their constituencies are saboteurs, Agriculture Minister Hope Mwesigye has said. Speaking at the 25th...

Rivals KBC, Lukanga Tied At National Open.
January 29, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Holders Kampala Boxing Club (KBC) and archrivals Lukanga are headed for a straight forward battle as National Open Championship rages on at Mexico Gardens in Kyengera. KBC and Lukanga were kept apart in various...

Where Do Museveni And Besigye Campaigns Leave the Western Region?
January 29, 2011... Byline: Francis Mugerwa and Felix Basiime President Museveni has concluded his campaigns in the Western region, including Bunyoro, which of late has become a battleground for both the opposition and the ruling NRM party. The campaign on...

Table Tennis Instructor Cehovic Passes Local Coaches.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) instructor Polona Cehovic will pass eight local coaches after a one-week training course in Kampala. "I am impressed with the standards of the game. We (ITTF) are committed...

Onito Twins Seek Wins At MTN Mug.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Legendary Sadi Onito's legacy continues to live on thanks to his 20-year-old twins Emmanuel Onito Opio and Grace Ochieng Onito alias Ocici. The Jinja-based golfing pair have vowed to keep their family star shining...

Second Call Awaits Nsimbe's Victors.
January 29, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi and Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo The last time Victors played continental football, they appeared like an amateur taking a dive at the deep end of an Olympic size swimming pool. Two years ago, they earned their place in the...

Clubs Scramble for Stars Ahead of T20 League.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula With the cricket season set to roll off on Sunday with the Twenty20 League, clubs are in a last minute salon trying to woo players to join their ranks as they seek to win more silverware this season. Premier, who...

Try-Less Rhinos Dare Pirates in Premier League.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Yet to score a try, Rhino are supposed to fold over this evening when G4S Pirates come calling in a Nile Special Rugby Premier League clash at Kampala RFC. However, that is scarcely the case for Rhino who so...

Controversy As Report Issues New Assessment Measures.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Richard Wanambwa and Mercy Nalugo Controversy surrounded the latest assessment of MPs by the local think tank, African Leadership Institute (AFLI) when a hastily organised press conference on Thursday, announced that high profile...

Clergy Worry Over February Elections.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Stephen Wandera Religious leaders yesterday issued concerns over irregularities in the electoral process which they said if not addressed could jeopardise the general elections scheduled for next month. Under their umbrella body,...

Karuma Project to Cost in Excess of U.S.$1.3 Billion.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch Government yesterday said that the construction of the 600 MW Hydro electricity power station at Karuma is to start late this year adding that the total cost is in excess of $1.3 billion. The State Minister for...

Unesco Pledges Sh2 Billion for Kasubi Tombs Reconstruction.
January 29, 2011... Byline: Robert Mwanje The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has pledged $1 million (about Shs2.2b) towards the reconstruction of Kasubi tombs. The chairman of the tombs reconstruction committee, Eng....

AU Summit - Headed for a Steeper Road?
January 29, 2011... Byline: Mike Ssegawa A crisis is always in the vicinity every time African leaders meet in their exclusive club. What is more disturbing is the problems the AU sets out to solve at the summit take the back seat as they are overshadowed by...