New Vision (Uganda) articles from December 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from December 2010

Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Lover.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Kizito Musoke and Patrick Tumwesigye ANNET Nakiwala was found murdered on October 20, 2001, at Kawotto village, Kajjansi, Wakiso district. Some parts of her body were found near the shrine of a traditional healer, Edward Zimula. ...

From Political Seat to High-Class Lakeside Town.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Titus Kakembo This recreational garden in Entebbe stands in place of a former market. Below, one of the structures coming up in the town Oral literature has it that, the place earned its name from the Luganda word "ntebe" (chair)....

Yellow Fever Leaves Trail of Pain in North.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Bonney Odongo HALF-dressed and dehydrated children wave excitedly at us as we drive through the potholed path to Paimol sub-county, Agago district to the home of Alex Obonyo the first person to die of yellow fever in northern Uganda....

Pakistani Murder Case Set for February.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu The High Court has set February 2, 2011 for three Pakistanis to start defending themselves against murder. This follows a ruling by the trial court that the three Pakistanis, Naveed Ahmed, 30, Muzaffar Hussein alias...

Sh800 Billion Set Aside for Roads.
December 31, 2010... Byline: C. Businge And A. Kisige OVER 10,000 Kilometers of district roads are to be constructed this year, at a cost of sh800b, according to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The construction scheduled to take three years, will have...

Orient Bank Workers Held Over Theft of Sh130 Million.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THREE staff of Orient Bank in Kampala are being probed over sh132m that was illegally withdrawn from the account of Okumu Luwum, a client. Detectives at the Special Investigations Unit in Kampala on Wednesday...

Fufa Embroiled in a Land Battle.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende FUFA are battling to avoid more court battles after a recent survey revealed that the federation encroached on private land during the construction of the association's headquarters in Mengo. Federation chief...

Besigye Backs Lukwago.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among and David Labeja PRESIDENTIAL candidate Col Kizza Besigye has broken his silence and backed Erias Lukwago as the opposition candidate for Kampala mayor. Lukwago and another candidate Michael Mabikke are fighting for the...

Oil to Create 120,000 Jobs.
December 31, 2010... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said 120,000 jobs will be created in the oil and gas industry as a result of the oil discovered in Western Uganda. In his New Year message to the nation, Museveni said the oil and gas policy will be passed and...

92-Year-Old Donates Goat to Live Longer.
December 31, 2010... A 92-year-old man caused laughter at a function when he donated a he-goat to a cleric, requesting him to pray for his longevity. After mass at the Kasangati Catholic Church recently, Kakoona dragged the goat to Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala at the...

Man Evicted Over Grasshopper Business.
December 31, 2010... Kampala Residents of Katwe witnessed drama recently, when a landlord evicted his tenant for establishing grasshopper business in his house. Kaweesa came to Okodi to ask for the monthly rent fee, but when he told him he had no money, the...

Waragi Kills Man in Competition.
December 31, 2010... A 34-year-old man recently died while participating in a five-man waragi drinking contest. The incident happened recently at Stephen Mukutu's drinking joint in Bunakatwe village, Kitayunjwa sub-county. The competition came to a halt when...

Woman Stabs Hubby Over Second Wife.
December 31, 2010... Kampala Namuli recently stabbed her husband, Kikomeko, after finding him at her co-wife's house. She reasoned that she would rather lose Kikomeko than have a competitor. Following the incident, she warned her co-wife that the incident was...

Man Beats Wife Over Ironing for Landlord.
December 31, 2010... A lady recently received a beating from her husband for ironing the landlord's clothes. Robert found Mariam, a mother of four and six months pregnant with his baby, ironing their landlord's clothes on their verandah recently. Robert, a...

Cranes Stood Out.
December 31, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi FOLLOWING successful attempts the previous year that involved winning two CECAFA Challenge Cup titles, the U-17 CECAFA Youth Championship and KCC FC's impressive run in the CAF Champions League tournament, Ugandan...

Sports Admins Should Live By Their Promises.
December 31, 2010... THE morning after making a major promise always starts the sobering process of reflection. Can I fulfil it? What are the consequences of failure? These are some of the questions that Fred Muwema is likely to have asked himself several times...

Mao Halts Campaign Over Interference.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Norbert Mao has petitioned the Electoral commission over what he called interference with his programme by the NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni. In a letter...

Civil Servants Warned Against Absenteeism.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun AMURU district civil servants have been warned against absenteeism and late-coming. The warning was made by Milton Odongo, the Amuru resident disrict commissioner recently. Odongo attributed the poor service...

Kamuli Saccos Receive Sh65 Million.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Donald Kiirya PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has donated sh65m to thirteen SACCOs in Kamuli district. The grant was part of a pledge made by President Museveni in August, 2010 during his NAADS tour of the area. While handing over the...

Engineer's Wife, Kids Attacked With Acid.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Fred Turyakira THE Police in Mbarara are hunting for an unknown assailant who attacked the home of engineer Abel Turyamuhumura and poured acid on his family. The Mbarara CID officer, Allan Twishimye, said the assailant attacked the...

Kayihura Parades Suspected Robbers.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Patrick Murangira THE inspector general of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has paraded suspects believed to have been robbing residents of Kabale with guns. The suspects were paraded at Kabale stadium with the two guns they have...

Stay Alive, 2011 is Here.
December 30, 2010... ONCE again, during the Christmas holiday, many lives were lost mainly in road accidents and murders across the country. While looking forward to the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the specter of death has always loomed over our roads. ...

Governor Mutebile Lauded.
December 30, 2010... THE Central Bank chief, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, has been hailed for ensuring financial and economic stability of the country over the last 10 years. "His stewardship has been notable because it has embodied the highest standards of...

Mao Attacks FDC Boss Over Medical Comments.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Fred Turyakira DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) presidential Candidate, Norbert Mao has scoffed at Inter Party Cooperation (IPC) presidential Candidate and FDC president Kizza Besigye's remarks about treating President Museveni during the 1980's...

Prove That You Prefer Federo - Kamya.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule UGANDA Federal Alliance (UFA) presidential candidate Beti Kamya has asked voters to prove that they agitated for a Federal system of governament as indicated in the Benjamin Odoki and Professor Fredrick Sempebwa's reports....

Bamasaaba Bitter Over Bugisu Co-Operative Union.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Joseph Wanzusi THE Bamasaaba cultural leader, Umukuuka Wilson Weasa Wamimbi, is holding a series of consultative meetings over the suspension of board members of the Bugisu Co-operative Union (BCU), chaired by Nathan Nandala Mafabi....

King Oyo to Announce New Premier.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga THE King of Toro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, will announce his new prime minister today. Rev. Richard Baguma, an advisor to the king, told New Vision on Wednesday that the king would hold his first meeting...

Yellow Fever Death Toll Rises.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa THE yellow fever death toll in Northern Uganda has risen to 48, the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Nathan Kenya Mugisha, has said. The number of people infected by the disease has also escalated to 190, though...

Prisons Recommends 500 Long-Serving Inmates for Pardon.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Kajoba PRISONS authorities have sent a list of 500 inmates to be considered for pardon by President Yoweri Museveni. The categories of prisoners to be pardoned include the terminally ill, pregnant and breast-feeding women,...

Police Issues Guidelines for New Year's Eve Fireworks Display.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia THE Police have issued guidelines for the display of fireworks to mark entry into the new year. Events organisers and owners of premises where the displays will take place will have to adhere to the requirements or...

What Should Africa Hope for in the New Year?
December 30, 2010... Byline: Jerry Okungu AS 2010 comes to a close, we the people of this region have a lot of things to thank God for despite the many setbacks and violent acts visited upon us by our enemies. We must thank God for a relatively peaceful...

SC Villa's New Coach Makes a Winning Start.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi, Godfrey Kakungulu and B.Mugooda SC Villa new coach Srdjan Zivojnov handed the club's faithful a timely New Year present after humiliating Kagulu in a 6-0 win in the Uganda Cup. It was the Serbian's first fixture...

1,500km of Roads Tarmacked in Past Five Years.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Joel Ogwang THE Government has tarmacked a total of 1,500km of roads across the country over the past five years, said Eng. John Nasasira, the works and transport minister. They included the Kampala Northern By-Pass, Jinja-Bugiri...

Fufa Boss Snubs Bunamwaya SC.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa has distanced himself from Uganda Super League champions Bunamwaya SC saying it is just a club in his constituency that he is funding voluntarily. Addressing the press at FUFA...

Lack of Law Hinders Saccos Growth.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE rural poor ended the year with a $27m (about sh62.6b)seed loan geared at increasing access to cheap loans to raise income and alleviate household poverty. The money, which is part of the rural income and...

Museveni to Give Isingiro Piped Water.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma And Abdulkarim Ssengendo PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the Government plans to pump water from River Kagera and Lake Nakivale to solve the challenge of water scarcity in Isingiro district. While on a campaign...

Prayers, Parties Welcome New Year.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo IT is just a few hours to the end of 2010. And as is the norm, Ugandans are eagerly waiting for the year 2011, regardless of what it holds for them. In Kampala, Christians will converge in various places to thank...

Women Protest Bra Checks.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi SEVERAL women and human rights activists in Kampala have opposed the plan to start checking women's bras for bombs. In separate interviews, they argued that the measure was an abuse and a violation of their rights....

Tycoon Evicts 1,000 Families in Mukono.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Henry Nsubuga and Charles Jjuuko HUNDREDS of bibanja owners (tenants) in Mukono district last evening blocked the Mukono-Kayunga road in protest against their imminent eviction by the landlord, Sheikh Obedi Kamulegeya. Kamulegeya...

Lightning Strikes 22, Couple Dies.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga and Robert Atuhairwe A man and his wife died and 20 others were admitted to Hoima Hospital and Kabalega Medical Centre after being struck by lightning. Simon Irumba died instantly when lightning struck during the...

Besigye Blasts NRM Leaders in the North.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among THE Inter Party Cooperation (IPC) leader, Kizza Besigye, has described NRM leaders in the north as "brokers", who knew nothing about the yellow bus they were calling people to. Campaigning in Pader, Kitgum and Lamwo...

The Traditional Or Cultural Leaders Bill is Unconstitutional.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Peter Mulira THE Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Bill, 2010, which was recently tabled in Parliament raises more constitutional issues than political ones. It is as well that President Yoweri Museveni has ordered a...

Nema Should Do an Environmental Auditing of Projects.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Jumah Nsambu THE executive director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Dr. Aryamanya Mugisha, recently vowed to evict all encroachers from Kampala's wetlands. In July, NEMA listed more than 100 wetland...

Why Bunyoro Will Vote for President Museveni.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Amlan Tumusiime IN a few weeks time, Ugandans will be voting for the next president; and so, presidential candidates are traversing the country looking for votes. Candidates Kiiza Besigye (Inter-party Cooperation), Beti Kamya...

Lira's Boroboro Face Ban.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi LIRA side Boroboro will face punitive measures if they drag FUFA, the domestic football governing body to court again, an official warned on Wednesday. FUFA chief Lawrence Mulindwa said the club will be banned if they...

Namakula Eyeing Glory Abroad.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune HAVING dominated this year's domestic golf season, national champion Flavia Namakula is craving for a new challenge outside Uganda in 2011. Namakula, who returned from a maternity break in June to win the Uganda...

Blick Set to Launch Year in High Gear.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA Rugby Union (URU) chairman William Blick will usher in the New Year in high spirits having secured high performance technical support from South Africa Rugby Union (SARU). Blick said that SARU secretary Marvin...

U.S.$981 Million Expected From Nationals Abroad.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale MONEY sent home by Ugandans living in the diaspora is expected to reach $980.9m (about sh2.2trillion) at the close of this year, statistics from Bank of Uganda show. This shows an increase from $778m last year and...

PPP Calls for Withdrawal of Cultural Leaders' Bill.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Florence Nakaayi OPPOSITION People's Progressive Party (PPP) has called for the withdrawal of the traditional and cultural leaders' Bill. The party described the Bill as unfortunate and a hindrance to peace and harmony among...

Government Gets Sh375 Billion for Roads.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge And Abou Kisige THE Government has received a grant of 122m euros (about sh375b), from the European Union for the construction of the Mbarara-Katuna road. The road is part of the northern corridor project. The...

Family Charged With Murder.
December 30, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa HAJJI Suleiman Ssesolo, his wife Zikula Nabukenya and his son Bashir have been jointly charged with the murder of an infant, in Bukoto, a Kampala suburb. The couple and their 18-year-old son allegedly murdered an...

Acholi Minister Dies.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun THE minister of lands and natural resources in the Acholi cultural institution, James Esau Okema, has died. Okema, 42, succumbed to pneumonia and cancer at Nsambya Hospital on Christmas Eve. He is survived by a...

Apac Gets Sh120 Million Donation.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Patrick Opio A total of sh120m has been earmarked for strengthening the decentralisation policy in Apac district for the last two quarters of the 2010/2011 financial year. Addressing journalists at his office on Monday, the chief...

Parliament Recalled to Discuss Election Budget.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi PARLIAMENT has been recalled from recess to discuss the supplementary expenditure of the Electoral Commission for next year's elections. The Speaker, Edward Sekandi, had adjourned Parliament indefinitely over a week...

Human Rights Activists Reject Traditional Leaders' Bill.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth HUMAN rights activists have opposed the Institution of Traditional or cultural leaders Bill, saying it will brew conflict between traditional institutions and the Government. Livingstone Ssewannyana, the executive...

Govt to Probe Church Land Grab.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE lands ministry is to investigate reports by the Catholic Church of people grabbing its land in several parts of the country. In a letter responding to Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga's Christmas day sermon, the...

Barclays Staff Held Over Theft of Sh700 Million.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo TWO senior Barclays Bank officials are detained in Kampala over allegations that they embezzled sh716m from the financial institution. The Masindi branch manager, Amuza Bakola, and his operations officer, Jeremiah...

Doctor, Wife Die in Motor Accident.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa A doctor and his wife died while their daughter sustained broken limbs in an accident involving three vehicles on Masaka-Kampala road. Dr. Levi Muhoozi and his wife Scarlet Agabirwe were scheduled to be buried last...

President Museveni Describes Ruzindana, Kanyomozi As Cowards, Failures.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma And Rwambuka Mugisha PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Augustine Ruzindana has a history of fleeing liberation struggles. Ruzindana, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)...

Modernising Agriculture Should Be Top Priority.
December 29, 2010... THE Uganda Census of Agriculture report, which has just been released shows that the production of most main food crops, with the exception of bananas and maize, is on the increase. The census further shows that the eastern region is leading in...

Focus On Food Security is Essential.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Dora Byamukama AS the year draws to an end and as we anticipate a new one, two inter-related issues dominate our minds- celebration which is usually symbolised by feasting and setting new goals. With regard to celebrations and...

Cranes Target Qatar Friendly.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA is considering options of securing Cranes international friendly matches in Iraq and 2022 FIFA world Cup hosts Qatar. The friendly match with Iraq is however likely to be overshadowed by the current political...

Fufa Hands Bobby Williamson New Four-Year Deal.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA has handed Uganda Cranes tactician Robert Williamson a new four-year-deal until 2014. The Sh30m-a-month contract consequently ends speculation over the Scot's future with the team. Federation president Lawrence...

Works Secreatry Advises On How to Avoid Accountability Problems.
December 29, 2010... ROAD construction audit problems can only be minimised by regular exchange of information among stakeholders, Charles Muganzi, the works and transport permanent secretary, has said. "I spent over 60% of my time explaining audit quarries to...

Roads Agency Awards Sh115 Billion Contracts.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Joel Ogwang THE Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has awarded 140 road repair contracts valued at about sh115.3b to scores of construction firms, said Dan Alinange, the spokesman. "We has over the last six months been...

Parties Given Access to All Tallying Centres.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to give opposition parties access to all its tallying centres, including the national one, to ensure free and fair elections. Meeting clergymen in Kampala yesterday, EC boss...

Chelsea Fans Kill Arsenal Supporter.
December 29, 2010... THE Police in Bundibugyo district are hunting for three Chelsea supporters who beat an Arsenal fan to death. The district Police commander, Dennis Namuwoza, identified the deceased as Bernard Mugenyi, 18, a chapati seller and resident of...

Minister Admits Errors in Kings Bill.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Minister of Gender, Gabriel Opio, has clarified that there was an error in drafting clause 9(2) of the Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Bill 2010. Clause 9(2) states that where there is more than...

Six UPC Blue Books Confiscated in Masaka.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Racheal Ninsiima THE Uganda People's Congress (UPC) has said security operatives confiscated six of its Blue Books during the festive season. The books contained about 300,000 signatures of people who want an independent Electoral...

Security to Check Bras for Bombs.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE Police have urged hotel owners and security staff to thoroughly check women's bras following a threat by terrorists to use "bra bombs". "We don't always allow men to check women's breasts but we have now got...

EC Disqualifies 18 Candidates.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba OVER 18 aspiring candidates for the 2011 general elections will not be able to contest after the Electoral Commission disqualified them. Most candidates, according to the commission's public relations officer, Charles...

Bangi's Gold Lifts Nation On Continental Stage.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende THE success of any association is determined by its ability to hold action all year round and being represented on the international scene. Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) scored on these two fronts. Tough start,...

Heathens Want Game Moved.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were NATIONAL league champions, Heathens have asked for the postponement of the Super Cup to another date. The organisers had set January 8 as date for the 2011 rugby season opener in Entebbe, between the league champions...

Referees Move to Boycott Boroboro.
December 29, 2010... BIG League matches involving Boroboro Tigers could again be delayed if referees go ahead with their threat to boycott the team's encounters, James Bukenya reports. According to a referee who did not want to be named, nobody will risk his life...

Muhangi And Mangat Paired in New Year's Race.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune FORMER African champion Charles Muhangi and Jas Mangat, both in powerful Subaru N12 cars, are paired in a perfect match in the New Year Sprint at Busiika on January 1. The two drivers' head-to-head contest on the...

Mutundwe Dump KCC FC Out of Cup.
December 29, 2010... Byline: S. Opus, N. Katende and Douglas Mazune KCC tactician Matia Lule's faltering fortunes plunged further when his side was embarrassingly ousted at the first hurdle from the Uganda Cup at the hands of Mutundwe Sandlanders at Nakivubo...

70 Percent of Nation's Counsellors Stressed.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Alex Balimwikungu OVER 70% of Uganda's professional counsellors carry emotional and physical stress and risk suffering from depression, an international counselling supervisor has said. Dr. Violet Tamu Nthiga, an accredited...

Child Abuse Irks Archbishop Lwanga.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga THE Archbishop of Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has expressed concern over the abuse of children. Lwanga was disturbed by the mistreatment and murders of children which have become common through child...

Baganda Limited Kabaka - Mirundi.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Andrew Ssenyonga PRESIDENTIAL press secretary Tamale Mirundi has said Baganda locked the Kabaka out of politics in 1995 during the constitution-making process. He said a group of Baganda headed by Omutaka Ndugwa Ssemakula presented...

Man Banished From Busia Village Over Witchcraft.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Egessa Hajusu RESIDENTS of Buwhera village in Buyanga sub-county in Busia district have banished a man from their village for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Robert Barasa, 24, was banished from the village after a meeting held at...

Residents Vow to Axe Useless Incumbents.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo RESIDENTS of Kyizooba sub-county in Bushenyi district have vowed to vote out all incumbents who failed to deliver over the last five years. Residents told New Vision on Monday that they would also reject...

Buikwe Leaders Appeal to Kayihura On Security.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Henry Nsubuga BUIKWE district council has challenged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over poor security measures rendered by Police in remote areas, which have increased insecurity. Addressing the last district council...

Jinja Students Protest Delayed Graduation.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi and Doreen Musingo STUDENTS of Crested Crane Hotel Training and Tourism Institute in Jinja town have protested against the failure of the institution's students to graduate over the last six years. In a memorandum sent...

Four Die in Gulu During Festive Season.
December 29, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun AN accountant with SOS childrens village, a non-governmental organisation in Gulu, Simon Peter Komakech, 36, is among four people who died on Boxing Day in Gulu district. Gulu acting district Police commander, Moses...