The Monitor (Uganda) articles from November 2006

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from November 2006

Maji Holds 10-Man Kcc.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango & Douglas Bugingo JACKSON Mayanja's pre-match bravado counted for nothing yesterday evening as his Kampala City Council Football Club side was held to a 1-1 draw by Maji FC....

KCC Facing Cash Crisis.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje Kampala City Council is experiencing a serious financial crisis, Daily Monitor has learnt. Sources at City Hall said divisions have failed to achieve the targeted...

Saleh Cowed Out of Rubaga Programme.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu STATE Minister for Micro-finance Gen. Akandwanaho Salim Saleh has cancelled his scheduled visit to MP Beti Kamya's Rubaga North Constituency to launch a micro-finance project...

Juba Tightens Security.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko Stringent security measures have been slapped on Juba city in South Sudan including a ban on motorists from 11pm to dawn. The seven hour night curfew code named "Search and...

Police Admits Spending 4 Billion /= Illegally.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa & Agness Nandutu THE Police Force on Tuesday admitted it illegally spent over Shs3.9 billion for 2004/05 fiscal year. Appearing before the parliamentary Public Accounts...

MPs Attack Museveni.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Obore SOME legislators in the National Resistance Movement have told President Yoweri Museveni to urgently and personally rejuvenate the party or it falls apart like a pack of cards....

You Cannot Compare Defence, Education Ministries.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyrus Seera Ssebugenyi I read Mr Moses Byaruhanga's opinion in Daily Monitor last week about the strike at Makerere University. In the third and fourth paragraphs he compared the budget...

Mayor Defends Street Vending During X-Mas.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Your lordship the mayor, street vendors are increasing, as the festive season approaches. What plan do you have for your seyas who dominate this seasonal market? It is clear that street vendors are...

Landlord Defies Minister's Orders.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale A landlord in Kayunga has refused to comply with the directive by state minister for lands Atwoki Kasiriivu. Paul Kiwanuka vowed not to allow the over 200 evictees back on...

Govt Rolls Out Free Mosquito Nets.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Wandera W'ouma DEATHS due to malaria will reduce after the government started distributing 1.8 million mosquito nets to children and pregnant women. About 320 people die of malaria per...

Picking Holes in Tri-Star Defence.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ben B. Twinomugisha First of all, I want to applaud newspapers for enhancing civic education, for exploring democratic ideals and for connecting such concepts to the responsibility of...

Cranes Face Rwandans.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Oryada Better tactical strategy and accuracy in attack will determine if the Cranes will be able to jump the Amavubi Stars hurdle this evening when the two archrivals battle in the...

Byanyima Now UNDP Director.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho WOMEN rights' activist Winnie Byanyima has been appointed director at the United Nations Development Programme. An email sent to all UNDP staff across the world said...

Bomb Kills 1, Injures Four.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Pauline Kairu A bomb exploded in Jinja last week killing a worker and seriously injuring four. This happened at theSteel Rolling Mills Factory Masese Island at 3pm. It was the...

National Team Leaves for Anoca Zone 5 Games in Kenyan Capital.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija UGANDA'S representatives at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Zone 5 games leave today aboard a Scandinavian Bus to Nairobi, Kenya. The...

Tourists Were Not Robbed in Uganda-UWA.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Salome Alweny & Felix Basiime THE Uganda Wildlife Authority has dismissed press reports that 15 foreign tourists were last Friday robbed in Uganda. Uwa Public Relations Manager Lillian...

Sub-Counties in Financial Crisis.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala Sub-counties all over the country are facing serious financial crisis thus failing to deliver basic services to the communities. This is because the central government has...

Fish Export Volumes, Earnings to Drop.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi UGANDA's fish export volumes are projected to drop for lack of a restocking policy to boost the multiplication of fish. This would negatively impact on earnings expected to...

More Ssembule Assets for Sale Due to Financial Crisis.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje The board of directors of Ssembule Group of Companies has resolved to sell off more company assets to rejuvenate the financially sinking corporation. Ssembule Steel Mills...

Govt White Paper On GF Report.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hussein Bogere Commission's findings on Shs60 million borrowed for immunisation campaigns • The borrowing was irregular. The minister's activities should have been funded by the...

EU for Faster Aid, Says New Chief.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama Aid from European countries should be implemented much faster and more effectively, the new Head of Delegation Vincent De Visscher has said. "I think we are too slow. We...

Bakoko Appears Before Court Over Nsimbe Deal Today.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita FORMER Gender and Labour Minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru is expected in court today with three others to answer charges arising out of their role in the botched $225 million Nsimbe...

Sport S, KCC Women Keep National Titles.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija SPORT-S defeated Kampala City Council in straight sets Monday at Nsambya Sharing Youth Centre Courts to retain the men's national volleyball league title. This was a...

Regional Event On.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Preparations for the first ever regional beach volleyball tournament have hit a climax with all four invited foreign countries confirming their participation in the two-day...

Rocking the World of Showbiz.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Mariam Ndagire is undoubtly Uganda's top female playwright. She is a good producer, director and editor of music videos for most of the local artistes. women in Kampala. She is spearheading a campaign to...

Car Validation Deadline Pushed to December 8.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala THE Uganda Revenue Authority has extended the vehicle validation exercise in Kampala to December 8. URA publicist Patrick Mukiibi said yesterday that the extension is to...

Other Arms of State Must Probe BoU Issue.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Forum for Democratic Change leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, intends to drag President Yoweri Museveni to court for allegedly breaching the independence of the Bank of Uganda. Museveni, according to Besigye...

Mayor's Parlour Leaking.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje The mayor's parlour may collapse after its roof cracked, the Deputy Mayor Florence Namayanja has said. She said the main building and the mayor's parlour are leaking...

Meet Today's Personality.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya Isaac Mulindwa is the chairman of the Pam Awards and sits on the event's leadership committee. Who is Isaac Mulindwa? Most people call me "Mr Entertainment"...

Lack of Sewer Lines Leads to Cholera Outbreak in Kampala City.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sarah Achen Kibisi KAMPALA Central Division Chairman Godfrey Nyakana has attributed the current cholera outbreak in the city to lack of sewer lines. He said due to over population in...

Mulago Negotiates Pay Raise.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula STAFF at Mulago Hospital are negotiating for an increase in pay. "We are currently negotiating with the Ministry of Finance to increase the salary of the hospital staff. We...

Express Fans Expel Ssemo.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo & Yasser Kalyango BITTER Express FC fans have banned club coach George Ssemwogerere from the team's training ground at Wankukukuku. Express lost 1-2 to newcomers City Lads at...

Umeme Here to Stay.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Umeme yesterday announced that it had completed all the necessary steps to enable it to continue for the balance of the 20-year Distribution Concession in Uganda. According to the corporate...

Pallisa Sells Vehicles to Pay Debts.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mudhanga Kolyangha PALLISA district has sold its vehicles to pay some of the outstanding debts because they are crippling programme implementation. The chief administrative officer...

Museveni Rejects Bills.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho & Jude Luggya PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has rejected two Bills and sent them back to the House for adjustment, Speaker Edward Ssekandi told MPs who returned from a two-month...

ASP to Give Credit for Agri-Business.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jane Nafula LIFE of rural farmers involved in agri-business could improve after the introduction of Loan Guarantee Scheme and Micro-leasing Fund under the Agribusiness Development Component...

Stars Musoke, Sseguya Off George 7s Team.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Utl Kobs captain Timothy Mudoola will lead the new look national Rugby Cranes 7s squad for the George 7s due December 8-9 in South Africa. Mudoola, who led the Kobs to...

Mubajje's Moment in the Sun is Only Momentary.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Omar Kalinge Nnyago The storm is finally over. Sheikh Shaban Mubajje has received the backing of the executive committee of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, UMSC, to throw out the damning...

The Madness That Soccer Can Bring.
November 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harry Sagara Soccer should be should be banned because of its brutality. I think Police should deploy every time there's a game going by the number of fights breaking out and people calling...

Riding on New Found Fame.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan A. Tatya Four years ago, Mark Paul Ikwap left a church choir and started singing secular music where his blend of melodic funky ragga, often underlined with social comment, brought...

Sustaining Green With Eco-Friendly Industry.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Karoli Ssemogerere The Minister for Water and the Environment, Maria Mutagamba, 54, appears to be overwhelmed by two conflicting government policies; the drive towards industrialisation and...

When Policy Flounders, Museveni Must Look in a Mirror.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Arthur George Kamya President Yoweri Museveni recently upbraided his ministers for being sleepy, self-important non-performers, to which I add, way past their sell-by date. Because...

Serena is Investor of the Year.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi KAMPALA Serena Hotel has scooped a gold award for being the overall winner of the Investor of the year 2006 trouncing 22 finalists. The company also received a Business...

700 Structures to Be Demolished in Preparation for Chogm.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mwanje Over 700 structures have been shortlisted for demolition in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm)...

Purveying Accountability for Peace.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jacob Oulanyah Ms Laurie Beth Jones once said, "Holding people accountable allows them the opportunity to sign their name on the portrait of success (or mistake), no matter how small the...

Justice is for the Vigilant - Besigye.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Butty Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has told Ugandans in the Diaspora to use the power given to them under the Constitution to speak out against injustice in their country....

NRM Could Grow With Honesty.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Mwanguhya The National Resistance Movement (NRM) organisation apparently is slowly getting back on track thanks to committed young members of the party who realize that their future...

Forests Key to Food Supply, Says Official.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mugisa THE future of Ugandans is doomed if the Forest Reserves are not protected, a Lands Ministry official has said. The Commissioner of Forest Inspection in the Ministry of Lands,...

Jump Tv Launched.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi DUBAI based Internet Protocol Television, JumpTV, has established its Africa offices in Uganda. Jump TV, which delivers programmes to households through broadband...

Tashobya Guns for Fuba Presidency.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija IN a remarkable twist of events, Kyambogo University Warriors veteran player Ambrose Tashobya has said he is ready to take on anyone for the Federation of Uganda Basketball...

Barrack Tops E. Africa Challenge Open Class.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Musisi Kiyingi Uganda's Barrak Orland has emerged as the new 2006 East Africa Open class champion. The Israeli national finished fifth in Jamhuri, Kenya but his performance during the...

Besigye to Sue Museveni.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Monitor Reporter COL. Kizza Besigye is dragging President Yoweri Museveni to the Constitutional Court for what Besigye says are "unconstitutional directives" that breached the independence...

Masaka School Gets Laboratory.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Micheal J Ssali Islamic Development Bank has donated Shs600 million towards the construction of a modern science laboratory at Sseke Secondary School in Masaka District, The...

Team Off to Algeria.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo THE national badminton team that departs this morning for Algeria has received a Shs 2.2m boost from Housing Finance Company of Uganda Limited. The team of four players...

Vendors to Vacate Road Reserve.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa KAMPALA City Council is in consultation with Nakawa division authorities to close all the markets and kiosks along port bell road ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government...

UNEB Starts Marking PLE Today.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Wossita Uganda National Examinations Board Executive Secretary Mathew Bukenya yesterday said marking Primary Leaving Examinations would begin today or tommorow. Over 435,069...

China Sends Five Medics to Uganda.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Miti THE Chinese government has sent a team of medical experts to Uganda to conduct a training stint on malaria treatment and prevention. The five-person team, which arrived on...

Nakasongola Land Problem Rises Poverty.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Land insecurity in Nakasongola district has lowered production efforts among residents, thereby leading to high poverty levels. According to the district Chairman James Muruli...

Minister Directs Kayunga Residents to Return to Their Land.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale STATE Minister for Lands Kasiriivu Atwoki on Tuesday told over 300 Kayunga district residents who were evicted by different landlords to return to their land. He was...

Donors Talk On Corruption.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala The donor community has expressed dissatisfaction in the way the government is handling the issue of corruption in both the central and local governments. Donors fund more...

The Movers And Shakers.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Sulaiman Madada is the Bbaale County MP and minister for the elderly and disabled. He is the only MP in the district who went through unopposed. He has started many income generating projects for his...

Govt to Meet Kony's Donors.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko THE government plans to meet collaborators of the Lords Resistance Army and its in Nairobi, Kenya this week. The meeting is intended to woo the rebels holed up in DRC's Garamba...

Do More to Fight Graft, Say Donors.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Bagala ABSENCE of concrete steps to rout out corruption in the public sector is worrying development partners. The donors have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the government is...

Street Children Turn to Sex Workers.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Aliga Issa THE majority of street children in Masaka have turned into prostitutes and homosexuals. The Manager of Buddukiro Children's Agency, Kassim Wamono revealed during a press...

DR Kizza Besigye's Statement in Full.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) As you are well aware, every Ugandan has a constitutional duty to protect and preserve public property and to combat corruption and misuse or wastage of public funds. With this constitutional duty in...

Museveni, Mutebile Breached Constitution to Save Bassajja.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rodney Muhumuza A 2004 presidential directive that forced Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials to bail out the ailing business of hides and skins trader Hassan Basajjabalaba has become the subject...

Ssinabulya's Dream for Mityana.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu MITYANA district woman MP Sylvia Namabidde Ssinabulya is out to promote reproductive health and save the lives of mothers and their newborn babies. A women activist,...

Invest in Private Health Sector-Kigozi.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Miti UGANDA Investment Authority boss Dr Maggie Kigozi has urged business people to invest more in private health sector to eliminate monopoly that hinders growth in the sector. ...

Govt Adopts Global Fund Report.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hussein Bogere On November 22 Cabinet met in Kampala to discuss the White Paper on the findings and recommendations of the Ogoola Commission of Inquiry into allegations of mismanagement of...

Parliament Launches Aids Week.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa PARLIAMENT has organised an HIV/Aids awareness week ahead of the World Aids Day on Friday in a countrywide campaign to fight the scourge. The campaign begins today with an...

Know Your Local Leader.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale Thomas Mulondo is the Kayunga district chairman. You have not been in good terms with the Chief Administrative Officer since you assumed office. What's with the push and...

'The Dream' May Come True.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo & Agencies Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior middleweight champion Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma (25-2-1-1, 15 KOs) will try to make his dreams come true. On...

Bank of Uganda's Independence Vital.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Angelo Izama The call by the Forum for Democratic Change for a constittutional court case and parliamentary inquiry into the management of public funds by the Central Bank once again raises...

Global Fund Features in Graft Symbol At Equator.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael J Ssali The Uganda Debt Network on Friday unveiled a new anti-corruption mural at the Equator on the Kampala-Masaka highway. Uganda Debt Network (UDN) is a local NGO committed to...

Confronting NRM Political Challenges; Lessons to Learn.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) The chairperson and Honourable members allow me and on behalf of my colleagues to introduce to you our views and kindly invite you for further discussion. We believe that now is the time to discuss this...

46 Tie Knot At Sda Wedding.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya As the mass wedding fad conquers Kampala, another lot of 46 couples tied the knot at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kireka on Sunday. According to the director...

Health Service Marketeers to Create Network.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Miti A conference was organised to create a network of health service marketers and providers. It is meant to facilitate change, share success stories, improve distribution and...

Health Service Marketeers to Create Network.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Miti Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) held the first health marketing network conference last week. A conference was organised to create a network of health service marketeers and...

Bushenyi Security Officer Murder Case for Today.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Wilber Muhwezi TRIAL of two suspects over the murder of the district internal security officer for Kasese Lawrence Turyamureeba starts today. Nicholas Arinaitwe and Aribinas Besigomwe are...

KCC, Maji Clash As League Resumes.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango & Douglas Bugingo Kampala City Council FC will be gunning for maximum points when they take on Maji FC in a Super League encounter at Nakivubo Stadium this evening. The...

Opposition Legislators Demand Explanation On Land Giveaways.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu & Yasiin Mugerwa AS Parliament reopens today after over two months of recess, the opposition in Parliament have resolved to put the government to task to explain the rampant...

Csaba Warns Rwanda, As Tanzania Triumphs.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Oryada Cranes coach Laszlo Csaba has vowed to guide the team to a better performance when they face Rwanda's Amavubi Stars in their second Group C game tomorrow. "We did not play...

MPs Should Debate Mabira, Tri-Star Issues Expeditiously.
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alex Atuhaire Parliament comes back from the recesses today. Good news! I say good news because when the Clerk to Parliament Mr Aeneas Tandekwire announced the postponement of the...

Is Govt Serious About Mass Higher Schooling?
November 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) This week the Ministry of Education and Sports quietly stopped receiving applications for prospective secondary school teachers. It had temporarily lifted the government moratorium on hiring new teachers...