The Monitor (Uganda) articles from September 2008, page 8

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Rising Production Costs Push Construction Prices Higher.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo Volatile fuel prices and weakening dollar have pushed price of various construction materials high, affecting profitability of the construction sector. According to dealers in construction materials, the increasing...

High Kerosene Prices Leave Consumers in the Dark.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi Domestic consumers who depend on kerosene for lighting are bearing the brunt of the current increase in the price of kerosene. Kerosene prices have increased at a faster rate than the general fuel price increase...

Investors Can Delay Payment of VAT.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Francis Kamulegeya Often I hear people complaining about the high level of taxes in Uganda, and the lack of incentives to encourage private investment. Others even complain that incentives are only granted to foreign...

Prioritise Risk Management in Insurance.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Gary Corbit I am sure that whoever is managing the maintenance of Kampala's crumbling road network is acutely aware that some roads are worse than others. Top of my nightmare road chart is 7th Street Industrial Area, home to...

Rebels Capture 11 Ugandan Drivers in Congo.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko Eleven Ugandan registered trucks and drivers have been captured by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo as renewed fighting flared between government forces and a force allied to Gen. Laurent Nkunda. The...

The Callousness of Big Brother.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Robert Kalumba If Big Brother has a little brother, or possibly a sister, it would be advisable for him to hide them away from Morris and Thami, to avoid any physical harm that those two might be planning for them, not after what...

Dowry Refund Scrapped.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Abubaker Kirunda Uganda Law Reform Commission has eliminated a clause from the Domestic Relations Bill in offing, that was to make it a mandate for families to refund dowry incase the couples separate or divorced. This was...

Elders Petition Museveni Over Amuru Land Takeover.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Mercy Nalugo Amuru and Lamogi clan elders have asked President Museveni to intervene and order investors to back off Amuru land. In a letter submitted to the President at State House Entebbe recently, the elders demanded that...

NSSF Saga - Museveni Chairs CEC Meet Today.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Sheila Naturinda President Museveni will today chair a meeting of the ruling party's Central Executive Committee, the top National Resistance Movement organ, where Security Minister Amama Mbabazi's Shs 11 billion land transaction...

Local Products Come Under Attack.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Shaban Serunkuma As a relatively critical consumer, I was recently literally shocked by an answer to a question I fired my green grocer, good old Ms Nakamatte. Question: why do these potatoes look a little different? Answer: Your...

Children; the Forgotten Part of the HIV/Aids.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Merian N. Musinguzi According to the UNAIDS Aids epidemic update 2007, worldwide, approximately 33.2 million people are living with HIV/Aids. This includes an estimated 15.4 million women and 2.5million children under the age of...

Beautiful Semantics is Key Challenge to Aid Effectiveness.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Fredrick Masiga Another high level gathering of talking heads spent last week bad mouthing and sweet-talking each other in Accra - Ghana, over how to make foreign aid to developing countries like Uganda effective in delivering...

Congolese National Arrested With Counterfeit U.S. Dollars.
September 9, 2008... Byline: John Augustine Emojong Police in Busia are holding a Congolese national who was arrested for being in possession of counterfeit US dollars amounting to 2,100. The culprit identified as, Songolo Mulinga from Bukavu region in...

Only Niger Can Save Uganda.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Mark Namanya and Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo The moment everyone dreaded; Uganda Cranes returning to convoluted mathematical equations. After the 3-1 thumping in Niamey at the weekend, Uganda's fate is no longer in its hands. ...

Let's Learn From Cranes' Failure.
September 9, 2008... Once more, Uganda's mediocrity in sports has been entrenched on the international platform. Two weeks after Uganda's 12-man contingent at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing performed chaotically amid allegations of nepotism and poor...

NSSF Land Saga; One Small Room in the Giant House of Corruption.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Nicholas Sengoba I laughed until I fell off my chair when I read that members of the ruling NRM government are concerned about the adverse effects the image of their party has suffered because of the alleged fraudulent land sale...

Govt Sends Team to Meet Kony.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Grace Matsiko The government has sent a team to Rikwangba on the Sudan-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, as part of the multinational delegations to convince Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony to...

MPs Should Not Allow Govt to Destroy Our Forests.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Moses Sserwanga Fighting environmental degradation in a country where the managers of our critical national resources (like forest reserves) are hell bent on pursuing partisan commercial interest than protecting the public good,...

Dokolo Town Clerk Arrested Over Murder.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Hudson Apunyo Lira Police have arrested the Dokolo Town Clerk Michael Alengo over murder allegations. Sources told Daily Monitor on Friday that Mr Alengo allegedly killed Shaban Obol, a resident of Atego Village on Thursday...

Cranes a Shambles.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Mark Ssali Such is the scandal of Niamey that even the verbose would go mute. Uganda's latest demise against Niger must have surprised even those who say they have long given up on The Cranes, football's perennial bridesmaids....

Juniors Get in the Ring.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Over 134 boxers from 22 clubs on Sunday passed the screening and weighed-in for the juniors tournament that gets underway this afternoon (3pm) at Kampala City Council (KCC) grounds, Lugogo. The tournament is...

War Crimes Court Threatens Museveni's Immunity.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Paul Amoru The local war crimes tribunal being set up along the lines of the International Criminal Court will have jurisdiction to try foreign presidents forcing law makers to ask what would happen to President Yoweri Museveni's...

CMA, Makerere University Sign MoU.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Walter Wafula In a few years, Makerere University is expected to start churning out competent capital markets professionals, to help Ugandans save and invest more intelligently than today. This follows the signing of a...

Kabarole to Be Food Basket for Country - NAADs Coordinator.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Joseph Mugisa Kabarole District will in the next five years be a food basket for Uganda, the coordinator for National Agriculture Advisory Services, Ms Grace Kazigati, said last week. "Natural calamities or risks and...

5,000 Face Eviction in Mbale.
September 8, 2008... Byline: David Mafabi At least 2,000 families in Mbale are threatened with eviction in a fresh land row that has engulfed the district. The row, which is threatening to turn bloody, pits 5,000 residents of Busajjabwankuba and Kasanja...

Nadduli Urges Generals to Deliver Federo.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Dan Wandera Veteran politician and former Luweero District Chairman Abdul Nadduli has named army Generals and prominent politicians who should honour the NRM 10 point programme and deliver to Buganda what they promised before...

Is Morris a Victim of Jealous Housemates?
September 8, 2008... Byline: Robert Kalumba Is Morris a victim of jealousy, hate, his introverted character or barmy housemates? The Ugandan representative in M-Net's reality show was nominated by a whooping five contestants, and by the time we went to...

The President Who Rides a Bicycle From Home to Town.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Rachel Kabejja Although he holds political significance within the East African region, I came to realise that President Jean Pierre Nkuriziza is a down to earth man. He leads a choir of about 28 people, men and women he...

UPDF Should Refine Its Systems.
September 8, 2008... That the suspended Brig. Hudson Mukasa, the Army's 5th Infantry Division Commander, has refunded the Shs256m meant for salaries of soldiers, which he had allegedly embezzled; should be good news for the soldiers who are suffering in the field...

Warriors Subdue Crane High to Keep Lead.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Kyambogo Warriors moved to 21 points on the MTN-Fuba League topflight table following a 49-39 defeat of Crane High at Namboole, Saturday evening. Last year's losing finalists Warriors have now made it 10 out...

TI Laments Accra Forum Shortfalls.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Joseph Olanyo Transparency International (TI) has voiced its disappointment at the outcome of the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, which closed in Accra, Ghana last week saying the meeting concluded with few firm,...

Rukungiri CAO in Trouble Over Shs11 Million.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Patson Baraire Rukungiri District Council has directed the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Owen Muhenda Rujumba, to refund Shs11 million which he allegedly gave to the LC5 chairman without the council's approval. The council...

Trinidad/ Tobago to Help in Oil Managment.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu The government of Trinidad and Tobago is committed to supporting Uganda to make the best use of her oil, a high ranking Trinidad and Tobago diplomat has said. Speaking in an interview with Daily Monitor last...

Trade Ministry, State House Face Agoa Double Pay Inquiry.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa State House and Trade Ministry officials face fresh Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee scrutiny, following reports that Agoa employees were drawing double salaries. During Committee scrutiny of the 2003/04...

Doctor Tells of How Muloki Battled Cancer.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Solomon Muyita Contrary to earlier media reports, the Kyabazinga of Busoga Henry Wako Muloki died of prostate cancer in its advanced stages, Daily Monitor can exclusively reveal. The deadly cancer of the prostate was only...

My Problem With FDC is Changing of Constitution.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Beti Kamya I had promised my uncle Mr Yona Kanyomozi and other people I respect like Mr Richard Kaijuka, Mr Amanya Mushega, Mzee Makaira, Ms Joyce Sebugwawo and Dr Muiini Mulera that I would not further fuel the controversy...

UTL Runs Its Course With Miss Uganda.
September 8, 2008... For two years in a row, Uganda telecom has been the main sponsor of Miss Uganda. Levi Nyakundi the company's marketing manager spoke to Daily Monitor about the company's involvement with the event. What attracted you to get involved with...

Gulu Mayor Sacks Council Members.
September 8, 2008... Byline: James Eriku The Gulu Mayor, Mr Christopher Acire, has sacked his executive council in a bid to improve service delivery in the municipality. Those relieved of their duties include the secretary for finance and administration,...

Workers Want NSSF Board Fired By End Next Week.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Lominda Afedraru Workers representatives have given the Minister of Finance, Dr Ezra Suruma, an ultimatum of two weeks within which to sack the entire National Social Security Fund board or risk strikes all over the country. ...

Country Good for Business - Bidco.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Walter Wafula Uganda is fast turning into a business hub for companies eyeing East Africans as customers because of its strategic position. Uganda is a landlocked country but is well positioned, to directly and competitively...

Kyabazinga to Be Laid to Rest Today.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Solomon Muyita Busoga's fallen Kyabazinga Henry Wako Muloki will today be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kaliro town at a burial where President Yoweri Museveni, among others is expected to attend. On the sixth day...

Remembering Kyabazinga, Orlando, NSSF Land.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Moses Byaruhanga The country is mourning the late Kyabazinga of Busoga. Or should I say that we are celebrating his life? The Kyabazinga was a great man who brought unity to Busoga. People of different shades of political...

Educate Children, Official Tells Parents.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Cissy Makumbi Parents and children in the north don't know the value of education, the Gulu District youth chairperson, Mr Christopher Omara, has said. Mr Omara said local leaders should intervene and encourage parents to...

Mbabazi - Political Vultures After Me.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Rodney Muhumuza Security Minister Amama Mbabazi said last week that the "rock" in him would emerge from the controversy of his land sale to the National Social Security Fund with an intact reputation. The strength of the rock...

Shs15 Billion Missing in BoU Donor Funds Accounts, Says AG.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa Parliament is investigating circumstances under which the government officials have been profiteering from billions of donor funds put under their care in Bank of Uganda, Daily Monitor has learnt. The Public...

URA to Scrap Cash Reward.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Ismail Musa Ladu Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General, Allen Kagina supports a proposal in the Finance bill seeking to repeal rewards to persons giving URA information leading to recovery of taxes. According to Ms...

Leopards Star Player Nakaziba to Leave.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija MTN-Fuba League women champions Kampala City Council (KCC) Leopards will have to defend their trophy without star player Marion Nakaziba, who has traveled to the United States of America (USA) for further studies....

Somalia is Full of Miracles But Where are the Stories?
September 8, 2008... Byline: Barigye Ba-Hoku Nature and indeed life have their miracles. How else would you explain the fact that Somalia sent a delegation to the just concluded Beijing Olympic Games? If you live outside Somalia and you follow the news, this...

Cranes Into Mathematics.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Allan Ssekamatte and Yasser Kalyango They say hope sustains the world, and this adage today rings truest for the Cranes. The Cranes can and must gather themselves from the despair of losing 1-3 to soccer minnows Niger in a 2010...

Mowzey and Weasal Claim Bebe Cool's Title.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Darius Mugisha After big shots' concerts flopped, so many music lovers predicted a similar scenario for new boys on the block Mowzey Radio and Weasle's Zuena, Lwaki Onumya concert held at Little Flowers on Friday. But trust...

Lubaga Division Sets New Rules for Hotels, Lodges.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Joseph Miti Lubaga Division RDC Zaina Muwonge has set tough rules for hotel and lodge owners to harmonise their operations and to curb insecurity, which has escalated in the past three months. Ms Muwonge said she came up with...

Children's NGO Pledges More Support to West.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Joseph Mugisa Save the Children in Uganda will continue supporting children in the Rwenzori region, the Country Director, Ms Helene Anderson, has said. "As Save the Children in Uganda (SCiU), we want to continue working for...

Rain Nearly Ruins Sweet Kid Launch.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Darius Mugisha It was a testing moment for Sweet Kid when a heavy down pour nearly ruined his Sirina Mulala album launch held at the Hotel Equatorial parking lot on Saturday. It all started as a little drizzle at about 8p.m, but...

Policy Against Crop Failure to Boost Country's Farming.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Steve Mbogo Farmers who lose their crops to drought and hailstorms will soon be compensated when a new insurance policy that covers weather-related agriculture losses is unveiled. The product comes at the time when weather...

Rachel Kay's Fusion.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Val Kalende A story is told of a teenage daughter of a prominent Ugandan female musician who made a grand entry to Uganda's showbiz arena and got everyone talking. One never failed to notice her presence at most social functions....

Uganda Clays is Doubtlessly the Company of the Future.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Martin Owiny Ten years ago few would have imagined just what a money-making instrument the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) would become. However those with a keen eye are reaping big from their adventures on the USE. The...

Kayanja Puts Country On 'Fire'.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Rachel Kabejja Last week, Pastor Robert Kayanja was on a state invitation to preach the gospel and join the President of Burundi, Jean Pierre Nkuruziza, in celebrating three years in power. The crusade was organised by the...

Rock is Not Coming, It Has Arrived.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Eshban Kwesiga Linkin Park, Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Cold Play, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Avril Lavigne. A few years ago, not very many people in Uganda would have been able to recognise what these are. They are rock bands....

Museveni Allocates More Luzira Land to Drug Firm.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Yasiin Mugerwa President Yoweri Museveni has allocated 30 more acres of Luzira prison land to Quality Chemicals Limited, a local drug antiretroviral and anti-malaria drugs manufacturing company, MPs heard on Friday. The...

Busoga Mourns Kyabazinga.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Pauline Kairu, Solomon Muyita and Abubaker Kirunda Throngs of mourners poured onto the streets of the eastern town of Jinja Friday night while others gathered at the Bugembe Busoga Kingdom Lukiiko and the Nakabango Palace to pay...

Gadget Batteries, the Biggest Chokepoint in Technology.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Mustafa Ziraba The biggest choke-point in technology is a single roadblock - batteries. Amidst all of the amazing advances in the last 50 years, battery technology has remained primarily unchanged, engineers incrementally...

Safety of Workers' Money Ignored as Minister Mbabazi Faces 'Coup'.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Gerald Bareebe Forced savings in Uganda's only "pension fund" appears to have fallen victim to the political firestorm generated by the NSSF's recent misadventure - the attempted procurement of land belonging to among others...

Drop the Fancy Names.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Dorene Namanya My name is: 1.Sometimes, a name will make or break a person. Or a reputation. Or any other things that names have a tendency of breaking. For example, in America if your name is Hussein, you will have a hard...

60 MPs Stay Silent for Six Months.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Gyezaho and Sheila Naturinda A total 68 Members of Parliament have not participated in debates on the floor of Parliament for a cool six months, a Sunday Monitor investigation can reveal. The investigation to assess...

Labour Minister Rukutana Under Fire Over Ugandan Guards' Salaries in Iraq.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Paul Amoru and Richard Wanambwa After speaking publicly about the right of labour export companies to pay Ugandans working as security guards in Iraq a less salary, Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana is hearing an earful. (Government...

Uganda Now Hit by an Influx of Cults.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Robert Kalumba They don't believe in the Bible, Jesus or even in the story of Adam and Eve - which they consider a myth just like the story of Kintu and Nambi. Their days of worship are on the 2nd, 12th and 22nd of every month....

Tornado Aim to Stifle ACC in Super Six.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula Fresh from an unlikely nervy 10-run win over table leaders Wanderers, Tornado will aim to stifle champions Africa Cricket Club (ACC)'s resurgence and win their third consecutive game when the two local giants...

NSSF Land Deal Hurts Ruling Party, Museveni Acts.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Richard Wanambwa Nearly a week before Security Minister Amama Mbabazi defended his sale of land to the National Social Security Fund, President Museveni met his ministers in the Cabinet Library and expressly warned them against...

Omega's Music is Sweet for the Musical Soul.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Moses Serugo The sound-man at Omega Bugembe Okello's world music/ jazz concert last Friday should have been guillotined. The microphone feedback at the Kampala Serena Hotel was a fly in the concert's ointment. And much as Omega...

Mbeki Set to Rescue Stalled Talks.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Kitsepile Nyathi South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected in Harare next week to revive Zimbabwe's deadlocked power sharing talks after the opposition ignored a Thursday ultimatum by President Robert Mugabe to sign a...

NSSF - Let Us Keep Our Eye On the Ball.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Rodney Muhumuza The controversial land purchase that has allowed the National Social Security Fund to dominate the front pages of newspapers appears to be taking a political twist by the day, but those who care about the alleged...

Art That Carries the Spirit of God.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Dennis D. Muhumuza The paint brush makes light leaps across the canvas. After a few minutes, we see a thickly painted abstract piece with bright colours and intertwined things called Love Is Greater Than Power. "Each brush of...

NSSF's Jamwa is Not Yet Beyond Forgiving.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Jeffrey Okiring Right now, almost everybody is calling for Mr Chandi Jamwa's blood. The politicians have taken it a step further and called for Security Minster Amama Mbabazi's resignation. The heads of workers unions and the...

Cranes to Pocket $2,000 for Win.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Yasser Kalyango Cranes players are yesterday pocketed $1,000 and were promised a similar amount if they beat Niger in today's 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifier. Fufa President told Daily Monitor on phone from...

LRA Farming in Safe Haven.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Angelo Izama In the dewy insides of Garamba forest in the DRC, with the sun drenching the forest floor, armed Acholi youth switch their guns for hoes. It's the Lord's Resistance Army which observers say is garrisoned in the...

Sweden Based Trio Ready for Sept. 12 Showdown With Russian Opponents.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Douglas Bugingo Pro Box Scandinavia Group head coach Kevin Chadwick has expressed optimism in his boxers ahead of the September 12 tune up fights scheduled to take place in Finland. Sweden-based Ugandan professional boxers...

Kipsiro, Chepk'k in World Athletics Final.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Innocent Ndawula There were neither new personal best times nor podium finishes for Ugandan athletes at the IAAF Golden League Van Damme Memorial meeting in Brussels, Belgium on Friday night. But 800m star Abraham Chepkirwok...

Kumi Deputy Speaker Under Fire for Crossing to NRM.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Joseph Malinga Kumi District Deputy Speaker, Ambrose Onoria, is under pressure from the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change to resign his post since he is now a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement. FDC...

IGG Accuses Premier of Trickery, Nsibambi Denies.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Richard Wanambwa The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Ms Faith Mwondha has said Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi is among senior politicians in government plotting to bring her down. Ms Mwondha said in an interview to...

Luweero District Sells Land to Ministry of Defence.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Dan Wandera Luweero District is to sell 80 acres of land to the Ministry of Defence at Shs800 million. The defence ministry wants to construct a national military referral hospital in Bukalasa, according to the District Chairman...

Hoima Probes NSSF Land Purchase Deal.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Francis Mugerwa As the Parliamentary probe into the National Social Security Fund's Shs11 billion Temangalo land deal continues to baffle the country, Hoima District Council has started probing the circumstances under which the...

Muslims Happy With Law Commission's Marriage Proposals.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa Muslims have applauded the Uganda Law Reform Commission for accepting their proposal to draft a separate marriage law for Muslims. Addressing a Muslim congregation on Friday at Noor Mosque in Kampala, the...

Marines Must Win Against KCC Lions Victory.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Sande Bashaija Two-time MTN-Fuba League champions Nkumba University Marines could miss play-offs for the second season running unless they step up their act beginning with a must win clash against Kampala City Council (KCC) Lions...

Police Caught Between Feuding Investors.
September 7, 2008... Byline: Inside Politics Team Lawyers representing a Korean national, Lee Sung Ho, in a case of drug possession have written to the Minister of Internal Affairs Dr Ruhakana Rugunda saying he is a subject of a deliberate frame by his...