The Monitor (Uganda) articles from July 2009

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from July 2009

Shs25 Million Up for Grabs in New Senator Cultural Promo.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatyta Senator Cultural Galas are back with a bang. The exciting performances, which will be launched tomorrow in Jinja town, will this time attract a bigger prize of Shs25 million for the winners. The Brand...

Choma - a Place Above the Ordinary.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Agnes Namaganda At Choma, it is the last customer who determines the closing time. The facility offers lots of great music and fun in a cool environment till dawn. With a newly-constructed stage in the gardens, the management plans...

CFC Stanbic Raises $32 Million on Kenyan Bond Market.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Beatrice Wanja CFC Stanbic Bank Limited managed to raise $32 million (Shs62.5 billion) on the Kenyan bond market last week. The bond was placed privately with institutional and individual investors before being listed on the...

Government Short of Shs100 Billion to Pay Pensioners.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The Ministry of Public Service on Tuesday said there will be no sufficient funds to pay thousands of Pensioners who are demanding Shs130 billion from the government. The Commissioner in charge of pensions, Mr...

State Cars Are Heavily Misused.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Angelo Izama An internal government study has found that close to half of the official fleet of cars is either in a bad condition or "grounded". The study, the recent in several about the management of official cars, also says the...

2,000 in Limbo Over Blacklisted Courses.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Despite several hours of haggling yesterday, there was collective agreement between Parliament, Makerere University and the Ministry of Education that students admitted to the 14 new courses blacklisted by the National...

MPs Summon Ministers Over Car Deal.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Mercy Nalugo Legislators on the Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure committee have summoned two senior Cabinet officials over the proposed lease of Entebbe International Airport to a foreign investor and the recent purchase of new...

Grenade Injures Family in Pallisa.
July 30, 2009... Byline: David Mafabi When Max Omule, 16, of Opeta village in Gogonyo Sub-county, Pallisa District, started gathering bricks from an unfinished structure at his home, little did know that he would come across a gadget that would injure the...

Injured Suspect Now at Mulago.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Uwera Runyambo and Robert Muhereza Mr Ndyamuhakyi Benon, who was last week shot at in Kabale as he resisted arrest by the Rapid Response Unit operatives, has been transferred to Mulago Hospital for further medication. He was...

Bakonzo Still Push for Government Recognition.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Michael Karugaba and Alfred N. Wandera Bakonzo leaders have invited President Museveni to what they say will be their 43rd coronation anniversary for their king Wesley Iremangoma Mumbere. A section of the Bakonzo and Bamba...

Suspected Family Murderer Held in Mbarara.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe and Sumayya Namulindwa Police in Mbarara has arrested a key suspect in the gruesome murder of three children in Bukiro Sub-county in Kashari on Wednesday. The master mind of the murder is said to be on the run but...

'Every Ugandan Brought Peace in North'.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Hudson Apunyo The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakirima has said the UPDF has no institutional claim of bringing peace to Uganda but that every Ugandan in one way or the other contributed to the existing peace. He said the...

Fufa Cuts Ties With Anfield Communications.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Yasser Kalyango and Douglas D. Bugingo The Federation Uganda football Associations (Fufa) has finally cut ties with Anfield Communications, organisers of the Fufa footballer of the year awards. The company was contracted to...

Heathens Loving 'Underdog' Tag as League Gets Tight.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo MTN Heathens captain Brain Tabaruka is happy that his team will head into the final sprint for this year's Bell Lager Super 8 Rugby League as title rivals Group Four Securicor (G4S) Pirates will definitely hold...

Government Starts Student Loan Scheme.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The government yesterday gave a green light to a new students' loan scheme. Education Minister Namirembe Bitamazire told MPs on the parliamentary Social Services Committee that the government has allocated Shs250...

Suspects Return Global Fund Cash.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The recent imprisonment of individuals convicted of stealing Global Fund cash has compelled other suspects to return the cash they allegedly stole even before they are arraigned in the Anti-Corruption Court,...

Government Must Bridge Education Divide.
July 30, 2009... Makerere University's private admissions list once again underscores the need to plug holes in Uganda's education system. Just like with government-sponsored students, schools from central region dominate the list which was released on Tuesday....

KKL Coach Butindo Asks Football Body to Start Youth League.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya The victorious Kampala Kids League team returned home on Tuesday night and team coach Eddie Butindo immediately asked football governing body, Fufa to establish a national youth league. KKL bagged four trophies on...

Discontent as Mysteriuos Investor Takes Land from School.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa and Richard Wanambwa A mysterious investor has claimed a piece of land belonging to Kololo Secondary School in Kampala without the knowledge of the school administration, Daily Monitor has learnt. The...

HIV/Aids Fight Should Go Beyond Mere Testing.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda Recently, the Aids Information Centre (AIC) launched a Shs100 billion plan to ensure availability of quality counselling and testing for HIV/Aids to all in the next five years. AIC Board chairperson Dr Chris...

Who Will Tell the Good News From Continent?
July 30, 2009... Byline: Daniel Kalinaki As an African journalist, the most common question that politicians ask me is this: Why are journalists always writing 'negative stories' about Africa and not enough 'positive' stories about the continent? I was not...

Mallinga Warns of Rising Trauma Cases.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Harriet Anena After two decades of war, people in northern Uganda are now battling with trauma, depression and other psycho traumatic stress disorders that are a direct effect of the atrocious acts experienced in the hands of the...

It's Still Premature to Abolish the 1.5 Points Scheme.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Joy C. Kwesiga Of recent, sections of the media quoted some Makerere University officials as saying the I.5 Points Scheme for female students has served its purpose and should be terminated. However, some of us who are interested...

Eight Farmers Die in Accident.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Warom Felix Okello Eight tobacco farmers have died in an accident in Terego after the truck they were travelling in lost control. The incident occurred at Agoloko Trading Centre in Terego County yesterday evening. At least 98...

MPs Reject Shs4 Billion Donation to University.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Infuriated Members of Parliament yesterday rejected the new government proposal to donate Shs4 billion to Kampala International University (KIU) teaching hospital. KIU is owned by businessman Mr Hassan Basajjabalaba....

Recycling is the Answer to Plastics Waste Problem.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Katherine Nabuzale Recycling is the answer to the entire plastics problem in Uganda. This approach has worked in many developed countries which do not restrict the use of plastics and where an average person generates more than a...

Supreme Court Gets New Judges.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Tabu Butagira and Alfred Wandera The Supreme Court could soon begin clearing a backlog of constitutional appeals accumulated due to lack of coram after President Museveni yesterday named three eminent lawyers to the country's highest...

Peackeepers 'Poisoned' in Somalia.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Risdel Kasasira and Andrew Bagala Eight Ugandan soldiers on the Somali peacekeeping mission were by press time still in intensive care at a Nairobi hospital battling a strange ailment suspected to be a result of poisoning. The...

Ssentongo Now Joins Africa Lyon.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Douglas D. Bugingo and Yasser Kalyango Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) has issued an International Transfer Certificate to Tanzanian side African Lyon who have signed former KCC FC striker Robert Sentongo on a one...

North Fares Poorly in University Admission.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Jenny Vaughan The private admissions list for the 2009/10 academic year at Makerere University reveals that over 50 per cent of all privately sponsored students who were admitted hail from districts in central Uganda. Out of 13,445...

Nyakaana to Stand for UABF Seat.
July 30, 2009... Byline: James Ssekandi Former professional boxer Godfrey Nyakaana has said he intends to contest for the Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) presidency. The Kampala Central Division chairman has been fronted by Uganda Amatuer Boxing...

Kipsiro Sets New National Track Record.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija Moses Kipsiro never runs out of surprises. When you least expect him to perform, he comes up with a top drawer memorable display. The Ugandan runner, competing in his first international track race this year,...

HIV Spread Still High, Says Report.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Agnes Namaganda At a recent launch of reports on HIV by the Uganda Aids Commission, one of the speakers, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the Member of the Parliament for Kinkiizi East surprised the audience when he said some time back, he did a...

Hotel Workers Warned Over Labour Strikes.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Anthony Wesaka Hotel workers have been advised to collectively bargain for their rights instead of opting for strikes. "Negotiate while bearing the current global economic meltdown in mind otherwise your company would be crippled...

Crossborder Trade Plan Starts October.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch Plans are in the final stages for the East African Community countries to implement a Cross Border Payment System (EAPS), which uses a multi currency system come October. The system is expected to facilitate...

Help African Investors Says Zambian President.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Alfred Nyongesa Wandera African governments should offer similar incentives to African investors as they to their foreign counterparts if internal investment is to grow, Mr Rupia Banda, the Zambian President has said. While touring...

Multichoice Gears for Mobile, Internet TV.
July 30, 2009... Eben Greyling, the CEO of Multichoice Africa, spoke to Daily Monitor on the sidelines of the recent CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2009 in Durban, South Africa. Excerpts: Why are these awards important? We see them as an...

Mobile Phone Firms Launch Lake Victoria Rescue Project.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi A cost-free search and rescue initiative designed to reduce the number of fishing-related deaths on Lake Victoria has commenced. Lake Victoria is the world's second-largest freshwater lake and provides a...

Stanchart Named Best Bank in Country.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi Standard Chartered Bank has been named Uganda's Best Bank by Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are given to banks which set the standard of excellence for their quality products and...

President Appoints Supreme Court Justices.
July 29, 2009... President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Lady Justice Kitumba Christine, former IGG Mr. Jotham Tumwesigye and Dr. Esther Mwebembera Kisaakye of Makerere University, to the Supreme Court. The appointment of the new judges comes after...

Accident Kills Eight Farmers, Leaves 70 Injured.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Warom Felix Okello Eight tobacco farmers have died in a fatal accident in Terego, eastern Uganda after the truck they were traveling in lost control. The incident happened at Agoloko trading center in Terego County today at 3 Pm....

Talking Strife With Ballet.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Anna Batcheller Two women face each other with eyes full of jealousy and anger. As they lash out at one another, they let out deep shouts of pain and frustration. They tumble and roll, writhing on the ground, then come back up and...

Region May Delay Trade Pact With Europe.
July 29, 2009... Byline: George Obulutsa The East African Community (EAC) bloc is likely to delay signing a new trade deal with the European Union because fresh issues have been introduced in the negotiations, Tanzania's trade minister said. The five bloc...

Public Service Disowns New Posh Car Purchases.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The Public Service Ministry yesterday became the second to distance itself from the controversial purchase of new vehicles for ministers and army generals, saying they were not consulted before the cars were purchased....

Minister Onek Looking in the Wrong Place.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Angelo Izama There is something that Energy Minister Hilary Onek knows that the public does not. The investigation he initiated on Umeme focuses on a criminal inquiry where most expert opinion suggests a review of the entire chain of...

Investigate Shs200 Million Vehicle Purchases.
July 29, 2009... The decision to buy state-of-the-art Land Cruiser vehicles worth Shs200 million each for Cabinet ministers and other officials has elicited widespread condemnation from the public and Members of Parliament. At an economically difficult time...

Abuse of Power Part of Character of Regime.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Augustine Ruzindana Corruption is of persons, systems and processes. Corruption is abuse of office or of power for personal or group (party, tribe, religion, company etc) gain. Usually the type of corruption discussed is that of...

Catch 22 - to Breastfeed or Not to Breastfeed.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Mary Dutki As the world commemorates the world breastfeeding week, Uganda's readiness to promote breastfeeding in emergency settings comes under scrutiny. Although we know that breastfeeding is a life saving practice, we also know...

Nakasero Traders Demand Lease.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Isaac Khisa Traders in Nakasero Market have asked the government to grant them a lease on the troubled market. The traders argue that a formal lease would allow them to make the badly-needed improvements of the facility. Nakasero...

Presidential Adviser's Firm Probed Over Rail Sleepers.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Joseph Mazige Police in Mbarara are investigating claims that vandalised rail lines are ending up in a steel factory of a presidential political adviser. Daily Monitor has learnt that BMTS factory, owned President Museveni's...

Manufacturers Protest New Ports Deal.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu An exclusive licence awarded to a Kenyan company by the government to handle all import and export cargo has provoked an outburst from investors who fear the move could plunge Uganda's international trade handling...

Country to Host Climate Change Conference.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Joseph Miti Uganda will host a regional youth conference on climate change that aims at steering young people to participate in environmental conservation for sustainable development in East Africa states. The conference, dubbed...

Mbaguta Wants Early Pension Applications.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Joseph Miti State Minister for Public Service Ssezi Mbaguta has advised civil servants to always submit in their retirement applications six months before their actual retirement dates in order for them to access their pensions early....

Multitech Starts Hospitality Training.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Professionals in the hospitality and tourism sector have been offered an opportunity to develop their skills to a post-graduate level. Multitech Business School, in conjunction with the Organisation for Tourism and...

Government to Recruit 1,000 Health Workers.
July 29, 2009... Byline: Al Mahdi Ssenkabirwa At least 1,000 health workers will be recruited this financial year to address the human resource shortfall currently dogging the sector, Health Service Commission chairman, Prof. George Kirya has said. Prof...

After Many Years of Theft, There's Still More to Steal.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Charles Onyango Obbo I have always held that the government has no business in business, so I think it is correct policy that a private company should be given the concession to manage Entebbe Airport. However, the concession was...

Ssimbwa Returns to KCC FC.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo & James Ssekandi The re-building process at Kampala City Council (KCC) FC has started to take shape. Yesterday, two crucial replacements for departed coach George 'Best' Nsimbe and striker Brian Umony were...

Wobbly Start for Falcons in Zone 5.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija Everything went wrong for Falcons as the Sprite Zone 5 Championship got underway at YMCA Wandegeya yesterday evening. First, the local league record champions almost got penalized for arriving late. After several...

Kipsiro Warms Up for Berlin With Monaco Test.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija Ugandan runner Moses Kipsiro has strangely had a quiet build-up to next month's World Championships in Berlin. His absence in big European races has to some extent left the local athletics fraternity worried about the...

Busy SC Villa Signs Nigerian.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Douglas D. Bugingo SC Villa is making its ambitions for the new season all too clear - Florentino Perez style. After strengthening the club with the addition of Shs16m-rated exciting midfielder Simon Sserunkuma from Victors, the...

Here Comes Another Deal Fraught With Fraud, Politics.
July 28, 2009... Byline: Fredrick Masiga When she was still the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Industry, Janat Mukwaya oversaw the signing of a controversial agreement with a company called Great Lakes Ltd to establish dry port in Tororo District. As it...

Kira Town Council Petitions Parliament Over Capital City Bill.
July 28, 2009... Councilors from Kira town council Wakiso district have appealed to Parliament to block the expansion of the boundaries of Kampala Capital City to include the current Kira town council. In a petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament,...

State Minister for Internal Affairs Meets Cheeye in Prison.
July 28, 2009... The state minister for Internal Affairs today held a brief meeting with the jailed former director of Economic Monitoring at the Internal Security Organization, Teddy Sseezi Cheeye who is in prison on charges of embezzlement. Cheeye who was...

Teso MPs Want Government to Declare State of Emergency Over Famine.
July 28, 2009... Members the Teso Parliamentary Group want government to declare a state of emergency in the North and Eastern parts of the country over the stinging famine that is claiming people's lives. The Members of Parliament say that the government...

FDC Threatens to Demonstrate Over Entebbe Airport Giveaway.
July 27, 2009... The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has threatened to take action against the government if it goes ahead with the proposed giveaway of Entebbe International Airport to a foreign investor. Speaking to journalists at the party's...

Fufa's Dirty Linen.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Mark Ssali Try as I might, I sometimes find it difficult to avoid the subject I loathe the most, that of football politics. On these lines I have always argued that the politics only serves to stagnate and derail the game other than...

SAS Shifts Focus of HIV Fight to Under 14 Pupils.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Primary school pupils should be the target of the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic, a United States based physician has said. The head of SAS Foundation Uganda, Dr Robert Muhumuza said that designing the message...

Museveni to Preside Over LDC Graduation.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Al Mahdi Ssenkabirwa President Museveni will on Friday preside over the 36th graduation of the Law Development Centre. 484 students who excelled in the Bar Course and other short courses in the 2007/08 academic year are to receive...

COUPSTA Set to Promote Ethics, Integrity in Schools.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Joseph Miti The Coalition of Uganda Private School Teachers Association (COUPSTA 2003) has started teaching ethics and integrity in primary and secondary schools around the country. This is part of the drive to create awareness and...

Norwegians Help Pupils Improve Reading Culture.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Dixon Ampumuza After 20 years of war, the two most affected districts of Pader and Kitgum are getting back to a normal life with the help of NGO's. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is at the forefront of efforts to bring hope to...

Tebazalwa Beaten in Ireland.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Douglas D. Bugingo Boxer Abdul 'Cobra' Tebazalwa put up a spirited fight throughout the scheduled 12 rounds of the IBF International featherweight title contest against Patrick Hyland but failed to register enough points for him to be...

KKL Lift Denmark Festival Trophy.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya Kampala Kids League (KKL)wrapped up their 2009 European tour with four trophies from a possible five, the latest - Premier Football Festival Denmark U-12 - coming at the weekend. KKL whipped Sweden's IK Franke -...

Bunna Warn Express FC.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Yasser Kalyango Bunnamwaya SC have advised Express FC to stop encroaching on their players. This follows reports that Tony Odur has been training with the Red Eagles at Wankulukuku since they started pre-season practice. Cranes...

Namanya Wins Nile Pool Championship.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Fred Namanya ensured that there was no fairytale end by beating Shafique Kayongo to lift the Nile Special National Pool Championship title at Sabrina's Pub on Saturday. Namanya was the only one of the eight...

Gulu District Win National Championship.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Gulu athletics team accumulated 237 points to lift the national title on Saturday at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Despite collecting gold in very few events like Fred Ochero's 1.83m leap in the high...

Alem Brazil Dinner Raises Shs12.4 Million.
July 27, 2009... Byline: James Ssekandi and Andrew Mwanguhya The Alem Brazil team showed a richness of heart as it helped raise funds at a dinner on Saturday evening for children born in Luzira Penitentiary. "Watching those kids being raised in Prison...

Pirates Dream of First Cut After Toppling Kobs.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Among the Ugandan rugby faithful, Group Four Securicor (G4S) Pirates are the undisputed nearly men as they have often stumbled in all their bids of winning the Bell Lager Super 8 Rugby...

Football is Coming Soon.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Moses Banturaki In a little over a fortnight the football shall return to our televisions and occupy our lives in the same way soap operas do for people who are obsessed with 'Second Chance' and Salvador (when is it ending by the...

Big Chance to Regain Lost Glory.
July 27, 2009... Byline: Innocent Ndawula To many, Uganda flattered to deceive during the World Cup qualifiers held early this year in South Africa. To others, the team was over-hyped and not good enough to hustle and bustle. Uganda finished in a dismal...

Zone Five - How Prepared Are Country's Teams?
July 27, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija For a good number of years, Ugandan sides have struggled to match their counterparts in the Africa Zone 5 region. Falcons (2000) and Lady Bucks (2004) were the last clubs to rule regional basketball but tables have...

This is What I Said About Rigging in NRM.
July 26, 2009... Byline: Ofwono Opondo There has been a lot of hullabaloo both within and outside the National Resistance Movement (NRM) establishment over what some claimed was my going overboard when I explained that indeed there have been some political,...

Requiem for Ailing Nsambya Police Barracks.
July 26, 2009... Byline: Rev. Amos Kasibante So, the Inspector General of Police is looking for an investor to take over Nsambya Police Barracks and Kibuli Police Training School, build housing units on it and hand them over to the police after a stipulated...

Mysterious Fires Gut Houses in Bugiri.
July 26, 2009... Byline: Anthony Barasa Residents of Naluya village in Bugiri District have been left in distress as mysterious fires burn at least 10 houses in the village every day. The fires, blamed on some spirits, guts houses and within a few minutes,...

Makerere Says NCHE Should Pay for Accrediting Blacklisted Courses.
July 26, 2009... Byline: Jenny Vaughan A three-way debate is raging between the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Makerere University and the Ministry of Education about who should foot the bill for 14 Makerere courses that have not yet been...