New Vision (Uganda) articles from April 2011

New Vision (Uganda) archives from April 2011

Govt Needs Billions for Oil Pipeline.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Barbara Nambozo THE Government is seeking sh31.3b to compensate persons in the gazetted Kenya-Uganda oil pipeline corridor. The energy and mineral development state minister, Peter Lokeris, said the project had stalled for a number...

President Museveni to Talk to Opposition.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Barbara Among PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to meet with the opposition to discuss issues of concern to them under the auspices of the Inter-party Forum for Dialogue. In an exclusive interview...

No Need to Riot, Demos Will Not Work, Says Museveni.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Barbara Among PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni on Friday met the Sunday Vision team at State House Entebbe. They asked him about several issues on the economy and nation. The talk of the town is that Police is using...

Team Ikong Triumph.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Charles Mutebi JOSEPH Ikong and his troops scooped the sh2m grand prize after thumping Team Ben Komakech 70-49 in the final of the preseason basketball bonanza that is the Friday Night Lights (FNL). Ikong, though, may have to pass...

Arua Show is Delayed.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Samson Opus THE COPA Coca-Cola Cup kick-off has been pushed to Thursday. Action will be held at Mvara SS in Arua. The change was effected to allow players have Easter holidays with their families uninterrupted, the organising...

Ura Eye Double.
April 23, 2011... Byline: James Bakama UGANDA Revenue Authority Football Club is on course for a second Bell Uganda Cup title. URA, who defeated favourites Bunamwaya at the quarter-finals on Friday, will at the penultimate stage take on winner from the Victors...

Sigombe Advises Candidates.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Johnson Were FORMER Uganda Rugby Union (URU) chairman Paul Sigombe has urged candidates vying for the body's executive posts to protect the image of the sport both locally and internationally. Sigombe made the call after election...

Prosecutor Wants Sh2 Billion for Chogm Investigations.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Henry Sekanjako THE Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is seeking over sh2b to conduct investigations and prosecution of officials implicated in CHOGM, Global Fund, NAADS and theft of drugs scandals. Appearing before the...

15 Arrested Over Masaka Riots.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Ali Mambule THE Police in Masaka have arrested 15 people, including the co-ordinator for Suubi, a Buganda pressure group in Masaka district, Mulindwa Nakumusana for allegedly leading a riot that resulted into the death of...

State House Scholarships Were Scrapped.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Sylvia Nankya STATE House no longer pays school fees for students under the scholarship scheme, the Minister for Presidency, Beatrice Wabudeya, has said. The MPs wanted to know the criteria that State House uses...

Prisons Need Sh8 Billion for Terror Suspects.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot THE Uganda Government Prisons department needs close to sh8b to securely keep terrorism and war crimes suspects in incarceration, Parliament's committee on defence and internal affairs heard on Friday. Deputy prisons...

Clergy Welcome Olive Branch.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Esther Namugoji RELIGIOUS leaders have welcomed the President's offer of dialogue to resolve the issues behind the opposition's 'walk-to-work' protests. The leaders read the story before it went to print as they met to edit content in...

Museveni Ready to Talk to Opposition.
April 23, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Barbara Among PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to meet with the opposition to discuss issues of concern to them under the auspices of the Inter-party Forum for Dialogue. In an exclusive interview...

Students in Race for World Show.
April 16, 2011... THE race to qualify for the World Youth Scrabble Championship will continue with students from over 50 schools participating in an event due in Mengo today. Scrabble Association of Uganda Edwine Mugisha, said the top two players will compete...

Kibasti Dominate Field Events.
April 16, 2011... KIBASTI Technical Institute made a flying start on the track as the National Technical Schools Games got underway at Rugando ground in Mbarara on Friday. The Ntungamo district team members won the men's 100m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m races to go...

Semitala Called for Boxing Camp.
April 16, 2011... NEW light flyweight sensation Rogers Semitala has been summoned for the Community Boxing championship. Semitala, 16, shot to the limelight after beating Kenya's Isaac Major at the Inter-Cities boxing championship finals in Kampala early this....

Aiba Rates Muhenda As Two Star Judge.
April 16, 2011... Byline: James Bakama ONLY two Ugandans are graded on world amateur boxing body's list of elite referees/judges. James Muhenda and Stephen Aciga are classified as two star judges according to AIBA's latest list of fight officials. The...

Ssebuguzi to Reward Fans.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Douglas Mazune FORMER national champion Ronald Ssebuguzi will celebrate his recent UMOSPOC Challenge victory in style as he entertains his fans in FMU Fundraising Sprint at Lubiri today. "I will simply go out there to entertain...

Canons Sign Point Guard Okwakwo.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Johnson Were UGANDA Christian University (UCU) Canons boosted their plans for the new season by signing Warriors point guard star Martin Okwako and Falcons' shooting guard Suudi Ulanga. Okwako's move ended speculation that the...

Okhello Back to Competitive Boxing.
April 16, 2011... Byline: James Bakama UGANDAN heavyweight boxer Peter "Ishimaru" Okhello returns to the ring on Sunday with a fight against Australian Alex Leapai in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Okhello who is eyeing another title shot will battle...

Government Explains the High Prices.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita POOR rainfall in the last season, a weak local currency and higher global oil prices connected to events in the Middle East and North Africa, have contributed to the high cost of living, the Government Has explained. ...

Proline Threatens to Sue Fufa.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Swalley Kenyi PROLINE FC has planned another court battle against FUFA if the football governing body does not reinstate the club into the Bell Uganda Cup by end of Monday (tomorrow, April 18). The FUFA competitions committee threw...

Police Orders Must Be Respected.
April 16, 2011... THE Police have come under severe criticism for using excessive force in blocking actors in the walk-to-work protest. Last week on two different days Police blocked protesters from walking to work. Some were arrested and charged. Their...

Ng'karimojong Bible Launched.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Proscovia Basangwa THE translated Bible in Ng'Karimajong has been launched to enable the people of Karamoja receive the word of God in their mother tongue and use it as a foundation stone to build their society. The Ng'Karimajong...

Cotton Farmers Bag Sh132 Billion.
April 16, 2011... Byline: Ibrahim Kasiita COTTON farmers have reaped sh132.2b from the current global commodity prices raising their household income and improving Uganda's foreign exchange earnings. Uganda's foreign exchange earnings increased to $85.24m...

Walk-to-Work Demos Planned Before Elections.
April 16, 2011... THE walk-to-work protests were planned before the February 18 elections with the intention of destabilising the Government and precipitating its collapse, a top security source has said. According to the source, the protests are among...

What is the Walk-to-Work Campaign About?
April 16, 2011... Byline: Ofwono Opondo and Wafula Oguttu OFWONO OPONDO - NRM DEFEATED, dejected and frustrated, the opposition led by Dr Kizza Besigye, and Norbert Mao on Monday tried a disguised effort dubbed "walk-to-work" protest allegedly against the...

Politics Driving Wakiso District Split.
April 16, 2011... WAKISO district is heavily populated and by the numbers alone, would warrant that two more districts are created. But two of its heavyweight politicians - Ian Kyeyune and Steven Kabuye - lost the last elections and people now think the need to...

I Fight Corruption By Biting Not Barking.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE Inspectorate General of Government (IGG) is at the forefront of the fight against corruption. In the last one year, the IGG has successfully prosecuted two cases that have seen big shots sent to jail. Moses Mulondo...

Team Ikong in Final.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Charles Mutebi IT was a measure of the intensity of competition that the semifinal stage of the Friday Night Lights produced the basketball tournament's first overtime. The extra five minutes were needed to separate Team Ben...

Club's Wellbeing Raises Doubts.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Charles Mutebi IT is just over a week to the start of the 2011 basketball season but the uncertainty surrounding the wellbeing of the most successful FUBA league club shows no sign of abating. What seems clear now is this could be...

Super League Now Shifts to Super Sport, Close to Sealing Deal.
April 9, 2011... CONTRARY to reports that Uganda Super League sealed a deal with Smart TV, new details are emerging that the football body is in advanced stages of a deal with leading African broadcasters SuperSport. "SuperSport are offering a better deal and...

Can Uganda Sail Through Congo?
April 9, 2011... Byline: James Bakama ONE thing Uganda's national soccer side will have when they take hosts Congo Brazzaville today will be a peace of mind.The Ugandan contingent was cordially received in Brazzaville on Thursday by Ambassador James Kinobe....

Police to Block Demonstration.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Henry Sekanjako and Violet Nabatanzi POLICE chief Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has said the Police will block the planned demonstration by opposition leaders in protest of the high fuel prices. He made the remarks at the handover over...

Poverty Fuels Suicide Rate.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Sylvia Nankya INCREASING levels of poverty coupled with varying degrees of depression and mental illness are responsible for the increasing cases of suicide in Uganda, a study by Butabika Mental Referral Hospital reveals. The study...

Ex-URA Staff Get Six Years for Fraud, to Refund Sh60 Million.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Edward Anyoli TWO former Uganda Revenue Authority officials have been convicted and sentenced to six years in jail for defrauding the tax body of sh283m. Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Irene Akankwasa on Friday found...

Leaders' Wealth Should Be Made Public.
April 9, 2011... ON March 30, ministers, Members of Parliament and high-ranking civil servants rushed to the Inspectorate of Government to beat the deadline for declaring their wealth. It is a good sign that public officers are mindful of the consequences of...

Museveni Warns School Inspectors.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot President Yoweri Museveni greets Jackie Nabulo who was among the Mbale Municipality delegation. PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has called on school inspectors to be vigilant in monitoring school programmes to ensure they...

Fuel Prices to Rise Further - Masiko.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Barbara Among FUEL prices are expected to rise further as the supply shortage continues with the Government failing to find solutions, information minister Kabakumba Masiko has said. Addressing journalists at the Media Centre on...

Why Losers Should Resign.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo THEY all freely and vigorously went around the country with their motorcades of mobilisers and supporters combing one village after another for votes; with expectations of turning Uganda's power centres around, but the...

Scramble for Leader of Opposition Starts.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE scramble for the prestigious title of leader of the opposition in Parliament has already kicked off within the top ranks of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). Earlier reports intimated that the top party...

Parties Divided on Attending Swearing In.
April 9, 2011... ALL former presidential candidates are to be invited to the swearing in of President Yoweri Museveni ceremony scheduled for May 12. But the opposition parties are split on whether to attend or not. In the Democratic Party (DP) most top...

DP to Amend Constitution to Protect Mao From Coup.(Conference notes)
April 9, 2011... TO avert a coup, the Democratic Party (DP) leadership is reportedly planning to amend its constitution to insulate Norbert Mao. This is in response to a move by the anti-Mao faction which is calling for a delegates' conference. During the...

PPP Seeks New Leader.
April 9, 2011... AFTER losing the elections, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) president, Bidandi Ssali, is reportedly contemplating handing over power. Bidandi, who will be 79 in 2016, is constitutionally barred from contesting for president because he...

What's Happening at Kitebi Primary School?
April 9, 2011... KITEBI Primary School in Rubaga division has lately been the scene of mysterious happenings. Is this a demonic attack or just mass hysteria? Elizabeth Namazzi and Carol Kasujja investigate THE young mother is desperate. She has been in this...

Govt Justifies Buying Fighter Jets.
April 9, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot THE purchase of the eight fighter jets and other military hardware is partly in preparation for the start of oil production in the Lake Albert region UPDF spokesman Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye said yesterday. The...

Soroti Tennis Club Row Unfolds.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Salume Among AN Indian claiming custodianship of Soroti Tennis Club premises has clashed with members of the facility. Saras Watichandra also claims to be one of the trustees on a group in charge of property owned by Indians in Soroti...

Dustan Nsubuga Elected New Hockey Chairman.
April 2, 2011... Byline: David Namunyala And Johnson Were DUSTAN Nsubuga yesterday took over the chairman seat of Uganda Hockey Federation (UHF) with a pledge to revamp the sport. Nsubuga, who was elected unopposed, replaced William Kibuuka Musoke at the...

Victors Face Congo's Motema in CAF Tie.
April 2, 2011... Byline: James Bakama COACH George Nsimbe is confident Victors can pull off a surprise against Congolese giants Daring Club Motema Pembe in Kinshasa today. "We are still very much in the race. Motema Pembe could be shocked by the return...

Busoga Diocese, Residents Clash Over Land.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Donald Kiirya BUSOGA Diocese and the residents of Nakanyonyi-Bukwaale village in Bugembe town council, Jinja district are wrangling over 49.91 acres of land. The diocese claims ownership of the disputed land and it has its title...

OPM to Stop People Resettling in Bududa.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Sylvia Nankya THE Prime Minister's Office has deployed an emergency team in Bududa to persuade people who have forcefully resettled in the landslide-affected areas to vacate before another calamity befalls them. The team is...

Apac Woman Wins Sh5 Million Vision Award.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo FILDER Constance Auma was on Friday overjoyed when Vision Group handed her a sh5m cash prize for emerging as the best nominee in this year's Woman Achiever's competition. The 64-year-old midwife from Apac received a...

Police Recover Four Guns From Criminals.
April 2, 2011... THE Police in Tororo district have recovered four guns from criminals who have been responsible for the increased criminality in the region. Michael Odongo the Police spokesperson for Zone 13 said the guns were recovered in a period of one...

DP Terror Suspect Granted Bail.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Andante Okanya DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) mobiliser Annet Namwanga accused of aiding and supporting terrorism, was on Friday granted bail by the High Court in Kampala but on strict conditions. Namwanga, who was on remand at Luzira...

Tropical Bank Assures Public On Deposits.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Henry Mukasa and Sheba Ntaratambi TROPICAL Bank has said all clients' deposits are safe despite sanctions against Libya and the move by Bank of Uganda to take over management of the financial institution. The acting managing...

EC Needs Sh100 Billion for More Elections.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Brenda Aheebwa THE Electoral Commission has asked the Government for another sh100b to conduct the remaining elections that were not catered for under the just concluded elections. Addressing a press conference...

Peace Corps Marks 30 Years.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Henry Sekanjako PEACE Corps Uganda, a US-based organisation, has marked 30 years of existence in Uganda, following its suspension in 1973. Peace Corps and Uganda started their partnership in 1964, when 32 teachers landed at Entebbe...

Court Remands Ntinda Killer Cop.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Andante Okanya and Eddie Ssejjoba THE policeman who recently shot two people dead and injured six others in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb, was on Friday charged with murder at Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira Prison. Police...

Jinja Schoolgirl Defiled.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Jackie Nambogga A primary school head teacher in Jinja district has been remanded to Kirinya Prison for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old pupil. Prosecution, led by Isaac Omyolo, said Asuman Walyanda Kasakya, 43, the head teacher of...

Storm Destroys 80 Homes in Kanungu.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Patson Baraire MORE than 80 families in Kanungu district are homeless after a recent hailstorm blew the rooftops off their houses, destroyed plantations and injured animals. The most hit areas are in the newly-created sub-county of...

Children Die of Hunger in Uganda District.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Frank Mugabi and Jackie Nambogga HUNGER has hit Luuka district, killing two children from the same family in Bulongo sub-county and leaving their mother bedridden. The district chairperson, Samuel Kakyada, identified the deceased...

Mob Justice Must Be Stopped.
April 2, 2011... INCIDENTS of mob justice are so common that saying they are alarming would be an understatement. After the end of elections, mob justice is easily the most reported story, especially on television. Nearly every day there is an incident reported....

Cabinet Selection is a Balancing Act.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke AS President Yoweri Museveni gears up for another five years of his newly acquired mandate, it goes without saying that he is already compiling a list of a team he feels will help him accomplish the task ahead. But...

DP Officials Want Lukwago As President.
April 2, 2011... LAST Sunday the Democartic Party under the leadership of Norbert Mao concluded a party meeting in Masaka to plot the way forward. According to those who attended, top on the agenda was reconciliation and how to deal with individuals who defy the...

FDC Officials Secretly Meet NRMs Seniors.
April 2, 2011... TOP Forum for Democartic Change (FDC) leaders are reportedly frequently meeting senior National Résistance Movement (NRM) officials. The last time such a romour circulated was over a year ago and it turned out that several FDC...

Suubi Group to Become Political Party.
April 2, 2011... SUUBI 2011, a Baganda political pressure group, is claiming to have made significant contribution to the Dr. Kizza Besigye campaign and that of opposition Members of Parliament in the recent elections. The pressure group joined the Inter...

Mob Justice - a Problem That Just Won't Go Away.
April 2, 2011... Police carry away the body of a man suspected of being a motorcycle robber after he was clobbered to death and then set ablaze The little girl in the blue-and-white school uniform and carrying a bundle of books poked her head into the excited...

We're Tired of Abusive Husbands - Women's Association.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE Uganda Women Parliamentarians Association is pushing for the controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill to be passed into law. Jane Alisemera, the chairperson of the association, talked to New Vision. Why are Women...

Karamira Lifts Kobs to Victory Over Pirates.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Douglas Mazune And Johnson Were IAN Karamira celebrated his debut in Kobs' jersey with a try as his side neutralised a spirited challenge by Pirates to win the Nile Special Premier Rugby League yesterday. Justin Kimono scored a...

Gamba Secures Sprint Double Over Bayiga.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Norman Katende MILDRED Gamba secured a sprint double over Justine Bayigga during the third national track and field trials at Namboole yesterday. Kampala International University's Gamba out sprinted her Police Club rival in the...

Tornado Drafts Najjuma Into Team.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Norman Katende TORNADO has drafted women cricketer-of-the-year 2010 Franklyn Najjumba into their team for today's Uganda Cricket League. Najjumba, will link up with Tornado's men including Mark Taremwa and Richard Okia against KICC...

Should Parliament Life Continue After General Elections?
April 2, 2011... Byline: Ofwono Opondo and Wafula Oguttu OFWONO OPONDO - NRM OVER 120 MPs lost in the recent parliamentary elections, meaning that unless President Yoweri Museveni appoints some of them ministers, they will certainly not be in the next...

The Police Force And Sports Arenas.
April 2, 2011... IT would have escaped my eye if someone hadn't pointed it out. But Ras, the cartoonist, dragged me up the New Vision stairs to where he had kept his previous day's paper. He shuffled through the pages and asked, "have you seen this?" I...

Meet Our Politicians - Mamerito Mugerwa.
April 2, 2011... IF you live in Kira town council, you need not worry about thieves; not even when they are inside your house. All you have to do is give Kira mayor, Mamerito Mugerwa, a call and the thieves will be out of your house in no time. How he does...

Who Will Be Next Face of Opposition?
April 2, 2011... Byline: . Moses Mulondo AFTER losing thrice to President Yoweri Musveni, FDC's Kizza Besigye, who has for long been the face of the opposition, is under pressure to resign from the leadership of his party. Moses Mulondo looks at the various...

Kampala Side Tops Inter-Cities Boxing.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Samson Opus KAMPALA City boxers gave a good account of themselves as the Inter-Cities Boxing Championship started on Friday. The hosts won three out of the first four fights at Lake Victoria Resort in Munyonyo. Bantamweight...

KCC Miss Chance to Overtake URA.
April 2, 2011... KCC missed a chance to regain the Ecobank Uganda Super League lead when they lost to Masaka on Friday. Herman Wasswa struck in the second half to give Masaka their fourth win on a day when table leaders URA were also ambushed by lowly Utoda....

Nation's Parties That Are Small And Dying.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo WHEN the country adopted the multiparty political system, a mood of optimism engulfed Uganda and old and new parties were registered to compete for power. According to the Electoral Commission website, there are 38...