New Vision (Uganda) articles from December 2010, page 4

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Power Blamed for City Water Shortage.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule And Racheal Ninsiima THE water shortage within Kampala and other neighbouring areas is due to a power blackout at the water station in Ggaba, the National Water and Sewage Corporation has said. Dr. William Muhairwe, the...

Police Hold Two Over Bus Bomb.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia KENYAN police is holding two men in connection with Monday's bomb attack on a Kampala-bound bus that left 33 people injured. The suspects were identified as Abubakar Shariff alias Makaburi and Aboud Rogo. The...

Law for Traditional Leaders Long Over Due.
December 22, 2010... THE Government has tabled a Bill - the Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Bill - seeking to provide for the recognition of the traditional leaders, their privileges and benefits as well as govern their activities. However, some of...

Sudan Referendum Important to EAC.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Dora Byamukama ON December 20 two notable newspapers carried the following headlines: "Museveni, Kiir discuss new dam on R. Nile" and Museveni and Salva Kiir to discuss Sudan referendum". Focus on Juba is critical at this time...

Lukaya Stars to Gain ITF Rankings.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende TABLE tennis player Amina Lukaya has at last broken into the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings, becoming only the second player to be ranked by the International Table Tennis Federation this season....

Bunamwaya Out of Caf Over Cash Woes.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi UGANDA Super League champions Bunamwaya SC withdrew from the 2010 CAF Champions League for financial reasons, a source close the club has revealed. The source noted yesterday that FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa, who...

Pilot Blamed for Nsibambi Plane Crash.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba And Taddeo Bwambale THE pilot of the Police helicopter in which Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi was injured early this year, ignored warning lights before and after take off, a report has revealed. A report handed over...

Official Advises Parents On Kids.
December 22, 2010... UGANDA Motorcross club manager, Chris Glaser has urged parents to encourage their children join the sport if it is to develop like in Kenya. Glaser said that parents shouldn't be worried of their children's safety because the federation takes...

Kato Joins First Division Misindye.
December 22, 2010... BADRU Lusambya's manager Daniel Lutaaya has urged Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation factions to settle their differences locally for the good of the sport. Lutaaya a UK-based professional boxing promoter made the appeal in an interview at Club...

IAAF Moves to Compel Athletes to Compete in Local Championships.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende IN a bid to compel elite athletes compete in domestic events, the International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF has reserved dates for national federations will hold their track and field championships. ...

Rally Fans Set for Double Header.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune AS the motorsport fraternity braces for a double-header this festive season, Uganda Motorsport Arena has added a money spin to the New Year's Challenge Sprint at Busiika on January 1. After the Champions' Sprint at...

Funds Hold Back Victors Camp.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi JUST as it emerged that Uganda league champions Bunamwaya withdrew from CAF Champions League for financial reasons, Victors FC has decided to postpone their residential camp for the Confederation Cup. They had planned to...

It Was No Easy Task for Pool Star Turigye.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus JONNA Turigye provided a highlight of the pool season when he shrugged off a strong field win the Nile Special Pool Open grand final in September. The national seed two player edged out Hamfred Nsubuga in a nail-biting...

Ignorance On Malaria Treatment Ruined Munguchi's Life.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga HE sits helpless in a locally fabricated wooden chair as saliva flows uncontrollably from his mouth. Evidently, flies take advantage of his condition to feast on his saliva and excreta. Davis Munguchi, a six-year-old...

Mubende Traders Call for Unity.
December 22, 2010... THE business community in Mubende district has asked the district leaders to work with them to develop the area. "We have the money and we are ready to help for the good of our district. However, our leaders do not mind about us. You take us...

Govt Issues New Guidelines for Waste Management.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule and Cecilia Okoth THE Government has launched new guidelines for proper solid waste management in urban centres in Uganda. The guidelines, issued by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, target city...

'We Won't Allow One Group to Dominate the Council' - Mufti.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo THE Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, has vowed not to allow one group of Muslims dominate the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. He said one group wanted to serve their own interests. Mubajje said the...

Buliisa Residents Hail Museveni for Balalo Eviction.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Kajoba RESIDENTS of Buliisa district have hailed President Yoweri Museveni for fulfilling his promise of ensuring the return of their land. The land had been occupied by the Balalo (herdsmen) for over five years. Melda...

Nation Needs to Implement the Domestic Violence Act.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Florence Nakaayi UGANDA should implement the Domestic Violence act in order to break the silence surrounding Gender Based Violence (GBV). This was revealed by the Irish ambassador to Uganda, Kevin Kelly, while launching a sh6b...

Understanding Terrorism.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Kajabago-Ka-Rusoke TERROR is a mutually uncomfortable economic and spiritual state of social being caused by social interest groups which are opposed to one another and have resorted to mutual physical aggressive methods to eliminate...

Christmas Ushers in New Hope.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Rev. Titus Makuma CHRISTMAS ushers in new hope and a positive sense of living for those who believe in Jesus' miraculous conception and birth. His birth demonstrates God's original plan for mankind. God gave His best in order to...

Involving Cultural Leaders in Politics Will Lead to Calamity.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Kintu Nyago IT is surprising that Justice G.W Kanyeihamba defended the participation of traditional leaders in politics at the Buganda Kindgom's Ttabamiruka Annual Conference. Kanyeihamba argued that it was in order for traditional...

Fresh Row Over Mbale Park Deal.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu THE Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) has condemned part of the storey building under construction at the Mbale Bus Park in industrial area. Stephen Kisubi, the UNRA regional station engineer, stated that part of...

Bugiri-Malaba Road Works Start in January.
December 22, 2010... THE construction of the sh116b Bugiri-Malaba-Busia road will start in January, lasting two years, a top official said last week. SBI International, an Israeli construction company, is undertaking the works. Shay Cameo, the managing...

Firms Fight for Car Inspection Deal.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Samuel Balagadde SEVERAL companies are jostling for the impending works and transport ministry multibillion contract to inspect vehicles for conformity to minimum road safety requirements. The periodical and mandatory exercise...

Medics in Remote Areas to Earn More.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma THE Government will pay an additional allowance to health workers in hard-to-reach areas, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Museveni yesterday began his presidential re-election campaign in western Uganda by...

Court Stops Michael Ezra's Arrest.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya And Eddie Ssejjoba THE Buganda Road Court yesterday halted criminal proceedings against elusive businessman Michael Ezra Mulyoowa. This followed a pending interpretation by the Constitutional Court on whether his two...

Pastor Male Arrested, Sempa Flees.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo And Edward Anyoli PASTOR Solomon Male of Arise for Christ Ministry was arrested yesterday over reports that Pastor Robert Kayanja sodomised young boys. Plain clothes detectives stormed Male's office on the second...

1800 More UPDF Soldiers To Be Sent to Somalia.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among A contingent of 1,800 more Ugandan peacekeepers will be deployed in Somalia to bolster the African Union force in the war-torn country. The group is part of the troops that were passed out by President Yoweri Museveni...

Mugabe Was a Dominant Force in Tennis.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry DUNCAN Mugabe was the dormant force on the tennis calendar as he tried to stake his claim on the international scene. The 20 year old broke a seven year jinx by claiming the prestigious Uganda and Kenya Open and ordained...

Namakula Impressed Golf Fraternity.
December 22, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune WHEN she took maternity leave last season skeptics wrote off Flavia Namakula's golf career but the 23-year-old UPDF corporal was not done. Namakula's remarkable return surpassed Uganda Open champion Brian Mwesigwa's...

Mubajje to Start University.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Abdul Ssengendo THE Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubajje, has said next year he will start a university to strengthen Muslim education in Uganda. He also said that as one of his new year resolutions, Kibuli Hospital...

FAO Launches Sh18 Billion Food Security Project.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Bernard Masereka THE UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has unveiled a three-year project worth about sh18.1b aimed at improving food security in Kasese, Kabale and Kisoro districts. The project is expected to also benefit...

First Lady Discourages Economic Dependency.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter The First Lady and MP for Ruhaama, Janet Museveni, has commended Enterprise Uganda for their passion to teach skills that will help Ugandans to succeed in life. Mrs. Museveni was closing a week-long-Entrepreneurship...

Karamoja Fire Victims Given Relief Items.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda THE Government has sent relief items to victims of the Nadunget fire tragedy in Karamoja. Fire razed five settlements in Nawanatau village, Komeret parish in Moroto district on december 18, destroying property and...

Government Needs Another Sh601 Billion.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Joyce Mutebi THE Government is seeking additional sh601b for various departments, missions and statutory authorities. Of the amount requested, sh548b is recurrent expenditure, while sh53.6b is development expenditure. In...

Govt Not After Traditional Leaders.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has clarified that the Government is not targeting any traditional leader. Speaking to journalists at Parliament yesterday, Nsibambi said Article 246 of the Constitution on...

Sh115 Billion for Environmental Programs.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale THE government has received about sh115b for climate change projects, Maria Mutagamba, the water and environment minister, has said. The grant is part of a pledge by industrialised countries at the recent UN climate...

Museveni to Start Youth Devt Fund.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has pledged to start a youth development fund worth sh20m in every sub-county with effect from next financial year. Addressing rallies in Bulawoli in Bugabula North, Namwenda in Bugabula...

Police Chief Issues Terror Alert.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia THE Police chief, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has issued a terror alert and announced comprehensive measures to forestall possible attacks during the festive season. The warning comes at a time when the country is...

Threat of Terrorism is Real, Stay Alert.
December 21, 2010... ON Monday evening, a bomb exploded on a Kampala-bound bus in central Nairobi, killing at least one person and injuring scores of others. The attack was carried out at the terminal of Kampala Coach Bus service on River Road, according to security...

My Three Christmas Wishes.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Dr. Opiyo Oloya THERE are only three days left before Christmas which we celebrate in our home. Last weekend, my family trooped to the tree farm to cut snow-dusted Christmas tree. It is a family tradition that the boys enjoy...

Tanzania's Simba Hold Onto Owino.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi TANZANIAN Champions Simba have won the battle to retain Cranes defender Joseph Owino. Reliable sources in Khartoum told New Vision yesterday that the youthful defender had literrally agreed terms with Sudanese giants...

Caf Exposes Bunamwaya.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune THE lid has been blown off SC Bunamwaya's jealously guarded secret. It has emerged that Uganda Super League Champions Bunamwaya pulled out of the 2011 CAF Champions' League and concealed it. Contrary to Bunamwaya's...

Shortage of Beef Hits Country.
December 21, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja Butchers at a meat processing plant, their careers are at risk as beef shortage hits the country Increasing exports of live cattle has precipitated a shortage in beef which is pushing its prices up ahead of the...

Real Estate Grew Faster in 2010.
December 21, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja One of the houses in the Kensington Luxury Heights in Kisasi. The housing sector grew in 2010 Despite the challenges, the real estate industry continued to attract the attention of more local and foreign investors...

Nairobi Bus Bomber Was Tanzanian.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Reuben Olita, Steven Candia and Milton Olupot KENYAN Police have confirmed that the man who died in Monday night's grenade attack at a Nairobi bus terminal was a Tanzanian who was headed to Uganda on a terrorist mission. Two Kenyan...

Security Beefed Up After Nairobi Blast.
December 21, 2010... SECURITY in Kampala city has been beefed up in Kampala city after a bomb exploded on a Kampala-bound bus in Central Nairobi on Monday evening, killing one person and injuring several others. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Idd...

Adulterous Man Dies After Act.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Charles Jjuuko IT sounds a crazy village story but it serves as a warning to the adulterous. Residents of Kirindi village in Nazigo sub-county, Kayunga district are in a state of shock after a man with three wives died during sexual...

Bomb Attack Survivor Narrates Ordeal.
December 21, 2010... UGANDA Athletics Federation organising secretary Faustin Kiwa was among the survivors of the Nairobi bomb blast, together with basketball player Gad Eteu and runner David Kinyera. He told Norman Katende how the survived. My day started...

Museveni Speaks Out On Bomb Attack.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has condemned the terror attacks on a Kampala-bound bus that left three people dead and 23 injured in central Nairobi on Monday evening. Addressing a press conference at Jinja State Lodge...

New Survey Reveals West Nile Oil Search Has Good Quality Reservoirs.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi A final interpretation of the aero gravity gradiometry survey that was recently conducted in an effort to find oil reservoirs in the West Nile region has shown positive results, the company leading the search has...

When Men Got the Feel of Girl Power.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Joyce Nyakato It is for the girls, but this time round even men attended the Girl Power convention. The event that attracted women of different denominations took place at Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral to celebrate the successful...

Geria Wins Jinja Scrabble Event.
December 21, 2010... RICHARD Geria reclaimed his glory at the 2010 year ender, Scrabble on the Nile, at Mukagwa Club in Jinja over the weekend. Geria beat Dr. Godfrey Meko 479-338 in the last game after the two kept a neck to neck in the final six King of Hills...

Women's Team Comes Third in Kenya.
December 21, 2010... SUPERSTARS FC maintained their unbeaten run in the Bugiri Division One soccer league after beating Busowa FC 1-0 at Hindocha playground on Monday. Shadrack Omendo scored for Superstars in the 58th minute to give his side a home. Bryan...

Kato Joins First Division Misindye.
December 21, 2010... Former SC Villa coach Sula Kato has been appointed tactician of Big League side Misindye FC. Kato said his ambition is to elevate his new club the super division ranks just like he did with Victors FC and also helped them win the Kakungulu...

Surprise Package in Motor Rallying.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune RALLY: 2010 YEAR REVIEW IN the end a cautious Nasser Mutebi slipped away with the 2010 national motor rally championship as big guns-Jas Mangat, Ronald Ssebuguzi and Ponsiano Lwakataka roared but fell short on the...

Nic Swept All Trophies All the Way.
December 21, 2010... Byline: David Namunyala NETBALL: 2010 YEAR REVIEW THE 2010 season has been an incredible historical year for giants National Insurance Corporation (NIC) as the longtime recurrent champions retained the trophy. The 14 time champions had...

Germans Donate Sh60 Million Worth of Equipment.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende THE Germany Embassy has handed over equipment worth sh60m to boost sports in schools. The embassy's third secretary Sabine Rahner handed over the equipment to the commissioner for sports Dan Tamwesigire at a brief...

Kasendwa Takes Grand Mug.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry IT was double joy for Alexander Kasendwa as he was declared winner at the Grand Mug of Mugs crown at Entebbe Golf Club last weekend. Kasendwa ended with 210 points to scoop the overall crown on a night that his former...

Daku Downs Maneno, Dares Lusambya.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were UNDEFEATED East and Central Africa middleweight champion Farouk Daku is feeling in shape to challenge Badru Lusambya. Daku made the vow after beating Tanzanian Oswald Maneno on points in the 12-round fight at Little...

Ndejje Topples Muk At Varsity Games.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha NDEJJE University will celebrate Christmas in a jovial mood having beaten bitter rivals Makerere to the overall East Africa Inter-University Games that ended at Kenyatta University, Nairobi yesterday. Dethroned...

Sadam Strikes As Bunamwaya Ascend.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende And Swalley Kenyi SADAM Juma struck on 45 minutes to push Bunamwaya to second position on the Uganda Super League table after a 1-0 win over Pro-line yesterday. Juma took advantage of a goal-mouth melee to fire home...

Sitting On Gold With Bare Butt.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Frederick Womakuyu and Moses Nampala THE World Bank regards this village of Uganda as the biggest gold mine in east and central Africa. But there is nothing to show Tiira parish holds 52 square miles of gold. Located 16 kilometres...

Kampala to Be Jam Free - Roads Authority.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Abou Kisige and Conan Businge The Government, together with the World Bank, will transform the road network in Kampala city and its suburbs into a modern integrated system to reduce traffic jams. Speaking to journalists during a tour...

Nation Improves in Malaria Fight.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma Uganda has made strides in fighting malaria, with more households having access to insecticide-treated nets today, compared to 10 years ago. According to the newly released world malaria report, the percentage of...

750 Needy Students to Get Bursaries.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Ronald Kalyango A BOUT 750 needy students will benefit from government bursaries next year as one of the activities under the Post Primary Education and Training Expansion and Improvement Project. The scheme, to cost about sh2bn,...

A Successful Year in Education.
December 21, 2010... THE closure of Lugazi University, strikes at Kampala International and Makerere universities and student murders are some of the incidents that marred what was a largely successful 2010 in the education sector. Francis Kagolo looks at the highs...

Will the End-of-Year Celebrations Be Safe?
December 21, 2010... Byline: Richard Kiyimba THE Inspector General of Police recently announced that there were threats by the Somali terrorist group, the Al Shabbab, to strike Kampala during the festive season. There were twin bombings in Kampala on July 11,...

Let Us Receive God's Peace As We Celebrate Christmas.
December 21, 2010... Byline: Henry L. Orombi THE year 2010 is rolling and coming to a close. Many things have happened since January. Your experiences, whatever they were, have left impressions. As we come close to the end of the year, I want you to look back...

The Inequalities Will Soon Breed Tragedy.
December 21, 2010... Byline: M. Ndebesa THE media recently published a report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics saying the inequality gap among Ugandans has continued to widen and deepen. There is also inequality between regions, with the northern and eastern...

Tororo Teacher Held Over Posters.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Faustine Odeke A Primary school teacher in Tororo has been arrested for allegedly defacing the campaign posters of a parliamentary candidate. Barry Godfrey Osinde, a teacher at Kiyeyi Primary School, in Nabuyoga sub-county, was...

Wetland Redemption Starts January - Nema.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa THE days of encroachers staying in Kampala's wetlands are numbered, according to Dr. Aryamanya Mugisha, the executive director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). Mugisha said the long-awaited...

Candidates Asked to Avoid Violence.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule THE Citizens' Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) and the Police have asked all political aspirants to shun violence during campaigns. The project co-odinator, Crispy Kaheru, said the campaign tension was...

NRM Party's Nebbi Offices Burnt Down.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Benedict Okethwengu THE Police in Nebbi are investigating the circumstances under which the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party office in Pakwach town, Nebbi district burnt down. Godfrey Babalanda, the Pakwach Police Station...

Kakooza Mutale Backs Independents.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Tom Gwebayanga PARLIAMENTARY campaigns took a dramatic turn on Sunday when the presidential advisor on political affairs, Maj. Roland Kakooza Mutale, stormed Kamuli district and campaigned for two independent candidates. Kakooza,...

Businesses Cash in On Xmas.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko And Andrew Ssenyonga THE Christmas mood has gripped Kampala, with many city dwellers flocking down town to do their shopping. Business in the city is booming as people jostle to buy clothes from vendors who have now...

Electricity Ruled Out in Kasubi Tombs Fire.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Florence Nakaayi EVIDENCE produced before the commission of inquiry into the Kasubi tombs fire yesterday, indicated that neither electricity nor kerosene lamps caused the inferno. Both experts from electricity company UMEME and the...

Clergy Urged to Preach Hard Work.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has called upon religious leaders to instill into their flocks the culture of hard work to enable Ugandans to transform their lives. The President said even Jesus, as a youth, worked in...

If Jesus Were to Run for Elections, Would He Win?
December 20, 2010... Byline: Mary Karooro Okurut UGANDA is enjoying a rare blend of two important seasons in one just now: celebrating the birth of Christ (Christmas) which climaxes on December 25 every year and preparing for elections, now less than two months...

Extend the Client Charter to All Ministries.
December 20, 2010... THE Office of the President has established a new set of rules - Client Charter - to improve on service delivery. Among other things, people who visit the President's Office will spend not more than 30 minutes before they are attended to,...

Amateur Boxing Federation Was in Limbo.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus 'IT has been a mixture of roses and thorns." That is how UABF president Godfrey Nyakana summed up what has largely been a rocky year for amateur boxing in Uganda. Nyakana leads a faction of UABF that has been active in...

Bunamwaya Dare League On Dismissal.
December 20, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi LEAGUE champions Bunamwaya have remained defiant even in the wake of a threat by the Uganda Super League to expel the side from the competition. Ahead of Bunamwaya's league fixture against Proline today, club...

Nation, Egypt Seal Eight Information Communication Technology Agreements.
December 20, 2010... The Egyptian ministry of information and communication technology (ICT) has signed eight letters of intent with the ICT ministry to build a smart technology village and establish a cyber security facility. "We want to develop a strong...