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New Monetary Policy to Enhance Efficiency.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch Government and the private sector are bound to get a clearer understanding of various developments in Uganda's financial system, following Bank of Uganda's decision to introduce a new monetary policy tool which is...

Sitting Crisis in House.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa and Sheila Naturinda The first sitting of the 9th Parliament yesterday saw MPs across the political divide legislating while standing as others jostled for seats. Some members blocked the entry into the chambers, yet...

Are Opposition MPs Really Comrades-in-Suffering?
June 28, 2011... Byline: Beti Olive Kamya Congratulations to those in government and opposition who have been entrusted with managing Uganda for the next five years. Forty eight years of poor management have abject poverty for the majority amidst obscene...

Utoda - the First Egg On Lord Mayor's Face.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Nicholas Sengoba Word coming in from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is that the lucrative contract to run the old and new taxi parks in Kampala has expired. The Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (Utoda) that has...

Why Continue to Teach French- We Should All Learn Chinese.
June 28, 2011... Byline: David Sseppuuya "Ni hao". That is 'hello' or 'hi' in Mandarin, and that is as far as my Chinese goes (for now). It is the one phrase I have memorised, thanks mainly to Mr John Nagenda, who used a little memory jogger, "how is your...

We Need a Comprehensive Solution to Unemployment.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Sharon Nakandha In the recent budget, the Minister of Finance revealed that in order to deal with the high number of unemployed youth, the government is going to implement a Youth Entrepreneurship Venture Capital Fund and also provide...

Lightning Strikes Alebtong Again, 13 Injured.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Hudson Apunyo Barely two days after killing three mourners in Akura sub county, Alebtong district, lightning on Monday evening struck again injuring 13 people who were sheltering from rain at Omoro Sub County headquarters. A report...

Denying Accused Bail Can be Successfully Challenged.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Ladislaus Kiiza Rwakafuuzi President Museveni does not like courts having discretion to release accused persons on bail, especially persons who are charged with offences related to opposition politics. In 1985, the Obote Government...

What the Budget Got Wrong on Health Service Delivery.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Marion Atukunda Amidst rising inflation to over 16 per cent now, Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka presented the 2011/2012 national budget to Parliament with an eye-catching theme: "Promoting economic growth, job creation and improving...

Africa Must Avert the Looming War in Sudan.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Capt. Mike Mukula Abyei, Kordofan and Bentiu are three oil-rich but highly contested areas in Sudan. The contest is between the Arab north and the predominantly Black south. As we discuss this issue, it is an open secret that leaders...

Rescuing Hamukungu, the Baby Elephant.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira At about a week old, a tired and dehydrated Hamukungu was rescued by a fisherman, who later handed it to UWA rangers. Martin Ssebuyira tells his rescue story and how they are helping him get back on his feet again. ...

On the Newly Appointed Ministers.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Nelson Muhanguzi There has been this hullabaloo about the recent ministerial appointments, and the analysis from political commentators has been superb. The sharpest minds, who are also incidentally the shabbiest dressers (there was a...

The Strange Taxi Neighbour.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Samuel Otaala No man is an island, hence, every person has a neighbour. Some are good, most are crazy. We have one neighbour who took it upon himself to improve road safety in the neighbourhood by improving our ridge-laden murram road...

Need to Establish Independent Vetting Panels.
June 26, 2011... Byline: George Kanyeihamba Every time members of the public protest or demonstrate against the appointment of a person to a public office, it is a clear indication that the appointing authority has made a mistake. It also means that the...

Get Out of Conformist Box to Move the Country Forward.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Nina Mbabazi Rukikaire When we social critics write for the Sunday paper, it is to open the minds of our readers to a different way of seeing things. The email responses help us understand what the readers think about various topics....

Rugby Cranes' Kicking Conundrum Worsening.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo To win any rugby game, a team must take all the easy points. Uganda Rugby Cranes don't ooze confidence whenever the cone is placed or even when in need of touch. Apart from Anthony Kinene in his prime, there...

U.S. Faults Govt as HIV/Aids Increases.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The United States government has raised serious concerns over Uganda's failure to restrain the spread of HIV/Aids in the country and warned that US cannot continue funding treatment and care yet more and more Ugandans...

How Ninth Parliament Will Perform Lies in the Hands of NRM Caucus.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Bernard Tabaire Before they get down to the task of making laws, representing constituents, and overseeing the functioning of the Executive, members of the new Parliament, the Ninth, spent this week in induction. Scholars,...

Maroons Set for Nairobi.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike Maroons will travel to Nairobi to play three friendly games as they build up to the 2011/2012 Super League season. Maroons coach Asaph Mwebaze said they will face Ulinzi Stars, Gor Mahia and Nairobi Stars on their tour in...

Medical Supplies Worth More Than Shs20 Million Go Missing in Lira.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Bill Oketch The National Sleeping Sickness Control Programme under the Ministry of Health has lost its valuable equipment and drugs worth more than Shs20 million to suspected thugs in Lira town. The preservation fridge, drugs used in...

Rhino Charging at Angels.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Both Ndejje University Angels and Charging Rhino have had commendable starts to the MTN-Fuba League even though the latter have won only one game. Two young sides, who play to please the crowd, clash at YMCA...

Only Museveni Can Sack Me- Kazibwe.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda and Isaac Imaka Ms Kazibwe was sent packing by Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka on Thursday, along with another top official until investigations into their alleged mismanagement of the organisation are completed. ...

Muzoora's Death Puts Two on the Spot.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Paul Aruho and Alfred Tumushabe When security personnel approached William Mukaira's residence and informed him of their intention to arrest him, he obliged without any resistance. Mukaira told them that he wanted his family members...

UNRA Defends Museveni on Road Construction.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Dalton Wanyera and Mike Segawa Uganda National Roads Authority was thrown in panic when last Sunday to Kadaga's victory party in Jinja, residents accused President Museveni of lying to people just to get votes. The authority was said...

Utoda Contract Expired Last Year - Lukwago.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Robert Mwanje and Hadijah Mwanje Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has said Uganda Taxi Owners and Drivers Association (Utoda) contract expired last year and will soon be subjected to a fresh bidding process. Addressing public...

Kobs Get Inspiration From Cranes.
June 25, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda's junior team, the Kobs, will pick inspiration from their seniors, Cranes, when they take on Kenya at Nyayo Stadium in an All Africa Games qualifier tomorrow. Owen Kasule, captain of the U-23 side and a member...

7-11 Should Change Our Ways.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Moses Banturaki The stories of 7-11 now being re-visited are rather personal to me, because 13 years ago I could have ended up as a statistic had the bomb that went off at The Slow Boat during halftime of the 1998 World Cup final been...

Jamwa Given Bail, Parents Roughen Up Journalists.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka and Jacinta Odongo After spending close to three months in Luzira Maximum Security prison, former NSSF managing director David Chandi Jamwa yesterday got a lease of life outside prison after court released him on a cash...

USL Turn to Fifa as Row Deepens.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya The cancer that has always eaten up Ugandan football every time it has tried to rise up again is not showing signs of relenting. Uganda Super League (USL) have now decided to take matters regarding promotion of clubs...

Draft Standards for Petroleum Industry Out.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula The government is set to adopt new standards governing the operations of the petroleum industry with the aim of improving the quality of products and services sold to consumers. Four of the draft petroleum standards...

KCCA Considers Bus Terminals.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Robert Mwanje Kampala Capital City Authority is considering establishing bus terminals in the city suburbs to curb traffic congestion in the city centre, the Executive Director, Ms Jennifer Musisi, has said. Speaking at City Hall...

Court Rules On Jamwa's Bail Today.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Jacinta Odongo & Anthony Wesaka The Court of Appeal in Kampala will today at 11am deliver its ruling on whether to release the convicted former NSSF managing director, David Chandi Jamwa, on bail or not, pending the hearing of his...

Maria Kiwanuka Sacks Ex-VP Kazibwe.
June 24, 2011... Byline: John Njoroge Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka has suspended former Vice President Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe as board chairperson of the government-owned Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) Ltd along with another top official until...

February Elections Were Flawed - U.S.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The February general elections in which President Museveni emerged the victor were flawed, a senior United States official in Kampala, said yesterday. According to the US official, the flaws resurrected opposition calls...

Tonku's Lawyer Shot At, to Quit Case.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala A lawyer representing Mr Thomas Nkulungira alias Tonku in the alleged murder of his lover has expressed intentions of withdrawing from the case in fear for his life after unknown armed people attacked him at his...

Sim Puts Emphasis on Midfield.
June 24, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Midfield will be the main focus when Uganda's under-23 team, the Kobs, take on Kenya in the All Africa Games qualifiers first leg on Sunday in Nairobi. Kobs assistant coach George Ssimwogerere wants his team to be...

Clan Clashes Push 120 Back to Camp.
June 24, 2011... Byline: David Livingstone Okumu At least six families consisting 120 people have fled back to their former internally displaced persons camp in Palabek Gem Sub-county in Lamwo after they were attacked by angry neighbours who burnt eight of...

Cranes Players Receive Nile Basin Cash.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya Uncertainty over Uganda Cranes' Shs297m ($120, 000) prize money won at the January Nile Basin tournament in Cairo is finally over. Fufa vice president in charge of finance Anthony Kimuli told Daily Monitor yesterday...

Fisheries to Expose Top Immature Fish Dealers.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira The Fisheries department has promised to name people engaging in the trade of immature fish, as a way to curb the vice. Dr Wilson Waiswa Mwanja, the fisheries commissioner, said they have a list of Kampala businessmen...

New Business Competition for Schools.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi A new initiative where schools will be rewarded for initiating sustainable, profit-making enterprises to generate income and act as a learning resources for years, has started. The School Enterprise Challenge, a...

World Bank Sets Up Fund for Price Stability.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Martin Luther Oketh The World Bank Group will provide an initial $4 billion risk management fund as it seeks to protect consumers from volatile food prices. The facility will also protect buyers from price rises in food-related...

Doctors Tell Ouma to Take Sabbatical.
June 24, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Ugandan boxer Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma will not step in the ring again for at least six months after he was badly battered by Gennady Golovkin in Panama last Friday. Ouma spent a night in hospital after the fight and...

Management of Donor Funds Leaves a Lot to Be Desired.
June 24, 2011... Byline: William G. Naggaga The Governor of Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, according to a report in the Daily Monitor of June 2011, disagreed with President Museveni over the decision to withdraw a staggering $740 million from...

It is Hard for Us to Become a Middle-Income Economy.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Santo Asiimwe Before, during and shortly after the February elections, President Museveni said his 2011-2016 tenure would see Uganda grow from a highly indebted poor country to a middle-income economy. Whether he will achieve this...

Golola Foe to Arrive Monday.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Sudanese champion Abdull Qadir Rahim who is set to challenge Uganda's Moses Golola for the vacant World Kickboxing Federation Africa title, is expected in the country on Monday. The middleweight kick boxer will...

Govt Must Enact a Law Criminalising Torture.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Saphina Nakulima Two and half decades after ratifying the UN Convention Against Torture, Uganda has not enacted a penal law for the offence of torture. As we commemorate the UN Day in support of Victims Torture on June 26, we need to...

Youth Unemployment - We Must Interest Our Children in Business.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Dorothy M. Tuma In her recent budget speech, the newly-appointed Minister of Finance, Ms Maria Kiwanuka, listed our inadequate skills base, inappropriate mind-sets, attitudes and culture as well as limited employment opportunities as...

Opposition Takes Anti-Museveni Protests to the UK, United States.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa and Norman Miwambo As normalcy returns following chaotic scenes that erupted during the recent walk-to-work campaign, opposition leaders are not about to give up on their protests against the rising cost of living in...

Kinene Ushers in New Faces.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Women's rugby is supposed to have broken new ground in Uganda following their qualification for the 2009 World Cup in Dubai, UAE. They never took the next step and this weekend offers a chance to rekindle some...

Comboni Students Strike, Force Administration to Close School.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Warom Felix Okello Comboni Secondary School in Adjumani District was closed yesterday morning following a violent strike by students who torched a grass-thatched store, destroyed a school administration block and dormitories. The...

Government Insists Bukenya is Guilty.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka Dr Gilbert Bukenya's trial before the Anti-Corruption Court should go on since he has been relieved of his duties as Vice President and, as such, is no longer immune to prosecution, the government argued in court...

Dulah Turns Guns Against Warriors.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Three years after their last MTN-Fuba League finals appearance, Falcons don't look any bit like a team whose drought is about to end. That loss to Power in 2008 might have faded but the start to this season...

Lightning Kills Three Pupils.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Herbert Mugagga Three children, all from one family, were yesterday struck dead by lightning during a lunch time downpour, as they left school for their home. Seven other pupils of Luwombo Primary School in Kasubi Sub-county, Buikwe...

Nsibambi - Speaker of Parliament Should Not Be an MP.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda and Isaac Imaka The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of Parliament should resign their constituency seats, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi has said. The former Prime Minister also wants an independent body to determine the...

Arua Scoops Guinness Football Challenge.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike Guinness United are the winners of the Guinness Football Challenge. The group that led the competition from the very start, beat nine other groups to the Shs20 million cash prize. The group comprising sports journalists...

Garbage Heaps Choke Moyo.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Martin Okudi and Felix Warom Approaching Moyo Market, one is greeted by a strong stench coming from uncollected garbage. That may-be buyers have opted not to buy commoditoes from the market for fear of catching diseases, is...

CAA to Set Undertake Airport Facilities Expansion Master Plan.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako The Civil Aviation Authority will beginning July embark on developing the Entebbe airport infrastructure master plan, as it bids to expand airport facilities to meet the growing aircraft and customer traffic. The...

Bayimba Fete Goes to Mbarara.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Edwin Nuwagaba Independence Park is the place to be tomorrow as Bayimba regional festival of arts rocks Mbararatown. Revellers will be treated to a fun-filled night with great music, dance, fashion, and arts exhibitions. Ngoni...

Tullow Oil Appoints New General Manager for Uganda.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Dennis Kawuma Tullow Oil plc has appointed Mr Eoin Mekie as General Manager Tullow Uganda, replacing Brian Glover as the United Kingdom based oil and gas exploration company firms up its operations with its new joint venture partners,...

Six Dead in Kampala Accident.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Six people have been confirmed dead and a dozen injured in a city accident when a trailer failed to brake and rammed into three cars and several boda boda motorcycles on Mengo Hill, Central Division in Kampala. The...

Only Museveni Can Sack Me, Says Ex-VP Kazibwe.
June 24, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda and Isaac Imaka A day after she made headlines that she had been sacked from leading the government-owned Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) Ltd on the recommendations of the IGG, Dr Specioza Kazibwe on Friday said it...

Musoke Returns to Rugby Cranes Fold.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Rugby Cranes might travel to Zimbabwe for the Victoria Cup return leg next week with Allan Musoke, arguably Uganda's best wing of this generation, if he is selected. Musoke is coming out his second...

Four Arrested in Oyam Over Mysterious Fires.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Bill Oketch Four residents of Awangacol Village, Acaba Sub-county in Oyam District have been arrested over alleged involvement in the outbreak of a mysterious fires that has left more than 20 families homeless. Oyam District police...

Crime, Punishment And the Right to Be Innocent.
June 23, 2011... A new request by the police to allow 96 hours as the maximum time before which a suspect in custody must be brought to court should be treated with caution. Prudence in the matter is important because framers of the 1995 Constitution were...

Government's Job Stimulus Programme is Feasible.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Karooro Okurut Daily Monitor columnist Nicholas Sengoba, in an opinion piece June 21, expressed concern over the viability of the proposals in the 2011/2012 budget to address the issue of unemployment. The main subject of his concern...

Youth Require Attitude Change More Than Money.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Fred Muwema It has been announced in the 2011/2012 budget that the government shall allocate Shs44.5b towards job creation for the youth through imparting of technical and business management skills. More than half of that money is...

Pokot Circumcise 200 Girls in a Month.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Steven Ariong At least 200 Pokot girls aged between eight and 14 years were last year forced by their parents to undergo Female Genital Mutilation practice (FGM) in Amudat District. Details of the practice were revealed last week...

Bukenya Not Immune to Prosecution, Says Government.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka Responding to the petition filed by the former Vice President on June 14 before the Constitutional Court challenging the IGG from prosecuting him over the botched purchase of 2007 Chogm executive cars, the state has...

Court to Determine Jamwa's Release On Bail Tomorrow.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Jacinta Odongo The Court of Appeal in Kampala will tomorrow at 11am deliver its ruling on whether to release the convicted former NSSF managing director, David Chandi Jamwa on bail or not pending the hearing of his appeal against his...

UNRA Accused of Corruption By Transporters.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Transporters have this morning petitioned the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah calling for an investigation into the operations of the weighbridge system across the country claiming that it had become a den of massive...

Bamboo - a Low-Cost Housing Material.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Sarah Tumwebaze Today, most materials are expensive and thus every builder and home owner aims at cutting construction costs. There are various low cost materials on the market that can be used. However, the most recent one is bamboo....

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Christine Katende Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are usually associated with women, both as the victims and sources. Men, too, however suffer from STIs, according to Dr Joseph Ogavu Gyagenda, a senior medical officer at...

Court Orders Army to Produce Byamaka.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo The High Court has ordered the Uganda People's Defence Forces to produce detained opposition Forum for Democratic Change member Aggrey Byamaka in court on Monday. Dr Byamaka's whereabouts have become a matter of...

Government Cuts KCCA Budget to Shs101 Billion.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Robert Mwanje The government has reduced Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) budget from the proposed Shs226 billion to Shs101 billion. While presenting the annual city budget for 2011/12 financial year, the City Executive Director,...

Training Can Empower Youth.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Nicholas Kalungi and Annet Kabakumbya With the recently launched Entrepreneurial Training and Access programme, the youth are likely to benefit from the government's effort that aims to improve entrepreneurship in Uganda. The...

Treating the 'I Cannot Do It' Attitude.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Njuki Dr David Schwartz diagnosed a disease among people in all walks of life. He even gave it a unique name based on what causes it. He intimates that people who are normally called failures have this condition in...

How Govt Can Make the Budget Work.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Kenneth Atugonza Companies have reported their last year's results and the national budget for financial year 2011/2012 has been presented to parliament. This all has helped to inform us about the state of the economy as well as...

Dulah Set for Falcons Debut.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Tanzanian guard Abdullahi Ramadhan will debut for Falcons against his former side Warriors in the MTN-Fuba League tomorrow. Dulah, as he is popularly known in basketball circles, signed a two-year contract...

Mortgage Financing, the Easier Way of Acquiring Property.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu Just like human nature dictates, life is all but comfort and as such man can only find it enjoyable if he has managed to put a roof over his head. In the African context, failure is premised on one's failure or...

Chronicles of a Pregnant Woman - Besieged by Restlessness.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Agnes K. Namaganda Hooray! I have exactly two weeks left to the D-day, two weeks in which anything could happen. I don't want to think it could take longer although that too is a possibility. Since last week, however, it is...

Female Genital Surgeons Offered Alternate Income Sources.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Steven Ariong At least 254 former Sabiny female genital surgeons in three districts of Kapchorwa, Kween and Bukwo have received grinding machines to start up a new way of life other than depending on mutilating women. The machines...

New Queries Over Central Bank's Cash Operations.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa A new report by the Auditor General shows that the country's capital reserves in Bank of Uganda have declined by 48 per cent due to the bank's rising expenses and unrelenting government spending pressures. Mr John...

Shs3.8 Billion Taken by Uwa Bank Accounts Signatories.
June 23, 2011... Byline: John Njoroge Over Shs3.8 billion meant for the PAMSU Project was deposited in three different bank accounts but later withdrawn by signatories to three of the 78 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) bank accounts, the PAMSU Commission of...

Boroboro Appeal Play-Off Expulsion.
June 23, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya Iganga will face Bidco in the Big League play-off final this Sunday after the Fufa disciplinary committee ruled in their favour on their abandoned match against Boroboro. The committee ruled that Boroboro lost the...