The Monitor (Uganda) articles from October 2006

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from October 2006

IDPs Given Until Dec. 31 to Leave the Camps.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Columbus Ono and Jimmy Kwo All the internally displaced persons camps in northern Uganda will be dismantled by December 31 as a way of making the people resettle in their homes, the Minster...

DDT Will Not Hinder Exports to EU.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Diana Apio THE European Union has described as 'unfounded,' recent allegations that Ugandan products would be totally banned from the market as soon as the decision to use DDT is...

Anonymous Letter Disowns Kitgum Bishop.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jimmy Kwo UNKNOWN people on Friday night locked the Church of Uganda Kitgum offices and pinned a notice saying the Rev. Benjamin Ojwang was no longer the bishop of the diocese. The...

Bishop Commends Museveni On Talks.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mudangha Kolyangha BUKEDI Diocese Bishop Nicodemus Okille, has commended President Yoweri Museveni for giving the Lord's Resistance Army rebels a chance to talk peace with the government to...

Coil to Be Revived for Birth Control.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kakaire A. Kriunda The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign to revitalise the use of the once popular Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device as a family planning method. The...

Over 500 Left Homeless By Heavy Rain.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Warom Felix Okello Hundreds of residents of Panyimur sub-county in Nebbi district were on Saturday left homeless after heavy down pour and a flood. The Chairperson Panyimur Community...

Fraud And High Taxes Pose a Threat to the Leasing Industry.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa ABII Clinical Laboratory has one of only three Sysmex Haematology testing machines in Kampala. The one-room Abii Clinical Laboratory is at the back of a medical centre in...

KCC Signs Villa's Ssentongo.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lambert Rusoke & Douglas Bugingo The final day of the transfer exercise was the busiest as clubs rushed in to get signatures of the players they intend to rely on next season. And after...

Acholis Divided Over Juba Peace Talks.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Odokonyero As talks between the Lords Resistance Army and the Uganda government stagger on in the South Sudan capital of Juba, the rift between Acholi in the diaspora and those back...

Railway Concession Deal Finally Signed.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo The long-awaited Kenya-Uganda railways joint concession agreement was signed yesterday. The Ugandan Minister for Finance Ezra Suruma and the Kenyan Minister for Transport...

Court Cancels Kivejinja's Bugweri Election.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mazige HIGH Court in Jinja yesterday nullified the election of Minister Kirunda Kivejinja and called for fresh parliamentary elections in Bugweri County. The quashing of the...

Sseggane, Ssebina Released On Bail.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lydia Mukisa Embattled former Kampala Town Clerk James Sseggane was yesterday released on bail after a month on remand in Luzira Prison. He was sent to jail on September 19 on charges of...

MPs Order Buturo to Pay Shs20 Million.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Agness Nandutu PARLIAMENT has ordered minister Nsaba Buturo to pay back Shs20 million he received from a local radio station in Gulu. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...

Saleh to Preside Over Express Launch.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula Express F.C is hopeful that a new era will be propelled in the club when 'The Express Corporate Members Club' is launched today 8p.m. at Club Volts in Najjanakumbi, Kampala....

Farmers Accuse NFA of Fueling Conflict.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Baraire Patson Residents of Bwambara sub-county have accused the National Forest Authority of fueling conflict in their area. They say the National Forest Authority (NFA) is responsible...

Impressive Tornado B, ACC Storm Luswata Cup Final.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Innocent Ndawula The mere sight of Tornado has been a nightmare for their namesakes Tornado B since the latter's inception onto the local cricket scene. But Jeremy Kibukamusoke and his...

K'jong Kill Battalion Commander, Soldiers.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Matsiko Karimojong warriors killed at least 16 UPDF soldiers including a battalion commander on Sunday night in Morungole Hills, Kaabong district. Maj. Kaamu Rwashande, the...

Politics of Oil, Business And 'Destroying' Our Environs.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Oweyegha-Afunaduula Development, a prized thing in Uganda, is a broad concept with multiple dimensions, though the tendency has been to pursue it in economic terms. The social, ecological,...

LRA Want to Quit Govt Peace Talks.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Nyakairu, Emmanuel Gyezaho and Samuel Egadu PEACE efforts to end the rebel insurgency in northern Uganda took another knock yesterday after the LRA threatened to walk out of the shaky...

2-Year-Old Sues Govt.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lominda Afedraru Court has summoned the government to answer to a case filed on behalf of a two-year-old baby boy accusing Mulago Hospital staff of causing him permanent disability out of...

Passionate About Trade.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Diana Apio MS Joy Kategekwa is not your ordinary lawyer. Rather than argue cases in court, she has chosen to delve into trade issues, a decision that has earned her a position among the top...

Kayunga CAO Cancels Councillors' Increment.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale Kayunga Chief Administrative Officer Joseph Maira has rejected a sitting allowance increment the district councillors conferred upon themselves last month. The councillors...

Hepatitis B the Silent Killer.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles F. Guluma Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a disease that leads to inflammation of liver cells (hepatocytes). It may also be caused by chemical poisons such as alcohol, aflatoxins, drugs...

Uganda's Population Could Reach 103 Million By 2050.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Lirri UGANDA'S population could be the highest in East Africa at 103 million people by 2050 if control measures are not taken. The Director of the Population Secretariat, Dr...

Kutesa Calls for Campaign Against Child Violence.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eluk Kevin The Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa has said there is need to launch and enhance an aggressive advocacy campaign on violence against children. Kutesa was speaking at...

N. Korean Embassy Faces Eviction.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Simon Kasyate AS the world's superpowers mount more pressure on North Korea to drop her ambitious nuclear programme, matters are not any better for the Asian country's mission in Uganda. ...

Ugandan to Address US Meet.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John A. Emojong One Ugandan has been invited to present a paper at the US Election Evaluation Conference organised by the American Evaluation Association from October 30 to November 5, in...

Nile Sinks Sh5 Million in Hima 10s.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde NILE breweries reaffirmed its commitment to sports when it fulfilled its Shs5m sponsorship pledge towards the Hima -Mak 10s that commences this weekend. The brand sales...

Uganda Leads Greatest Race On Earth Series.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija Moses Cherop finished 22nd in the first leg of the Standard Chartered Bank sponsored Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday to help Team Uganda...

Villa Polls Pushed to December.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo and Yasser Kalyango SC Villa's executive has declared that whatever transpired at the aborted October 15 elective general assembly is null and void. "The general assembly...

Donors Demand Action On Global Fund Report.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya The government's failure to implement the recommendations of the Global Fund report stands to dent Uganda's future relationship with the donor community, the Danish ambassador...

Exorcising the Ghost of the ICC.
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nick Grono And Adam O'Brien As the momentum of LRA peace talks in Juba slows, the promise of peace increasingly seems yet another cruel and fleeting apparition. Yet it is too soon to write...

Can Shs9 Billion Turn Corrupt African Leaders Into Saints?
October 31, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Onyango-Obbo Mr Mo Ibrahim, the founder of Celtel, has done something bold - he has established a $5m (Shs 9bn) prize for African leaders who govern wisely. The winning...

UN Halts Sudanese Refugee Repatriation.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira THE United Nations refugee agency has indefinitely halted the on-going Sudanese refugee repatriation from Uganda. This follows growing insecurity in South Sudan. Last week...

President Can't Cause Trouble- Besigye.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Karugaba ONCE defeated in the 2011 elections, President Yoweri Museveni will not cause any trouble, the leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, Col. Kizza Besigye, has...

Museveni Warns On Kony Talks.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Statement by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on headlines by The New Vision and Daily Monitor about prospects for durable peace in Uganda. Everyday the useless English newspapers, The New Vision...

Upholding 'To Serve And to Protect'.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Sserwanga The shooting to death of Capt Naboth Mugume by the police for an alleged traffic offence is one classic example of the excesses of our armed forces. This blatant abuse...

Open Letter to LRA: Save the Peace Process.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) It is three months since the difficult Juba peace process started. New approaches must now be applied to move the talks from the current impasse and find closure. The time has come to tell the...

Where Has All the Power Gone?
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Ssali Are Power about to be swept in the MTN Basketball League finals for a second straight year? How could they look themselves in the mirror if, already two games down, they lost...

Bobi Wine Wins It.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya The music lovers of Uganda voted the president of Firebase Crew, Bobi Wine to lead as the Pearl Of Africa Music (Pam) artiste of the year until the next voting in 2007....

Forget AGOA, Money is On Tourism.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Beti Kamya Turwomwe The myth, repeated in geography and economics textbooks that Uganda has a competitive or comparative advantage in agriculture over most nations and should therefore be...

Steadman Advises HR Practitioners.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa IN a move to help companies and organisation improve their productivity, through increased levels of staff satisfaction, Steadman Group has embarked on a human resource...

Marines Lead 2-0.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija SADOLIN Power put up tough resistance but it was not enough to save them from defeat against Nkumba Marines yesterday in game two of the MTN Basketball League best of five...

AG, Solicitor General Clash Over Kamuli Seat.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Obore The Attorney General and Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs, Dr Khiddu Makubuya, and the Solicitor General, Mr Lucien Tibaruha, have issued conflicting legal advice on...

Global Fund Warning Indictment of Govt.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Two contrasting piece of news closed last week: the visiting team from the Commonwealth Secretariat inspected and found that Uganda is on course with preparations to host next year's Commonwealth Head of...

Arua Legislator Wants Defilers, Rapists Beheaded.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Tabu Butagira ARUA district Woman MP Christine Bako Abia has said rapists and defilers should be beheaded in a public execution. "This would act as a deterrent to those who intend to...

Kayunga RDC Evicts Squatters On Museveni Land.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Muzaale Over 15 families that have been illegally living on President Yoweri Museveni's land in Kayunga district have been evicted on the orders of the RDC, Ms Margret Balyehuki. ...

Police Fc Signs Division 1 Quartet.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo & Lambert Rusoke 2005 league champions Police FC have joined the players transfer exercise at Fufa House Mengo by snapping up a quartet of Division One players. The cops have...

Prime Minister's PS Grilled Over Shs41 Million.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Mutazibwa THE Public Accounts Committee at Parliament yesterday questioned the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Martin Odwedo about a Shs41 million procurement of...

Obote Omitted On List of EA Founders.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Zephania Ubwani OMISSION of the late Milton Obote's name from the list of founders of the East African Community caused a stir at the regional workshop on the EA political federation here on...

Textile Policy Needed.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi LACK of a clear policy on textile industry is the reason for poor performance of the textile sector, the Managing Director Phoenix Logistics, Mr Yuichi Kashiwada, has said....

Yiga Registers for Mtn Kampala Marathon.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija NATIONAL long distance runner Francis Yiga has confirmed participation in the MTN Kampala International Marathon due November 19. Yiga, a silver medallist in the...

Meera Invests Shs10 Billion in Warehouse.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhereza Kyamutetera REAL estate developers Meera Investments Ltd have sunk Shs10b into development of up to 20,000 square metres of additional warehousing space. This brings to 70,000...

Aids Orphans Increase in Bundibugyo.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mugisa The number of HIV/Aids orphans has increased in Bundibugyo District, the Coordinator of Self Care Vocational Training Centre, Mr Ignatius Aguma, has said. He said the...

Cranes to Assemble for Cecafa On Nov.6.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo THE Cranes are to assemble at Namboole on November 6 to start preparations for the cash-rich Cecafa Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup. The regional showpiece is scheduled...

Tororo Fire Displaces 50 Families.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Augustine Emojong Over 50 families in Tororo were on Tuesday night left homeless after a fire gutted two buildings. One of the buildings belonged to Mr Sale Mubarak and the other to the...

Allied Bank Gets New Shareholders.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elias Biryabarema Allied Bank International Uganda Ltd is expected to strengthen its market position in Uganda after 77.82 per cent of its shares previously held by Banque Belgolaise of...

Kisira to Improve Kamuli Infrastructure.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Luggya KAMULI district woman Member of Parliament Margaret Mbeiza Kisira defines herself as a "total" politician. "I have never served in any other capacity be it civil service. I...

KCC Releases Sserunkuuma to St. George.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo KAMPALA City Council FC has released striker Geoffrey Sserunkuma to Ethiopian giants St. George at $6,500 or Shs11million. KCC official Mujib Kasule, also the only Fifa...

Government Delays New Water Intake Construction.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Miti KAMPALA and neighbouring districts may experience more water shortage following the government's failure to finance the $ 4 million (about sh7.36 billion) construction of the new...

Stanchart to Give a Million Mosquito Nets.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi STANDARD Chartered Bank Uganda has secured 33,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets to be distributed in six dioceses under its "Nets for Life" Campaign. The campaign will...

World Bank Group Director Visits.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo The World Bank Group's Managing Director, Dr Juan José Daboub has arrived in the country for an official visit on October 29, according to World Bank officials. ...

Assessment of Local Govts Begins Today.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Mulondo & Joseph Miti The Ministry of Local Government will today start a nationwide performance survey on district councils and municipalities. The Commissioner of inspection Sam...

MP Nakendo Loses Seat.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mazige & Pauline Kairu THE High Court in Jinja has declared Bukhooli North parliamentary seat vacant following an election petition filed against Mr Abdul Nakendo (NRM) by Mr Patrick...

MAK Wins Utl Cash.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija Evans Enabu scored 8 of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help Uganda Christian University (UCU)-Mukono men's basketball team beat Makerere University77-68 in the finals...

Jjuuko Tips Ouma.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo 1990 Commonwealth gold medallist Justine Jjuuko has advised Ugandan world title hopeful Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma to keep a close range when fighting American champion...

Three Want Bukonzo East Seat.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Karugaba THREE people are contesting for Bukonzo East constituency seat. They are; Mr Bwambale Yokasi Bihande (FDC), Mr Fred Businge Police (NRM) and Mr Aprunalis Kithende Kalibogha...

Gen. Museveni Praises Investors.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Muyita & Grace Natabaalo PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has praised the role of the private sector in transforming the economy. He has called on the government technocrats to "make it...

Bundibugyo Road to Be Tarmacked Next Year.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Mugisa The 73km Fort Portal-Bundibugyo road will be tarmacked next year, Bundibugyo RDC Samuel Kazinga has said. He said last week the road would cost $28 million. ...

Nebbi Hospital Sewage System in Poor State.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Warom Felix Okello Hundreds of patients receiving treatment at Nebbi Hospital have been forced to share few functioning toilets since the break down of the water and sewage systems. The...

Kobs Warn Hima 10s Rivals.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eden Kironde WITH just under a week to the start of the annual Hima-Mak 10s tournament, defending champions utl Kobs have warned pretenders to their crown that they are going in for a tough...

We Are Better Off With Govt Out of 'Trade'.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Byaruhanga There have been arguments pro and against privatisation ever since the Movement government embarked on this policy. The argument by government was that public officials were...

Banks Named in Shs1.5 Billion Fraud.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa AFTER two weeks of intense cross-examination, the Oversight Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies, Commissions and State Enterprises, has cited three defunct banks...

Traders to Strike Over High Tariffs.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Annet Namyalo Traders under their umbrella of Kampala City Traders Association, are planning to strike over increase in power tariffs. This comes two days after Umeme announced an...

WFP Starts Fish Project in Lira.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jan Ajwang World Food Programme in partnership with Northern Uganda Social Action Fund last week launched a fish farming project worth $430,000 in Lira. The project, which is under...

Thousands Welcome Besigye in Rukungiri.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Muhereza Thousands of people jammed Rukungiri streets on Thursday as they welcomed FDC party president Kiiza Besigye. Despite the heavy down pour people filled the streets singing...

Shilling Appreciates.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yasser Kalyango THE Shilling continued to appreciate steadily against the US Dollar as it closed business on Saturday much stronger than it has been trading in the previous weeks. The...

Kinyara Workers to Retain Their Jobs.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Olanyo ALL employees of Kinyara Sugar Works Ltd will retain their jobs as the new management takes over the sugar factory. The new executive director Mr Sarbjit Sing Rai said this...

Super League Clubs to Pay for Indiscipline.
October 30, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo IN a measure to introduce discipline in next season's national super league, local football governing body, Fufa, has decided to fine clubs that accumulate more than four...

Museveni Says Congo's Leaders Agree to Military Assault on LRA.
October 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rodney Muhumuza PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the resolution of the DR Congo presidential contest would open doors for a military assault on the rebel LRA, whose leaders are reportedly...

Exercise Your Right to Equal And Fair Treatment.
October 29, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muniini K. Mulera Dear Tingasiga: When a joint in my left thumb succumbed to the ravages of age last week, I made an appointment to see my doctor, a specialist in adult medicine who...

Is the NRM Inherently Dishonest?
October 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alan Tacca Five or six years ago, President Yoweri Museveni's government was under considerable pressure from local suppliers of goods and services who had not been paid. Some of the debts...

Ruggers Draw Kenya.
October 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nsobya Ssebaggala Uganda's national 7s team faces a tough test in the second round of the 2006/2007 International Rugby Board (IRB) sevens circuit to be staged in George, South Africa on...

GROE Team Off to Nairobi.
October 28, 2006... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sande Bashaija NATIONAL runners Joseph Nsubuga and Moses Cherop left yesterday for Kenya where they will take part in the first leg of the Standard Chartered Bank sponsored Greatest Race on...