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Urgent Intervention Needed On HIV Positive Adolescents' Behaviour.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda Adolescents living with HIV are a time-bomb source of new infections, according to a study recently conducted at the Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinic of Mulago Hospital. "They [adolescents] still have...

Poor Research Performance Blamed On Limited Funding.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Zahra Abigaba If science and technology are at the heart of the country's socio-economic growth, how come Uganda is not making much progress. The Ugandan government together with other African governments made a commitment...

Suruma, MPs Clash Over Auditor General's Budget.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Finance Minister Ezra Suruma yesterday almost came to blows with members of Parliament's budget committee after he said there were no sufficient funds to facilitate the office of the Auditor General (AG). The...

Luzira Industrial Park Roads Near Completion.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo The road network that will link upcoming industries at Luzira Industrial park is near completion, with part of the project already handed over to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). On September 12, a stretch of...

Japan to Increase Investment in Region.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi If all goes as planned, Uganda is bound to see an influx of more Japanese investments into the country something that is destined to create more jobs. Japan's investment plans into Africa in general and...

Fuel Prices in Slight Decline.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Elias Biryabarema Fuel prices across the country have declined as local dealers respond to the continuing drop in international crude, stirred by a cooling of demand in the petroleum market across the globe. The deceleration...

Akope, Mande Begin World Cup Pursuit.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Professional golfers Deo Akope and Godfrey Mande are determined to pull off a surprise and make a debut at the World Cup when the qualifying event - the Fortis International Challenge gets underway at the Kota...

Mwesigye Explains SMS.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Mercy Nalugo and Sheila Naturinda Local Government State Minister Hope Mwesigye yesterday admitted sending messages to some of the MPs investigating the controversial sale of land at Temangalo to the NSSF, urging them to help out...

MPs Order Govt to Quit Railway Deal.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Yasin Mugerwa Parliament has ordered the Finance Minister Dr Ezra Suruma to withdraw from the distressed Uganda-Kenya railways joint deal, after reports that the investor has failed to deliver to his expectations. Debating...

New Population Policy Tasks Government to Invest in People.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Evelyn Lirri With Uganda's population expected to double to 55 million in the next 20 years, it seems obvious that the population has serious implications on the economy, which has been growing at an average of only 5 percent in...

Minister Forms Team to Investigate Fraud At Council.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Robert Mwanje and Al-Mahd Ssenkabirwa Local Government Minister Kahinda Otafiire yesterday instituted a commission of inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of public funds in Kawempe and Makindye divisions. The five-member...

Namasagali Varsity Students Strike Over Fees Hike.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Abubaker Kirunda and Hajarah Namudoola Students of the Jinja-based Namasagali University are holding a peaceful strike to protest the increase in tuition fees by 50 per cent. The students said they resorted to a sit down...

Kayunga Schools Defy Govt Directive.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Fred Muzaale Fifty six schools in Kayunga District which had been directed by the district to close illegal boarding sections they were operating, have defied government's directive. A survey carried out by this reporter on...

Over 100 Defilers Jailed in July - Report.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi Nakawa High Court in July jailed 102 defilers, Daily Monitor has learnt. According to official court proceedings, 102 defilement cases were tried and disposed of. About 90 per cent of the total case load. In total,...

Costly Credit, Value Addition Affecting Competitiveness.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo Inabilities to access cheap credit, value addition for growth and undeveloped marketing procedures have hampered Uganda's competitiveness in the regional markets, a trade analyst has said. The Secretary...

What Are the Forces Behind Smuggling in Country?
September 17, 2008... Byline: Obed Tindyebwa Last month, The East African reported that according to a new study by the East African Business Council (EABC), over Ksh2 billion ($31.6 million) worth of unrecorded transactions take place in East Africa's border...

General Otafiire, Eastern Leaders to Hold Meeting On Land Conflict.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Mudangha Kolyangha Local Government Minister Kahinda Otafiire is today expected to meet Bagisu and Bagwere leaders to find ways of resolving a boundary row which has led to the death of three people in a clash between the Bagisu...

Universities Grapple With Low Standards.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Stephen Otage The consistent downward international ranking of East African Universities, has unveiled their filthy graduate research environment, which demands that they shape up in order to match the competition. According...

Bunyoro Police Records 1,600 Cases.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Ausi Balyesiima A total of 1,652 cases were registered in the mid-western region between July and August with murder, rape, defilement and aggravated robbery topping the list. Regional Police Commander Martin Amoru, while...

Good That RVR is Finding Right Path.
September 17, 2008... The news that Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that won the joint concession to manage the railway transport in Kenya and Uganda, has earmarked $206 million over five years to revamp the rail sector is quite positive and reassuring....

Govt Repairs Oil Region Roads.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Ausi Balyesiima Two companies have been contracted to rehabilitate roads leading to the oil wells near Lake Albert. According to the Ministry of Works station engineer in Hoima, Mr Sam Buturo, the two companies contracted are...

KOBS Keep Heathens Within Sight in UTL Sevens Race.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Before the second leg of the utl 7s circuit in Jinja last weekend, Kobs coach Fred Mudoola told whoever cared to listen that he dreaded MTN Heathens and was hoping the fixtures draw kept his charges out of their...

Closed Schools - Head Teachers Now Accuse Government of Malice.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Head teachers of schools that were closed for lacking required standards have accused the Ministry of Education of malice. They said the ministry was unfair to announce their closure in the press, yet they...

Journalists Challenged On Gender Balance.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Robert Muhereza State Minister for Local Government Hope Mwesigye has asked journalists and other media practitioners to be gender sensitive while reporting. Ms Mwesigye was speaking at a training workshop for journalists...

Acholi Chiefs Get Housing Materials.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa President Museveni has offered housing material to construct 54 houses for a group of selected Acholi chiefs, Daily Monitor has learnt. To market the return of the displaced persons from camps, President...

Power Face Tough KIU At Lugogo.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Coach Nimrod Kaboha has two puzzles to solve when the MTN-Fuba League action resumes at Lugogo Indoor Stadium tonight. First, Kaboha has to lead the women's team - KIU Rangers against Uganda Christian University...

Decentralisation is Yet to Be Fully Embraced.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Dr. Pascal Odoch One of the greatest policy achievements President Museveni's government has attained is decentralisation. Since 1992, when the Decentralisation Statute was enacted, related institutional reforms took centre stage...

CID Summons MPs.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Andrew Bagala The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate yesterday summoned lawmakers on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises to explain the source of a copy of an allegedly forged cheque...

Govt Clears 19 Schools to Reopen for Third Term.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa The government has cleared 19 schools to open out of the 398 which were closed for failure to meet the required standards. The acting Director of Education Standards Agency, Mr Moses Otyek, told Daily Monitor...

MPs Answer Justice Mwondha.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa A host of infuriated MPs have dismissed claims by the Inspector General of Government, Justice Faith Mwondha that they are wicked and corrupt. The MPs instead accused her of arrogance and lack of respect. ...

Residents to Demonstrate Over Bad Mukono Roads.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Fred Muzaale Residents and drivers who use the Kayunga-Mukono highway have vowed to hold a demonstration later this month to protest government's failure to repair the road. Kayunga Drivers' Association chairperson John...

Education to Recruit 282 Teachers for West Nile Schools.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Warom Felix Okello The Education Service Commission is recruiting 282 Senior Education Assistants (teachers) in the West Nile to strengthen continuous assessments and supervision in primary schools. According to a statement...

High Input Costs Putting Farmers Out of Business.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Ephraim Kasozi In Uganda, over 80 per cent of the population lives in rural areas and agriculture is their major economic activity but the policies set by the government have not benefited them for transformation. As a...

Captain Kizito Doubtful for RWC.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula and Ismail D. Kigongo The Lady Cranes skipper Christine Kizito is one of three injury doubts in the 14-man provisional squad named by the technical team for this weekend's International Rugby Board (IRB) 7s Rugby...

Luboobi Gets Honorary Doctrate.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Peter Nyanzi Makerere University Vice Chancellor Livingstone Luboobi has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a top Norwegian university. Prof. Luboobi, 64, was the only African among 10 eminent international scholars who...

After Kibaki And Mugabe, Will Museveni Share Power in 2011?
September 16, 2008... Imagine, if you can, that it is February 2011. Uganda's Electoral Commission has just declared President Yoweri Museveni winner of the polls, and Dr Kizza Besigye and his supporters are claiming that the big man has stolen the fourth election...

Acholi Leaders Rush to Juba for Kony's Peace Signature.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Tabu Butagira, Joseph Mazige and Justine Muboka A dozen elders from northern Uganda, allegedly handpicked by the Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, were due to fly to Juba yesterday for a penultimate meeting that could...

RVR Rolls Out $206 Million Investment Plan.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo Rift Valley Railways, the company that won the joint concession to manage Kenya and Uganda railways, has earmarked $206 million for revamping the once vibrant bulk transporter that has been dented with...

Rain Stops Basketball.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija The Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (Fuba) finds itself with a backlog of fixtures after rain disrupted the last game on Sunday between Miracle Eagles and KCC Lions. MTN-Fuba League holders Mogas...

Truck Drivers to Strike.
September 16, 2008... Byline: John Augustine Emojong The Secretary General of the East African Long Distance Truck Drivers Union, Mr Nicholas Mbugwa, has asked the Uganda government to act swiftly to avert imminent strike. The long- distance truck drivers...

FDC Suspends Ten Party Officials Over Indiscipline.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has suspended 10 party members over indiscipline. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi yesterday, FDC spokesman Wafula Oguttu...

Kalangala Bidco Oil Mill Starts in June.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Tom Magumba The lives of more than 36,000 residents on 48 Islands in Kalangala District who have traditionally earned their livelihood from fishing on Lake Victoria could change with the opening of an oil mill mid next year. ...

KCC's Nsimbe Warns Against Complacency.
September 16, 2008... Byline: James Ssekandi Ahead of tomorrow's tough match against URA, KCC's popular coach George 'Best' Nsimbe has warned his charges not to get carried away. The champions have made a stupendous start to the season, winning all their...

Wako Muloki's Son Denies Family Reunion.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Lominda Afedraru The late Kyabazinga Wako Muloki's first son, Prince Fred Mukunya Muloki, has refuted claims by the family members that he is going to withdraw a case he filed against them in a bid to stop the installation of...

Nagenda Pleads for More Govt Support.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Uganda Lawn Tennis Association (ULTA) chairman John Nagenda reckons that the future of sports is bleak unless government changes its attitude and starts injecting in funds. "Please listen to our pleas, come to...

Qatar Airways to Begin Flights to Entebbe.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Walter Wafula Qatar Airways, the national airline of Qatar, a petrodollar-rich Middle East state, has announced plans to fly to Entebbe, hoping to tap into increasing demand for air transport by people doing business between...

500 FDC Members Cross to NRM.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Robert Muhereza About 500 members of Forum for Democratic(FDC) Party in Kabale District have allegedly crossed to the National Resistance Movement(NRM). The district NRM chairperson who is also the State Minister for Local...

Govt Tightens Taxes on Raw Hides, Skins Export.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi and Ismail Musa Ladu Parliament, last week, passed a law imposing taxes on raw hides and skins exports as a move to encourage value addition locally. The Parliamentary Committee on Finance last week...

Tornado Destroy Rounders.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Record champions Tornado proved too strong for newly promoted Rounders. Tornado won by 10 wickets at the lakeside oval in Entebbe over the weekend to leapfrog Wanderers from the top of the Castle Lager National...

Obita Demands Shs3.2 Billion From Govt.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko Former Lords Resistance Army lead negotiator James Obita is demanding $2m (about Shs3.2b) he allegedly lost after the government reportedly froze his bank account since 1987. Mr Obita in a recent communication...

Mbarara Honours Victim of Amin's Regime.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Alfred Tumushabe Eliphaz Laki might have died 36 years ago but his contributions as public health assistant, Gombolola and Saza Chief in the Ankole Kingdom and his fight against dictatorship in Uganda remain alive. The Late...

Museveni Defends Nzeyi.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Robert Muhereza President Yoweri Museveni for the first time spoke out on the controversy surrounding the Parliamentary investigation into the National Social Security Fund's purchase of more than 400 acres of land belonging to...

NSSF - Mbabazi Now Divides Bakiga MPs.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Sheila Naturinda, Mercy Nalugo and Emmanuel Gyezaho A group of MPs from Kigezi sub-region yesterday strongly rebutted reports that there is an axis of legislators from western Uganda scheming for the political downfall of Mr Amama...

NSSF Land Deal Not Bad But Let Mbabazi Speak for Himself.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Fredrick Masiga I had refrained from commenting publicly on the NSSF blah blah blah saga because I considered it hijacked and made complicated by those who wish to settle personal vendettas or otherwise. And clearly, reading...

Odengo Outlines Plan for RVR Turnaround.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo Mr Brown Ondego is the new executive chairman of Rift Valley Railways (RVR), He is credited for transforming the once moribund Kenya Ports Authority, a state parastatal to a profit making entity. Business...

Sugar Barons' Investment Approach in Acholi is Risky.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Aciro Concy Ships with their cargo of human misery may no longer navigate the oceans of the world, but slavery today is subtler and less visible than ever. The change in social attitudes over the past 200 years has forced...

Court Clears Hussein Kashilingi.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Lydia Mukisa Court yesterday discontinued criminal proceedings against the former Presidential Private Secretary in Charge of legal affairs, Mr Hussein Rugaba Kashilingi, who has been facing charges of abuse of office since...

Stigma Hinders Fight Against HIV, Says Taso.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Jane Muboka and Charles Akena The fight against HIV/Aids is hindered by stigma, the founder of The Aids Support Organisation has said. Dr Noerine Kaleeba, while speaking during the Taso Gulu centre's annual general meeting on...

Let Students Rest During Holidays.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Editorial Schools officially reopened for the third term yesterday. However, days before the opening of the term, there were media reports that the Ministry of Education had temporarily closed down 11 schools in various parts of...

Two Gulu Children Battle Unknown Disease.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Charles Akena She may be seven but Stella Lalam has no energy to sit upright because of her deteriorating health that leaves her groaning in pain. She is one of the children born in the bush when her mother was taken captive...

Suspect Beaten to Death in Police Cell.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Andrew Bagala Police are holding five suspects and a policeman after an incident in which a suspect was beaten to death at Old Kampala Police Station cell on Sunday. Kampala Extra Police Spokesman Simeo Nsubuga identified the...

Tsvangirai is New Premier.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Don Wanyama and Agencies "This agreement sees the return of hope to all our lives," said Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday as he signed a historic agreement in Harare that will see his MDC party share executive power with President...

Paradoxes in Electing the Kyabazinga of Busoga.
September 16, 2008... Byline: David Baxter, Mutekanga-Bakibinga I read with interest the special report about the Kyabazinga succession process in Busoga in Saturday Monitor and, I have found it compelling to give more insight on this important subject. ...

Peacekeepers Die in Somalia Attack.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko A Ugandan peacekeeper was killed yesterday in a roadside bomb explosion in Mogadishu, the second member of the contingent to be killed in the Somali capital in three days. Yesterday's incident took place in the...

Implement Projects in Time World Bank Tells Govt.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Martin Luther Oketcho The World Bank has given Uganda credit of $23 million (Shs37 billion) to strengthen public service delivery in the country. The bank also asked the government to stop delaying the implementation of...

Boda Bodas - Conduits of Crime in the City.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Rodney Muhumuza & Alfred N. Wandera The unregulated proliferation of passenger motorcycles is hurting efforts to combat violent crime in the city, the police said yesterday. Mr Simeo Nsubuga, the police publicist for Kampala...

Dubai Firm Keen on Taking Over Port of Mombasa.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Muna Wahome As the Kenyan government seeks the 12th managing director for the Kenya Ports Authority, Dubai Port told Daily Monitor they are more than keen to run the Mombasa port. If that happens, massive equipment investment...

MPs Pass New Govt Tax Measures.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Parliament has revised and approved the new government tax measures with a blanket tax waiver to taxpayers in the country covering all the outstanding debts accrued before 2002. On Thursday, the House passed...

Poor Weather, Expensive Fertilisers Hit Tea Volumes.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi Uganda tea dealers are bracing for low returns this year as output volumes are expected to tumble over poor weather and expensive fertilisers. Since the beginning of the year, tea producing areas in the...

Accountability is the Main Issue in NSSF Saga.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Moses Sserwanga The on going investigations by the Parliamentary committee on Commissions , Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises into alleged political meddling in the management of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF)...

KCC Should Do Better.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Mark Ssali The days when the KCC training ground at Lugogo was a meeting and debating point, and the Club House a top attraction, are well and truly behind us. But it is still a big disappointment that the current champions...

Museveni Orders Probe On Drugs.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministries of Health and Internal Affairs to investigate reports that health workers are stealing drugs in government hospitals, Daily Monitor has learnt The...

Fina Bank Postpones Opening to October.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Walter Wafula Fina Bank, a Kenyan-based firm which was due to start operating in Uganda this month has postponed its opening to October this year. The bank has cited incomplete work at its headquarters in Kampala, as the...

Trade With Country, Says Museveni.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Perez Rumanzi President Museveni has encouraged Ugandans to take advantage of the good cross-border relations with neighbouring Rwanda to do business. The President was speaking during the launch of a $5 million tea project in...

Acid, Rape Victims, Albinos Face Double Discrimination.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Angelo Izama To be treated with dignity is a basic human right, but for many people in Uganda, this right is shamefully denied. Every Ugandan, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, HIV-status, or disability deserves the...

Country Gets One Third of Global Fund Money in Five Years.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Kakaire A. Kirunda Although Uganda has had grants worth Shs771.4 billion approved by the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the last five years, the country has only been able to receive Shs257.2 billion. On...

Military Police to Stop Using Guns During Riots.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Emojong Osere Two top military officials have said guns might no longer be used by police in quelling riots. In their speeches during the passing out of 110 Military Police personnel at Kigo Training School on Friday, Uganda...

Health Ministry Seeks to Change Crude Bagisu Circumcision Trend.
September 15, 2008... Byline: David Mafabi The Ministry of Health in partnership with Makerere University School of Public Health through the Health Communication Partnership is seeking to end the traditional crude circumcision using locally made knives. ...

Ministry Reverses Decision On Closed Schools.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Ministry of Education and Sports has softened its stance on closed schools that were found teaching in holidays, a ministry official announced yesterday. The ministry publicist, Mr Aggrey Kibenge, told Daily...

Fights May Divide Busoga - Balunywa.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Solomon Muyita and Abubaker Kirunda The election for a new Kyabazinga of Busoga will be held on October 3, but a former Katukiro (prime minister) says the process might lead to the disintegration of the kingdom. Prof. Juma...

Rukikaire to Meet Makerere Students Over New Fees Standoff.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Gerald Bareebe,Isaac Imaka and Flavia Lanyero Makerere University Council Chairman Mathew Rukikaire is scheduled to meet student leaders on Wednesday following a standoff between the private students and the university management...

Hostels Bring New Life to Katanga.
September 15, 2008... Katanga in the backyard of Wandageya has always been the filthy, diseased and criminal neighbourhood. But the sprouting of hostels has changed the face of the area, writes Edwin Nuwagaba About five years ago, it used to be a deadly slum,...

Makerere Should Review Development Fees.
September 15, 2008... The Makerere University administration and its students are yet again embroiled in a new fracas - a requirement that all new private students should pay a mandatory Shs123,500 for 'Technology fees' and Shs50,000 for 'Development fees.' ...

Besigye No Historical - Museveni.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Robert Muhereza and Perez Rumanzi The leader of the Forum for Democratic Change, Dr Kizza Besigye, was never a historical member of the National Resistance Movement, President Yoweri Museveni has said. "Dr Besigye only joined...