New Vision (Uganda) articles from February 2007

New Vision (Uganda) archives from February 2007

1,500 Troops Sent to Somalia.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio THE long-awaited Ugandan mission to Somalia will be flagged off today by President Yoweri Museveni in Gaddafi barracks in Jinja. At the ceremony, to be marked with pomp and...

EU to Give Sh9.2b to Boost IDP Food Security.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun THE Office of the Prime Minister and the European Union have signed a 4 million Euro (sh9.2b) three-year food security agreement to support former displaced persons in northern...

Tough Times for Makerere's Students With Disabilities.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Byenkya MAKERERE University admits students with disabilities under a special programme. Unfortunately, many parents or guardians of such students are not aware of the affirmative...

Why Jinja Should Be Uganda's Second City.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato JINJA Municipality has stepped up efforts to become the second city of Uganda. New Vision talked to the Mayor, Beswala Kezaala, on why they want a city status. Why do you...

Residents Urged to Unite.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gladys Kalibbala NRM supporters should forget about small internal conflicts to start serious plans for the next elections, Makindye LC3 chairperson, Rosemary Kyambadde, has said. "We...

German Coach Berti Vogts Missing.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lagos Nigerian soccer was thrown into confusion on Wednesday after former Germany coach Berti Vogts failed to arrive to take charge of the national team. The Nigeria Football Association...

Illegal URA Agents Increase.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The number of people masquerading as employees of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has increased, a statement from the Public and Corporate Affairs Department has revealed. It warned the public...

ISO to Monitor Use Head Count.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe THE Internal Security Organisation (ISO) will conduct and monitor the March 10 Universal Secondary Education head-count as an attempt to stop head teachers from...

Kiprop, Inzzi for Beijing.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende THE local athletics federation has petitioned the Olympic Solidarity to include more elite athletes on the world training programmes ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games....

Buwembo Named Express FC Coach.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporters Bunamwaya 1 URA 3 SC Villa v Masaka(w/o) Today Express v Victors Masindi v Mukono WHAT hope does an Express FC outfit that can not even get the better...

Moyo LC5 Told to Refund Sh4m.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Councillors have asked the LC5 chairman, Peter Iku Dolo, to return sh4m he received from the district treasury to attend a business fair in the USA. The exhibition which had been slated for...

Revenue Collections Fall By Sh2.8 Billion.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba REVENUE collections fell by sh2.8b in the first half of the 2006/7 financial year, Fred Omach, the finance state minister, disclosed on Tuesday. Omach told MPs on the...

Self Help - Residents Clean Bugembe Town.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Kakamwa RESIDENTS of Bugembe Township in Jinja district have embarked on a self-help campaign aimed at cleaning filthy areas to avert a possible outbreak of epidemics such as...

Load-Shedding Worsens.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita POWER cuts are going to increase this month due to a rise in demand, Robert Kisubi, Umeme's corporate communication manager, has said. He observed: "We are connecting...

Muhangi Wants to End It On a High.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Aloysius Byamukama FORMER national and Africa rally champion Charles Muhangi has expressed desire to win another national championship before he finally calls it quits. Muhangi, who is...

Otafiire Explains Transfer of Local Government Staff.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Agaba THE minister for Local Government, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has described the ongoing transfer of local government staff to the central Government as standardisation rather...

Toxic Local Gin Kills Forty.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo AT least 40 people have died after drinking toxic waragi, a local gin, in the central region in the last two weeks. The popular drink had a lot of methanol, a ministry of...

Sudhir Ruparelia Loses Sh36b Ura Case.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) CITY businessman Sudhir Ruparelia yesterday lost an application seeking to restrain the Uganda Revenue Authority from recovering sh36b in unpaid taxes, reports Peter Kaujju. Delivering the ruling on...

Legislators Unhappy With Car Cash.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali VARIOUS Members of Parliament yesterday expressed worry that they would not be able to acquire appropriate vehicles with the sh35m that the Government is to give each of...

Fast-Growing Population Needs More Food, Says Report.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi UGANDA needs a robust agriculture sector to provide enough food for its growing population, a report has suggested. "For the last half century, agriculture has been the...

MPs Query Sh90m Advert.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali THE parliamentary committee on commissions, statutory authorities and state enterprises has ordered the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to produce a copy of the Forbes...

'Cease Fire', MPs Tell Gov't, LRA Rebels.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa and Felix Osike, John Odyek And Joyce Namutebi THE Parliament yesterday urged the Government and the LRA rebels not to resume hostilities after a landmark truce signed in August...

Don't Lock Out the 'Small' Woman.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE International Finance Corporation has extended a US $6 million loan to dfcu bank in Uganda to improve the company's liquidity. US $2 million of the amount is specifically dedicated to the women...

Govt to Revamp Railways.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek a And Joyce Namutebi PARLIAMENT has allowed the Government to borrow $26.4m (sh46b) from the World Bank to improve railways, transport, border crossings, customs operations and...

Disabled Despised By Minister Over Job.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke FOR most of the crippled who have to rely on the wheelchair for movement, working one's way to a comfortable life is an illusion. A good number of them earn a living through...

Uganda Gets Meningitis Vaccines.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Ouma OVER 250,000 doses of meningitis vaccines arrived on Monday. The State Minister for Primary Health Care, Dr. Emmanuel Otaala, said the medicine will be used for mass vaccination in...

Oyam Wants Village Banks.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio COUNCILLORS from Kwania county will ensure that village banks are opened in all sub-counties to help residents access the Bonna Bagaggawale funds. To achieve this, the...

Isingiro Accused of Spreading Disease.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma MBARARA district officials have accused farmers from the neighbouring Isingiro district for not co-operating in fighting the banana bacterial wilt disease and thwarting efforts...

Mukono, Mengo Fight Over Ownership of Landing Sites.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang THE wrangle between Mukono district local government and Mengo authorities over the control of several landing sites in Mukono has degenerated into a fight. The kingdom agents...

New Date for 2006 Sports Gala.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu Sports Personality of The Year 2006 nominees D. Obua (football) R. Ssebuguzi (rallying) M. Kipsiro (athletics) B. Kiprop (athletics) D. Inzikuru...

Omaswa Defends Local Products.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Kiwuuwa THE former director general of health services, Prof. Francis Omaswa, has said his directive to the National Drug Authority to procure locally-made gauze and bandages was aimed...

Banks Take Up Electronic Payment System.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko COMMERCIAL banks have stepped up the usage of the real time gross settlement (RTGS) system as a payment method with volumes transacted in the clearing house amounting to sh180b...

Orient Starts Dollar Accounts.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita ORIENT Bank customers can now open dollar accounts. The accounts will earn interest in dollars. The minimum balance will be $1,000. The account holders will also have instant...

Cherie Blair Counsels On Women Empowerment.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Barbara Kaija and Sylvia Juuko CHERIE Blair, wife of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was in Uganda this week on a short visit. She talked to The New Vision about her passion for...

LC5 Boss Warns Against Drunkenness.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio THE LC5 chairman, Col. Okello-Engola, has cautioned residents against overconsumption of alcohol. Addressing residents of Ngai sub-county recently, Okello-Engola said they...

Minister Atubo Assures Baganda On Land.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla CONSULTATIONS on the proposed national land policy are not a government plot to scrap mailo land, the Minister for Lands, Daniel Omara Atubo, has said. "I want to allay...

Govt to Repair Busoga Palace.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek THE Government is committed to renovating the Kyabazinga's palace at Igenge Hill in Jinja district, the Minister of Works, John Nasasira, has asserted. While visiting...

Nakasongola Asks for 'Bonna Bagaggawale'.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronald Kalyango NAKASONGOLA district officials have asked the Government to begin the implementation of the Bonna Bagaggawale (prosperity for all) programme with their district. "There...

China-Uganda Trade Deficit Hits $120m.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga THE trade imbalance between Uganda and China has reached $120m (about sh210.6b), the Chinese ambassador, Fan Guijin, has revealed. "Although the Chinese invested in...

Town Council to Evict Market Vendors.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang VENDORS in Mukono central Market live in uncertainty as the Town Council plans to evict them to redevelop the market. Justine Nabulime, a charcoal seller says, " I come here...

School Fees Streamlined.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Balagadde THE Bank of Uganda (BOU), the education ministry and commercial banks have signed a direct debit agreement to streamline the payment of school fees. BOU's Gideone...

Why is Kufuor Ignoring Nkrumah's Role in Ghana?
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dr. Tajudeen LAST weekend I was in Accra to participate in a symposium at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon. It was organised by a coalition of Nkrumahists and other...

See Why You Should Marry a Soldier.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lt. Deo Akilki SOME people think that a soldier cannot make a good spouse and bring about a happy marriage and wonderful family. This is wrong. Although our job is demanding and requires...

Soldiers' Wives Worry About Somalia Mission.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers are about to go on a United Nations peace-keeping mission in Somalia. Harriette Onyalla sought out the women whose husbands are destined for war-torn...

Councillors Elect Members to District Boards.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio COUNCILLORS have nominated members who will form the district service commission. During a council meeting recently, the councillors endorsed John Baptist Okello-Okello, Charles...

Bakoko Contests Arrest Warrant.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edward Anyoli THE defence lawyers representing former gender and social development minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru are challenging the warrant for her arrest issued on February 2, 2007 by the...

Mental Illness On the Rise.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE number of people with mental problems in Masaka and Sembabule districts has increased, officials of Mental Health Uganda have revealed. Florence Nakaayi reports that the director of the...

Mbarara Gets Hailstorm Relief.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma THE Ministry of Relief and Disaster Preparedness on Wednesday delivered over 170 bags of maize and 90 bags of beans to families affected by last week's hailstorm in Mbarara...

Exercise Restraint.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: New Vision editor FOR several months now, a conflict has been raging in Mukono district over who has authority to manage several landing sites. The Buganda government claims they have the...

New Baggage Policy At BA.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Olaki PASSENGERS travelling Economy Class on British Airways will be limited to one item of luggage not exceeding 23 kilogrammes, according to the airlines new luggage weight and item...

Local Councillors Ask for Pension.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Kajubu PENSION and gratuity should not be for civil servants only but also for district political leaders, the Kabarole LC5 chief has said. Michael Mugisa argued that giving...

Germany Embassy, Fufa Team Up for Dinner.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende And Swalley Kenyi LEADING corporate bodies, embassies and football stakeholders will interact over dinner at the invitation of FUFA and the Germany Embassy. The dinner...

Emergency Team To Fight Plague in Masindi.
February 28, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike And Steven Candia AN emergency team has started a campaign to kill fleas and rats in a bid to control the outbreak of the infectious pneumonic plague that has hit Masindi...

Comesa Designs $8 Million Website On Agriculture.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has developed a website aimed at improving agricultural marketing and trade in the 20-member countries. The...

Kampala's Seven Hills Run.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THIS year's Hima Seven Hills Run got a bit professional with an impressive number of national athletes taking part. Runners that included corporates, business people, civil servants and ambassadors...

More Oil Found On Lake Albert.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Anne Mugisa MORE oil has been discovered on Lake Albert. The new find, in the Kingfisher area, is in addition to over 60 million barrels of oil found in Kaisotonya, according to the Minister...

SC Villa Back in the Hunt.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi And D.mazune SIXTEEN-TIME soccer league champions Villa hope to build on their hard-fought win over Victors and close the gap on leaders KCC. Victory today against Masaka...

Release PRA Suspects, Say MPs.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot The Government should respect the High Court ruling and release the People's Redemption Army (PRA) suspects on bail, according to the legal and parliamentary affairs committee....

Grafted Oranges, the New Craze in Soroti.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronald Kalyango FARMERS engaged in the grafting and budding of citrus fruits in Soroti are earning about sh20m to sh30m every season. Given that there are two planting seasons in the year,...

Nabukeera Guardian in Court Over Fraud.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo PATRICK Luboyera, a Ugandan pastor based in Denmark, yesterday accused city businessman Frank Gashumba of forgery and obtaining money by false pretence. Luboyera told the...

Salini Airlifts Tools From Nigeria.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek SALINI, the firm constructing the 21km Kampala Northern Bypass, has brought euros 600,000 (sh1.4b) equipment from Nigeria to speed up completion of the road ahead of the...

Country in Sh8.8 Trillion Debt, Says Suruma.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe UGANDA'S debt has reached sh8.8trillion, finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma said yesterday. He attributed the debt to the failure of some ministries to use the loans...

Free Dental Treatment for HIV-Positive Children.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Irene Nabusoba CHILDREN living with HIV/AIDS have a chance to receive free comprehensive dental treatment, courtesy of a visiting 29-member paediatric dental team from the US. The team,...

Mulondo Warns On Mailo Land Tenure.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike A senior presidential adviser on land has warned that Baganda will reject the proposed land reforms. Besweri Mulondo, in a letter to the lands minister, Omara Atubo, said a...

Govt, WHO in Physical Exercise Campaign.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Anne Mugisa THE Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) opened a nutrition and physical exercise campaign on Monday, as the country grapples with the spiraling incidence of complex...

Get Back to the Drawing Board On Juba Talks.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Opiyo Oloya A CONFERENCE called by Rwot David Onen Acana ll will begin this Friday in Juba, Southern Sudan. The express purpose for the emergency meeting is to bring together Acholi in the...

Districts to Get More Funds.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba DISTRICTS will not have to worry about the scrapping of graduated tax anymore, because the Government is to increase their funding from sh25b to sh45b this financial year. ...

The Kasato-Museveni's Guards Scuffle in London.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Mashate RECENT media reports have purported that Uganda's presidential guards while in London assaulted Mr Kasato when he demonstrated against President Yoweri Museveni as he addressed...

Inmates Children Get Education Boost.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) OVER 60 children of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS are expected to get education after Wells of Hope Ministries, a charity, offered sh5.4m for the cause, reports Flavia Nakagwa. The ministry's...

Support Women, Says Cherie Blair.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko VISITING wife of the British premier, Cherie Blair, stressed that investing in girl-child education and supporting women in business are the best ways to advance Uganda's...

3 Held Over Fake Bottled Water.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira BEFORE drinking bottled water, people may have to think twice. The Police recently arrested three men in a filthy toilet filling bottles with water meant for sale. In...

Cotton Firm Targets 170,000 Bales.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter COTTON production is projected to hit 170,000 bales this year, up from 100,000 bales recorded last year, the managing director of the Cotton Development Organisation has said....

80,000 Amuru IDPs Return Home.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Ojwee ABOUT 80,000 internally displaced persons in Gulu and Amuru districts have voluntarily moved closer to their villages, Gulu resident district commissioner Col. Walter Ochora has...

Amin Film to Boost Uganda's Tourism.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko And Lillian Nsubuga UGANDA'S tourism industry is hoping to ride on the back of the success of the British film, "The Last King of Scotland," to attract visitors and investments....

Mbarara Hospital Lacks X-Ray Machine.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kyomuhendo Muhanga FOR the past eight months, Mbarara Hospital has been operating without an X-ray machine, a senior medical officer has revealed. The doctor, who preferred anonymity,...

Mariam Ndagire Wins Drama Award.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Golden Drama Foundation in collaboration with Pilsner Lager on Saturday honoured actress and singer Mariam Ndagire at the Bat Valley Theatre. Ndagire won the Playwright Golden Drama Award for the...

Plague Kills Nine People in Masindi.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike A PLAGUE, an infectious killer disease, has broken out in Masindi district, the ministry of health has warned. So far, 15 cases have been reported and nine people died. ...

Adult Literacy Campaigns Not Benefiting Real Illiterates.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godfrey Ssentumbwe SINCE 1992, the government's Functional Adult Literacy programme has worked with several civil society organisations to address the challenge of adult illiteracy in Uganda....

No More Excuses for the MPs.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) GOVERNMENT has finally given each Member of Parliament sh35m as contribution towards the purchase of a four wheel drive vehicle. This amount will next financial year be topped to sh60m. While the...

Nakivubo Accepts Fifa's Artificial Turf.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama And Norman Katende THE controversial artificial turf donated to Uganda by soccer governing body FIFA will be put at Nakivubo stadium. The government yesterday asked local...

Unbs Toughens On Fake Goods.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Balagadde THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has launched a technical committee on goods imported into the country. The move is aimed at minimising entry of substandard...

Government Woos LRA Back to Talks.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio, John Odyek and Joyce Namutebi THE Government has asked the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to renew the truce, which is expiring today. "We are asking the LRA to...

Bunyoro Absentee Owners May Lose Land.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda A COMMISSION of inquiry into the Bunyoro land clashes in 2005 has recommended that the Government takes over land belonging to absentee landlords. Absentee landlords,...

Sh108 Billion Lost to Coffee, Banana Wilt.
February 27, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba UGANDA losses coffee worth $30 Million (about sh54b) annually due to coffee wilt disease, a commissioner for crop protection in the agriculture ministry, has revealed. ...