The Monitor (Uganda) articles from November 2009

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from November 2009

City Council to Review Staff.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Robert Mwanje Kampala City Council has resolved to check the performance of individual technical staff to improve the institution's efficiency. Kampala Town Clerk Ruth Kijjambu said her office will soon embark on re-assessing the...

FDC Plan to Sue Kulayigye.
November 30, 2009... Byline: David Mafabi Forum for Democratic Change supporters in Karamoja region have refuted allegations by the UPDF spokesperson that their leader, Dr, Kizza Besigye promised to give guns to the Karimojong. Led by Mr Simon Nangiro, their...

High Court to Decide Fate of YMCA Management.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Lominda Afedraru The High Court will today decide whether or not to disband the current managers of Uganda Young Men's Christians Association (YMCA) over alleged mismanagement of the institute including financial fraud. Justice...

Iraq Guards Sue Askar Over Salary Deductions.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Three employees of Askar Security Services Limited, a company that recruits private guards to serve in Iraq, have dragged their employer to court for allegedly deducting their pay. Askar has been jointly sued with...

Support EA Community - Mkapa.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Patience Ahimbisibwe Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has urged Ugandans to support the East African Community as an engine for economic growth and political stability. "If we hadn't broken up the East African Community,...

EAC Common Market Protocol is a Remarkable Step.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Paul Odhiambo The signing of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol by leaders of the EAC partner states on November 20 in Arusha was a significant step towards achievement of total integration of East Africa. We...

Opposition Must Put Our Country Before Tribe.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Rodney Muhumuza In the gossipy column that is Uganda, where young and old now rejoice in conspiracy, precious few people know the truth when they see it. It shows in how we react to mysterious deaths, in how some of us despise...

Family in Lira Carries Son's Corpse to Police.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Hudson Apunyo Relatives of a student of Comboni College, who was on Thursday killed by a fellow student, stormed the Police on Friday with the corpse threatening to abandon it. They said relatives of the accused did not meet their...

Shs1 Billion Garbage Recycling Plant Project Stalls.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Robert Muhereza A garbage recycling plant project in Kabale District that is to cost Shs1 billion has stalled, Daily Monitor has learnt. The contract for the 2007 World Bank-funded project was awarded to M/S Kamua Engineering...

'Government Gave Us Hot Air On Land'.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Columbus Tusiime The Basongora pastoralists in Kasese District are dissatisfied over what they call 'hot air' promise by the government over their resettlement. In 1999, a group of Basongora went to the DR Congo and returned in...

Shs56 Billion for Cassava Research.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Martin Luther Oketch Uganda is to receive $30 million about (Shs56.340 billion) from the World Bank to strengthen agricultural productivity and growth. The money will specifically be spent on research into the improvement of the...

Expert Calls for Support of Housing Sector.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Sharon Omurungi Ugandans should support the growth and development of the housing sector, a housing expert has said. Mr William Walaga, the director in charge of housing at the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development said...

Softer Rules for Smes to List At Stock Market.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Walter Wafula Kampala Profitable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will no longer face stringent capital measures to access cheap finance from investors at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) -the national stock market. This...

Heathens Complete Memorable Sweep.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Ismail D. Kigongo MTN Heathens finished off a memorable season of dominance in the best possible way, beating arch rivals utl Kobs 29-5 to win the final leg of the Broadband Sevens circuit at Kyadondo RFC on Saturday. Jude...

Activists Investigate Ghost ARV Beneficiaries.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Kikonyogo Ngatya A committee set up by about 40 organisations of people living with HIV/Aids is investigating reports of ghost patients receiving anti retroviral drugs from the Ministry of Health's certified Aids treatment centres. ...

Pressure Grows on Govt Over Anti-Gay Law.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Rodney Muhumuza The government yesterday responded strongly to international criticism over the proposed anti-gay law, saying the process would continue uninterrupted. Speaker Edward Sekandi told Daily Monitor that it was necessary...

Cries of a Tortured Soldier.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Risdel Kasasira A soldier has highlighted the incidence of torture within the UPDF in a case against a senior officer accused of maiming "at least 10 soldiers". Pte Bosco Mubangizi, a UPDF soldier attached to the army's...

Otafiire, UNBS Board Row Deepens.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Richard Wanambwa The row over counterfeits between Trade Minister Kahinda Otafiire and National Standards Council Chairman William Ssali appears far from over. Maj. Gen. Otafiire has drawn fresh daggers against Dr Ssali and warned...

MP Balikoowa Dies in Car Accident.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Andrew Bagala And Herbert Mugagga The Member of Parliament for Budiope County, Kamuli district, Henry Balikoowa is dead. Mr Balikoowa died after a head-on collision motor accident on Jinja Road in Mabira Forest, Mukono District on...

MS Draru Further Remanded.
November 30, 2009... Ms Lydia Draru, the prime suspect in the murder of former Army Commander Maj. Gen James Kazini has been further remanded to Luzira prison. Ms Draru who appeared before Grade 1 magistrate Immaculate Busingye at Makindye court today morning was...

Bukenya's Family Questions Son's Death.
November 30, 2009... Byline: Chris Obore, Tabu Butagira and ismail Ladu Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya's family says it is dissatisfied with the official account that their son, Bryan, died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor crash. A family...

Parliament to Mourn Fallen MP.
November 30, 2009... Parliament will on Tuesday hold a special session to honor its fallen member, Hon. Henry Balikoowa who died on Sunday night in a car accident. According to a tentative program released by Parliament's public relations office, a requiem mass...

What's Up Lawrence?
November 30, 2009... Byline: Mark Ssali I have got to salute the battling qualities that have had Lawrence Mulindwa see off the challenges of Michael Okiror, Godfrey Kwizera and several others over five years. Granted, Kwizera is down but not out; but it is a...

The Bimbo And Missing of the World Toilet Day.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Nafha Maani Ebrahimi I want to start by congratulating the readers on the just celebrated World Toilet Day which is commemorated on November 19 to remind the world that there are over two billion people who lack sanitation, in...

Cranes Start Title Defence.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Yasser Kalyango The Uganda Cranes will hope to start from where they stopped when they kick start their Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup title defence with a date against the Kirimanjaro stars of Tanzania at the Mumias sports...

Where Are UPC And DP Parties Heading To?
November 29, 2009... Byline: Charles Mwanguhya Mpagi The Uganda People's Congress, the party that led the country to independence and was in power until the 1971 coup and then ruled again between 1981-85 cannot hold its Delegates Conference to elect new leaders...

No Time to Die, Review.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Dennis D. Muhumuza Title: No Time To Die Author: Godfrey Mawa Price: Shs20,000 Available: At all leading book stores It's the story of a man born in poverty, who had his parents divorced, lived in slums, had his family...

Soul 5 Walk Away With Cash for a Crafty Jingle.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Rachel Kabejja Jokes from MCs and Pablo livened up the humid day as Soul 5 took the jingle crown. It was a hot Sunday and this made the auditorium stuffy and humid. This however did not stop a big number of people from gathering at...

Is the Pope Treading On Thin Ice?
November 29, 2009... Byline: Robert Kalumba The Pope's call to Anglicans to join the Catholic faith has been met with mixed reactions and shaken the already questionable future of the Anglican Communion. As far as religious earthquakes go, this one has had the...

Parliament Now Turned Into Ekimeeza.
November 29, 2009... It is now official. The mode and conduct of debate on the floor of Parliament has stooped to an all time low and is now only akin to the banned public Bimeeza debates. Ours is a floor where lawmakers will seize any opportunity to speak about...

Unshackle Africa, Seize the Globalisation Opportunity.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Martin Yet another session of the World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conference on November 30 will hear appeals to save the crumbling free-trade Doha Round from US and EU farmers' subsidies - but that boring news hides...

Police Dogs And Their Amazing Abilities.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Andrew Bagala Dog training was started by the Belgian Police in the 1890s and introduced in Uganda by the British colonialists. The Ugandan police now boast 59 classic dog breeds with amazing crime detecting and halting abilities. ...

We Must Stop This Abuse of Our Children.
November 29, 2009... A new report released by the African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect recently confirmed what has long been known in this country - that the tragedy of child abuse accruing from broken, dysfunctional homes or...

Otunnu Returns in a Week's Time.
November 29, 2009... Uganda Peoples Congress presidential hopeful Olara Otunnu will be arriving in the country from the United States on December 7, a week longer than previously scheduled, it emerged on Friday. Dr Otunnu, who was supposed to return to Uganda...

Buttonholing Money From the Arab States is Most Unhelpful.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Matovu A. Twaha I read Gawaya Tegulle's piece two weeks ago; "Keep Uganda's Economy out of Gaddafi's hands now!" and I found it wanting in many aspects especially when he advocates dismissing investments made by Libyans (to him Arabs)...

European Investors Now Target Africa's Unlisted Firms.
November 29, 2009... European private investors are hungry for shares in unlisted African firms and could provide the needed shot in the arm for a continent that has taken a beating from the financial crisis the West is emerging from, reports LEE MWITI The...

Chogm BMWs and New Opportunities.
November 29, 2009... The rate at which Ugandans cut deals is really getting sophisticated. And the rate at which people use the fight against corruption to actually promote corruption is even more sophisticated. Let us look at the ongoing audit into the 2007...

'If You Are a Patriot, You Cannot Become an East African'.
November 29, 2009... In writing it was a 'real' deal signed by the five East African leaders. However, many questions remain unanswered as the presidents move towards forming a free-trade area in the region. Rodney Muhumuza explores the blockages in the crucial...

Nateete Cops Compensated.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Andrew Bagala Twenty eight Police officers, whose properties were destroyed when suspected rioters burnt down Nateete Police Station, have been compensated. Police welfare chief Julius Shalita handed over the money to each officer at...

Billions Lost to Timber Dealers.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Zahra Abigaba Dr Damien Akankwasa, the National Forestry Authority executive director, was already under suspicion by State House and the Shs900 million allegedly stolen from his bed room provided the perfect opportunity for the...

10,000 Completed Marathon.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija People registered with pomp and many talked about the MTN Kampala marathon with passion days before it got underway. By the close of registration, organisers said over 19,000 people had returned forms. Surprisingly,...

Children's Journalist Award Launched.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Sarah Achen Kibisi In an effort to encourage journalists to report on child rights issues and the contributions by child rights advocates, World's Children's Ugandan Journalist Award, a body launched on November 26 at Buganda Road...

Country Third After Day One in South Africa.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Innocent Ndawula It was day of mixed fortunes on Team Uganda's maiden appearance at the International Team Golf Championships at the par-72 Maccauvlei Golf Club in Central Gauteng, South Africa on Saturday. After 36 holes of play...

'Rwandans Want to Vote in Ntungamo'.
November 29, 2009... Byline: Perez Rumanzi Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner Peter Kibondo Rwakifari has dismissed claims that Rwandan nationals were registering as voters in Ruhaama and Rushenyi constituencies. The RDC was responding to fears expressed...

Nation's Born Again Pastors Have Promoted Witchcraft.
November 28, 2009... Contributing to the November 22 Sunday Monitor letters, one Elias Biryabarema wondered why child sacrifice seemed common in Uganda's Buganda region, which according to official statistics was the most economically prosperous region in Uganda,...

My Dream of the Great Buganda Kingdom.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Mike Ssegawa Culture \Long Live, your Majesty, Kabaka wa Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Permit me to share with you my dream of the great Buganda. Like the history of most nations, Buganda is a history of battles, blood and...

United States a Microcosm of Global Africa.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Prof. Ali A. Mazrui Never has the Black population in the United States been as diverse as it is today. If Global Africa means people of African ancestry all over the world, the Black population of the United States is a microcosm of...

39 Senior Army Officers Graduate From Kimaka.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Solomon Muyita The State Minister for Defence, Lt Gen. Jeje Odongo, has re-echoed President Museveni's appeal to the senior military officers not to live a reckless life to avoid meeting sudden end to their lives. "We must be...

Student Stabs Colleague.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Hudson Apunyo A senior three student of Comboni College, in Lira, was on Thursday allegedly stabbed to death by a colleague, in what is suspected to be personal grudge. Emmanuel Onyango, 19, was allegedly stabbed with a kitchen...

Universities Must Improve Image.
November 28, 2009... A new survey by respected pollsters Synovate indicates that Ugandans are losing confidence in public universities. These findings should be an eye opener to protagonists in the Higher Education sector, since the nation is trying to position...

Challenge Cup Kicks Off Today.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Yasser Kalyango It promises to be a thrilling opener at the Nyayo stadium this evening when the Harambe stars of Kenya face off with the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the opening match of this year's edition of the Cecafa Orange Senior...

Land Bill - Kabaka, Museveni Talks in Balance.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Robert Mwanje The passing of the land Bill has further strained relations between Buganda and the central government, officials at Mengo, the kingdom's seat have said. The kingdom premier [Katikkiro] Eng. John Baptist Walusimbi...

Three UPDF Soldiers Die in Djibouti.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Patrick Ongom Komakech & Risdel Kasasira Three UPDF soldiers died on Thursday morning in a motor accident in Djibouti, hours after they arrived in capital of Djibouti for the East African Brigade training exercise. One of the...

Three Days of Debate - Who Will Win?
November 28, 2009... Byline: Don Wanyama Twenty five schools, 120 debaters, three action-packed days and yet only one institution will emerge winner, but which one will it be? That is the question hundreds of teachers, students and fans of debate will ask as the...

URA Freezes Bundibugyo District Accounts.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Felix Basiime Work at Bundibugyo District administration is at a stand still after Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) froze the district bank accounts due to nonpayment of over Shs1 billion in taxes since 2001. The tax body this week...

Weatherhead in Cash Dilemma for Nairobi Trip.
November 28, 2009... Byline: James Ssekandi Weatherhead Hockey Club, will hold a -fundraising seven-aside gala today at Lugogo as they solicit for funds preparation for Africa Hockey club championship due in Kenya December 12. According to Leila Mayanja,...

How Shs92 Billion Was Wasted on Shoddy CHOGM Roads.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa As an inquiry into the alleged misuse of Chogm funds continue, the Auditor General has issued a new report on roads telling how billions were lost in shoddy road deals. While Shs92 billion was spent, some road...

Kimuli Tipped for VP, Mugisha, Nkalubo Thrown Out.
November 28, 2009... Byline: James Ssekandi Incumbent Lawrence Mulindwa is set for another tenure at the helm of Uganda's local soccer governing body, Fufa today amidst court battles. "I can officially say Mr. Mulindwa is the only candidate for this Elective...

Bagaaya On Amin's Marriage Offer, And a Young Man Named Museveni.
November 27, 2009... In the first part of our review last week of Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya's autobiography Elizabeth of Toro: The Odyssey of an African Princess to mark its 20th anniversary, we focused on her education and modelling career. We now turn to her work...

Private Sector Fuels Graft, Says Report.
November 27, 2009... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu and Sharon Omurungi Driven by the desire to cut quick underhand deals, the private sector has fuelled corruption, escalating the cost of doing business in the country, a new survey reveal. A survey conducted by the...

Alcoholism Main Cause of Domestic Violence - Poll.
November 27, 2009... Byline: Angelo Izama Most Ugandans say domestic violence which has become a topical subject of recent, is mainly caused by alcoholism, according to a new poll. Police records show that 137 cases of domestic violence were officially...

Mawokota MP Vows to Humiliate Amelia.
November 27, 2009... Byline: Mercy Nalugo The Mawokota North MP, Mr Peter Mutuluuza, has vowed to defeat President Museveni's Principal Private Secretary Amelia Kyambadde who has declared interest in unseating him in the 2011 parliamentary elections. Mr...

African Union Peacekeepers Go Unpaid.
November 27, 2009... Byline: Tabu Butagira Failure by African Union officials to account for millions of dollars for Somalia operations has dried up payments for the 4,500 peace-keeping troops after upset donors abruptly halted disbursements. A top diplomat...

Hutu Rebels Recruiting in Nation - UN.
November 27, 2009... Ugandan government allegedly turned a blind eye as Rwandan Hutu rebels drafted fighters from refugee camps in the country, a new UN report says. The report, authored by a UN Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, also...

Kampala City Council Lions Appeal to National of Sports Fuba Decision.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija Kampala City Council (KCC) Lions have once again appealed to National Council of Sports (NCS) in a bid to stave off relegation from the MTN-Fuba League men's topflight. KCC earned the right to play in next season's...

CHOGM Probe - Legislators Shift Focus to Shs5 Billion ICT Bill.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee will today demand accountability from the Information Communication Technology (ICT) ministry officials on how they spent more than Shs4.8 billion during the 2007 Commonwealth...

Judiciary Launches Corruption Inquiry.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Felix Warom Okello A judicial integrity committee investigating cases related to corruption and bribery by judicial officers has started its work in northern Uganda. The committee is headed by Supreme Court Judge Galdino Okello. ...

Town Clerk Accused of Disrespecting Council.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Francis Mugerwa The Hoima Town Council speaker, Mr Jackson Amanya, has requested the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Walter Iriama to take disciplinary action against the acting town clerk for allegedly disrespecting the council. ...

When Will These Old Parties Grow Up?
November 26, 2009... Factionalism within one of Uganda's oldest political parties and street fights have reached embarrassing levels. The fights on Tuesday after a court hearing over the Democratic Party's delegates' conference and grassroots elections leave many...

Govt Turns to Cyber to Fight Graft.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa The government yesterday announced plans to post details of its contracts on the Internet and register service providers. By publishing the details of public spending such as procurement deals on the Internet, the...

Sudanese Refugees Return to Arua.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Felix Okello Warom Even after the civil war that ended in 2005, hundreds of Sudanese are resettling in Arua District despite the return of peace in their motherland, the deputy resident district commissioner has said. Speaking...

Give Us Drugs, Kids Tell Govt.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Flavia Lanyero and Stephen Wandera Children yesterday appealed to the government to increase the provision and access to antiretroviral drugs in order to accelerate HIV/aids treatment. This was an appeal contained in a memorandum...

Reinstate Graduated Tax, District Bosses Beg.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Richard Otim District leaders from the eastern region have asked the government to reinstate graduated tax. The tax, which was scrapped in 2001, was a major source of revenue for local governments. The officials, who are members...

Nambooze Back Tuesday.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Al- Mahdi Ssenkabirwa The Democratic Party spokesperson, who was taken ill to South Africa, is set to return home next Tuesday, the party president announced yesterday. Mr John Ssebaana Kizito told journalists in Kampala that the...

Time Up for Country's Water Thieves.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Zahra Abigaba National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has acquired equipment to detect illegal water connections that cost the institution about Shs25 billion water in losses a month, Daily Monitor has learnt. NWSC Managing...

Kagina Calls for Tax Incentive Monitoring.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Walter Wafula The Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has called for proper evaluation and management of tax incentives given to investors to ensure they are not misused. Ms Allen Kagina said after the investors...

Telecom Companies in Rural Power Plan.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Peter Nyanzi With unpredictable diesel supplies and high prices playing a major role, telecommunication companies are now turning to investing in power lines to extend electricity to their rural base stations, which they see as a...

Masindi Gets Shs1 Billion for Garbage Plant.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Dan Wandera The African Development Bank and the government will fund the construction of a garbage recycling plant in Masindi District, Daily Monitor has learnt. The plant which will cost about Shs1 billion, according to Masindi...

Mao Takes Campaign to West.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Columbus Tusiime Gulu District Chairman, Mr Norbert Mao, who is also aspiring for the Democratic Party (DP) presidency, has taken his campaign to western Uganda. Mr Mao addressed gatherings in Mbarara, Isingiro, Bushenyi, and...

Bobby in Accident, Team Off Tomorrow.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo and James Ssekandi Cranes coach Bobby Williamson was on Tuesday night involved in an accident on his way back to Sports View Hotel where the national team is camped. The Scottish born coach rammed into a...

Golfers Head to S. Africa.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Coach Amos Kamya will be hoping to enhance his credentials as a knowledgeable tactician when he leads the 4-man national amateur team to compete in the 72-hole International Teams Golf Championship in South Africa...

World Cup Trophy Tour Nears End.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Sande Bashaija The excitement and glamour associated with the World Cup trophy will soon come to an end. The trophy, on a 52 Africa-nation Coca-Cola-sponsored tour has already been to 43 destinations. The first phase of the tour...

Salva Kiir's Plane Crashes in Gulu.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Paul Amoru South Sudan President Salva Kiir was yesterday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after he survived an incident in which the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre. The Antonov 74 cargo plane, carrying Mr Kiir and his...

Fufa Elections On.
November 26, 2009... Byline: Lydia Mukisa and James Ssekandi Efforts by Kabale delegate Godfrey Kwizera to block Fufa's elective assembly slated for Saturday were rendered futile, following a decision by Kampala High Court Judge Vincent Zehurikize to dismiss his...