New Vision (Uganda) articles from December 2010, page 11

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Plastic Bottles Bring Hope to Katwe Slum's Needy Residents.
December 8, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa WHEN residents of Katwe, a Kampala suburb, see Hamdan Wasswa, a waste collector, riding into their crammed settlement, they chant "Owa kasasiro azze" (the buyer of empty plastic bottles has come). This is a way of...

Regional Leaders to Refinance Regional Bank.
December 8, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe THE presidents of East Africa have resolved to recapitalise the East African Development Bank (EADB) as it deals with a long standing litigation processes estimated at about $115m. The decision was made last week at...

Sh660 Billion to Spur Real Estate.
December 8, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja PROPERTY companies Mara Group and Capri Global Capital have merged into Mara Capri Africa, a move taken to stimulate more investments in Africa. Uganda, according to the proprietors, will be among the first...

Domestic Violence and HIV Bedfellows - the Tale of Kalangala's Battered Mothers.
December 8, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo When Florence had a domestic brawl with her husband two years ago, the man beat her up and she left their home. Florence had come with her 13-year-old daughter of another man from Masaka to Bunyama Island in...

Bureau of Standards Launches Operation "Fake" Steel Producing Firms.
December 8, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards has launched a massive crack down on steel factories producing "fake steel" products. Last week Tembo Steels Limited located in Lugazi was closed after it was discovered that...

Water and Sewerage Corp to Construct Reservior in Namboole.
December 8, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Water shortage in Ntinda, Kireka, Bweyogerere, Nalya, Banda and Namugongo areas will cease when National Water and Sewerage Corporation constructs a water reservoir in Namboole. The General Manager Kampala...

Elderly Persons in Rwenzori Sub-Region Decry Marginalization.
December 8, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Older persons living in Rwenzori sub region have urged government to help them get rid of marginalization as they mark the International Human Rights day today. "Being old is not a disease, but we are marginalized....

NGOs Launch Elections SMS Platform.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale NON Governmental Organisations (NGOs), under the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU), have launched a short messaging service (SMS) platform to receive complaints regarding the ongoing...

Police, Army Explain New Recruitments.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE Police have said the ongoing restructuring, recruitment and training of crime preventers and polling constables is in accordance with the law. Addressing journalists at the media centre yesterday, the...

Wildlife Authority Gets New Boss.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa DR. Andrew Seguya has been appointed the acting executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). "Seguya will preside over wildlife as the board of trustees sorts itself out. Corrupt people are still...

Kayanja to Hold National Crusade.
December 7, 2010... INTERNATIONAL evangelist Pastor Robert Kayanja's Great Kampala Crusade at the Kololo Airstrip will run from December 12 to 19. Entrance will be free at the crusade, and the daily activities will start at 3:00pm. Pastor David Makhokho, the...

NRM Chiefs Meet Over Independents.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba THE NRM central executive committee yesterday discussed the fate of independents ahead of the start of the parliamentary campaigns next week. The party's top organ reportedly resolved that the party should continue to...

Police-Utoda to Fight Taxi Robberies.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Police are working with the Uganda Taxi Owners and Drivers Association (UTODA) to eliminate theft and robbery of passengers' items. Kampala Metropolitan Police boss Andrew Sorowen yesterday said the two parties...

Marine Unit Commander Arrested.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Simon Naulele And Samule Among THE Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, on Sunday ordered the arrest of a senior Police officer accused of extortion. Moses Ocana, the commander of marine unit of Garama and Mulondo in...

Mbale Voters Speak Out On Urgent Issues in the Town.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu RESIDENTS of Mbale Municipality have asked aspirants for the mayoral seat to focus on infrastructural development and improvement of social services in the municipality. The residents argued that for the last five...

Museveni, Egypt Discuss River Nile Conflict.
December 7, 2010... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said there is no political problem with the sharing of the River Nile waters. He said the problem is in the tropics, where people cut trees for firewood and invade the swamps to grow crops. Meeting a...

Instability in Regulatory Agencies Poses Danger.
December 7, 2010... FOUR regulatory authorities for key economic sectors are currently in a state of uncertainty and management crises. The four, namely, the National Forestry Authority, the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the Electricity Regulatory Authorities and...

GM Bill May Not Protect Farmers.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Dr Opiyo Oloya SINCE we first learned that Monsanto the US bio-tech company was planning to start testing genetically modified maize in Uganda, no official has stepped forward with a simple explanation that my mother can understand on...

Under-Strength Express Hold Proline.
December 7, 2010... Byline: James Bakama, Phillip Corry and Norman Katende EXPRESS FC pulled off a surprise by fielding a full team that went on to draw with Proline at Wankulukuku yesterday. With part of the Red Eagles still on a far east tour, most people...

Cranes Confront Zanzibar.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Abdallah Mubiru UGANDA Cranes will not underestimate their CECAFA quater-final opponents Zanzibar when the two face-off at the Benjamin Mkapa national stadium today. The knock-out fixture that will be played under sweltering heat...

Norwegians Sink Sh22 Billion Into SMEs Funding.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter THE high business mortality rates amongst small-and- medium enterprises (SMEs) could be checked if individual entrepreneurs pooled savings and investments, Juma Kisaame, the dfcu Bank managing director, has advised. ...

National Grid to Get 200MW Boost.
December 7, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe TAQA Arabia, an Egyptian firm, has signed a $1b, deal with Chui, a local firm to develop hydropower projects in Uganda. Taqa Power Africa, a partnership between Taqa Arabia, a subsidiary of Citadel Capital and Chui,...

Four Charged Over Defrauding Bank.
December 7, 2010... FOUR more suspects were yesterday charged with causing a financial loss of sh580m to Standard Chartered Bank. Immaculate Wanna, the business director of Property Concept; Ruth Namukasa, a banker with KCB; Rossette Nanyonjo and Millie Mpagi...

Gorilla Population Up in Region.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa THE population of the endangered Mountain gorillas in Virunga Massif has increased by 26.3% over the last seven years. A statement from the wildlife agencies of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo shows that the current...

Recruitment of Doctors, Nurses Starts.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge And Francis Kagolo THE recruitment of health workers to fill hundreds of vacant posts has started. The press notice from the health service commission shows that there are about 144 vacant positions; each requiring...

Local Children Stranded in Rwanda.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara And Frank Mugabi TWO Ugandan children are stuck in Rwanda as both the Kigali and Kampala governments search for their relatives. The sisters were discovered in northern Rwanda in October 2009. They remember living in...

700,000 Farmers Get Naads Funding.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Ronald Kalyango THE Government has released sh38.74b out of sh132.4b for the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme. The funds, to benefit 106 farmers per parish in all the 112 implementing districts in the...

Kasese Council Gets Contracts Committee.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba A four-member contracts committee for Kasese municipal council was on Monday sworn in with a call to the members to be honest while executing their duties. Presiding over the function, the acting town clerk, Wilson...

Bushenyi Parents Deny Teachers More Pay.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Chris Mugasha PARENTS in Bushenyi district have asked teachers to account for the salaries they get from the Government before they increase their pay. They also asked the Government to constitute a commission of inquiry into the...

Fake Prophets Arrested.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga THE Police in Kabarole district are holding a 20-year-old self-styled prophetess and two men on allegations that they extorted sh7m from their followers. The western regional Police commander, Wilson Kwanya, has...

Sebei Region Gets Vehicles for FGM Fight.
December 7, 2010... THE Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has given five vehicles to the districts of Kween, Bukwo and Kapchorwa to fight female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sebei region. Musa Bungudu, the UNAIDS Uganda Country Coordinator, said...

Three Sentenced to Death for Murder.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Moses Nampala COURT in Tororo district has sentenced three men to death for killing a man identified as Bita Wajala three years ago. Court heard that the accused, Constance Oguti, Sande Hamprey Okite and Patrick Sanya on August 12,...

Jinja Stench Blamed On Tannery.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi Jinja Municipal Environment Officer Ernest Nabihamba checks the waste content of Skyfat tannery discharge point JINJA municipal authorities last week conducted an impromptu spot-check of the local factories waste...

Alur King Calls for Cross-Border Ties.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Ayiga Ondoga THE Alur king, Philip Olarker Rauni III, has called for cross-border collaboration to promote peace and development in Nebbi and Zombo districts. Olarker said the kingdom had merged its cultural programmes with those...

Arua Youth Get Training, Tools.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Richard Adrama A total of 20 orphans and other vulnerable children have received tools to start business after undergoing three-month training in tailoring, carpentry and joinery and brick laying. The programme was undertaken by...

5,000 Still Living in IDP Camps.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun OVER 5,000 people are still living in internally displaced peoples (IDP) camps in Lamwo and Kitgum districts, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said. Charles Ssekatawa, the IRC field coordinator, said there...

Prices for Construction Materials Up.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma THERE has been a rise in the prices of construction materials such as cement, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Construction Sector Index (CSI). The index, released yesterday, also shows that the...

There is Need for Behavioural Change in HIV/Aids Fight.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Fred Mwesigwa STATISTICS show that HIV/AIDS is still a big problem in Uganda. The spirited battle through advocacy for preventative measures like condom use have not revealed a significant reduction in the number of people living with...

Besigye's Semantics On Sold Parastatals Are Not Tenable.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Phionah Kesaasi AS the presidential and parliamentary campaigns heat up, many candidates are making unrealistic promises in a bid to win votes. An example is Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye who...

Thugs Rob Mukwano of Sh100 Million.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Bill Oketch FARMERS in Lango, who sold sunflower to the Mukwano Group of Companies, were stranded on Monday after suspected thugs waylaid the company cashier and robbed sh100m. The central northern regional Police spokesperson,...

Aya Group Denies Worker Torture Reports.
December 7, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja THE Aya Group, the owners of Hilton Hotel that is still under construction, has dismissed media reports pinning it for torturing casual employees. "We wish to make it categorically clear that the media reports about...

Aminat Takes Eastern Region.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Simon Naulele JUDGES asked Rebecca Aminat why she was at the podium and she said she wanted to win. The 2008-2009 Miss Teso, and sworn socialist single woman is the first Atesot to win the competition held last Saturday evening at...

Iryn Namubiru Scoops Diva of the Year Award.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Pidson Kareire THIS year's Afrika Diva Music Awards (ADMA) gala held at Theatre LaBonita in Kampala last Saturday ended with Iryn Namubiru as the night's big winner. The awards exclusively recognise female artistes. Iryn was named...

Nsambya to Hosts Nursing Tourney.
December 7, 2010... NSAMBYA Nursing Home will host this year's national health training games next week. The hosts won the netball event last year that was held in Masaka. "We are looking forward to a more competitive performance this year now that we have...

Lwakataka Stakes Sh5 Million for Kananura.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune NOT one to take defeat graciously, former national champion Ponsiano Lwakataka has offered a sh5m bet to Mbarara Motor Club (MMC) sprint champion Andrew 'Desh' Kananura. Lwakataka has staked the money if Kananura...

Kilembe Open Returns After 10 Years.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune JUST when golfers thought they had run out of upcountry trips, the Uganda Golf Union has served up a surprise inclusion on the calendar in Kasese this weekend. The Kilembe Open has been revived after 10 years...

Youngsters Retain ICC Cricket Title.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende YOUNGSTER Simon Ssessaazi's good performance heralded Uganda to a successful title defence of the East Africa ICC U-15 trophy. Action of the three-day event concluded in Kampala Sunday with a crowning ceremony. ...

Power, UCU Eyes On Prize.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi POWER are on the verge of claiming the 2010 men's FUBA championship. The UCU Canons are similarly within reach of the women's crown. Today at YMCA, victory over the Kyambogo Warriors in Game 4 of the men's Division...

Beti Kamya Probed Over Sh8 Million.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE Electoral Commission (EC) is investigating the circumstances under which the Uganda Federal Alliance presidential candidate, Beti Kamya, gave out sh8m to youth and women groups in Rubaga North constituency on...

Besigye Issues Campaign Hotlines.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa And Moses Nampala THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, Dr. Kizza Besigye, yesterday issued telephone hotlines to handle reports of intimidation during campaigns. The numbers are 0774227013 and...

UFA Forms Kasese Poll Team.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba MEMBERS of the Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) in Kasese district have formed a task force charged with garnering votes for the party president, Beti Kamya, and other members in next year's general elections. The...

Israel Gives Tips On Education.
December 7, 2010... A team of experts from Israel has tipped the Ugandan government on ways of addressing the education problems affecting the country. The team was led by Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, the deputy ambassador, Embassy of Israel in Nairobi and Yudith...

Mao Storms Bunyoro After Accident.
December 7, 2010... Byline: Patrick Kwesiga And Robert Atuhairwe THE Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate, Norbert Mao, yesterday began campaigning in Bunyoro sub-region, dismissing fears that he had been injured in an accident on the Hoima-Masindi road....

Cranes Beat Zanzibar.
December 7, 2010... UGANDA Cranes have advanced to the semi finals of the CECAFA Tusker senior Challenge Cup after beating Zanzibar 5-3 on penalties in a tightly contested game. Cranes fielded a weakened side with inspirational captain Andy Mwesiga and Joseph...

Vision Group Takes Early X-Mas to Lira.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun And Patrick Okino THE Piny Dong Oruu concert to mark Radio Rupiny's first anniversary at Lira Golf Course on Saturday was early Christmas for thousands of people in northern Uganda. Many said the fireworks display...

European Donors Give Sh23 Billion to Develop North.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among SWEDEN, Ireland, Denmark and Norway have given Uganda sh23.6b to develop the north. "Northern Uganda and Karamoja still lag behind the rest of the country in terms of human development. "We hope that by allocating...

New Communications Board Sworn in.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi AN interim board that will head the transitional body of the newly-merged Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) and the Broadcasting Council was sworn in yesterday. The board is tasked with streamlining the content...

Makerere Faculties Merged Into Colleges.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba MAKERERE University has merged all faculties into semi-independent colleges and schools. This means that the existing 22 faculties/academic units will be restructured into eight colleges and two schools. Deputy...

'Kasubi Tombs Staff Were Disgruntled'.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo KASUBI Tombs employees were unhappy due to poor management years before the World Heritage Site burnt down, the commission probing the burning of the tombs heard yesterday. In March, a fire, whose cause is still...

Bukwo Policemen Attacked Over FGM.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Frederick Womakuyu SUPPORTERS of female genital mutilation have turned violent, attacking the Police with machetes, and are guarding surgeons and girls undergoing mutilation. The development comes after the Police in Sebei region...

Mysterious Acholi Disease is Plague.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge And Chris Ocowun PLAGUE, a disease that affects rodents but can be spread to humans and other animals by infected fleas, has hit the northern Ugandan district of Kitgum, the health ministry has confirmed. The ministry...

Forest Authority, the Police Must Stay Alert During Elections.
December 6, 2010... PEOPLE in many areas exploit the election period to encroach on forests. The most serious encroachments on our forest reserves have mainly taken place either just before or during the presidential, parliamentary and local government elections....

NRM Enhancing Service Delivery is Not Wolokoso.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Karooro Okurut CLAIMS by some presidential candidates that the President is to blame for poor service delivery should not be left unchallenged; for the whole concept of service delivery must be understood in the proper context. ...

Cranes Captain Mwesigwa Suspended.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Abdallah Mubiru UGANDA Cranes will have to negotiate tomorrow's quarterfinal fixture against Zanzibar without the services of their inspiration team captain Andy Mwesigwa. The rock-solid defender is suspended for the knock-out...

Dead Groom Yearned for Marriage.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo And Ssenabulya Baagalayina JAMES Katumba, the man who died on Saturday hours after he wed Rosheri Nakyanzi, refused to eat the formal lunch at his bride's home during the introduction ceremony, saying he yearned to...

Nation Shows Improvement on MDGs.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among ABOUT 75% of Ugandans have access to safe water, compared to only 53% 10 years ago, according to a report released by the Ministry of Finance yesterday. The report showed that Uganda had made significant progress...

Second Woman Arrested Over Bomb Suspect.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter ANOTHER woman has been arrested in connection with attempting to smuggle a knife to one of the key terrorism suspects held at Luzira Upper Prison. Fatuma Saidi Abudullar, said to be the stepmother of Omar Awadh...

Robberies in Taxis Hit Kampala Again.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara THE Police have arrested nine people suspected to have been robbing passengers using commuter taxis. The suspects, including a pregnant woman called Doreen Nuwamanya, were paraded during a press briefing yesterday at...

Museveni to Probe Cattle Theft Reports.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promised to investigate reports that some of the cattle lost in the eastern region were taken by top army officers, including Brig. Matayo Kyaligonza. Museveni, while addressing...

Indian Community to Hold Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Roderick Ahimbazwe THE Asian Swaminarayan community in Uganda and other parts of Africa is to hold a religious ceremony from December 10 to 13 to celebrate its golden Jubilee of temples. The chairman of the community, Rahul Patel...

250,000 Women Receive Free Fistula Treatment.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule OVER 250, 000 women in Uganda are suffering from fistula, a situation where urine flows continuously without control, the commissioner for health services, Dr. Jacinto Amandwa, has said. He said most of the women...

Kampala to Get Water Reservoir.
December 6, 2010... A water reservoir is to be constructed at Namboole to address the rampant water shortages in Ntinda, Kireka, Bweyogerere, Nalya, Banda, Kyaliwajala and Namugongo, the general manager of Kampala Water, Eng. Andrew Sekayizzi, has said. ...

Man Jailed Over Defacing Poster.
December 6, 2010... RUKUNGIRI district Grade One Magistrate Samuel Twakire on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man to spend one year in jail after he was found guilty of threatening violence and defacing a candidate's poster. Evaristo Kwatampora tore the campaign...

Soldier Sentenced to Death for Wife's Murder.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga THE Court Martial sitting at Burondo I trading centre in Bundibugyo district on Friday sentenced a UPDF soldier to death after he was found guilty of killing his wife. The court, chaired by Col. Mark Kodili, heard...

Mbarara MP Aspirants Want Escorts.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo CANDIDATES contesting for parliamentary seats in Mbarara district have demanded for Police escorts to guard them during campaigns. The request was made by Karugaba Kikaraya at a harmonization meeting for...

Suspect Smears Self With Human Waste.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Charles Kakamwa THERE was commotion at the Jinja Central Police Station on Friday when a suspect under Police custody smeared himself with faeces, causing panic among his colleagues. Abdu Maliki Mudondo, 28, was among the prisoners...

Man Jailed for Raping 85-Year-Old.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Simon Emwamu A former Arrow Boys militia operative has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for rape. Charles Abenu, 51, a resident of Odiding village, Kapelebyong sub-county in Amuria district appeared before Justice Dan Akiiki...

Police Seize Weapons From Warriors.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama A joint Police force and the army on Friday recovered locally made weapons from Karimojong warriors. This was during a dawn cordon-and-search operation in Moroto municipality. The items included 60 bows and...

Defilement Doubles in Gulu District.
December 6, 2010... THE number of girls defiled in Gulu district doubled to 40 last month from 21 in October, according to the Police. The district Police commander, John Peter Ematu, on Saturday attributed the increase to the failure of parents to control their...

Nebbi Gets First Prisons Boss.
December 6, 2010... THE commissioner general of prisons has appointed the first prisons commander for Nebbi district. Dr. Johnson Byabashaija introduced John Olivia Okuonzi to the district officials on Thursday. Byabashaija said the Government was looking for...

Congolese Soldiers Attack Local Fishermen.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Benedict Okethwengu CONGOLESE soldiers from Mahagi Port in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday attacked Ugandan fishermen at Dei fishing site in Panyimur sub-county in Nebbi district. The Nebbi district Police commander,...

Man to Hang for Killing Brother.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Patrick Opio THE High Court sitting in Apac district has sentenced a 22-year-old man to death for killing his brother. Justice Wilson Musene last Friday ruled that Sam Ayita be hanged for murdering Simon Okello of Abuli parish in...

Acholi Urged to Write Books.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Wokorach-Oboi THE elite Acholi have been challenged to write books so as to preserve their culture. The call was made by the Kitgum LC5 chairman, John Komakech Ogwok, on Friday while launching a book written by a primary four...

Buganda Kingdom Rejected a Very Good System.
December 6, 2010... Byline: Robert Ssebunnya MANY people in Buganda and other areas of Uganda where kingdoms exist have either been uneasy or totally ignorant about the regional tier system of government. Since its entrenchment in the Constitution, there has...