The Monitor (Uganda) articles from March 2011, page 5

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Kipsiro's Golden Chance in Spain.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Sande Bashaija Moses Kipsiro has complained of injury going into today's World Cross-country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain but those who know him better will not listen to his cries. He is one runner who knows how to take...

The Mayor, the NRM and the Stealing Culture.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Allan Tacca When revolutionaries kill people in a justified struggle to topple oppressive rulers, we do not judge them too harshly. When the same revolutionaries later kill people in their fight to retain power, we call them cynical...

'Land at Stake, Not Museum'.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Dr Ephraim R. Kamuhangire At last a statement has come from the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry regarding its determination to demolish the museum building and use its land to construct a 60-storey East African Trade Centre....

What Next for Mayoral Losers in Kampala?
March 20, 2011... Byline: Mercy Nalugo Now that elections are over and losers countrywide are contemplating on what to do next, some have opted for legal battles in the courts of law while others believe there is life after the elections. Sunday Monitor...

Museveni Freezes Expenses of Roads Body Over Extravagance.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula President Museveni has halted spending on cars, fuel and other expenses at the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) over its extravagance. UNRA, a government agency under the ministry of works and transport is charged...

Help Children Maintain Their Mother Tongue in Foreign Environments.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Emma Makeri In this era, we are witnessing an aspect of globalisation which has increased the movement of people from country to country for business, education, desire for a better life and escape from conflicts or natural disasters....

School Heads Want Fourth a Level Subject Scrapped.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Patience Ahimbisibwe Secondary school heads are in consultations over universities' selection criteria which favours students with four principal subjects against their counterparts with three. Some teachers urge that there was no...

DMRC in Town for 16-Day Development Tour.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula The 15-man Defence Medical Rehabilitation Center (DMRC) cricket side from Headley Court, currently on a 16-day tour of Uganda, will play their first competitive match tomorrow. After four-days of sight-seeing,...

And Winner of City Mayoral Race Is.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Fredrick M. Masiga As you might have expected, President Museveni is not one who easily concedes defeat even if, like King Nebuchadnezzar's case, it is written all over the wall. That is why congratulating Lord Mayor-elect Erias...

Roving Eye - Excessive Coverage of Exam Results.
March 20, 2011... Byline: Kevin O'connor Roving Eye has been considering the hugely excessive coverage of exam results in Uganda's two main national newspapers. On a single day after the announcement of the results, the number of pages devoted to them were as...

Uganda Will Not Freeze Libyan Assets, Says Official.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula Uganda will not freeze assets belonging to the Libyan government in the country, Mr James Mugume, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated. The Libyan government owns a string of...

For Lukwago, Winning Mayor's Seat May Have Been Easier Part.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Bernard Tabaire Within a couple of hours of Mr Erias Lukwago being announced winner of the Kampala mayoral elections on the morning of March 15, the skies dissolved into a heavy downpour. It was the first lavish fall of rain in...

New Lord Mayor Says He Won't Beg Museveni for Funds.(Interview)
March 19, 2011... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Mr Erias Lukwago on Monday became Kampala’s first Lord Mayor after trouncing NRM’s Peter Sematimba in the hotly contested city mayoral election. He spoke to Saturday Monitor’s Gerald...

Letter to the Lord Mayor-Elect.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Mbowa Christopher Wasswa First, I would like to offer my congratulations on your victory for becoming the next Lord Mayor of Kampala City. Your position comes with many challenges, seen and unseen. The first you have experienced...

Lukwago Plots to Oust DP Boss.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Gerald Bareebe After capturing the Kampala mayoral seat, a position which has shot him to the national limelight, Mr Erias Lukwago, the city's newly elected mayor, is now staring at the penultimate price - the Democratic Party...

Country's First Animation Film.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Mark Kirumira Venturing into 3D animated movies in Uganda is still virgin territory for many Ugandans, especially those living at home. But that is not to say that it has been neglected in totality. Come March 23, the first ever...

Facts About the Witchcraft Act.
March 19, 2011... Under the revised laws of the republic of Uganda which came in force on December 31, 2000, in chapter 124, witchcraft is interpreted not to include bona fide spirit worship or bona fide manufacture, supply or sale of native medicines. However,...

Nsibambi Stays Sacking of Two Energy Bosses.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Richard Wanambwa Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi, has written to Energy Minster Hilary Onek instructing him to stay the sacking of top managers at the Electricity Regulatory Authority. The top officials, who are serving a suspension,...

Learning At the Feet of Great Men.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Min Atek There is something about sitting (okay that is to put it graphically) at the feet of people who have achieved one way or the other and learning from their life lessons and how they have gotten to where they are. Recently I...

Fight for Posho Ends in Tragedy for Pit Sawyer.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Ronald Tumusiime A pit sawyer believed to be in his early 20s was last week hacked to death by a colleague and secretly buried in a forest in Kibaale District. Police, residents and the other pit sawyers were led to the scene of...

Mayor, Director Should Cooperate.
March 19, 2011... The Lord Mayor and Kampala's executive director should work together to rid Kampala of uninhabitable living conditions. As Mr Lukwago and the yet-to-be-appointed executive director wait to take over the remains of a city which looks like a...

What Next for Atugonza?
March 19, 2011... Byline: Francis Mugerwa The Hoima town mayor, Mr Francis Atugonza, is winding up his five- year term in office after losing to Ms Mary Grace Mugasa (NRM). Atugonza's time in office has been punctuated by arrests, demonstrations and protests....

Diplomat in U.S. Cleared of Drink-Driving.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Risdel Kasasira The Third secretary at the Ugandan embassy in Washington, who had been suspended last year by US State Department for allegedly drink-driving, has been cleared. Ms Rosebell Kirungi was reported to be under the...

Mulago Hospital Limps in Agony.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Philippa Croome Mulago Hospital has been through the ringer of late. Patient demonstrations and faulty machinery have been met by accusations of fraud, mismanagement, and a power failure last month that allegedly led to the deaths of...

Mob Lynches Two in Fort Portal.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Geoffrey Mutegeki An irate mob in Fort Portal District on Monday lynched a man who was found hiding in the ceiling of a supermarket, a day after another man was rescued from the hands of the mob in what later turned out to be too...

Reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs Begins.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Mwanje Robert A year after a mysterious fire destroyed the Kasubi royal tombs, the reconstruction of the heritage site commenced on Wednesday. The $1million (about Shs2.2b) project will rebuild the mausoleum commonly known as...

Kasubi Tombs Repair to Take 18 Months.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Robert Mwanje The reconstruction of Kasubi tombs destroyed by a mysterious fire in March last year will take 18 months, a Buganda kingdom official said yesterday. The project coordinator, Eng. Jonathan Nsubuga, said the...

Judge Condemns Police Deployment.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Geoffrey Mutegeki and Felix Basiime The High Court in Fort Portal has condemned the deployment of anti-riot police within its premises on Wednesday during the hearing of an election petition case. Court presided over by Justice...

No Place for Cheats in Corporate League.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Edwin Nuwagaba There will be no place for cheats in this year's Corporate League, according to organisers. The event that brings together employees from several corporate companies to compete in football, volleyball, netball, pool,...

UCA Turn Down Adelaide-Based Star.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Patrick Ochan's request to be included in Uganda's cricket team for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Division II World Cricket League (WCL) due April 8-15 in Dubai has fallen through. The 22-year-old last...

Environment, Education Top Low-Performing Ministries.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda Vice President Gilbert Bukenya yesterday asked all underperforming ministries to wake up because Ugandans needed their services urgently. While closing a two-day Cabinet retreat in Kampala, Prof. Bukenya said...

Triathlon Moved From Lake Victoria.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Sande Bashaija Participants in this year's Entebbe Triathlon will swim in a pool instead of Lake Victoria, organizers said yesterday. The event is due March 27 starting at Lake Victoria Hotel. "We are trying out something different...

Activists Want 5,000 More Health Workers Recruited.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Lirri Health rights activists are calling for 5,000 more health workers to be recruited in the next financial year in order to address the already huge human resource gap. The Action Group for Health Human Rights and...

Rwandan Eliminates Buyinza.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Top seed Robert Buyinza became the second big scalp to fall to a lower ranked player at the quarterfinals of the on-going Castle Lite Uganda Tennis Open yesterday. Buyinza fell to sixth seed Dieudonne Habiyambere...

Motema Hurdle.
March 18, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Victors coach George 'Best' Nsimbe admits his side are underdogs going into today's Caf Confederation Cup first round tie against DR Congo's Motema Pembe at Nakivubo. "It is a daunting task," Nsimbe said after...

RDC Canes Pupils Over Land.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Sam Lawino Some residents of Amuru Sub-county in Amuru District have accused their Resident District Commissioner Milton Odongo, of caning pupils of Kololo Primary School after they reportedly refused to vacate the school premises. ...

Kayihura Cancels Transfer of Police Chiefs.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala A day after several police chiefs in Kampala were transferred, the Inspector General of Police, has in a dramatic twist, cancelled the action, saying it was premature. Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura reportedly told the...

Investment At Stock Market Up By 46 Percent.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Walter Wafula Investment at the domestic stock market has increased by about half in the last one week coinciding with the extension in the number of trading days at the bourse. Statistics from Uganda Securities Exchange show that...

Rubaga North Vote Recount Battle Goes to Court of Appeal.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Anthony Wesaka and Emmanuel Mulondo The High Court has halted proceedings in the application challenging the Rubaga North Constituency vote recount after the respondent, Mr Singh Katongole Marwaha's lawyers appealed against the...

Makerere Land Buyers Forged Signatures - Expert.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Tabu Butagira and Karen Mukama Ms Janice Amayo, the woman who purportedly bought Makerere University's prime plots in Kololo, an expensive city suburb, forged the seal and signatures of top officials of the institution, a hand-writing...

U.S. Legislators Push for Aid Cut Over Anti-Gay Bill.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Benon Herbert Oluka A United States legislator has introduced a piece of legislation to an influential committee of the American Congress calling for an aid cut to Uganda and other countries deemed to be persecuting people "on the...

Project to Spur Farm Science Innovation in East Africa Launched.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako A Bioresources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) programme has been launched to provide grants to bioscientists working to improve food production and environmental management in East...

EC Pulls Out of Vote Recount in Nebbi.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Warom Felix Okello There is growing suspicion as the Electoral Commission yesterday afternoon pulled out of the vote recount for the LC5 chairperson for Nebbi District. The District Returning Officer, Mr Kenneth Kayabwe, said the...

Fire Destroys Property At Picfare Industry.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Justus Lyatuu The police and management of Picfare Industries in Jinja are investigating the cause of a fire that on Wednesday night destroyed millions worth of the company's property. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Thursday,...

Disabled Students Affirmative Action Still Wanting.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Patrick Ajuna I would like to recognise Makerere University's initiative of according special consideration to disabled students by admitting them to the university including when the affirmative policy for the disabled students had...

Let Us Preserve Lutembe Wetlands.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Editorial Environment conservationists are worried Lutembe Bay wetland reserve is dying (Daily Monitor, March 17). At least 40 of 98 hectares of the wetland reserve are being destroyed by commercial and industrial development, urban...

Why the Contradictory Political Choices in Kampala?
March 18, 2011... Byline: Oweyegha-Afunaduula Thank God election of the Lord Mayor is over. And by a landslide win, Erias Lukwago is the Lord Mayor. It seems all democratic forces and elements in the various political parties threw their weight behind Lukwago,...

French is Important for a Country Like Ours.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Milburga Atcero As the chairperson of the Association of Teachers of French in Uganda and of the Advisory Board of Alliance Française de Kampala, I always asked this crucial question: "Is it relevant for Uganda as a country...

I Am Out of Politics, Says Sematimba.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Mercy Nalugo Former NRM flag bearer in the just-concluded mayoral elections, Mr Peter Sematimba, who lost to his main challenger, Mr Erias Lukwago, has conceded defeat and announced he is quitting politics. Mr Sematimba, who...

Three UPDF Officers Jailed for Shooting Somalis.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Risdel Kasasira Three UPDF peacekeepers serving in Somalia have each received a two-year sentence for shooting and injuring 14 civilians in Mogadishu in two separate incidents. Privates Baluku Maliba, Sam Odong and Emmanuel Tanga...

Inspector General Appeals Against Jamwa's Acquittal Over Abuse of Office.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Lydia Mukisa The Inspector General of Government has appealed against Justice John Bosco Katutsi decision to acquit the former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director, David Chandi Jamwa, of the charge of abuse of...

Parliament Halts Lay-Off of 250 Nssf Employees.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Parliament has blocked the planned lay-off of 254 employees of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in an ongoing restructuring exercise. Parliament's finance committee has also opened an inquiry into...

Police Summon Lukwago Over Ballots.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Melody Kukundakwe and Andrew Bagala Police have summoned Kampala Mayor-elect Erias Lukwago to help them investigate charges of false information he allegedly gave police. The Director of Criminal Investigation Department, Mr Edward...

Inflation Rises to 2.56 Percent.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Agencies Rwanda's year-on-year inflation, which measures the change in prices of goods and services, increased to 2.56 per cent in February, up from 0.91 per cent in the previous month, driven mainly by an increase in housing and...

European Union Tightens NGO Funding Rules.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Steven Otage Non-government and civil society organisations seeking funding from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), will have to prove that they have been on top of their game before they receive the funding. Without...

Vice President Dragged to Court Over Land.
March 18, 2011... Byline: Lydia Mukisa Vice President Gilbert Bukenya was yesterday dragged to the High Court in Kampala over land. Mr Charles Kiddu accuses Prof. Bukenya and Valentine Walusimbi of buying his land on Block 451, Plot 17 Kagolomolo in Busiro,...

Heathens' Lubanga Pleased With Return.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo Chris Lubanga sat on the extreme end of the MTN Heathens dugout during Tuesday's quota of the Nile Special Rugby Premier League wearing a rather worried look. It was hard to read whether the fly-half was nervous...

Encroachers Clear 40 Hectares of City Forest.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Flavia Lanyero Most of them are casual labourers while others claim to be unemployed. But in just a fortnight, the 300 people who encroached on Namanve Central Forest Reserve in Bukasa, Kampala, have reportedly cut down 40 hectares of...

Jamwa's Conviction Should Be Eye Opener.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Editorial The Anti-Corruption Court Division of the High Court on Wednesday sentenced to 12 years in jail former NSSF managing director David Chandi Jamwa. Justice John Bosco Katutsi also ordered Mr Jamwa barred from holding any...

Isabirye Pens Contract Extension.
March 11, 2011... Byline: James Ssekandi Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) coach Alex Isabirye has penned a contract extension that ties him to the club until 2012. Isabirye, who was promoted from URA's assistant coach to fill the void left by Moses Basena...

Kibuku Ruling Set for Today.
March 11, 2011... The Chief Magistrate's Court in Pallisa District will today decide on an application filed by the Kibuku parliamentary loser, Ms Jennipher Namuyangu, seeking a vote recount of the February 18 parliamentary elections. Ms Namuyangu, who...

Inmates Qualify for Varsity Admission, Plead for Pardon.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi More than a half of the student inmates at the Luzira Maximum Security Prison who sat the 2010 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations have qualified for university education. Results released on Wednesday saw 16...

URA in Frame to Close Gap on KCC.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Andrew Mwanguhya, James Ssekandi and Abdu Wasike Kampala URA will cut the gap between them and leaders KCC to three points if Alex Isabirye's outfit conjure a win against Masaka in Lugazi today. The tax collectors have won two on...

U.S.- Govt Trade Forum Set for March.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Joseph Miti Uganda will this month host a forum on trade and investment that will showcase the country's various business opportunities, the Uganda Investment Authority has said. The conference dubbed, United States -Uganda Trade...

Electoral Commission Gave Extra 6,000 Votes to My Rival - FDC Lady.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo The Electoral Commission (EC) gave an extra 6,000 votes to the ruling National Resistance Movement candidate for Rubaga Division, the incoming chairperson, Ms Joyce Ssebuggwawo, has said. Addressing journalists at...

Let NRM Swallow Its Pride, Call National Conference.(Conference news)
March 11, 2011... Byline: Mwaka E. Lutukumoi The ugly mixed reactions on the recent NRM electoral victory and the opposition's rage needs a national redress for sustainable peace in Uganda. President Museveni won with 68 per cent of the 56 per cent of the...

New Shell Owners Pledge Stable Supplies and Brand Growth.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Faridah Kulabako Vitol Group and Helios Investment partners, the new owners of Shell Africa's downstream business have promised to strengthen the company's brand through the construction of new stations and ensuring continued supply...

Kampala Twin Bomb Suspect Sent to Jail.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Juliet Kigongo Suleiman Hijar Nyamandondo, a suspect of the July 11, 2010 city bomb blasts, has been jailed. Nyamandondo, who was arrested from Tanzania after the blasts killed 74 people and injured hundreds of others, was yesterday...

Gulu Pays Tribute to Ochora.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Moses Akena, Sam Lawino and Cissy Makumbi Compliments were in plenty as the body of the Walter Ochora, who died last Thursday, was brought out for public viewing during an extra ordinary council meeting in Gulu yesterday afternoon. ...

NGO Moves to Arrest Drought in Kabale.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Robert Muhereza As the dry season continues to bite, Relief International has launched a water harvesting project in Kabale District to help residents store water. Speaking during the launch of the project in Kabale Town on Wednesday,...

Senior Team in Drills for Kigali Event.
March 11, 2011... Byline: John Ssentamu Uganda's senior men's national volleyball team has started training for the Zone 5 All Africa Games qualifiers due March 23-30 in Kigali. The week-long tournament, to be hosted at Amahoro Stadium, will attract teams from...

NRM Takes Lion's Share in Youth Polls.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Monitor Team The NRM party yesterday emerged winner when its contenders for regional youth MP seats won three of the four slots. In Central Region, elections were held in Masaka and Mr Patrick Nakabaale (NRM) won with 525 votes....

Makerere Guild Polls Today.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Abdu Kiyaga After three weeks of campaigns, Makerere University students will today elect their students' guild president. Seven candidates in the race have promised to advocate the removal of internship fees, resumption of faculty...

Monitor Journalist Scoops Maternal Health Award.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Flavia Lanyero Monitor journalist Evelyn Lirri was on Women's Day recognised for her efforts to raise awareness about safe motherhood. White Ribbon Alliance Uganda chapter recognised Ms Lirri, a health-leaning reporter, together with...

Justice Katutsi's Stance Will be Maintained, Says Odoki.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Stephen Otage, Karen Mukama, and Scarlet Chemarum Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki has said the Anti-Corruption Court will continue handing tough sentences to corrupt officials despite the retirement of its current head Justice John Bosco...

Police Take to Internet, Texts to Avert Riots.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Melody Kukundakwe After President Museveni successfully used mobile telephony and social media to lure voters during the recent presidential elections, the police have also taken on the idea to prevent people from joining opposition...

Pupil Attempts to Take Own Life Over Lover.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Sam Opio Caleb A primary six pupil has attempted suicide because her parents have refused her to move in with her boyfriend, a pork seller in Kamuli Town. The 15-year-old girl (names withheld) said she is in love with the 18-year-old...

Dasani to Reward Golfers.
March 11, 2011... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo Amateur golfers will have extra motivation to go for the grand prize at the inaugural Dasani Golf Tour following the sponsors' promise to reward the winning team with an all-expenses paid trip abroad. The...

Better Results in 2010.
March 10, 2011... Byline: Sheila Naturinda The Uganda National Examinations Board and the Ministry of Education yesterday released results for last year's Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations (UACE) indicating a slight improvement in...

World Bank Urges Government to Pass Business Legislations.
March 10, 2011... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch The World Bank has urged Uganda's Parliament to pass the long overdue business related legislations so as to create a conducive business environment for investors. Speaking during the launch of the New World...

To Demonstrate or Not, That is the Query.
March 10, 2011... Police and the military fought running battles to foil a demonstration called by opposition leaders protesting the results of the February presidential polls. The government justify their actions by arguing the need not to disrupt other...

Ruyange Back.
March 10, 2011... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Daniel Ruyange has bounced back to the national team. The 25-year-old opening bowler has been included on the 14-man national team that will represent Uganda at the Division II World Cricket League (WCL) scheduled for...

Monitor Scribe Quizzed Over DR Besigye's Story.
March 10, 2011... Byline: Andrew Bagala Special Investigations Unit detectives interrogated a Monitor Newspaper senior journalist for over three hours over an interview he carried out with Forum for Democratic Change President Dr Kizza Besigye. Senior...

Katongole Wants Rubaga Case for Interpretation.
March 10, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo and Anthony Wesaka Lawyers representing Rubaga North MP-elect Singh Katongole yesterday asked the High Court to refer the application filed by his rival, Mr Moses Kasibante, to the Constitutional Court for...