The Monitor (Uganda) articles from June 2011, page 6

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Manufacturers Asked to Reduce Drug Prices to Fight Counterfeits.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Justus Lyatuu GlaxoSmithKline has asked pharmaceuticals to reduce prices of essential drugs so as to be accessible and reduce counterfeits. Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, Mr Patrick Adele, the commercial director GSK,...

Okwi Closer to Kaizer Deal.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Abdu Wasike After enjoying a short stint with South African side Kaizer Chiefs, Uganda Cranes striker Emmanuel Okwi is on the brink of joining the Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants. Daily Monitor has learnt that Kaizer Chiefs were...

Continent Wants Agoa Extended to 2025.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Africa wants the African Growth and Opportunity Act's timeline extended for at least 10 years. This, according to a communiqué from the African Ministerial Consultative Group Forum held in Lusaka, Zambia...

For Mutebile, It's a Case of Better Late Than Never.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Daniel Kalinaki The Central Bank governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile this week reached the end of his tether and, prompted by the Financial Times newspaper, gave a rare peep inside his struggle to keep politicians, especially the...

All Teachers Colleges Close, Citing No Cash.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Isaac Imaka and Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa All the 45 government-aided primary teachers colleges in the country have closed due to lack of funds to meet their operational costs less than a month after the term opened. Students were sent...

Baby Elephant Rescued From Island.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has rescued a two-month-old male baby elephant abandoned at Hamukungu Island on Lake George, near Katungulu trading centre in Kasese District. The elephant named Charles...

Chronicles of a Pregnant Woman - Relieved to Have Some Vital Decisions Out of the Way.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Agnes K. Namaganda With a few weeks left, I am glad to have a few things sorted. Baby's name was becoming an issue with the husband seemingly blank on any suggestions and yet adamant about my recommendations. It was an issue because I...

Naads Halts Staff Recruitment.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Annet Kabakumbya Government has halted the recruitment of Agricultural, Advisory Service Providers and sub-county Naads coordinators, to allow for review of the programme. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries...

Man Kills Sons With Hammer And Hangs Self.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala A 35-year-old man yesterday left residents of Lufuka zone, Wakiso District shocked, after he allegedly picked a hammer and hit his two sons to death before hanging himself. Saidi Nsereko allegedly hit dead Faruk...

Housing Divides Mitooma Leaders.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Mitooma District chairman Benon Kalyeija and chief administrative officer Alice Rushure on Tuesday disagreed over a proposal to force all civil servants working at the district headquarters to find accommodation...

Choosing a Real Estate Agent.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Juliet Kigongo In the past, people would acquire land through different individuals where one could even sell land more than twice to different people. During that time, it was difficult to get a trustworthy person selling a plot of...

Turning an Opportunity Into Tangible Business.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Njuki The whole country is awash with excitement. In a few weeks we shall make history. Uganda has been preparing for years. This is big. It is huge. New roads have been built. Old ones have been patched up. Schools have...

Court Bars Journalists From Filming Katongole Case.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo and Jacinta Odongo The High Court in Kampala yesterday set July 4 to 8 for hearing of the petition in which Lubaga North MP Katongole Singh Marwaha's victory is being challenged by Mr Moses Kasibante. Conducting a...

The Budget That Won't Put Supper On Your Table.
June 16, 2011... Byline: James Abola The double digit inflation which hit 16 per cent in May 2011 has been a torchlight focusing the attention of many citizens and observers on the economic wellbeing of Ugandans. When I heard that Maria Kiwanuka the new...

NRM Legislators to Meet Over 'Rejected' Ministers.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The NRM parliamentary Caucus is expected to meet today to discuss among other key issues, the possibility of approving former Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala and other ministerial appointees rejected on moral grounds...

Shs20 Million to Boost Young Entrepreneurs.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Stanbic Bank has partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) Uganda to support the development of youths' money management and entrepreneurial skills in the country. The bank offered Shs20 million to boost the execution...

Media Barred from Opposition Leader's Trial.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Dr Kizza Besigye yesterday promised to fight attempts to try him behind closed-doors after security agents stopped journalists and the public from entering Nabweru Court purportedly on the instructions of the...

Missing Witnesses Delay Besigye's Case.
June 16, 2011... Byline: Juliet Kigongo The trial of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change leader, Dr Kizza Besigye seems to be far from over. The Kasagati based court adjourned the Dr Besigye case, where the state is allegedly accusing him of failing...

Ssimbwa Leaves Falcons in Dissary.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Sande Bashaija The future of Uganda's most successful club - Falcons is in balance following the death of their founder John Ssimbwa. The former Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (Fuba) president died on Monday following...

Is It Necessary for Today's Employee to Learn Many Different Languages?
June 15, 2011... Byline: Joseph Ajal In the fast-moving and fiercely competitive labour market, knowledge of languages is very crucial. I know a number of people who are employed today, not because they have a BBA degree but because in addition to the BBA,...

Airline Operators Want Government to Abolish Tourist Visa Fees.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu Uganda may continue to struggle to grow it tourism sector as long as it remains expensive to tourists. Speaking during a meeting in Kampala yesterday the Association of Uganda Airline operators asked the government...

Farmer's Diary - Improve Farming Technology And Research.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Michael J. Ssali In his state of the nation address, the president suggested that 100 households in every parish would be funded to be model farmers and that the Minister of Agriculture would be asked to study the possibility of each...

Work More, Talk Less, Be Productive.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Edward Makobore There is a common joke that the orientals, in an effort to catch up with the rest of the developed world had to hasten their speech and in the process chopped many previously long words. The longest Chinese word is...

Civil Servant Finds Happiness in Farming.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Abubaker Kirunda In Uganda, many people fear leaving the public service at the retirement age of 60 years for fear of the risks involved in unsalaried work like farming. This is not true with Mr John Bosco Lwanga of Kaliro district....

Solve Challenges to Continent's Free Trade Area.
June 15, 2011... African leaders, including President Museveni, met last weekend in an effort that pushed forward proposals to bring together more than half a billion consumers from Cape Town to Cairo into a free trade area. The second tripartite summit...

Continent Urged to Boost Geological Expertise to Gain From Minerals.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako African countries have been urged to build geological skills and expertise so as to boost their capacity to quantify mineral resources wealth in order to reap a fairer share from them. Speaking to journalists...

Using Plants to Control Grain Pests.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Joseph Miti For long, farmers have been grappling to double food production to make extra earnings. With the help of favourable climate, good soils, improved seeds, fertiliser application and mechanising farming, some have managed to...

Flower Workers Seek Minimum Wage.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira and Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Allan Wamala, 31, is a flower harvester at Melissa flower firm. He works from 7am to 5.30pm to get a daily wage of Shs2, 000. He has a wife and three children he is mandated to feed and pay...

Bukenya Denies Getting Court Summons.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Richard Wanambwa and Ephraim Kasozi Former vice president Gilbert Bukenya has said he is yet to receive summons to appear in court in person or send an attorney to represent him in a case where he is facing abuse of office and...

UBC Board Defied Ministerial Directive.
June 15, 2011... Byline: John Njoroge The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) went against a ministerial directive when its allowed Extreme Innovations (EI) Limited to transfer it interests on two acres of land on Kibira Road to Sino East Africa Trade Hub....

Sesame Traders Say Prices Will Not Fall Soon.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Sharon M. Omurungi Since March, prices for sesame, commonly known as simsim, increased and have not dropped since. Though Ms Mega Nakassi, a trader in Owino market, says she is not sure why the prices shot up, Mr Ismail Ssuna, also...

New Centre Brings Hope to Disabled Children.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Bill Oketch Dokolo District has budgeted more than Shs70m for the construction of a special needs unit to cater for disabled children, with funding from the Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) programme. The school...

Foreign Drivers for Pearl Rally.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Four drivers including three foreigners have so far registered for the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally. The event, which is the fifth on the Africa Rally Championship Calender (ARC), will be held July...

Ssekandi Case Postponed to July 4.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Michael J. Ssali The hearing of a petition against the election of Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been postponed to July 4 following an application by his lawyers to enable him to travel overseas. "We have both agreed...

Banana Bacteria Wilt Rages On.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Geoffrey Mutegeki As the Banana Bacteria Wilt (BBW) continues to rage in different parts of Kabarole district, farmers are appealing to government for swift intervention since the outbreak has greatly affected their production. ...

National Cricket Team to Open T20 With Ghana.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula There will be no room for error for Team Uganda on Day One of the Pepsi International Cricket Council (ICC) Africa Division One T20 Championship due July 9-15 in Kampala. Coaches Martin Suji and Henry Okecho will...

Government Halts Planned Give-Away of Hoima Boma Grounds.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Francis Mugerwa The government has cancelled the controversial give-away of Hoima Boma grounds to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital for expansion. The Permanent Secretary ministry of Lands, Mr Gabindadde Musoke, on May 30, wrote to...

Kampala School Adds Mandarin to Syllabus.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira In a move to underscore the growing global influence of China, a school in Uganda has added to its syllabus official Mandarin, the language spoken in China, pending a nod from the Ministry of Education. Mandarin,...

Denial of Bail - is a State of Emergency Imminent?
June 15, 2011... Byline: Christine Byiringiro President Museveni announced his intention to amend the Constitution and introduce a provision denying bail for suspects of murder, rape, treason, defilement, riots and economic saboteurs, until they have spent...

Uganda Set to Get U.S.$20 Million Trade Institute.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula India, one of Asia's fastest growing economies, plans to establish a Shs48 billion knowledge centre in Kampala to promote international trade in Africa. Mr K.T Chacko, the director Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,...

National Drug Authority Bans Four Harmful Poultry Drugs.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Jacinta Odongo The National Drug Authority (NDA) yesterday displayed four types of veterinary drugs and warned the public to desist from using them to treat their poultry, saying the chicken would be dangerous to human life when...

Mayuge Tasks MPs On Museveni Road Pledge.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Andrew Gulumaire When Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka read the national budget recently, it sounded pro-people, but the story is different in Mayuge District. Residents of Mayuge District have vowed to demonstrate next week against...

Ibanda Farmers to Exhibit Products in First Agricultural Trade Show.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Farmers in Ibanda have organised an agricultural trade show to showcase farming activities and products in the district. The show's coordinator, Mr Kafura Tibanyendera, said in an interview with Daily Monitor on...

Thugs Steal State House Drug Monitoring Unit Computers.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Suspected thugs on Monday night broke into the State House Medicine and Health Service Delivery Monitoring Unit head offices and stole computers suspected to contain vital information on corruption investigations. The...

Workers Realise Need for Extra Languages.
June 15, 2011... "The world is flat," noted Thomas L. Friedman in his bestselling explanatory book on globalisation released in 2005. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce, where all competitors have an...

Insurers Want Motor Third Party Compensation Fees Increased.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Insurance players have asked the Uganda Insurance Commission to increase the motor third party compensation fees from the current Shs1 million to an amount that is commensurate to other countries in the region. ...

KCC Sign Striker Mubiru, Birungi.
June 15, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Kampala City Council (KCC) have signed Bunnamwaya striker Eddie Mubiru and Utoda winger Micheal Birungi in a bid to bolster their squad ahead of the new Super League season. "Both players have been handed two-year...

Mukwano Sued Over Fake Seeds.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Opio A section of farmers in Lango sub-region have dragged Mukwano Group of Companies to court for allegedly supplying them with dead seeds. The farmers are demanding that the company pays them Shs100 million as...

Government Calls for Schools Census.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa A day after the Office of the Auditor General unearthed 500 ghost schools planted in the government database, the Ministry of Education has responded by calling for a nationwide schools census as part of the wider...

Jinja RDC Named in Land Grabbing Deals.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Jinja RDC Livingstone Katenda-Luutu, has been cited in an alleged 1.5 acre land deal in Jinja Town. The proprietors of the controversial land on Nile Crescent Road, Jinja Town, said Mr Katenda-Luutu with two people...

Bishop Decries Poverty.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Andrew Gulumaire The Busoga Diocese Bishop, Rev. Michael Kyomya, has started reaping from his call to Christians to empower religious leaders living in poverty. While on his religious tour, Bishop Kyomya recently called upon...

Prime Minister Mbabazi Has Chosen to Fight a Battle He Will Lose.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Charles Onyango-Obbo Uganda's new Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, has warned that all public servants who don't do their job will be shown the door. PM Mbabazi is not the first nor will he be the last powerful politician to utter...

Government to Stop Monopolies in Dairy Sector.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Stephen Otage The ministry of agriculture has embarked on aligning the dairy sector with the agricultural sector development strategy and investment plan to fit into the country's national development plan. The move is aimed at...

Youth Demand Control of Shs44 Billion 'Stimulus Fund'.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa and Isaac Imaka Youth leaders have rejected a new government plan that seeks to put Shs44.5 billion for job creation in the hands of private players. They have also demanded accountability for the Shs6 billion allocated...

Museveni, Mutebile Clash Over Jets Cash.
June 15, 2011... The Governor of the Central Bank says President Museveni's erratic policies and the government's fiscal indiscipline have led to higher inflation and declining foreign reserves, a UK-based newspaper reported yesterday. Major contention Mr...

Wrong to Liken Walk-to-Work to Tahrir Square Revolution.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Kintu Nyago The recent mysterious and unfortunate dumping of Col. Edson Muzoora's corpse, in the dead of the night at his Bushenyi home, is a timely reminder to us of the actual essence of the agenda associated with Kizza Besigye's...

Mbarara Market Vendors Get Sh50 Million.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Allfred Tumushabe Mbarara Central market vendors have received Shs50 million from the government to boost their businesses. Mr Mohammed Nyombi, the Mbarara Central Market United Vendors Association chairman, said the money has been...

We Should Have Faith in Museveni's 'Female' Cabinet.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Barnabas Taremwa A lot has been said about President Museveni's new Cabinet choices. Some names have attracted criticism while others have been praised. In explaining his choices, the President made mention of a "cross-generation"...

Government Backtracks On Call Rates Order to Telecoms.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula The Uganda Communications Commission has withdrawn a declaration it made last week in respect of new rates it ordered for voice telephony services in Uganda. The move raises questions about the quality of decisions...

Police Blocks Besigye, Takes Refuge at Church.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Monitor Team There is a stand-off between police and opposition supporters at the gate of Yowana Maria Mzee church after Forum for Democratic Change President Kizza Besigye was blocked by police from walking from Nabweru Court where...

30 Arrested, As NFA Continues to Battle Kibaale Forest Encroachers.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Ronald Tumusiime Over 30 people have so far been arrested in an operation to crack down on illegal encroachment and settlement in the national forest reserves in Kibaale district that started on Monday, 13th June. The operation...

Rogue UPDF Soldier Shot Dead in Ntungamo.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Perez Rumanzi Police in Ntungamo have shot dead a UPDF soldier suspected to have been behind several attempted robberies in the area last week. The UPDF Second Division spokesman Capt. Robert Kamara identified the dead as Pte. Paul...

New Amisom Commander Promoted to Major General.
June 15, 2011... Byline: Risdel Kasasira The newly appointed Amisom commander, Brig. Fred Mugisha has been promoted to the rank of Major general and is expected to take-over the command of the African force in Mogadishu in September. Gen. Mugisha will...

Europe Should Loosen Its Neo-Colonial Grip on IMF.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Raymond Mpubani On its website, the International Monetary Fund describes itself as an "organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote...

Ucc Backtracks On Directive to Telecom Companies.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula The Uganda Communications Commission has withdrawn a declaration it made last week in respect of new charges it has adopted for voice telephony services in Uganda. At a press conference this Tuesday, Mr David Ogong,...

Succeeding - Wisdom From a Boda Boda Dude.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Ethan Musolini They can be dangerous sometimes but when you are pressed for time, they can be huge time savers. I mean boda bodas. Recently I had a time challenge which required me to go home to pick up certain documents and get back...

Common Sense - Could We Be Addicted to Sex?
June 14, 2011... Byline: Robert Kalumba Have you ever thought that maybe, we as a nation are actually sex addicts? If only we appreciated the importance of statistics, I'm sure that figures and stats compiled over decades in relation to our sexual habits...

A Night Made By Two Kings.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Edgar R. Batte Kenyans know how to groove and an evening might not be enough to judge their stamina on the dancehall floor. But they are not easy suspects either. As I captured photographic moments of guests waltzing in on chilly...

KMS Celebrates 10 Years.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Edgar R. Batte You may be lucky to be feeding off your good grades, which earned you a good job in the corporate world but you'll appreciate the fact that some of your contemporaries found success with their talents. Kampala Music...

Ouma, Asiku in Title Shots.
June 14, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi By the end of this week, Uganda could have a sixth and/or seventh world boxing champion in history. Two of Uganda's prize-money fighters, Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma and 'Jackson Action' Asiku enter the ring to vie for...

Museveni Pays Medical Bills of Riot Victim and Her Baby.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Lirri President Museveni has cleared the medical bills of a pregnant woman who gave birth on Sunday after being shot in the abdomen during the walk-to-work protests in April. The plight of Brenda Nalweyo, 18, drew the...

Budget Lacking on Short Term Interventions.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula Last week Ms Maria Kiwanuka the new minister of finance unveiled a record Shs9.8 trillion budget to finance government's programmes for the financial year 2011/12. Like a football tournament, the budget obviously had its...

Government to Build 18 Schools to Mark Uhuru.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The government has set aside unspecified amount of funds to construct secondary schools in at least 18 original districts that existed at Independence Day, by the end of this year. The development of these...

Thugs Steal Shs200 Million From Koboko Bank.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Peter Aligo Unidentified thugs have stolen Shs200 million from the Koboko United Savings and Credit Cooperative Bank. According to the Koboko District Police Commander, Mr Edson Muganzi, the thugs broke into the bank on Friday after...

In Kampala, Big is Big is Small.
June 14, 2011... Byline: David Sseppuuya I am not a very well switched-on Kampalan, and so many fads in popular culture tend to pass me by. It was not till fairly recently that I got to know "wolokoso", and even then I am not sure I appreciate its full...

Education Ministry Appoints 300 Teachers.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Patience Ahimbisibwe The Education Service Commission has appointed 300 graduate and diploma teachers at the level of education and assistant education officers. The new appointments are in areas of Agriculture, Mathematics,...

Restock Our Livestock, Say War Victims.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Bill Oketch Survivors of the Lord's Resistance Army in Lango have appealed to the government to consider livestock restocking in the region as compensation for those that suffered harm during the conflict. This, they said, would help...

Abandoned Boy Spends Nights at Police Station.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza He is popularly known at Kabale police station as Muteta and has spent the last three months at the station stranded and unable to trace his relatives. Police say Muteta, about 10 years old, has been under their...

Mbale Business Centre Still Closed Over Riots, Irregular Sale of Land.
June 14, 2011... Byline: David Mafabi It is now a month and two weeks since the police and army besieged Mbale's Friends of Nature, a business centre on Mbale-Pallisa Road, and stopped all businesses in and around the premises. Whereas the security...

Bashir Seeks Museveni Help on Oil-Rich Abyei Town Crisis.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Sudan's President Omar el Bashir has asked President Museveni to help him resolve the longstanding border dispute between North and South Sudan over the oil-rich Abyei region. According to a statement issued by State...

Budget Ignored Most Pressing Economic Issues.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Obed Tindyebwa On 8 June 2011, Maria Kiwanuka, presented the 2011/12 budget before parliament amidst high expectations from average Ugandans that there will be tax cuts to enable reduction of high transport costs and commodity prices....

Activists Sue Bushenyi Authorities Over Stadium Funds.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo A civil society organisation has sued Bushenyi District local government, demanding the local authority discloses information pertaining to the Shs900 million expenditure on construction of a sports stadium that does...

Prof. Nsibambi Wants Parliament Quorum Lowered, Calls for Dialogue.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda Former Prime Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi wants parliamentary quorum lowered. Speaking at the weekend during a thanksgiving service in honour of his 12 years in government at Namirembe Cathedral, he said the quorum...

Power Make Light Work of Angels.
June 14, 2011... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo We all know DMark Power are not necessarily dependent on one player to the extent that Joseph Ikong is almost a forgotten man now. Last year's regular season top scorer is really struggling and went scoreless...