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To Talk Or Not to Talk With Kony?
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Asuman Bisiika The International Criminal Court (ICC), which indicted top LRA commanders for crimes against humanity last year, has dismissed President Museveni's offer of amnesty to rebel...

Besigye Wants His Passport to Travel.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hussein Bogere & Solomon Muyita The High Court is to convene following an application by Dr Kizza Besigye for permission to travel outside the country. The court is holding Besigye's...

Kanyomozi Speaks On EAC Assembly.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rodney Muhumuza Mr Yonasani Kanyomozi has been an MP in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). He tells Rodney Muhumuza why that legislature is growing in relevance as potential new...

Uganda Gets 13 Golds in S. Africa.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma UGANDA'S tally of gold medals rose to 13 at the All-Africa University Games that ended yesterday in the South African Capital of Pretoria. Ndejje University's Mildred...

The Church Should Not Start a Political Office.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Deo Tumusiime Kabwende I have penned this article express my disapproval of a newly mooted idea that the church, in Uganda, should open up political offices. The secretary general of the...

Govt Happy Kony is for Amnesty.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Mutaizibwa Prospects for peace finally coming to war-ravaged northern Uganda may have brightened dramatically after LRA leader Joseph Kony accepted an amnesty offer from the Ugandan...

Uganda to Benefit From New French Taxes.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala Uganda is to benefit from taxes levied on airline ticket purchases in France, Mr Bernard Garancher, the French Ambassador to Uganda, has revealed. The levy, which became...

The Chef Has Superb Beef Stew.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: A Kadumukasa Kironde II The original chef first opened at the end of Kampala Road where Commercial Plaza has since risen into a modern high rise and done away with the awfully dilapidated...

School Prefects in Retreat.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango Student leaders countrywide have been urged to help their respective schools enhance discipline and academic excellence. The advice was given by Lawrence Mulindwa, the...

Castrol Champions.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nsobya M. Ssebaggala A Castrol Mogas fueled team garnered 100 points to clinch the eighth edition of the Tusker-Sheraton Fuelex Corporate Squash tournament that ended July 7 at the Kampala...

Now Immigration Boss Lies Low After Arrests.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama, Charles Mwanguhya & Simon Kasyate The absence from office of Immigration boss Pearl Mutibwa since the midweek arrests of two of her senior officers is fuelling speculation...

Kuwait Millionaires Eye Uganda Oil.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko Kuwaiti investors are among foreign millionaires that have shown interest in the exploration of Uganda's oil. According to news filtering out of State House, Nakasero, the...

Kampala Road to Be Closed for Final.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde KAMPALA road is to be closed today as part of the celebration to mark the end of the soccer world cup during the match between Italy and France. Digitek advertising...

Media; Beware of Museveni's Mirage.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mohamed Matovu As much as I hate politicians, it is obvious that the best politician in Uganda today is President Yoweri Museveni. Don't hang me yet before I qualify the statement to say...

Cranes Coach Cleared for Vaccination.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Tegusulwa THE highly anticipated arrival of Cranes coach Lazlo Czaba is nearing reality after he was cleared with the Traveling International Vaccination Certificate (TIVC) healthy...

Alpha Driver Kurji Sets Pace in Nanyuki Rally.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi RIYAZ Kurji and Sayed Kadri are on course to win the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Mavuno Loan Rally 2006 in Nanyuki, Kenya. The Alpha team crew in a Subaru N8 has...

Femrite Turns 10.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gaaki Kigambo In 1996, few people knew what writing was about. Now, writers can be identified for what they are and found if one needs them The year is 1992. In the Department of Music...

Falling for the Charms of the Pipe.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agnes Asiimwe Tucked away in a corner of a market in the Nakivubo area of Kampala is a trader with bizarre wares. Hanging at Ms Mary Nabukera's stall in the United Veterans Association...

KPC Proud of Thrilling Choir.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) At the end of every Gospel music interlude at Kampala Pentecostal Church (KPC), Pastor Gary Skinner often implores the congregation "And clap for the most wonderful choir in the world." And because of...

Kampala Changes Face.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Nanteza Mzee F.D.R.Gureme gets emotional when he talks about Drapers Building. "It was a very old building built in 1918. And the only building in Kampala that had a lift in...

Thirty Years After the 90 Minutes At Entebbe.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Timothy Kalyegira Back in late June 1976, nobody would have imagined that the small lakeside town of Entebbe would be caught up in an international crisis of the kind we faced when a French...

MTN Hosts World Cup Party.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma TELECOMMUNICATION giants MTN Uganda will host soccer fans in Kampala to the screening of the World Cup final between Italy and France today at Nakivubo stadium. MTN...

100 People to Blame for the Heck of It.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Matanda Okay. I will admit that I have a great many problems. I have not paid my road license yet, have refused to bribe a policeman, have turned off the TV, pulled out the cables and...

With Oil, Uganda Could Leap Forward But Only If...
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rodney Muhumuza Dr Augustus Nuwagaba, a teacher at Makerere University, is a poverty eradication specialist. He spoke to Rodney Muhumuza on what the discovery of oil means for Uganda ...

James Akena Thrives On Dad's Image.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) James Akena is the son of former President Milton Obote. He is now a member of Praliament. He talked to Leon Ssenyange about leadership Who is Mr James Akena? James Akena is a committed Uganda...

Pensions Bill Was a Selfish Endeavour.
July 9, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Many an MP in the current and out-gone Parliament must be sad because President Yoweri Museveni has refused to assent to the Pensions Bill, which would have cost the tax-payer a cool Shs8 billion every...

Sometimes the Poor Need Protection from Themselves.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frederick Golooba Mutebi Five years ago, I was nearly beaten up by a mob in Manzini, Swaziland's second largest city. I had accompanied a friend who was in the country to sort out some...

United States of Africa; a Dream or a Reality?
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: K. David Mafabi Will we ever witness a real United States of Africa? Or rather will our future generations ever do so? Learning about the United Nation's millennium goals got me thinking,...

Morals Must Be at the Core of our Choices to Overcome Poverty.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Pastor Joshua Mugabi One major question that has been on mind since the visit of the Chinese Premier has been, why would such a powerful man visit Uganda? How innocent is his visit,...

Folks, the Context Is Ignored at Our Own Peril.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: K. David Mafabi I have a lot of problems on radio talk shows these days, because I find it difficult to answer questions that are couched in terms of "yes" or "no". I understand where the...

When Journalists Committee Incest.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kevin O'Connor A senior Ugandan newspaper journalist gets married. Nothing very unusual in that you may think. Only that his newspaper then devotes two and a half pages to the marriage,...

Kony Talks; Is Museveni Showing Double Standards?
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni's announcement that he is giving amnesty to Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony is one sad episode in the long and tragic story of the...

More CHOGM Hotels; More Slums.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alan Tacca Over the last few weeks, partly thanks to the crowd of urban authorities who gathered in Vancouver to talk, there has been a lot of media interest in the condition of the world's...

Central Division Wants Autonomy.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Damalie C. Kigozi KAMPALA Central Division has asked Kampala district to grant it autonomy. Speaking to Daily Monitor, LC3 chairman Godfrey Nyakana said the division wants to run its...

MTN Stakes Shs1 Million in Airtime.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde As the World Cup curtains come down amidst celebrations the world over, telecommunication giants MTN (U) Ltd has decided to involve its clients in the fanfare. This has...

Sheema MP, Mushega Disagree Over Districts.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Basime SHEEMA North MP Elioda Tumwesigye has clashed with the former EAC Secretary General, Mr Amanya Mushega, over the growing number of districts in Uganda. "I don't agree with...

France to Write Off Uganda's $9.6 Million Debt.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko & Andrew Bagala FRANCE is writting off Uganda's debt amounting to Euros 8 million (Shs19.1 billion), an official has said. Mr Jerome Dubois-Merchant, the French Embassy...

Oil Rush: 3 Airports, Army Barracks Built.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko & Peter Nyanzi Three airports, a helipad, two first class roads, and army barracks have been constructed on Lake Albert shores in Hoima to herald Uganda's joining the World's...

Nsamizi Institute Too Start Degree Programme.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa NSAMIZI Training Institute of Social Development is set to start a degree programme in social development, the institute administration has revealed. The Deputy...

Uganda Wins More Gold in South Africa.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma UGANDA has won three more gold medals at the All-Africa University Games that end today in Pretoria , South Africa. Makerere University's Mildred Gamba was spot on in the...

Two Petition Court On Kabaka Yekka.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lominda Afedraru Two politicians have petitioned court accusing the Electoral Commission of refusing to register their party Kabaka Yekka, saying it is unconstitutional. The Secretary...

Museveni Wants Kony Amnesty Debated.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Nyanzi PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said he will work with Parliament to amend the Amnesty Act to allow for the forgiveness of rebel leader Joseph Kony and his top commanders. ...

New Regional Tier Bill in the Offing.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo & Richard Mutumba THE government plans to table a new Regional Tier Bill before Parliament, the Attorney General, Prof Khiddu Makubuya, has announced. Makubuya's statement...

Gen. Kayihura Determined to Spy, Arrest Corrupt Police Officers.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Zurah Nakabugo THE Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has said he will investigate and arrest police officers who demand bribes. " As a way of fighting corruption in...

SRPS Impounds Cigarettes Worth Shs17 Million.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mazige OPERATIVES of Special Revenue Protection Services (SRPS) in Jinja have for the second time in less than a month, impounded a car carrying super match cigarettes. The car,...

Museveni Promotes Army Officers.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promoted 28 UPDF officers. A statement issued by Felix Kulayigye, the defence spokesman on Thursday, said Kayanja with Colonels; Pecos...

Tusker, Fufa Finally Agree On Police FC.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba FEDERATION of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) has formally given Police FC a go ahead to take part in the forthcoming Tusker Challenge Cup, following negotiations...

Professionals to Spice Up Lugazi Open Event.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula GODFREY Mande, fresh from a 4-month professional stint in Liverpool, United Kingdom will be the man to watch in the professional category when the 8th Edition of the...

Dairo Air to Introduce Bigger Plane to Juba.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ashah Ntabadde Dairo Air is set to introduce a bigger aircraft on its Entebbe-Juba route to cater for the increasing number of travelers and cargo to Southern Sudan. "Cargo business is...

PRA Suspects Withdraw Compensation Case.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lominda Afedraru LAWYERS representing 17 PRA suspects have withdrawn a case in which their clients were demanding compensation after being allegedly tortured by the Chieftaincy of Military...

Govt to Mobilise Farmers Into Cooperatives.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Brian Oketcho THE government has developed a master plan to mobilise all peasants across the country into cooperatives to help farmers realise profit from agriculture production. The...

New $100 Million Agriculture Project for Next Year.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula THE government has introduced a new project to improve access to markets and boost agricultural production in the country. The Project Coordinator, Dr John Mbadhwe, said the...

Muyinda All Geared Up.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo She is the chairperson of the National Women's Council and Member of Parliament for Gomba County, but believes she is just beginning her career Ms Najjemba Muyinda beat...

Army to Court Martial West Nile Robbers.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira SIX men believed to be chief architects of a spate of the armed robberies in West Nile have been apprehended and sent to Makindye to face the Army General Court Martial chaired...

Give Kony Peace Talks a Chance.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Donors have taken an interest in peace talks between the Uganda government and the Lords Resistance Army expected next week in the Southern Sudanese capital, Juba. That is a good sign. But there are...

UN- Habitat Wants Shelter for All.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu THE UN-HABITAT for humanity has called upon developed and developing countries to fight urban poverty and provide adequate shelter and clean water for all. Speaking at...

Govt Recruits 2,000 More Teachers for Use Plan.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mercy Nalugo & Richard Mutumba EDUCATION Minister Namirembe Bitamazire has disclosed that the government has made available Sh30 billion and will recruit 2,000 teachers for the Universal...

Kurji to Battle High Altitude in Nanyuki Rally.
July 8, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Yesterday was a shake down for drivers with a 1.1km spectator's stage in Nyeri town. The 358km event, the fifth round of Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC)...

Kuwait Investors Target Country's Oil.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi Two Kuwait tycoons have told the government of their interest to invest in Uganda, especially in the oil and gas sector. Uganda's Investment and Trade officer in the...

Shell Commissions New Airport Fuel Tank.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edmund Kagire SHELL Uganda last week commissioned a new aviation fuel tank with capacity of 2.1 million litres at Entebbe International Airport. The new tank brings the total number of...

FUBA Calls Off Second Round League Action.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Aloysius Byamukama THE Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA) has postponed all the second round league games that were to be played this weekend at various courts. ...

'Iganga Cannot Afford Doctors'.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Maz1ge IGANGA district cannot maintain doctors in health facilities due to over qualification, the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Nelson Kirenda has said. He said the doctors...

Bwanika Forms Political Party.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael J Ssali FORMER presidential candidate Abed Bwanika has said he has formed a political party and that he is about to announce its name. Speaking to journalists in Masaka on...

Crestank Workers Resume Work After Strike.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Wandera W'ouma PRODUCTION at Crestank Ltd factory has resumed after its workers suspended the two-day sit down strike over alleged poor working conditions. Work at the factory came to a...

Armed Sudanese Cross Into Uganda.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu OVER 300 Topotha from Southern Sudan have crossed into Uganda with about 8,000 cows. They have settled in Kidepo National Game Park and Lowapet Ostrich breeding grounds in...

65 Former Rebels In Vocational Training.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Karugaba Sixty-five former rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces on June 30 completed a two-month training course in vocational skills at Kyanjuki Rehabilitation Centre in Kilembe...

Red Pepper Reporter Remanded.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) A Red Pepper journalist was yesterday charged and sent to Luzira prison for demanding money from an MP with intent to steal. Mr Julius Odeke, a resident of Namanve is accused of demanding Shs500,...

Y'ello Cash Run Goes West.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Ssenfuma THE MTN sponsored national track and field trials will move to the west tomorrow when Mbarara hosts the Western championships at Kakyeka stadium. The treasurer Uganda...

Fearing an American Attack for Oil, Iraq Style.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Argentina lost and you remember I said I would not work over the weekend. After the match, I told Mama Luxon that I wouldn't be going to town the next day, so I could properly mourn my loss. I expected...

Language Policy Will Promote Sectarianism.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) It is now official. Schools will be teaching in vernacular during the first three years of primary education. This is an official policy and little can be done about it. Educationists who pushed it did...

Govt To Spend Shs$5.9 Billion On Teachers' Colleges.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Masumbuko THE government has earmarked Shs5.9 billion for the development and rehabilitation of primary teachers colleges (PTCs)in the financial year 2006/07. The Minister of...

Health Warns About Upsurge Of Measles.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba, Emma Mutaizibwa & Mercy Nalugo THE Ministry of Health has announced an upsurge of measles in the country. Sources in the Ministry told Daily Monitor yesterday that the...

Uganda Is More Threatened Than Beti Kamya's Star Countries.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nyombi Thembo I refer to Beti Kamya's opinion in Daily Monitor of Monday, July 3: "Uganda Is Smaller, Poorer But Spends More Than Richer Nations". I totally agree that the major...

Govt Opposes All Saints Cathedral Petition.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lominda Afedraru The government has denied claims contained in a petition filed by All Saints Cathedral parishioners asking for the cancellation of the Nakasero land allocation to a private...

ARV Stocks Can Last 3 Months - Minister.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) THE minister of Health Dr Stephen Mallinga has played down fears that free anti-retroviral drugs are running out. He told Parliament yesterday that Uganda has stockpiles to last the country three...

Boda Boda Parking Fees To Bounce Back.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) The Resident District Commissioner for Kampala, Dr Stanley Kinyatta, has said they are considering reintroducing parking fees for taxi motor cyclists within the city. Kinyatta who backed the...

Kagadi Splits Bunyoro Kingdom, Kibaale Leaders.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Mugerwa THE proposed creation of Kagadi district out of Kibaale has split Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and political leaders in the area. Bunyoro Kingdom is opposed to creation of new...

Traders Given One Month To Leave Market.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Mbarara Municipal Council has give traders one month to vacate the market premises ahead of renovations in August. The Town Clerk, Mr David Bashakara, told Daily Monitor...

If Kony Is Defeated, Why Then Do We Need Talks?
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Omar Kalinge Nnyago It was nothing but a coup. A media coup. When the enigmatic Lords Resistance Army leader, Joseph Kony, graced the front pages of Uganda's government and independent...

National Land Policy To Be Finalised Soon.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa THE Coordinator for Land and Tenure Reform in the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development, Mr Richard Oput, said the final draft of the National Land Policy will be...

Over 100 Karimojong Stuck.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu OVER 100 Karimojong women and young children have crossed into Teso following an outbreak of famine owing to a long dry spell. According to the Katakwi Resident District...

52 New Camps Created In Acholi In Decongestion Move.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Egadu FIFTY-TWO new camps have been created in Gulu, Pader and Kitgum districts to decongest the crowded camps in northern Uganda, the army has said. The Northern Regional Army...

Why They Watch Soccer In A Kibanda.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Habibah Kiwanuka It is five minutes to 6p.m., the time for the long awaited soccer match between Argentina and Germany. I am checking in at DJ Diplomat's Joint, one of the soccer hot spots...

Simba Silence Kampala United.
July 7, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba & Moses Mugalu ARMY side Simba last evening bagged three points after a 3-2 win over Kampala United in a league game played at Nakivubo stadium. Mood Kawere, Bruno...