New Vision (Uganda) articles from August 2006

New Vision (Uganda) archives from August 2006

LRA Fighters Assemble in Safe Zones.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio, Chris Ocowun and agencies TWO days after the truce with the government, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda and southern Sudan have started to move towards...

MPs Back Bodaboda Ban.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporters MEMBERS of Parliament have endorsed the Government's proposed plan to rid Kampala city of buses and bodaboda motorcycles. In a report to Parliament, MPs on the physical...

UNAA Chief Calls for Change.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Muwanguzi THE chairman of the organising committee for this year's Uganda North American Association (UNAA) convention due in New York city this weekend has called for the...

Rugby Cranes Relocate for Morocco Training.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu IN a move to get more acclimatised to pitch conditions, the Rugby Cranes have moved from Kyadondo grounds to Kampala Rugby Club for drills ahead of their crunch tie against...

Mabira Forest Allocation Illegal.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joe Oloka-Onyango I have followed the arguments - both pro and con - about the granting of several hundred hectares of Mabira forest to the Mehta Group of companies to help them expand their...

Museveni Orders On BIDCO Land Allocation.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered environment authorities to expedite the proposed change of land use for three forest reserves in Kalangala to pave way for BIDCO to grow...

Basajja Demands Sh10b From UMSC.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira And Mariam Nalunkuuma KAMPALA businessman Hajji Hassan Basajjabalaba has demanded that the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) must pay sh10.2b if it wants to recover the...

UTL Donates to Graduates.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Halima Shaban Uganda telecom (utl) has donated four fully- connected mobile phones worth sh0.9m to four graduates. The graduates are under the Forum for African Women Educationalists...

The NRM Has Proved That It is Invincible.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ofwonoo Opondo ELEVEN districts where elections for woman MP, and LCV chairpersons have just been concluded, and results released in favour of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is a big...

Kurji Guns for Lost Pride.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune ALPHA Rally Team's Riyaz Kurji may be out of contention for the Africa Rally Championship (ARC) title but has pride to salvage in the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally that starts...

'City Beat' Readers Invited to the Launch.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo City Beat readers who won in the "Party with Bebe Cool" competition in June have again won special invites for two to Bebe Cool's historic dual VIP album launch at...

Veep and Saleh to Grace Africa Nations Cup Match.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende VICE President Gilbert Bukenya will lead a host of ministers including Namirembe Bitamazire, Charles Bakkabulindi and Salim Saleh to cheer Uganda Cranes as they host Lesotho at...

Oloya Narrates Trip to UNAA Convention.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Opio Oloya I had a very quiet night's sleep - I was very tired and slept soundly (hopefully not loudly). Outside, it's a bit cool, overcast and rainy. But, there is enough time to explore...

Tolit Favourite At Mbarara Golf Open.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge THE absence of the top guns will work in favour of Brian Tolit at the Mbarara golf Open this weekend. Tolit, 18, gets the chance for a maiden win without the challenge of...

Maiden Credit Reference Bureau to Start Operations.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) UGANDA will soon have the first credit reference bureau after the Central bank licensed Compustat, a South African company, to do the business, writes Peter Kaujju. Bank of Uganda's (BoU) director...

Nokia Unveils Latest Series in Uganda.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) PHONE users are set to enjoy a wide range of technology equipment fused into one gadget following the launch of the latest three multi-media phones in form of the Nokia N series, writes Emmy Olaki. ...

Kiryapawo Loses Parliamentary Seat.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu THE High Court yesterday annulled the election of Loi Kageni Kiryapawo as the Member of Parliament for Budaka County. Justice Remmy Kasule also directed the High Court...

UTL Hands Golf Sh50m Tournament.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA telecom has injected sh50m in the sixth edition of the uganda telecom Golf Open due September 9-10. The company's chief commercial officer Hans Paulsen unveiled the...

4,000 Infants Die Daily Says Nduhura.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Ojwee AT least 4,000 infants die daily in Uganda because they are not breastfed, health state minister (General Duties) Dr. Richard Nduhura has said. He said the trend could be...

Mayanja May Play in Cranes Game.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi COACH Laszlo Csaba's desperate search for an attacking midfielder has forced him to ask his assistant Jackson Mayanja to come out of retirement and play for Cranes this weekend....

Janet Meets Indian Minister.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) FIRST Lady Mrs. Janet Museveni on Tuesday met the Indian Minister for Overseas Affairs, Vaylar Ravi, at State House, Nakasero. The two deliberated on a number of matters related to sharing of...

Low Water Levels Delay Kiira Power Project.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita REDUCED water levels in Lake Victoria have delayed the installation and commissioning of the remaining two units at Kiira power station on Owen Falls Dam in Jinja, a report has...

Victors Eye Kakungulu Cup Semis.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) KAMPALA United will have to mount a major comeback to reverse a 3-0 deficit going into the Kakungulu Cup quarterfinals return leg today, writes William Muwonge. The lowly side needs a 4-0 win against...

Government Launches Resettlement Scheme for IDPs.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe THE Government has launched an emergency resettlement scheme for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Uganda, Premier Apolo Nsibambi said yesterday. ...

Bebe Cool Launches Two Albums.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Katende After receiving lots of money for his double album launch last week, renowned dancehall, roots and culture artiste Bebe Cool must be enjoying every moment of this year. The...

MUK and MUBS Row Deepens Over Results.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE row between Makerere University and MUBS has deepened after the latter declined to release results of over 300 Bachelor of Commerce External students, reports Chris Kiwawulo. The students...

Ugandan Kids Teams for Ligi Ndogo.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi FOURTEEN Ugandan kid football teams have thronged the 2006 Ligi Cudburry International Cup that kicks off here this morning. Uganda Juniors League (UJL) Zebras Kibuli,...

Anglican Youth Fellowship Churn Out New Album.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Titus Serunjogi Can you rely on members of the Anglican Church to throw a nice party? Well, attend the launching of the Anglican Youth Fellowship's (AYF) latest album 70x7 and you will be...

Tumukunde Released On Bail.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya And Maurice Okore BRIGADIER Henry Tumukunde was yesterday released on bail by the General Court Martial in Kampala after spending 450 days in detention. His movements were,...

Nnyanzi to Represent Uganda in UK Exhibition.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ssenkaaba ON Monday, Africa's cultural heritage will embrace the medieval walls of the Hall Place Mansion in the United Kingdom - another chance for Africa, and Uganda in particular,...

North Celebrates LRA Truce.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Arthur Okot WAR-weary communities in Gulu celebrated a break in nearly two decades of brutal conflict on Wednesday as government troops and rebels pulled back from offensive positions. ...

S.A. Firm to Build Karuma Power Plant.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) PRESIDNET Yoweri Museveni has given green light to a South African company, Infrastructural Development Finance Ltd., to construct the Karuma power station. State House has announced that the...

Court Reverses KIU Sh8b Case.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya And Peter Kaujju THE High Court has reversed an order for attachment of sh8b from the Government by Kampala International University (KIU). The money is part of the sh13b...

Activists Challenge UNAA to End War.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Conan Businge PEACE activists are set to challenge this year's Uganda National American Association (UNAA) convention to focus on ending the war in the north. The co-founders and...

Health Insurance Scheme for Lukewarm Reception.
August 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Bwogi THE Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) has attacked the newly-proposed National Social Health Insurance Scheme (NSHIS), saying it might be mismanaged like National Social...

Govt to Appeal to ICC for LRA Leaders.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: F. Ahimbisibwe and Patrick Jaramogi THE Government will convince the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to arrest the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leaders if they respect the terms of the...

Oil Production to Start Soon.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Olaki Commercial production of oil could start earlier than planned after exploration tests in Block 2 in Bunyoro recorded more than 30 million oil barrels that can be recovered. ...

RAFU is Biggest Contractor.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter THE Road Agency Formation Unit (RAFU) was the biggest contractor last financial year followed by National Housing and Construction Corporation (NHCC), a report from the Public...

Ministers Advised On Investment.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko STATE minister for urban development has advised developers and investors who intend to initiate developments in urban areas to liaise with his office so that they are...

Eleven Head to Kampala U-14 Finals.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende ELEVEN teams arrive in Kampala tomorrow to represent the various regions in this weekend's City Tyres U-14 Champions League that starts on Saturday. "We want them to be in...

Help People Develop, Nsibambi Urges Church.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike THE Church of Uganda's Provincial Assembly started its two-day biennual conference with a call from Premier Apolo Nsibambi to the body to guide its followers towards economic...

Smart Partnership Seeks Sh17b.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Smart Partnership is looking for 5m pounds (about sh17.5b) for programmes in countries where it operates, an official of the Commonwealth Partnership on Technology Management...

Makerere Humiliates Ndejje.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu NDEJJE University were handed a rough welcome to the sh250m utl sponsored Inter University Invitational games by Makerere University main campus, losing all games on Tuesday. ...

Henry Barlow Was a Living Poem.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Susan Kiguli and Austin Bukenya HENRY Barlow was a man and a poet. In fact he was a living poem, whose acute sensibility, keen sensitivity and sharp mind, we cannot help but honour and...

Police Beefs Up Security At Shauriyako.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia and Florence Nakaayi Police yesterday was put on alert after a controversy over Shauriyako Market in the city centre, pitting one faction against another, threatened to...

Obua in Town.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi and Norman Katende Kaizer Chiefs ace David Obua is in town determined to guide Cranes to a winning start to the 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers on Saturday. "We have to win on...

South Africa Snubs LRA.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa & Agencies South Africa has turned down a request by the LRA rebels to join the Juba peace talks with the government as a co-mediator. The LRA's deputy chief, Vincent Otti,...

India to Support Hydro Power Projects.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko India is to support the development of hydro power and the petroleum sector in Uganda, the country's minister for overseas affairs, Vayalar Ravi, has said. Ravi said the...

MPs Want Better MFI Rules.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Mariam Nalunkuuma MPs have asked the Government to come up with better regulations for micro-finance institutions (MFIs). Committee chairman William Nsubuga (Buvuma)...

New MPs Entrench NRM.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi NRM is now very comfortable in Parliament following its outstanding victory in the just-concluded LC5 and Woman MP elections, a party official has said. Deputy...

Boys With Earings.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Titus Serunjogi AS I was walking past Pauline's Parlour at Park Royale on Kampala Road last week, I saw a boy, about one-year-old, screaming and fighting to free himself from women who had...

MTN Donates to Disabled Children.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ayiga Ondoga MTN has donated sh3.6m to the Uganda Society for the Disabled Children (USDC). MTN's public relations officer, Tina Byaruhanga, said staff members had contributed the funds....

TASO Registers 5,000 in North.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis. Ojwee And Justin Moro THE AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) has since 2004 registered over 5,000 clients with the northern regional centre in Gulu town. The number reflects a very...

The Big Questions On Juba Peace Agreement.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio EXCITEMENT has greeted the coming into force of the cessation of hostilities between the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Top on the...

Parliament Police, Ssemuju Tussle.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THERE was a 35-minute melee at the Parliament entrance yesterday as the police had running battles with National Freedom Party (NFP) chief Herman Ssemuju and his supporters...

'Family Planning Poorly Covered'.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Juliet Waiswa LOW press coverage of reproductive health care has had a negative effect on promotion of family planning issues in the country. A senior principal nursing officer in the...

NCS Warns On Soccer Academies.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune NATIONAL Council of Sports (NCS) has directed FUFA to control the mushrooming soccer academies after a Norwegian coach cried foul about one of them. NCS general secretary...

More Challenges in Education Sector.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Kaboyo ON July 13, 2006, Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi in an article in The New Vision stressed nine challenges facing schools, parents and children. However, the good professor...

Why Poverty Has Persisted.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dauda Hiriga POVERTY Eradication is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Ugandan government aims to reduce the incidence of poverty to 10 per cent by 2017 compared to a less...

Ouma Sends Family Home.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Sserugo UNITED States-based Ugandan former International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion Kassim "The Dream" Ouma has sent his wife and three-year-old son to his homeland. ...

Make UPE Mandatory, MPs Advise.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba and Cyprian Musoke MPs have asked the Government to make Universal Primary education (UPE) compulsory. In their report to Parliament yesterday, the social service committee...

KCC Donor Projects Threatened.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Kampala City Council (KCC) has got an order stopping Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from freezing its account because that would endanger its donor-funded projects, a...

Jinja Seeks Investors.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Jinja Municipal Council authorities are registering owners of plots in the old industrial park in order to get investors who can form joint ventures with the plot owners. ...

Lubiri, Bugema in Semis.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha LUBIRI High School maintained their unbeaten run in the Sprite Schools Invitational basketball tournament with a 46-45 overtime victory over Bugema SDA at the St Leo's,...

Enhas Buys Sh9b Equipment.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Entebbe Handling Services (ENHAS), the company that handles clearing of goods at Entebbe Airport, has purchased new equipment worth sh9.7b. "We have purchased new...

Sekajugo, Musonye Attend CAF Meet.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama CAF's annual general meeting is in progress in Cairo, Egypt with East Africa represented by Dr. James Sekajugo and Nicholas Musonye. Sekajugo sits on the continental body's...

UPDF Withdraws.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) started pulling out of its operation areas yesterday to give safe passage to the LRA rebels. The commander of the land forces, Lt....

MP Advises Women On Development.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Esther Mukyala BUGABULA South MP Asuman Kiyingi has urged women to engage in developmental activities to break the dependency syndrome on their husbands. He encouraged them to join...

ICC Yet to Identify Lukwiya Body.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday said it was in the process of identifying the body believed to be that of LRA's Raska Lukwiya and that there was no...

Sale of Unprocessed Milk to Stop.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba SELLING of unprocessed milk will be phased out following a directive from animal husbandry state minister, Bright Rwamirama, giving the vendors up to December to start...

'Proud, Stubborn But Always.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jenkins Kiwanuka William Kamugisha, a retired foreign service officer who died in Kampala on Monday August 21 2006, aged 67, will be best remembered for assisting Paul Muwanga to flee into...

Witchcraft Scare - Parents Circumcising, Piercing Kids' Ears.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo THE number of parents taking their sons for circumcision to guard them against being sacrificed by witch doctors has of recent increased. Over 10 parents that The New...

Phone Print-Outs Show Link in Kiyingi's Case.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Anne Mugisa and Hillary Kiirya PHONE print-outs in the Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi murder trial showed that the disputed telephone number 041-541252 was used by a caller to reach Saada Nassuna who...

'Mabira Trees Are Valuable'.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa PART of Mabira forest reserve that SCOUL wants for expansion is still stocked with valuable trees, some of which have been allocated to a private investor Nile Ply, to harvest...

Uganda Releases 108 Kenyan Pokot.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu A total of 108 captured Kenyan Pokot and 36 guns seized by the UPDF in a cordon-and-search operation were on Thursday handed over to Kenyan authorities. The Kenyans,...

Artiste Jailed.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gladys Kalibbala Entebbe court on Tuesday remanded a local musician, Geoffrey Kyagambidwa, commonly known as Chagga in Kitala prison until September 18. Chief magistrate Godfrey Anguadia...

Egeland to Visit Uganda.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Badru Mulumba A United Nations top official is flying to Kampala as the world body stamps its approval on the peace treaty that could end northern Uganda's darkest chapter. UN...

Emulate Ireland to Develop, Uganda Told.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko UGANDA can replicate Ireland's economic success if the right policy decisions are taken to transform the country's largely agro-based economy into one that churns out goods and...

Coordinate North Humanitarian Aid.
August 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) PEACE is breaking out in earnest in Northern Uganda as the cessation of hostilities between the UPDF and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army takes hold. There have been a number of encouraging signs,...

IGG Letter to President Museveni On Mutundwe Thermal Power Plant.
August 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) 11TH July 2006 His Excellency, General Y.K. Museveni The President of the Republic of Uganda. Kampala. PROCUREMENT OF 50MW THERMAL GENERATION POWER PLANT AT MUTUNDWE IN KAMPALA BY THE...

Ugandans for Tanzania Golf Open.
August 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune TANZANIAN tycoon Malindi Ndiyonezi has fully sponsored four top Ugandan golfers to the Tanzania Open due this weekend. Stephen 'Tiger Woods' Birungi, George Olayo, Shaban...

Reach Out to Teenage Mothers - Nnabagereka.
August 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Nnabagereka of Buganda Sylvia Nagginda has urged the Mama Tendo seminars organisers to take the gospel about the importance of breasfeeding to teenage mothers. Nagginda was presiding over the...

ICC Still Wants Kony.
August 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors said on Monday they still hoped for the arrest of leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels despite an offer of amnesty by Uganda under the terms of...

This Time the Talks Will End the Northern War!
August 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Opiyo Oloya Today, the guns are silent as both the government of Uganda and the rebels of the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA) move quickly to implement the end to 20 years of hostilities and the...