The Monitor (Uganda) articles from November 2006, page 5

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Women's Team Cautioned.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula National women cricket coach Charles Lwanga has told his star players to style up or be left out of the team that will represent Uganda in the World Cup regional qualifiers...

MPs to Get Microsoft Computers.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa & Agness Nandutu THE Parliamentary Committee on Information and Communication Technology together with the ICT Ministry have sealed a deal with Microsoft to help MPs acquire...

Ex-Envoy Calls for Tighter Border Control.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira FORMER Ugandan envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo Joram Ajeani has called on the government to institute more stringent border controls to check the rising...

Public Criticises Tororo's Plan to Buy Shs80m Car for Chairman.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Augustine Emojong In a rare move for the heavily indebted district, Tororo district councillors on November 8 resolved to buy a car worth Shs80 million for their chairperson Emmanuel...

Cast Away Myths By Which We Live.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Beti Kamya Turwomwe In my last article, I advised that Uganda should drop the myth that she has a comparative advantage in the agricultural sector - and I hope I argued convincingly that...

HIMA Cement to Open Factory At Namanve.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi HIMA Cement, a subsidiary of the Lafarge Group, has embarked on the construction of a new plant worth $93 million (Shs165 billion) at Namanve near Kampala. The Kasese...

'Muwanga Did Not Plot Oyite's Death.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) A Statement on behalf of the family of the late Vice President Paulo Muwanga (1924-1991) Nalongo Kasalina Muwanga, wife of the late Paulo Muwanga and her family wish to categorically refute the...

Kasule to Manage Bajope.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango Fifa player's agent Mujib Kasule will soon take over the management of former teammate and Cranes international Asani Bajope. Bajope's contract with South African based...

Police Starts Hunt for Artiste.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama & Rafsanjan A. Tatya Police have no viable leads into the disappearance of 'Murder in the City' actor and director Ashraf Simwogerere, Police Spokesman Edward Ochom said...

Meet Your Local Leader.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda Ms Beatrice Chelangat is the Programme Manager of the Reproductive Education and Community Health (Reach) project, which has been fighting Female Genital Mutilation over...

Bagiire Plans to Kick Poverty Out of Bunya West.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu His mission is to see Mayuge Health Centre upgraded in to a referral hospital. Bunya West MP Aggrey Henry Bagiire sounded optimistic about his mission as he talked to Daily...

Masindi Pays Extra Shs19 Million to Firm.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Mugerwa A CONTRACTOR hired to build a structure in Masindi was paid Shs19million in excess of the agreed amount after the deputy Cao authorized the illegal payment. On January...

Mpindi Wins BIKA Final.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo MPINDI clan took advantage of an early goal to edge record eight-time champions Mmamba Gabunga 1-0 in the final of the Kobil Uganda and SWICO sponsored Bika by'Abaganda...

Tinyefuza Assesses West Nile Security.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira NATIONAL intelligence coordinator David Tinyefuza is in West Nile to assess the security situation amid reports of LRA proximity to the border enclave. The visit comes...

Celtel Aids Luwero Kids.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Abou Kisige CELTEL Uganda has donated textbooks worth Shs 3.6 million to two primary schools in two districts of Nakasongola and Luwero in its on going 'Build Our Nation' campaign. ...

Eastern, Northern Regions Grapple With High Illiteracy.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Otim Despite the introduction of Universal Primary Education in the country a decade ago, literacy rates in the regions of Teso, Lango and Acholi that have suffered the worst brunt...

Kobs Seal National 7s Title Triumph.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde utl Kobs added icing to their magnificent season when they sealed the national 7s title with a circuit to spare. Kobs attained the accolade on Saturday during the seventh...

IGG Wants Gulu Town Clerk Sacked.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel O. Egadu & Charles Akena THE Deputy Inspector General of Government has directed Gulu District Service Commission to sack Gulu town clerk over incompetence and abuse of office. ...

Acholi Politicians Ease Land Restrictions.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa IN what might appear to be a change of heart, politicians from northern Uganda have relaxed their hard stance towards land and given conditions to investors who would like to...

Over 30,000 Immunised in Budaka.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mudangha Kolyangha Budaka ATLEAST 39788 children were immunised against measles in the recently concluded mass measles campaign, the district director of health services Stephen Pande has...

IDPs Pessimistic About Peace.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel O. Egadu & Cissy Makumbi THE Bishop of the Northern Uganda Anglican Diocese, Nelson Onono Onweng, has said internally displaced persons in the region fear leaving the camps because...

UTL Launches Shs60m Christmas Promotion.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi UGANDA Telecom has earmarked Shs60 million in cash prizes in a new Christmas promotion dubbed '30 Million 30 Days'. The promo, which kicked off on Saturday will run...

The Kapchorwa Heavy Weights.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Politics Nelson Chelimo is one of the several across the country who defied the directive by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and stood against the official party candidate in the LC5...

UHRC Condemns Karamoja Warriors.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula The Uganda Human Rights Commission has warned Karimojong warriors against violating human rights in Karamoja and neighbouring districts. The renewed efforts by the government...

Garuga Builds Airstrip in West.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Perez Rumanzi BUSINESSMAN James Musinguzi Garuga has started construction of a two-kilometer airstrip in Kanungu District. The airstrip will be the third largest in Uganda after Entebbe and...

We Take School Seriously, But How Does MAK Spend?
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Byaruhanga For the last three weeks or so we have witnessed an impasse between lecturers and students of Makerere University on the one hand and government. The issue is about...

Milk Still Official NRM Drink - Mzee.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ndobolo ya Makasi The esteemed and beloved great leader of the NRM, commander of the revolutionary Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, the great teacher and visionary leading the oppressed...

Blick to Face Axe Team Trains for Regional Event.
November 20, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija TWO-TIME Most Valuable Player (MVP) Norman Blick could be dropped from the national side following his persistent absence from training. The senior team started training...

Police Break Up FDC Rally in the Capital Kampala.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) POLICE yesterday fought running street battles with FDC supporters and blocked the party from launching its membership cards at Constitution Square. Pandemonium broke out shortly before 1 p.m. when...

Kenya's Karano Still in Lead.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula & Samuel Wossita Kenya's reigning golfer of the year Mary Karano fired a six-over-par 78 to cling onto a one-shot lead after day two of the Celtel sponsored Uganda Ladies...

Last Chance for Players in Beach Circuit.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Individual players will be in the last chance saloon to earn national team berths when the 4th Club Pilsner Beach Volleyball Tournament gets underway at Lido Beach, Entebbe...

Prisons Win Forces Games.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Wossita UGANDA Prisons Services emerged overall winners of the 6th Inter Forces Games that ended on November 17 at the Staff College sports ground. This put an end to the Uganda...

Champions Trophy On.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Although Sam Walusimbi's youthful Wanderers brigade have not yet won any title this year, skipper Davis Arinaitwe believes the team will finally come good when the Castle...

MTN Marathoners Paint Kampala Yellow.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija, Innocent Ndawula & Eden Kironde STREETS of Kampala will be painted yellow this morning when 3,779 runners compete in the 3rd edition of the MTN Kampala International...

Imamu On Okello Undercard.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo Matyfeild Imamu, one of only three men to upset Ugandan heavyweight Peter Okello during his professional career will play on the under-card of the Okello versus Oleg Maskaev...

Kurji in Eighth Position After First CS.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Ugandan rally ace Riyaz Kurji was struggling in the eighth position after the first provisional results that came in from the 27th KCB Guru Nanak Rally. Kurji...

Terrible Consequences of That 1966 Abomination.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muniini K. Mulera Dear Tingasiga: As the early morning mist of Sunday November 12, 1966 lifted from the hills and valleys of Kabale, an oppressive darkness fell on Kigezi High School even as...

Puskas Deserved More Credit.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Allan Ssekamatte Football revisionists would like us to believe that Diego Maradona was not a football great. He is a flawed genius. But that does not take away his genius as a footballer....

Acholi MPs Wrong On Investor Threats.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Members of Parliament representing Aruu County and Arua Municipality; Odonga Otto and Hussein Godi respectively have threatened to mobilise locals to spear any investor who dares step on land in...

Support Peace Talks - UHRC.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita No matter how long it takes, Ugandans should support peace overtures to end the LRA's 20-year rebellion, the Uganda Human Rights Commission said Friday. Speaking for the...

Prisons Win Forces Games.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Wossita UGANDA Prisons Services has emerged overall winners of the 6th Inter Forces Games held at the Staff College sports ground on November 17. This put an end to the Uganda...

A Campus Strike is Like an Action Movie.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis D. Muhumuza That weekend, the reality movie shot at Makerere University was action packed. Guns big and small sounded. Kicks were unleashed, injuries sustained and a student died. It...

I Am Getting Used to Being Jobless.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Sabite A Job Seeker's Diary With Ben Sabite Monday It seems I am giving up any hope of ever getting a job locally so I'm thinking global. Last week, a batch of Ugandans who left...

ISU Triumphs in School's Gala.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo INTERNATIONAL School of Uganda's first team Dolphins retained the ISU inter-schools swimming gala title after collecting 944 points overall to edge out Kabira International...

Leaders Wary of Weather.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Samuel Wossita Uganda Ladies Open Day One leaders Eva Okatch (Uganda) and Kenyan Mary Karano are worried of the unpredictable weather at the Uganda Golf Club par-72...

Who Killed Maj. Gen. David Oyite-Ojok?
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Timothy Kalyegira Last week, the Sunday Monitor ran an interview with Moses Kibalama who gave his version of the tragic death, in a helicopter in 1983 of Maj. Gen. David Oyite-Ojok, the...

Rains Major Hurdle At KCB Rally.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Heavy rain and slippery roads are the major hurdle as the 27th KCB Guru Nanak Rally enters day two today with 129.39km spread over seven competitive sections. 32 cars...

Java Cafe Serves Splendid Coffee.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: A Kadumukasa Kironde II The Mandela Group as in Mandela Auto Parts, City Tryres, City Oil et al do not do things in half measures. Take the case of Java's, their latest venture into the food...

Giving Boxing Another Shot.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Flora Aduk On Track Former proffesional boxer Justin Jjuuko hung his gloves last year, but he is not about to quit boxing. Now he wants to become UABF president The thought that you are...

Life At Mulago After the Doctors' Strike.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Abili Mulago Hospital, Uganda's biggest and main referral hospital, is currently in grief. It is miserable and strangely serene for its size. It is all too apparent the hospital is...

Magid Musisi Foundation to Start Museum.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo THE Majid Musisi Foundation is set to start a museum for fallen national heroes in honor of their contributions towards sports in Uganda. Foundation coordinator Alex...

Church Leaders Need Training.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jan Ajwang He is that pastor who comes to the pulpit and preaches usually without preparation. He just speaks what is on his mind and usually delivers an uncoordinated sermon. This type...

Champions Trophy On.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Although Sam Walusimbi's youthful Wanderers brigade have not yet won any title this year, skipper Davis Arinaitwe believes the team will finally come good when the Castle...

Why Living Near the Big Man is Good.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry H. Ssali Strange things have been happening in my neighbourhood these past two weeks. How does one explain the fact that we can go for an entire two weeks with almost no load shedding?...

Rubaihayo Unhappy Over Sack.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Lirri Disagreements within the Uganda Peoples Congress led to the departure of former national chairman Patrick Rubaihayo, who said yesterday that he only learnt about his sacking...

KCC Set to Become a Company.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lambert Rusoke Kampala City Council FC is set to become a public liability company. This is seen as a way of ending the club's never ending financial woes. While addressing a KCC fans...

CP Petitions Parliament.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala The Conservative Party has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to recall members for an emergency session to debate the strike of lecturers at Makerere University, which it...

Actor Simwogerere Kidnapped Over Movie.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya and Siraje K. Lubwama ACTOR Ashraf Simwogerere has gone missing after the first screening of his controversial movie Murder in the City. According to the producer...

New Ways for Musicians to Make Money.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Serugo Bobi Wine and Sophie Gombya smiled as the flashing cameras clicked away. The two jointly held a dummy cheque - their earnings for songs downloaded as ring back tones. The pay...

From Cattle Rustler to Musician.
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvester Onyang Michael Lopeta was humbled by one of the gravest cattle raids in Karamoja and swears not to backslide to the 'cattle rustling' sect In the middle of Matany Trading...

We Go, We Go ... But What Drives Students to Stage Violent Strikes?
November 19, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patience Atuhaire Hooliganism Makerere students were sent home last week because their lecturers are on a sit down strike. But this could also have been a move to avert a violent strike...

Why Museveni and Kagame Didn't Impress Me in South Africa.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Allen Mutono Sandton is the money city of South Africa. Here, amidst high-rise skyscrapers, corporate high-fliers meet to close deals. It is the premier business address where hotels,...

Do We Have Sharp Economists?
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Teddy Sseezi-Cheeye The closure of Makerere University is part of a larger national problem: lack of financial resources. In my opinion, this problem is self-inflicted. It is caused by...

Ever Green Grass.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Abola The performance of the Nairobi Stock Exchange is one case when the grass has not only been greener on the other side of the fence but has stayed green for most of the year ...

That Was Below the Belt, Uncle Bidandi Ssali!
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: K. David Mafabi I cannot presume to speak for President Yoweri Museveni, particularly on matters where I was not a participant. By the same token however, it bothers me when patently unfair...

A Cry for the Children of Alleged Thieves.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Some months back, a senior government minister was addressing students at one of our public universities. Ignoring the kind of thoughts that were going on in the minds of his audience, he got carried...

Coping With Life in the City - K'la's Poor.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frederick Golooba Mutebi When I was in secondary school, one of my favourite subjects was geography. There were bits of the subject I disliked, and others that held me spellbound. One topic,...

110 Hornsleths Denied Passports.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Mwanguhya Mpagi THE Ministry of Internal Affairs has blocked issuance of 110 passports to members of Buteyongera Hornsleth Village project in Mukono district, Daily Monitor has...

Angelique Kidjo Visits Uganda.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho FOUR time Grammy Awards nominee Angelique Kidjo will visit Uganda this weekend to observe the humanitarian impact of conflict in the war ravaged northern Uganda. ...

Re-Building of North to Require Extra Care.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) The US ambassador to Uganda, Steven A. Browning, this week disclosed that his country has earmarked $88 million to help mitigate the costs of post war recovery in northern Uganda. The American...

UN Backs Juba Talks.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rodney Muhumuza and Grace Matsiko THE Security Council was by yesterday evening set to adopt a resolution calling for the expeditious conclusion of the Juba peace talks. The resolution...

UCL Splits Shares.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Luther Oketch UGANDANS can now have more chances of buying shares in Uganda Clays Limited following the company's move to split up its 500 million shares into 4.5 billion shares....

RVR Appoints Aon Kenya.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ashah Ntabadde RIFT Valley Railways (RVR), the new managers of the recently privatised Kenya and Ugandan railway network, has appointed Aon Kenya as its insurance brokers. The...

More NFA Bosses Quit Over Forest Giveaway.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kelvin Nsangi HARDLY a week after assuming office, the new board of the National Forestry Authority has been hit with resignations from three senior management officials. The officials...

Foreigners Tour Marathon Route.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija Kampala OVER 30 foreign athletes will this morning go through the 42.198km MTN Kampala International Marathon route as they prepare to compete tomorrow. The athletes from...

Perilous Times We Live in Today.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Time flies by, even when you are not having fun. We are halfway through November, and yes the season of joy - and vast spending on expensive gifts - is upon us again. One wonders how, with such a...

39 Seats Vacant in Judiciary.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita THE Judiciary has petitioned the newly constituted Judicial Service Commission to urgently fill 23 vacancies for judges and 16 for magistrates. The petition asked for...

Premiership Worst Xi.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Ssali On their day these guys can be world-beaters, and the team I assemble here can take on any other and come up trumps. The grim reality though is that the guys who have made my...

Murder High in Bushenyi.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Wilber Muhwezi THE Bushenyi CID officer, Mr Bernard Muhumuza has said four murders have been committed in the area since the beginning of November. He said the first occurred in...

Red Cross Trains UPDF.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda The International Committee of Red Cross on Thursday embarked on a three-day training of 25 military officers attached to the 3rd Division on International Humanitarian...

Sugarcane Growers Form Association.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ashah Ntabadde SUGAR cane growers countrywide have formed an association that would act as a voice for collective bargaining. The Uganda National Sugarcane Growers Association" (UNSGA)...

Kisumu's Active Life.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jan Ajwang As one settles into Kisumu's hustle and bustle, the sound of luo songs against modernised musical instruments fill the air. Occasionally, it is contemporary Kenyan music or any...

Okatch, Karano Share Top Spot After Day One.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Samuel Wossita Uganda's Eva Okatch and Kenya's reigning golfer of the year Mary Karano shared the lead in the Celtel sponsored Uganda Ladies Open after returning...

SME Policy in Offing.
November 18, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa PLANS are underway for the establishment of a national small and medium enterprises policy. Speaking at the opening of a consultative workshop in Kampala on the issue on...