New Vision (Uganda) articles from April 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from April 2010

CHOGM Highlights.
April 29, 2010... Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort MPs query sh5b for marina and another sh8b for parking and driveways J&M Hotel MPs recommend that sh2.2b paid to the hotel six days before the event turned into government shares Imperial Royale Group...

The Media Has Given the EA Common Market a Raw Deal!
April 29, 2010... Byline: Jerry Okungu There is something definitely not right the way the media is treating such an important breakthrough as the formation of the East African Common Market. There doesn't seem to be any meaningful desire to bombard the...

Police Force to Recruit 16,000.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira The police force is to recruit 16,500 Special Police Constables (SPCs) ahead of next year's general elections, the internal affairs ministry said yesterday. Defending the ministry's budget before the defence and...

Unra Warns Tororo Cement Over Roads.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) has accused Tororo Cement of damaging roads with overloaded trucks. "It is evident from our own investigations and from the documents that we have received from your customers...

Transform Society for the Good of Humanity.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Kajabago Ka-Rusoke People make their own history. They do this through labour. They labour because they must have food, clothing and shelter. In order to realise those items for consumption, they must possess tools which will...

Four Children Die in Family Poisoning.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga Four children from one family in Hoima district died on Wednesday after eating food suspected to have been poisoned. Two other children and their aunt, who ate the same food, were admitted to health units in critical...

We Need a World Free of Nuclear Danger.
April 29, 2010... Byline: John F. Hoover Together we will strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a basis for co-operation. The basic bargain is sound: Countries with nuclear weapons will move towards disarmament, countries without nuclear weapons...

Sebaggala Vows Not to Vacate Wetland.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa and Florence Nakaayi Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala has vowed not to vacate part of the wetland his workers occupied over the weekend. "As long as I am mayor nobody is going to enter this part of the wetland and...

UN Official Criticises Proposed Media Bill.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule A top United Nations official has criticised the proposed media Bill, saying it will suppress media freedom. Margaret Sekaggya, the special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said the Bill will affect media operations....

Man Imprisoned for 25 Years for Defiling Baby.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko A thirty-year-old man, who defiled a seven-month-old baby, was yesterday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. Peter Sebina, a resident of Nalukolongo, a Kampala suburb, committed the offence in September 2006. A...

Phone Simcards to Be Registered.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot Members of Parliament on the information technologies committee have agreed with the Government that all telephone subscribers are to be registered within six months. This will be done in accordance with the...

MPs Pass Presidential Elections Bill.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Joyce Namutebi The presidential amendments Bill was passed yesterday. The Bill, tabled in December last year, seeks to prohibit candidates and their agents from contributing to fundraising and giving out...

Nkumba Starts HIV Course.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge Nkumba University has begun a diploma in HIV/AIDS education and management this academic year. It becomes the first university in Uganda to run the course under the department of development and community studies. ...

Gang Held Over Theft of Bududa Relief Items.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia The police have netted a gang suspected to be part of a racket behind the theft of relief items meant for the Bududa landslide victims. Three of the 36 suspects, who were arrested in a recent nation-wide operation,...

Legislators Defer On New Districts.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Joyce Namutebi Parliament yesterday deferred approval of the creation of 14 new districts for lack of numbers. The MPs were debating for creation of the new districts of Kalungu, Bukomansimbi, Lwengo, Mitooma,...

Two More Landslide Victims Recovered.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu Excavators on Wednesday recovered two bodies from Nametsi trading centre, the picentre of the landslides in Bududa district last month. This brings the number of bodies to 98 out of the 350 suspected to be buried...

Karuma Dam Project Short of Cash.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba Construction of the Karuma power project in Masindi district hangs in balance due to the failure of the finance ministry to allocate sufficient funds for its implementation. About sh2.8 trillion is needed for the...

'Disarmament Failed By Armed Neighbours'.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among Poor co-ordination in the disarmament of nomadic pastoralists in Karamoja is derailing successes registered by the Government, the regional co-operation minister, Isaac Musumba, has said. Musumba said one of the...

Whyte Fears Only Muhangi.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Zimbabwean Jamie Whyte is determined to grab a second KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda rally title, but is wary of two Ugandans -1999 champion Charles Muhangi and Ponsanio Lwakataka. "Muhangi is a wild old dog you can't...

Riyaz Kurji Tributes Pour in.
April 29, 2010... Tributes continue to pour in hailing Riyaz Kurji who passed away at the last edition of the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda rally a year ago. Kurji was declared champion posthumously. The daring and speedy driver met his death while in the lead...

Landlord Charged Over Damaging Judge's House.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba A seventy-year-old landlord has been charged with criminal trespass and malicious damage to Justice Steven Kavuma's property in Wakiso. George Munaabi, a resident of Lubowa, appeared before Entebbe chief magistrate...

Five Held Over Murder in Kiboga.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi The police in Kiboga have arrested a family of five in connection with the murder of Fred Bagenyi over a land dispute. The suspects are related to Bagenyi, whose mutilated body was found buried in Lwebitome village...

Think Beyond European Markets.
April 29, 2010... Produce worth billions of shillings is still stranded at Entebbe Airport. Cargo flights were grounded following a volcanic eruption in Iceland last week, which threw up tonnes of volcanic ash that hindered flights to Europe, Uganda's biggest...

Hoima to Get Power in December.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga Buseruka dam in Hoima district will start producing power in December, the Hydromax manager, Reddy Vijay Kumar, has said. He told the second deputy prime minister, Henry Kajura, during his recent visit to the site...

Over Sh55 Million Raised for Abandoned Kids.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa Over sh55m was yesterday raised at a fundraising drive to build a home for abandoned children in Bushenyi district. The drive was organised by Bushenyi Woman MP Mary Karooro Okurut and presided over by the First Lady,...

Youth on Environment Protection Campaign.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Charles Kakamwa A team of 50 youth from countries in the Great Lakes region have embarked on a campaign to create awareness on the effects of climate change. The group, comprising youth from Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda...

8,000 Crimes Committed Against Children in the East.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala A total of 8,765 child-related cases were recorded in the eastern region last year, according to the regional Police commander, Joel Aguma. Aguma said the cases included child neglect, defilement and domestic violence....

Investors Urged to Develop Skills.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and David Mugabe INVESTORS venturing into East Africa have been told to build skills as a way of securing the region's competitive future. "You can put up infrastructure but if you don't have the necessary skills you...

Vice-President Must be Prosecuted, Say MP's.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot and Mary Karugaba MPs probing the CHOGM expenditure have recommended that Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya and several top ministers be prosecuted over the loss of government money. In a 174-page draft report, the...

Ronald Ssebuguzi Shoulders Fans' Hopes.
April 29, 2010... NATIONAL champion Ronald Ssebuguzi and his predecessor Ponsiano Lwakataka shoulder hopes of thousands of local fans expected to throng Lubiri for the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda rally super special stage tomorrow but rule out Zimbabwean Jamie...

Muhangi Seeks Late Scrutineering to Sort Out Fuel Trouble.
April 29, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune FORMER African champion Charles Muhangi has applied for late scrutineering on Friday following the delayed arrival of a mechanic from UK based Pro-drive to sort out a fuel problem with his new Subaru N12. A mechanic...

Muhangi in Fuel Fix Before Pearl Rally.
April 28, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune CHARLES Muhangi's powerful Subaru Impreza N12 arrived in time for this weekend's KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda rally but the driver cannot start it because he does not have the right fuel. The car which the former...

Muhangi Seeks to Sort Out Fuel Trouble.
April 28, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune FORMER African champion Charles Muhangi has applied for late scrutineering on Friday following the delayed arrival of a mechanic from UK based Pro-drive to sort out a fuel problem with his new Subaru N12. A mechanic...

Nambooze's Rival Withdraws Court Petition.
April 27, 2010... A DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) member from Mukono North constituency has withdrawn a court application seeking to compel the party to declare him flag bearer in the by-election due for May 25. Appearing yesterday before Justice Vincent Zehurikize at...

Parents Condemn Weak Education Laws.
April 27, 2010... Parents in Arua have criticised the district leaders for the poor enforcement of the education ordinance they passed about a year ago. Speaking during a meeting at Mvara Junior Primary School on Monday, the parents noted that although the law...

Two Yumbe Officials Held Over Sh200 Million.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi Two Yumbe district officials were on Saturday arrested on the orders of the public accounts committee of Parliament after they failed to account for sh200m. The acting chief administrative officer, Moses Dalil, and the...

UNEB Unveils New News: O'level Literature Syllabus.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) and the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) have changed the O'level examination syllabus for literature in English and Luganda. The new syllabi will run from 2011...

Poor Implementation Fails West Nile Farmers' Training Programme.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato A programme intended to train farmers in the West Nile was poorly implemented, leading to its failure. According to the Auditor General's 2009 Value for Money Audit Report, less than 31% of the intended benefited from the...

Coffee Farmers Acquire Resistant Variety Plantlets.
April 27, 2010... Byline: John Kasozi Farmers are to get two million Robusta Coffee wilt Disease (CWD) resistant plantlets this year. This was revealed by Dr. Africano Kangire, the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), head of Coffee Research...

Who Will Revive Agriculture in Zombo?
April 27, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato The undulating hills of Zombo district make one think that this has to be a part of Bushenyi in western Uganda. However, while Bushenyi hills have vast gardens with a variety of crops, the hills of Zombo are clustered with...

Maize Grade Worst in East Africa.
April 27, 2010... Byline: John Kasozi Busoga region produces the poorest maize grade in the East African region. Every season, farmers in the region replant local maize varieties from the previous harvest season, leading to low yields. The maize also looks red...

Energy - Make Good Use of Germany's Offer.
April 27, 2010... The German government has offered Uganda 10m euros to promote renewable energy in order to alleviate poverty. The finance minister, Syda Bbumba and Reinhard Buchholoz, the German ambassador, signed the agreement for renewable energies and energy...

Mbarara Traders Storm RDC's Office.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo Over 40 traders from Rubindi trading centre in Mbarara district on Monday stormed the office of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) citing incompetence of the Police and the LC1 chairman, Igga Swaibu. John...

Museveni Gives Kitabi Seminary Sh10 Million.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge President Yoweri Museveni has donated sh10m to Kitabi Seminary Old Boys Association. The money is his contribution to the association's fundraising drive to purchase a 40-seater bus for the seminary. The association...

Kampala Music School in Jazz Concert.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga Kampala Music School has, until now, held a reputation for organising top-notch performances of classical music. But the school is now set to prove their musical versatility through their jazz musical show, which they...

Job Lack Threatens Unions, Says Minister.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Godfrey Kimono The high rate of unemployment is undermining the development of trade unions, Charles Bakabulindi, a workers' Member of Parliament, has said. Bakabulindi, who is also the sports state minister, said most youth are...

NAADS Beneficiaries Challenged.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Shamilla Kara Beneficiaries of the NAADS programme in Budhiope in Buyende district have been challenged to use the grants they get appropriately to attract bigger opportunities from the programme. Charles Ocici, the executive...

Education Fails to Offer Value for Funds.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge The education sector has failed to offer value for the public funds disbursed to it annually, the deputy to the treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, has said. He, however, added that several other sectors were performing below...

Bakaluba, Nambooze for Mukono Polls.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke And John Semakula THE NRM candidate, Bakaluba Mukasa, and DP's Betty Nambooze were among the six people nominated yesterday to contest for the Mukono North MP by-elections. The seat fell vacant recently when Mukasa,...

Labour Institute in Offing, Says Minister.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi A national labour Institute to enable graduates obtain technical skills is in the offing, labour state minister Emmanuel Otaala said yesterday. Otaala said the project would address the high rate of unemployment in...

Steel Corporation to Appeal Against Sh6 Billion Tax Assessment.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu The Commercial Court has allowed the Steel Corporation of East Africa to appeal against the sh6b tax assessment by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The corporation argues that the assessment did not account for...

Kajubi Release Irks MPs.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda And Joyce Namutebi MPs yesterday raised concern over the release of Kato Kajubi, who allegedly masterminded the ritual murder of Joseph Kasirye in Masaka district. Kajubi was last Friday acquitted of the charges...

Kassiano to Petition Court Over Maracha.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba Opposition chief whip Kassiano Wadri has vowed to petition the Constitutional Court over the decision to exclude Terego county from the new Maracha district. Kassiano argued that taking Terego back to Arua district...

Pentecostals to Mark 50 Years in Country.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter The Pentecostal churches in Uganda have started preparations to mark 50 years since the movement came to Uganda. Pentecostal pastors, led by their chairperson, John Mitala, met with the First Lady, Janet Museveni,...

Heavy Rains Destroy Bududa Bridges.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala Heavy rains have destroyed four bridges connecting Manafwa and Bududa districts. The former LCI chairperson of Bugimanaye cell, Davis Nangoli, named the bridges as Lukale, Lwagogo, Bubwaya and Bumulekwa. They connect...

IGG Ready to Prosecute CHOGM Cash Suspects.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot The Inspectorate of Government is ready to prosecute politicians and government officials implicated in the loss of funds during the preparation for CHOGM in 2007. The cost for hosting CHOGM went up from sh370b to...

Bwindi National Park Twin Gorilla Dies.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa Katungi, one of the gorilla male twins, living among the Nkuringo group of gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has, died. The gorilla was one and half years old. According to a report on the 'Friend a...

Journalists to Debate Media Bill.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among Journalists and other stakeholders will on Friday meet with the Government to discuss the proposed Media Bill. "We want to have an honest conversation with the Government to see whether there are civil mechanisms...

Minister Grilled for Stalling Buveera Ban.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba The Environment Minister, Maria Mutagamba, was yesterday grilled for delaying the ban on polythene bags, locally known as buveera, in the name of consultations. Appearing before the natural resources committee,...

East Africa Leaders to Attend Summit.
April 27, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe The five heads of state of the East African Community countries are to attend an investment summit at the Speke Resort, Munyonyo on Friday. The summit is the final item on the agenda for the three-day conference that...

American Corps to Serve As Teachers.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule American Peace Corps Volunteers will serve as teachers and also support economic development activities countrywide. The 29-member group was welcomed by the US ambassador, Jerry Lanier, at his residence in Kololo, a...

Witness Pins Officials On Drug Diversion.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli About 89,300 doses of malarial drugs, duocotexin and Arco, donated by the Chinese government to Uganda, were diverted to a private company called Pilgrim, a state witness has said. Dr. James Ssekitoleko was giving...

Catholic Clergymen Regret Sex Scandals.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga The Rector of Ggaba National Major seminary, the Rev. Fr. Paul Masolo, has apologised to Christians over the sex scandals reportedly committed by priests. Masolo asked Christians not to leave the Church, arguing...

Public Service Officials Grilled On Budget.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka Legislators have grilled officials from the public service ministry over sh500m budgeted for the census of government vehicles. The team, led by state minister Mbaguta Sezi, told the public service and local...

Villa, KCC On Test As Express Tame Hoima.
April 27, 2010... Express FC kept their Uganda Super League title chase on course by beating Hoima 1-0 yesterday, a day of nightmares for all hosts. Moses Ndaula gave the Red Eagles the crucial win in the 63rd minute by nodding in Phillip Obwiny's corner. ...

Lwakataka Flags Off As No. 1 in Pearl Rally.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Not one to shy away from challenges, former national champion Ponsiano Lwakataka will bear the burden of opening the way in the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally this weekend. Though he had argued that national...

Goal Spree for Kitende, Old Kampala Falls.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus And Dismus Buregyeya It was mixed fortunes for the giants at the start of COPA Coca Cola post primary schools soccer tournament that kicked off at St. Henry's College Kitovu in Masaka yesterday. While record winners St....

Wakabi Spurs Victoria Against Rwenzori.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were Victoria team upset star-studded Rwenzori with a 16-13 victory in their opening game of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series tournament at Kampala club yesterday. Simon Wakabi was man of the match as he dominated the score...

Police Hunt Two Over Theft.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka The police in Nakasongola are investigating an incident in which two thugs, who posed as passengers, drugged a driver of a pick-up truck in Luwero and fled with his truck over the weekend. The driver, Godfrey...

Storm Leaves 800 Homeless.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi About 800 families in Mpigi and Sembabule districts need relief aid after a hailstorm rendered them homeless. The storm lasted from April 15 to 18. The villages affected in Mpigi are Lukola, Mutasindirwa, Kigoma,...

Mayor Grabs Nakivubo Channel Wetland.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa and Florence Nakaayi KAMPALA mayor Nasser Sebaggala is one of several private developers who have invaded Nakivubo wetland located on Mpanga close in Bugolobi near his residence, the National Environment Management...

Teachers Receive 30 Percent Hardship Pay.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira THE Government has introduced a 30% allowance to primary teachers working in hard-to-reach areas. Appearing before the committee of social services yesterday, education minister, represented by Mwesigwa...

Five Soldiers Injured in Somalia.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa FIVE UPDF soldiers serving in the peace-keeping mission in Somalia were yesterday injured during a battle with militants who attempted to enter their camp in Mogadishu. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye said...

Tororo County Residents Unite for District Status.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Faustine Odeke Residents of Tororo county have resolved to put aside their political differences and lobby for a district status. They requested the Government to include the county among the new 14 districts that are to be...

Sh7.5 Billion to Fix Manafwa Water Project.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu REHABILITATION of the water scheme at Sono village in Bumbo sub-county in Manafwa district has began. The water state minister, Jennifer Namuyangu, commissioned the sh7.5b project last week. It is expected to supply...

Muhoozi Team Joins Karamoja Operation.
April 27, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama THE special forces, under the command of Lt. Col. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, have joined the disarmament exercise in Karamoja. The operation in difficult terrain and hard-to-reach areas is aimed at ridding the region of...

Security Agencies Clash With Warriors in Moroto.
April 27, 2010... GUNFIRE on Monday morning rocked Moroto district as security battled Jie and Matheniko warriors to protect animals. The regional Police commander, Okot Obwona, said the warriors attacked protected kraals in Nadunget, Ngoleriat and Lokopo...

Entebbe Cab Driver Charged With Rape.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Rehmah Sanyu A court in Entebbe has charged a 28-year-old man with aggravated rape and remanded him to Kigo Prison Grade one magistrate Duncan Sande on Friday remanded Benjamin Bagonza for allegedly infecting a businesswoman with HIV...

First Lady Lauds Family Planning Project.
April 26, 2010... The First Lady, Janet Museveni, has welcomed the Advanced Family Planning (AFP) Project, which will help decrease maternal deaths in Uganda. She noted that family planning, which is not only about spacing children but also preparing for...

Five Held Over Destruction of Ragga Dee's Beach Wall.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi The police have arrested five people over the destruction of a perimetre wall at a beach owned by local artiste Daniel Kasirye aka Ragga Dee. The suspects allegedly also stole music equipment worth sh15m at the...

Karamoja Officials Urged to Set Up Children Checkpoints.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda The gender minister has asked authorities to introduce checkpoints on the Karamoja -Kampala route to check child trafficking. Appearing before the parliamentary committee on gender, labour and social development...

Court Blocks DP Rival Faction Summit.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko The High Court yesterday blocked the delegates conference of the rival faction of the DP led by Prof. Joseph Mukiibi. High Court registrar Henry Adonyo said, after day-long proceedings in Kampala, that the suspension...

Overhaul EC Says Kanyeihamba.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko Former Supreme Court Judge George Kanyeihamba has said the Electoral Commission (EC) needs to be overhauled to create a level playing field for political actors ahead of the 2011 elections. Kanyeihamba said unless...

Police to Track Officers Using Computers.
April 26, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lull Police officers are to be tracked using a computerised system to ensure efficiency in the force, the Police chief has said. Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura explained that Police work is usually delayed because of lack of data on...