New Vision (Uganda) articles from December 2009, page 9

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Court Blocks Leasing Owino Market.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Hillary Nsambu And Florence Nakaayi THE High Court has stopped Kampala City Council from leasing St Balikuddembe (Owino) market to a private company without the consent of the tenants. The rival factions are St Balikuddembe Market...

Minister Ordered to Produce Oil Agreements.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Jude Kafuuma THE state minister for mineral development, Peter Lokeris, is slated to submit the oil sharing agreements the Government signed with prospecting companies before Parliament today. The minister...

MPs, Mengo React to Region Tier Bill.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Regional Government Bill, 2009, has drawn mixed reactions from Members of Parliament. In separate interviews yesterday, while some MP's supported it, others expressed reservations about it. The Bill, that is now...

UDN Decries Decreasing Funds for Primary Education.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE Uganda Debt Network (UDN) has decried the declining government funding for primary education programmes that has led some head teachers to sleep in staffrooms and offices. The UND team was led to Parliament...

'Electoral Reforms Need Time'.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Andante Okanya and Charles Ariko ELECTORAL reforms proposed by the opposition cannot be carried out in time for the 2011 polls, the chairman of the Uganda Law Reform Commission, Prof. Joseph Kakooza, has said. In a paper on...

UPC's Otunnu Returns Via Busia.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Egessa Hajusu FORMER UN diplomat vying to lead the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Olara Otunnu returned to the country on Monday through Busia in eastern Uganda. Addressing supporters at Madibira Primary School in Busia town on...

Sh37 Billion Released for North Recovery Plan.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Francis Emorut THE Government has disbursed sh37b of the sh100b earmarked for the Peace and Recovery Development Plan.The plan is to benefit over 40 districts in northern and eastern Uganda. The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo...

No More New Districts Until 2011 - Mwesige.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Joshua Kato THE Government will not create new districts until after the 2011 general elections.This was disclosed by the local government minister, Adolf Mwesige, while addressing the 16th Uganda Local Government Association annual...

Poverty Eradication Vital in Fighting Against HIV/Aids.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Jeff Lule THE eradication of poverty is vital in the fight against HIV/Aids, Noerine Kaleeba, the founder of The AIDSâ-àSupport Organis-ation, has said. Kaleeba noted that poverty is at the core in the spread of...

Ssebaana Wants More Money for Health Sector.
December 8, 2009... Byline: John Semakula The Democratic Party (DP) president, John Ssebaana, wants the Government to inject more money in the country's health sector. He said many Ugandans who cannot travel abroad for treatment were dying because of the...

High Population Threatens Towns.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale and Francis Kagolo URBAN centres will soon become dens for criminals if the Government does not put in place measures to address the high population growth rate, officials have warned. Samuel Mabala, the...

Woman Held Over Killing Husband, Son.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Dennis Ojweea-? A woman from Lamur Ora-Tido village, Odek sub-county in Gulu district allegedly burnt her husband and son to death on Wednesday morning. Jacqueline Akello, 26, is said to have had a quarrel with Alfred Opiyo, 28,...

'Nebbi, Adjumani Ignorant About Malaria'.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Frank Mugabi MOST people in Nebbi and Adjumani districts do not know the symptoms of malaria, a new survey has shown. In a study conducted by the Uganda Malaria Communities Partnership project, up to 91% of the respondents in Nebbi...

Farmers to Be Arrested Over NAADS Inputs.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Ismael Kasooha FARMERS who sell off inputs supplied under the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAADS) Programme will be arrested, the Kibaale district chairperson, George Namyaka, has said. Namyaka said it was embarrassing...

Sh130 Million Spent On Maracha District Ghost Council - AG.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Dradenya Amazia MARACHA-Terego district has spent over sh130m on a non-existent district council in the last three financial years.There is no established council in Maracha-Terego, according to the Auditor General's 2006 to 2008...

Uganda Plants Modified Cotton in Kasese.
December 8, 2009... UGANDAN scientists have planted genetically modified cotton (GMO), in a confined field trial in Kasese district, for research purposes. The cotton trial, which was planted in September, aims at testing the cotton's resistance to bollworms and...

Parents Held for Marrying Off Girl.
December 8, 2009... Byline: James Odongo and Felix Osujo THE Police in Soroti have arrested Adam Mutwalib , along with six suspected accomplices, for marrying off his 14-year-old daughter.They were arrested in Kingandani, a suburb of Soroti Municipality, as they...

Hepatitis E Kills 12 in Kaabong.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Olandason Wanyama TWELVE people have so far died and 210 are admitted following an outbreak of Hepatitis E in Kaabong district in north-eastern Uganda. Michael Lochiyo, the district health educator, said scores had been admitted at...

Illegal Orphanage Closed, Owner Arrested.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo THE Ministry for Gender and Labour has closed down an orphanage in Wakiso district and locked up the proprietor. Florence Athieno, 41, yesterday cried as female Police officers arrested her for operating an illegal...

15 Years of the White Paper - is It Still Relevant?
December 8, 2009... Byline: Arthur Baguma IT is 17 years since the Education White Paper was adopted as the official guide on the planning and running of education policies in the country. However, over time the country's national needs and priorities have...

End of Year Parties - Mind Your Manners.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Amanda Agaba IN December, the buzz around most offices is deadlines, reports, bonuses and the common urge, Cannot wait to get out of here. When is this year going to end? December comes with its perks and its lows. Just because you...

Teso Can Be Country's Food Basket.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Joshua Kato THE flat plains between Bukedea through Soroti to Kaberamaido are a sight to behold. During rainy seasons, most of these plains are filled with water. As the rains recede, short grass takes over. These low lands lie in the...

What Experts Say About the White Paper.
December 8, 2009... AGGREY Kibenge, the education ministry spokesperson, says the White Paper is still relevant. It largely remains a relevant frame work for educational development in the country. Many of the ministry strategic policies and programmes are...

Bee Farmers Get Production Support.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Frank Mugabi APART from a conducive environment for apiary, the West Nile region is also renowned for producing good quality honey which has in the past received endorsement on the world market. However, production has remained...

Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor Reinstated.
December 7, 2009... The high court has reinstated the vice chancellor of Kyambogo University Prof.Isaiah Omolo in office. Also reinstated is the head of security Samuel Oryem. Justice Yorkamu Bamwine ruled that their removal from office was unfair and against...

Residents to Help Fight Gun Trafficking.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Olandason Wanyama RESIDENTS of Pader, Kotido and Kaabong districts have resolved to give secret information about gun trafficking to security agencies. Jephesa Lokidi, a resident of Sidok village in Sidok sub-county in Kaabong...

Father Rapes, Infects 17-Year-Old With HIV.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Who will come to the rescue of the many women who suffer Nanteza's daughter's fate? SHE leans against a pole supporting her single-room wooden structure that she calls a house, with misery written all over her face....

Sexual Abuse Silently Kills HIV Fight.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Halima Shaban LINDA (not real name) a 35-year-old mother, was frequently beaten by her husband. "He would beat me to the point that he was too ashamed to take me to the doctor. He forced me to have sex with him and beat me if I...

300,000 Free Mosquito Nets Distributed.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga A TOTAL of 330,000 free insecticide-treated mosquito nets have been distributed to various households in Hoima district as part of the Government's effort to reduce malaria by 2015. The nets were handed over to the...

Rwenzori Sub-Region Has No Regional Govt.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Bizimungu Kisakye THE Rwenzori sub-region does not have a regional government because consultations were not carried out, local government minister Adolf Mwesige has said. He said unlike Buganda, Bunyoro, Busoga, Acholi and Lango,...

Hotel, Lodge Owners Warned On Criminals.
December 7, 2009... MBARARA Resident district commissioner, Clement Kandole, has urged hotel and lodge owners to carefully verify documents of their customers. He said some of the lodgers were criminals, who register fake names so that they cannot be traced. ...

RDC Decries High Rate of Corruption.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Dismus Buregyeya THE Masaka resident district commissioner (RDC), Bamusedde Bwambale, has decried the high rate of corruption in Masaka municipality. He raised the concern during a two-day civic education workshop on the promotion...

Ofwono Warns Movement Party Officials.
December 7, 2009... THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) deputy spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, has cautioned party members in Jinja district discriminating against the opposition. He asked NRM leaders not to starve opposition members, especially with tenders,...

Katakwi Petitions Over Shoddy Roads.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Andante Okanya THE Teso communities of Katakwi and Amuria have petitioned the Office of the Prime Minister over the shoddy road works done in the area. The petition was centered on the roads constructed under the Emergency Repair...

IGG Cautions Youth over Increase in Corruption Cases.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Daniel Edyegu CORRUPTION is escalating among the youth in Uganda, the acting Inspector General of Government (IGG), Raphael Baku Obudra, has said. Baku said unlike in the past where the vice was rampant among the elderly who had...

Manafwa Partners on Arabica Coffee.
December 7, 2009... MANAFWA district has partnered with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority to revive the growing of Arabica coffee. Speaking during the district's coffee agricultural show at Butiru sub-county recently, Alex Namolya, the chairman of the...

Loumo Set to Change Face of HIV in Karamoja.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Olandason Wanyama It is the World Aids Day, children, some with their mothers gather at the small office in Kaabong Town Council not sure about what will happen in the next hour. Some children have seen their parents die, others...

Mutebi Upbeat After Mbarara.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune BUOYED by victory in the Mbarara Motor Club sprint recently, Nasser Mutebi reckons he can extend his form to this weekend's Central Motor Club Challenge rally in Mukono. Mogas Rally Team's Mutebi (Subaru N 4) has...

Cops Intensify Operations.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE Police is intensifying its operations on roads to reduce carnage ahead of the festive season, Kampala metropolitan Police chief Andrew Sorowen said yesterday. "Most accidents are due to incompetence, driving...

Tornado Blows ACC's Dreams.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende and Charles Mutebi NEHAL Bibodi hit 141 runs as Tornado ended ACC's dream of appearing in the Championship trophy on Sunday. Only a win could lift ACC above KICC, in the battle for fourth place, but their opponents,...

Cranes Reach CECAFA Semi's.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Reuben Olita DIMINUTIVE striker Robert Ssentongo came off the bench to score the only goal as The Uganda Cranes beat hosts Kenya Harambe Stars to storm the semi-finals of the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. The defending...

Blick is National Champion.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Johnson Were CRUISING a Yamaha YZ450cc model 2008, Arthur Blick won the final round of the national motocross championship on Sunday to claim his seventh national title. Blick finished second behind 2008 champion Assaf Natan riding...

USPA Vote Asiku for November.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Swalley Kenyi INTERNATIONAL Boxing Organisation (IBO) featherweight champion Jackson Asiku is the Uganda telecom USPA sports personality for November. The scribes yesterday voted Asiku their sports personality for the second time,...

Former Champions Mugabi, Ouma for Holyfield Fight.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Phillip Corry FORMER world boxing champion Kassim "The Dream" Ouma will fight in Uganda for the first time on the under-card at the Evander Holyfield versus Francois Botha clash on January 16. The promoters of the fight, Baltic Pro...

Mukono Boda-Boda Robbery on the Rise.
December 7, 2009... Byline: John Semakula The number of suspects held over the robbery of bodoboda motorcycles in Mukono district this week has now reached seven. Two more suspects identified as Geoffrey Luyima and John Kiseka of Kiwatule in Kampala were...

Ritual Murder Trial Resumes Next Year.
December 7, 2009... THE hearing of the ritual murder case against Kampala city tycoon Godfrey Kajubi at the Masaka High Court will resume in February next year. Kajubi is facing charges of murdering 12-year-old Joseph Kasirye of Mukungwe. The boy was beheaded...

Contractors Advised On Standard Work.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Ayiga Ondoga CONSTRUCTION companies have been advised use the right quantity of materials and designs to avoid building accidents that have claimed several lives. "If construction companies use the right amount of materials and...

Bank Unveils Motorbike Loan Scheme.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Patrick Okino and Bonney Odongo BANK of Africa has launched motorcycle loan facility targeting boda-boda operators. The 'Easy ride' loan, launched on Friday, saw 22 motorbikes handed over to a Lira-based boda-boda association. ...

UN Agencies Revise Aid Policy in Uganda.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Raymond Baguma UNITED Nations agencies in Uganda have revised their development assistance framework to realign their programmes to the national priorities. The move follows the recent launch of the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Basajja to Back Kabatsi.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Dismus Buregyeya KAMPALA city tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba has said he will support the presidential assistant for legal affairs, Joy Kabatsi, for the Ssembabule district Woman parliamentary seat in the 2011 elections. Kabatsi got...

Bishops Attacked Over Shrine.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Luke Kagiri Three Anglican bishops and five clergy members on Friday survived being lynched by a mob in Mityana district when they attempted to destroy a traditional shrine. The Mityana bishop, Dr. Samuel Kaziimba, who was in the...

Mulago Heart Unit Shut Down.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge HUNDEREDS of heart patients are stranded at Mulago hospital, following the breakdown of the air conditioning system for the echocardiography machine. The air conditioning system broke down on Friday last week. "The...

Government to Amend Media Law.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale THE Government is to amend the Press and Journalist Act (1995) to regulate the work of the media. "The Cabinet has already passed the principles to amend the Act. The parliamentary legislative council is drafting a...

Uganda Needs Sh394 Billion for Humanitarian Activities - UN.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Mary Karugaba The Government and the humanitarian community have launched an appeal for $197m (about sh394.5b) to address the most urgent humanitarian needs in Uganda next year. Launching the 2010 Consolidated Appeal for Uganda at...

Five MUK students Face Expulsion.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo and Andante Okanya FIVE Makerere University students' leaders are facing expulsion over addressing press conferences. The students, who have been given up to Friday to apologise or be expelled, are accused of...

Participants Divided Over Fortification of Food.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Josephine Maseruka Participants of a meeting on food were last Friday divided over a proposal to introduce a policy requiring food industries to fortify their products. Food fortification is the adding of value to food using...

Health Probes City Baby's Death.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo Asma Abdullah woke up on a calm day and took her 11-month-old daughter to the hospital to be immunised against measles. But the day turned murky when Nema Abdullah died soon after a nurse at Kyadondo Medical Centre...

Turkana Told to Surrender Illegal Guns.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Olandason Wanyama Turkana pastoralists from Kenya, who crossed into Moroto district looking for water and pasture, have been urged to surrender their guns to the army. The UPDF 403 Brigade Commander, Lt. Col. Joseph Balikuddembe,...

Court to Consider Bail for Terrorism Suspects.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Hillary Nsambu and Rehema Nansubuga THE High Court has set December 14 to hear an application in which 24 terrorism suspects are seeking to be released on bail pending trial. The hearing of the application had originally been...

Regional Tier Bill Released.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Joyce Namutebi A Bill to provide for the establishment of regional governments is finally out. The Regional Governments Bill, 2009 also provides for the formation of regional parliaments by the regional governments and other...

Kiboga DPC Arrested.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Nicholas Kajoba THE Police boss, Kale Kayihura, has ordered the arrest of the Police commander of Kiboga district, William Kawuka, for allegedly extorting money from the public and detaining people in his office. This is the second...

Court Restores Kyambogo Boss.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Hillary Nsambu and Edward Anyoli In a surprise move, the vice-chancellor of Kyambogo University, Professor Isaiah Ndiege, was re-instated in office yesterday, together with his security officer, Samuel Oryem. The two had been...

The Common Market Has Vital Implications for East Africa.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Karooro Okurut One of the most important events that is likely to shape things around this region for the better is the recent signing of the Common Market protocol for the East African Community in Arusha, Tanzania, by all East...

Nationals in Rwanda Form Business Union.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Beatrice Batamuliza Ugandans living in Rwanda have formed an association to promote business and cultural ties. Speaking at the event at Hilltop Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda's director-general in charge of cooperation, Joseph Kabateza,...

Nigeria's Kevin Wins Big Brother Jackpot.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Nigel Nassar THE Nigerian Big Brother Africa housemate, 27 year-old Kevin Chuwang sat tight in one of the sofas in the Big Brother Revolution house Sunday evening, side-by-side and holding hands with Angolan beauty Emma Da Rocha. ...

Value Addition to Boost Coffee Farmers.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Vision Reporter THE National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) has started a value addition campaign among coffee farmers to boost their earnings. "Coffee farmers have started earning more money because...

Court Should Be More Accountable.
December 7, 2009... A High Court judge yesterday cancelled an order for the vice-chancellor of Kyambogo University to vacate his office. The order had been issued last week by the deputy registrar of the civil division of the High Court, Isaac Muwata. Judging...

Empower Women Financially and Develop Communities.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Karol Boudreaux At the recent Food Security Summit in Rome world leaders unanimously renewed their pledge to eradicate hunger. Developing countries are supposed to meet the MDGs by 2015. They involve halving levels of hunger and...

Government Consulted Bunyoro On Land Bill.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Dennis Obbo I would like to make a Government response to an article in one of the dailies entitled "Passing Land Bill 'shocks' Bunyoro." It is not true that the Government did not consult Bunyoro on the Land Bill. On the contrary,...

Rural Finance Should Target Women.
December 7, 2009... Byline: Nathan Were The United Nations Expert Group on Women and Finance estimates that 70% of the world's populations living on less than a dollar a day are women. Despite the numerous approaches to address household income and improve...

World Newspapers Unite on Climate Change.
December 6, 2009... "Today, 55 newspapers in 44 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. "Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will...

Museveni Flies Economy Class.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Felix Osike President Yoweri Museveni flew back home from the US on Saturday night on a commercial airliner in the economy class. According to Tamale Mirundi, the president's spokesman, Museveni's decision to fly on a British...

Language of NGOs.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Lydia Namubiru BE glad you are not a donor, because you would have to suffer through countless proposals demonstrating NGOs' commitment to intergrated community-based interventions. Synchronising, harmonising and strategic vertical...

Former Permanent Secretary Dies in Dubai.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala THE former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Paul Bachengana, is dead. The 60-year-old veteran civil servant collapsed dead at Dubai Airport last week on his way back home from London. ...

Beenie Man Fires Up Chamuka Keys Finals.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke BEENIE Man won over Ugandan music fans on Saturday night with his magnanimous charm and skills. The Jamaican reggae star, who was baptised Dancehall King after topping Jamaican charts in the 1990s, delivered a...

Drug Watchdog Wants Sh5 Billion More.
December 6, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe THE National Drug Authority (NDA) has asked the Government for an additional sh5b to enable it carry out drug inspection and industry control. Apollo Muhairwe, the NDA executive secretary, explained that the regulator...

Common Market is Good for Us.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Herbert Kabafunzaki After the signing of the common market protocol by the EAC heads of partner states, we should cease lamenting but direct more energy onto how opportunities can be tapped. Contentious issues like land ownership,...

Real Estate Agents Told to Behave.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Paul Tentena THE policy that will streamline the operations of real estates agents in the country is in offing, a top official said over the weekend. Michael Werikhe, the housing state minister, explained that because real estate...

Graphics Starts Fabrication.
December 6, 2009... Byline: David Ssempijja THE Luzira-based Graphic Systems has started a fabrications firm. Fabrication Systems Ltd will manufacture a wide range of products for various purposes. Kalpesh Mehta, the general manager of the new company,...

Tough Rules for Clearing Agents.
December 6, 2009... Byline: James Odomel THE clearing and forwarding associations in East Africa have come up with stringent measures to clamp down on quack clearing agents. John Bosco Rusagara, the chairman, explained over the weekend that a number of...

NGOs to Monitor Minerals.
December 6, 2009... Byline: David Ssempijja Civil society organisations operating in countries of the Albertine Rift Valley region have formed a coalition to make inputs in the region's mining sector. It will work to ensure rational distribution of mineral...

Set Up National Pothole, Road Fixing Days.
December 6, 2009... Byline: Stephen Asiimwe On November 29, Budiope MP Henry Balikowa died in Mabira forest on Kampala Jinja-highway a place now highly known as a"death trap". Road carnage is likely to take over the majority of deaths in developing countries....

Newspapers Speak Out On Climate Change.
December 6, 2009... Today 56 newspapers in 44 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage...

Accidents Are Finishing Us.
December 6, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe Accidents are finishing us, and we need action from the President because it is a national concern. Ordinarily, the President should not be the one to act on each and every matter because there are several transport...