The Monitor (Uganda) articles from October 2008

The Monitor (Uganda) archives from October 2008

Court Blocks Today's Kyabazinga Elections.
October 31, 2008... The Constitutional Court yesterday ordered the stay of the elections of a new Busoga Kyabazinga, which were scheduled to take place today. The court ordered that the elections be stayed until the final determination of the petition. But...

Head Teacher Defies Uneb, Refuses S.6 Mother to Sit Exams.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Mark Kirumira and Sheila Naturinda With barely a week to the start of the Senior Six Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) examinations, a 19-year old student at Kibibi Secondary School in Mpigi District, who gave birth a week...

Mbabazi Land; Was NSSF Put at Gunpoint?
October 31, 2008... Byline: Augustine Ruzindana On March 10, 2008 the NSSF signed a memorandum of understanding with the sellers of the Temangalo land. The same day the sale agreement was drafted and signed, then the documentation seeking authority to...

Cranes Face Tunisia.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Ismail D. Kigongo Rugby Cranes 7s team captain Allan Musoke is confident his team has the necessary ingredients to rise to the occasion and qualify for the 2009 Sevens Rugby World Cup (RWC) in Dubai. The...

Red Eagles Visit Ssimbwa's Simba.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Douglas Bugingo and Yasser Kalyango Simba SC coach Sam Ssimbwa has promised to make life difficult for Express FC when the two sides clash in a Super League encounter this evening. Ssimbwa helped Express FC survive relegation...

Rights Body Condemns Harassment of Scribes.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Peter Nyanzi The International Federation of Journalists, a Belgium-based media rights advocacy group, has condemned the recent attack and attempted abduction of a Ugandan journalist and media rights advocate by unidentified...

All Set for the Big Night.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Edgar R. Batte The gala night is on tomorrow at the Shimoni Grounds and according to the Chairman of the Pearl of Africa Music (Pam) Awards, Isaac Mulindwa all is set for the gala night. "The sound has been tested, the lawns...

Activists Fault Govt on Violence Against Women.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Paul Amoru Women activists yesterday accused the NRM government of paying lip service on its commitment to protect women and children against violence and other forms of abuses. Ms Nansurah Aheebwa, who coordinates the Uganda...

11 Billion Salary Arrears for Teachers Missing.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa More than Shs11 billion meant to pay outstanding salary arrears for teachers and nurses in various districts has mysteriously gone missing, Parliament heard yesterday. During a stormy Parliamentary Public...

Lutabi to Run in Denmark.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Ugandan distance runner Samuel Lutabi will be in action this Sunday when the Denmark winter cross-country season gets underway. Lutabi, who features for Hvidovre club has set his sights on making it to next year's...

MTN Marathon Registration Extended.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Organisers have extended the MTN Kampala International marathon registration by one week to accommodate multitudes of people interested in participating. "If more people want to register then why not give them a...

Mukwano Opens Oil Refinery Plant in Lira.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Beatrice Wanja Mukwano Group of Companies is in advanced stages of opening up an edible sunflower oil processing plant worth Shs33.4billion in Lira District. The Operations Manager, Mr Robert Okello said the plant is in the...

Man Thrown From Fourth Floor, Survives.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Andrew Bagala The business community on Wednesday clashed with police officers along Arua and Nebbi parks on William Street in the city centre after one of their members was thrown down from the fourth floor of Qualicel House....

Obama Assassination; It's Time to Pray.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Karooro Okurut Revelation by Federal authorities in Tennessee, USA last Monday that they had arrested two white supremacists who were allegedly planning a killing spree that would end with the assassination of Democratic...

Country Should Emulate Malawi for Faster Economic Growth.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Mbatau Wa Ngai It is heartening to learn that Ugandan leaders joined their Kenyan, Tanzanian and Swazi counterparts who have gone to Malawi over the past three months to learn how the poor southern African country defied donors...

Players Charge at Coach.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Douglas Bugingo Following a 5-0 Super League defeat to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Wednesday, Sharing FC players charged at their coach Richard Kayira, consequently chasing him from the dressing room. The players also told...

Investment Expo Eyes Citizens in UK.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo As part of increasing efforts to tap investments from abroad, real estate developers, service providers and financial institutions, are expected to dominate Uganda's international exhibition in the United Kingdom...

Coaches Plot for Mwamba.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Ismail D. Kigongo Local rugby coaches are cautious but optimistic about their chances in the Hima-Makerere 10s tournament due November 8-9 at Kyadondo RFC. It will literally be a mammoth battle between...

Cerebral Malaria Claims Six in Hoima.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Francis Mugerwa Medics have identified the disease that claimed six pupils of Iguru primary school, in Hoima District last week as cerebral malaria. For a week, medics were perturbed by the killer disease, which also affected...

Ssekandi Advises on Censure of Ministers.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sheila Naturinda Any member of the public who would like to have any minister censured will have to go through an MP, Speaker Edward Ssekandi has said. Mr Ssekandi said this on Wednesday while receiving the MPs minority...

Pam Awards - and the Winner Will Be.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Henry H. Ssali The sixth edition of the Pam Awards is on tomorrow. Henry H. Ssali weighs the chances of the nominated artistes. Best Hip-hop Single When the winner of the best hip-hop single is announced, GNL Zamba is...

New Female Music Awards Set.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Edgar R. Batte In the continuing effort to recognise local music artistes, the Africa Divas Music awards to award accolades to the best performing African women artistes. According to Richard Godwyn Kabuye, the brain behind...

Nakivubo Boss Faces Arrest.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Andrew Bagala Nakivubo stadium manager Eugene Ssemujju faces possible arrest over alleged power theft, Daily Monitor has learnt. Umeme Revenue Protection Unit boss Muhamood Ssewagudde said Nakivubo stadium owes them over...

Saved By a Monitor Story.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu Stella Lalam, the seven-year-old girl whose ailment Daily Monitor reported on October 6, was early this week returned to Gulu after doctors at Mulago Hospital discharged her following three weeks of treatment....

Leopards in Semis.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Kampala City Council (KCC) Leopards have qualified for the Africa Zone 5 Championships semifinals following two back-to-back victories in their preliminary round games. KCC Leopards humiliated home side...

Prepare Your Oneliners for Standup Uganda.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Robert Kalumba The fourth edition of the annual walk gets underway tomorrow, For those fine tuning their jokes in anticipation of the up coming reality TV show StandUp Uganda, Dstv has provided more details about the show, which...

Loketo Album Launch Tonight.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Rafsanjani Abbey Tatya When they felt their dreams had been shattered as their tears dried from crying and the world turned silent, people of northern Uganda needed a lot of support. Luckily, they got some support as a number...

Pay Television Ease Reconnection.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Tom Magumba To better service delivery through innovation, pay TVs have introduced an automatic reconnection, a move that will save subscribers the hassles of queuing for the service. Multichoice, a leading provider in pay TV...

How We Deepen Congo Poverty and Anarchy.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Joachim Buwembo The leaders of 26 states met in Kampala last week to harmonise trade in the region, under the existing trading blocs of EAC, COMESA and SADC. While the presidents were holding their meeting in the ultra modern...

Law Set Up to Protect Trade Secrets.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho and Mercy Nalugo Parliament on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to protect business ideas from theft. For a Bill that has been on the parliamentary shelves for a year and a half, it was a remarkable...

Late Chat Promo Excites North.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Darius Mugisha After thrilling western Uganda universities a fortnight ago, MTN Uganda took their MTN Late Chat activations to several universities and higher institutions of learning in northern Uganda over the weekend. The...

Kampala.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko The International Criminal Court has appointed a senior lawyer to defend LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony and two of his surviving commanders for crimes against humanity in The Hague, Netherlands. The lawyer, Mr...

The Odds are Against Morris.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Robert Kalumba Is it that time to start preparing for the welcome party of Morris? The odds are against the Ugandan and he is most likely to be evicted come Sunday. Yes, only a miracle could save him. However much Morris...

DRC Refugees Taken to Nakivaale.
October 31, 2008... More than 4,000 DR Congo refugees were expected to be transported from Kisoro District to Nakivaale refugee camp in Mbarara, according to Uganda Red Cross (URC). The URC spokesperson, Ms Catherine Ntabadde, said the refugees requested to...

'Mbabazi Tampered With NSSF Report'.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho The political tide threatening the career of Security Minister Amama Mbabazi took a dramatic turn yesterday after MPs ordered a fresh inquiry into claims that the minister tampered with Parliament's investigation...

An Inside Look At America Under Obama's Presidency.
October 31, 2008... In this column last week on how competing world powers will view what is now likely to be an Obama presidency in America, I was attacked by several readers who accused me of putting Barack Obama down. The fact is, the Black man is still...

NRM Gov't Thrives on Corruption - Bishop.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Tabu Butagira Anti-graft activists yesterday opened a special book to register and shame corrupt government officials, as an Anglican bishop in Kampala claimed that bribery had become the currency of transacting official business...

Role of Army Puts Democratic Transition in Serious Doubt.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Omar Kalinge Nyango We have argued before that the military's role in Uganda's politics is not just a troubling memory. It is a clear and present danger to democracy. Any discussion about democratic transition in Uganda would...

Peace Film Fesitival Visits Town.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Edwin Nuwagaba The Peace Film Festival which started yesterday at the National Theatre, under the theme a Images of conflict; Imaginings of peace is a dedication to the northern region which has been torn by conflict over the...

Help Karimojong to Understand the Law.
October 30, 2008... It is widely accepted that ignorance is no defence but the situation in Karamoja where basic provisions of the law do not seem to resonate with residents, is appalling and must be addressed quickly. The region has its own value system...

Two Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes.
October 30, 2008... Byline: James Eriku At least two people drowned on Tuesday in River Tete at the Uganda-Sudan border in Dzaipi Sub-county, Adjumani District and several others are reported missing after a boat they were sailing in capsized. Eye...

Injured Nsubuga Defiant.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula All-rounder Frank Nsubuga is defiant despite nursing an injury in between his left thumb and index finger ahead of the national team's tour to South Africa scheduled for next week, November 3. The 28-year-old...

Wakiso District to Investigate Homosexuality Claims in Schools.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Safina Nambafu Education authorities in Wakiso District are to launch an investigation into claims that homosexuality is being practiced in some schools in the district. The District Inspector of schools, Mr Hussein Kato,...

Falcons Out of Zone 5.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Mogas Falcons will have to wait for another year to play continental basketball following their withdrawal from the ongoing Africa Zone 5 Club Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The MTN-Fuba League men's...

Britania; Govt to Import Mango Seedlings.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Stephen Wandera Britania Allied Group of Companies is working with the government to import Alphonso mango seedlings from India. Alphonso are high-yield mangoes used for the extraction of juice. A source told Smart Money that...

How to Earn Money.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Julius Apegu Kikuubo Lane traces the meandering dotted lines that numerous businesses have trekked over the years. Those that have evolved into leading business entities carry scars inflicted by the rigors of survival but...

City Traffic Jam Has Reached Level of Despair.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Florence Ekwau Ibi The traffic situation in Uganda especially Kampala has reached everyone's core sensibilities and none is feeling any better about it at all. The urbanities have ceased lamenting about the state of this...

'Civil Society Non Entity in Global Fund Projects'.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda The involvement of Uganda's civil society in the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) which oversees the implementation of the Global Fund supported projects on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is weak. This...

Subscribers Getting 'Paid' to Receive Calls.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Beatrice Wanja When two or more telecommunication firms fight, the consumers benefit. This has been the case in Uganda as telecommunication companies unveil new products to woo subscribers to their respective networks. Warid...

Rugby Cranes to Face Tunisia in RWC Qualifying Double Header.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Ismail D.kigongo Rugby Cranes can finally breath a sigh of relief after their 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) qualifier and 2009Africa Cup semi-final against Tunisia was confirmed as a two-legged affair scheduled...

Hope in Sight as Country Backs Convention on Disabled.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Anisa Mahfoodh Mr Fred Mafabi lost both his parents before he finished primary school. After the loss, he moved on to stay with an uncle who paid his fees until he completed primary school. But he says the uncle mistreated him so...

NSSF Minority Report on Temangalo Transaction.
October 30, 2008... Six members of the 20-person Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises wrote a minority report on the committee's investigation of NSSF's controversial purchase of more than 400 acres of land in Temangalo from...

92 Breast Cancer Cases Reported at Mulago This Year.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Rachel Kabejja Uganda marks the end of the Breast Cancer month and a visit to the Pathology department of Makerere University and cancer Registry at Mulago reveals unpleasant news. According to Professor Henry Wabinga, a...

Man Shot By CMI Guard Dies at Mulago.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Risdel Kasasira A man who was shot in the abdomen by the bodyguard of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (Jatt) training officer, Capt Joseph Kamusiime, has died. William Vuzara has been nursing gunshot wounds after Pte Ibrahim...

Centenary Bank, EIB Sign Financial Pact.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Tom Magumba The Centenary Bank and European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a financial contract that would help Ugandans with commercial businesses access long term loans and leases. Centenary Bank officials said the deal...

Jinja Residents in Financial Woes as Saving Institution Tumbles.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Pauline Kairu Residents in Jinja are worried that another savings scheme may close after collecting an estimated Shs6 billion from members. Daily Monitor has learnt that a few weeks after the meltdown of a hoax company TEAM...

NSSF Moves to Block PDPA Report.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Lydia Mukisa The National Social Security fund is seeking court intervention to block the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority report into the purchase of Temangalo land, which recommended "severe...

Museveni Gives CMI Land to Kenyan Govt.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko President Yoweri Museveni has given land at Kitante, where the command centre of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Security is located, to Kenya to construct a complex to house her diplomatic mission in...

Kipsiro in MTN Marathon.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Olympian Moses Kipsiro will be among 400 elite athletes set to compete in the MTN Kampala International marathon due November 23. Kipsiro, who finished fourth in the 5,000m during the Beijing Olympics will be...

MPs Query ICT Development.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu The parliamentary committee on Information and Communication Technology has expressed concern that ICT development in the country is backsliding. The committee headed by Mr Edward Baliddawa blamed the ICT...

Kampala Law Firm in Sh500 Million Fraud Case.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Siraje Lubwama Kampala High Court will today hear a case against a law firm which is accused of failing to remit Shs500 million to its 133 evicted clients. M/s B.K. Patel Advocates and Solicitors are jointly sued with Mr...

Senior Four Student Delivers During Exams.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Kefa Atibuni When 19-year-old Rukia Dawa, a senior four student of Midigo Secondary School, about 13 kilometres from Yumbe town, woke up on the morning of October 22, it was to prepare for her Uganda Certificate of Education...

UABF to Punish Rebelling Officials.
October 30, 2008... Byline: James Sekandi Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) is set to suspend referees who officiated in the just concluded novices and juniors boxing tournaments organised by a faction of breakaway boxing clubs. Clubs under the...

NFA Evicts 5,000 Forest Reserve Encroachers.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Martin Ssebuyira At least 5,000 people were on Tuesday evicted from Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve in Entebbe. They also had their properties worth millions of shillings destroyed in a massive operation by National Forestry...

Let Foreign Firm Run Our Diplomatic Missions.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Jenkins Kiwanuka During a retreat at the Nile Resort in Jinja in February 2002, members of the Presidential and Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee (PFAPC), top officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and selected...

10 for PSFU Competition.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi The Start Your Business Competition has entered its fourth and last phase where the overall winner will be boosted with$50,000 (Shs100million) worth of investment. The Competition which started in February,...

Mulindwa to Focus on Youth Development.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Yasser Kalyango and Douglas Bugingo In a bid to uplift the standard of soccer, Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) President Lawrence Mulindwa has promised to focus more on the youth. Addressing the Fufa weekly...

Rukungiri MP in Trouble Over Global Fund.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Lydia Mukisa Rukungiri Woman MP Winifred Matsiko has been summoned to answer charges stemming from the Global Fund scandal. Ms Matsiko is accused of stealing Shs130 million. The MP was summoned yesterday by Buganda Road Court...

October Ends With No Surprise From McCain.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Macharia Gaitho It was supposed to be the "October Surprise" but it seemed not to have shocked anybody. On Monday, Fox TV, which is openly rooting for US Republican presidential candidate John McCain, gave blanket coverage to the...

Minority MPs Clear Scandal Ministers.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho and Sheila Naturinda The minority report of dissenting MPs on the NSSF investigations committee has absolved Finance Minister Ezra Suruma and Security Minister Amama Mbabazi of any culpability in the troubled...

Accidents; We Have All Fallen Short of Our Duties.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Barbara Mwanje It is with a combination of horror and sorrow that we continue to hear of fellow Ugandans perishing on our roads. In the past month or so, there has been a series of accidents involving fatalities and injuries and...

Stanchart Starts Savings Scheme.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu In a bid to promote Uganda's saving culture, Standard Chartered Bank has unveiled a promotion dubbed "Yoola Omudidi" which will benefit mainly businessmen in the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). "Saving is...

URA on Top.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Yasser Kalyango, James Sekandi and Douglas Bugingo Patrick Ochan grabbed a doubled as Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) thrashed newcomers Sharing FC 5-0 in a one sided encounter at Namboole yesterday to go top of the National Super...

'FGM Major Health Threat Among Pokot Community'.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Evelyn Lirri HIV/Aids and Female Genital Mutilation among the Pokot in Karamoja are some of the major health threats the community is grappling with, a new report indicates. The report titled "Social Justice Amidst Complex...

Makerere Wants Free Meals, Accommodation Scrapped.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Makerere University yesterday made a passionate plea to Parliament, seeking an immediate and permanent end to students feeding and accommodation facilities. Appearing before the Parliamentary Public Accounts...

Busoga to Ignore Court Injunctions.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Pauline Kairu and Abubaker Kirunda Busoga Kingdom will not respect injunctions from courts of law that attempt to block the election of a new king, the acting Kyabazinga, Mr David Kaunhe Muluya, has said. "All the candidates...

Insurers Want Pensions Draft Bill Reformed.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Tom Magumba Insurers have objected to key sections of the proposed Pensions Regulatory Authority (PRA) Bill after a public hearing last week. The draft bill highlights the general principles of retirement benefits schemes...

Monitor to Promote Reporting on Agriculture.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Tabu Butagira The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has picked Monitor Publications as a "Centre of Excellence" in Uganda to pioneer a continental project for improving reportage of development issues. The...

Poor Performance Blamed on Lack of Teachers' Housing.
October 30, 2008... Byline: James Eriku The authorities in Oyam District are blaming their perennial low performance in all Uneb exams to lack of teachers accommodation in almost all schools in the district. The District Chairman, Col. Okello Engola,...

Musonye in Kampala for Cecafa Challenge Cup Preparations.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Douglas Bugingo and Yasser Kalyango Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Secretary General Nicholas Musonye will meet a Fufa-appointed committee this afternoon to discuss preparations for the...

Hailstorm Destroys Crops in Sironko.
October 30, 2008... Byline: David Mafabi Food shortage has struck Sironko District following heavy rains and floods in Bulambuli County, which has destroyed crops and infrastructure. The unusual rainfall pattern characterised by hailstorms has ravaged...

Decentralisation Blamed for Poor Health Service.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Evelyn Lirri A decentralised recruitment system of health workers is to blame for the poor delivery of health services in the country, Health Minister Stephen Mallinga has said. "It's unfortunate that decentralisation has...

Japanese Aid to Tororo Hospital Boosts Maternal Delivery in Eastern Uganda.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Zahra Abigaba With 120-150 out-patients and 200 admissions daily, Tororo Hospital had no equipment like operating theatre, female wards, labour ward, a generator house or an ambulance. Then, the Japan government came to their...

Mulago - Chaos at Casualty Unit.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda The handling of patients with suspected spinal cord injuries at Mulago Hospital's Casualty unit leaves a lot to be desired, it has emerged. The sentiments were made on Friday as orthopaedic surgeons...