New Vision (Uganda) articles from February 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from February 2010

Regional Power Project Takes Off.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita Sweco, a Swedish firm, has won euro 1,227,000 (about sh4b) contract to study the potential and proposals for the interconnection of the power grids between Uganda and Tanzania. The deal, aimed at reducing the power...

DFCU Gives Vision's Women's Award Sh10 Million.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Halima Shaban The New Vision's Woman Achiever awards have received a sh10m boost from dfcu Bank. "We want women to achieve their goals and contribute to the nation positively," said Susan Nsibirwa, the head of marketing. She was...

Red Tape Limiting SACCO Rise - Youth.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi Efforts to form savings institutions up-country are impeded by the distance to Kampala for accreditation, Arua youth have said. The youth, meeting at the district headquarters last week, said it was costly and tedious...

Price Fluctuations Big Risk.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Tumwesigye Amos As maize farmers cry out on the further drop in prices (The New Vision February 24, 2010, page 27), it is important that all stakeholders in the maize industry understand the different types of price risk they face. ...

Zain Launches New Tariffs.
February 28, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe Zain has launched Flexxy, a new tariff platform that offers discounts up to 99% across all networks. "It gives customers real time discounts as they make calls, especially when the network has less traffic," said Levi...

Disability Does Not Mean Inability.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Didas Baluku Since time immemorial, the world has gone through a number of revolutions - political, social, economic and industrial. However, the disability movement, the world over has taken a critical, but slow approach to uplift...

Vocational Training Good Option after Primary Level.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe In recent years, a lot has been done to redress inequities that exist in Uganda, particularly in the education system where vocational and technical education have not been given appropriate recognition and...

DP Will Either Make Or Break Norbert Mao.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Vivian E. Asedri THE hasty decision by Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala to quit the Democratic Party (DP) a day after losing the contest for party presidency to Gulu LC5 Chairman, Norbert Mao is a prelude to more jaw-falling...

Kakira to Supply More Electricity.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke Kakira Sugar Works, one of the leading sugar companies in Uganda, is now generating over 22 megawatts of electricity. About 14 megawatts of its generation goes to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company . This...

Kawempe Division Officers Want Flooded Primary School Closed.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja Kawepe Division Officers have recommended that St. James Primary School in Bwaise be closed over poor hygiene. Assessing the impact of floods on the school, education and health officers agreed that the school needed...

U.S Donates Sh14 Billion to Karamoja.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia The US has provided food items worth $7m (about sh14b) to the drought-affected region of Karamoja to feed 266,000 people. The contribution will be delivered through the US Agency for International Development (USAID)...

Shumuk Buys Majority Share in Alpha Dairies.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among Shumuk Group has bought a 61% majority share in Alpha Dairies, Uganda's second largest dairy firm, at $1.2m (sh2.5b). The deal for the take-over was reached on Friday at the headquarters of the plant in Mbarara...

Museveni Takes Wealth Gospel to Kiboga District.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni has taken the Prosperity-for-All campaign to Kiboga district. During a tour of the local farmers on Thursday, Museveni warned National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) officials who...

20 Kasese Landmine Victims Aided.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Bernard Masereka A total of 20 out of about 130 landmine victims in Kasese district have received financial support from the Uganda Land Mine Survivors Association. The victims were each given sh850,000 at the launch of the...

Whistleblowers Bill Splits MPs.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Joyce Namutebi THE debate on the Whistleblowers Bill was deferred to tomorrow after opposition MPs rejected the inclusion of resident district commissioners (RDCs) as part of the group to whom disclosures can be...

Namirembe Cathederal Fundraising Starts.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni yesterday contributed sh50m to the renovation of St. Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, and offered a new car to Bishop Wilberforce Luwalira. Addressing the 10:00 O'clock service at the cathedral...

Thugs Murder Security Guard.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia THE Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a security guard in a city suburb over the weekend. Joseph Kirabye, attached to Alert Guards, a private security organisation, was found dead yesterday...

UPDF Sponsors 30 Pupils.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala The UPDF has started a sponsorship scheme for Karamoja pupils who passed Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and failed to join sec-ondary because of school fees. The scheme is under the UPDF civil military cooperation...

Disarm or Face Jail, Karimojong Warned.
February 28, 2010... Karimojong warriors who do not voluntarily surrender their guns risk being court-martialled, the Government has warned. Information minister Kabakumba Masiko said about 70 warriors who refused to surrender their guns had been tried in the...

Kadaga Wants Independent Maternal Health Ministry.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira and Irene Nabusoba An independent ministry should be set up to handle maternal health, the deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has said. "Who is planning for women's health in this country? Basic...

Hwan Sung Sponsors 15 Babies for Heart Surgery.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba Hwan Sung Medical Charity Services has sponsored 15 children to undergo heart operations at the Uganda Heart Institute in Mulago Hospital. The children, who are aged between four months and two years, are suffering...

Akena Petitions Court Over Party Elections.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya JIMMY Akena, one of the presidential aspirants for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), has asked the court to halt the party elections, citing bad timing. The party national council sat last week and resolved that an...

High Court to Cancel over 1,000 Cases.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE family division of the High Court is to dismiss over 1,000 cases because of delayed prosecution. The division's deputy registrar, David Batema, disclosed over the weekend that a total of 1,364 cases will be...

Pirates Continue to Falter.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were G4S Pirates team is in agony after a 30-10 frustrating defeat to MTN Heathens in the Nile Special Premier Rugby League tie at Kyadondo on Saturday. "I'm disgusted, frustrated and disappointed. It seems, it's turning...

Olympic Committee Moots Eight-Year Strategic Plan.
February 28, 2010... Byline: James Bakama UGANDA'S poor performance on the international sports scene has over the years largely had a lot to do with poor planning. We never seem to prepare for anything. Scenarios of teams soliciting for funds at the last...

Ngabo Halts Mwesigwa's Mugs Run.
February 28, 2010... SCRATCH player Francis Ngabo claimed the MTN February Monthly Mug at the par 72 Kitante golf course on Saturday as he halted in-form Brian Mwesigwa's four months unbeaten run in the one day event, reports Phillip Corry. Ngabo carded 73 gross...

Cranes Away.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi UGANDA Cranes' build-up against Tanzania on Wednesday will present Bobby Williamson with yet another opportunity of resolving his team's away-match phobia. "We want to improve on a few other things, which is why we are...

Country's Olympic Committee Emphasises Strategic Planning.
February 28, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Local sports bodies have been urged to draw long term strategic plans if they are to scale greater heights. "It's time they appreciated the power of strategic planning in not only securing funding, but also attaining...

UTTA Can Rebuild Image.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Uganda Table Tennis Association (UTTA) over the weekend finally elected new leaders who will shoulder the burden of bringing a much desired end to the leadership wrangles that have dented the game's image. UTTA that...

Mugabe Saves Local Blushes in Uganda Open.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry UGANDA'S top tennis player Duncan Mugabe ended a seven-year wait when he claimed the most prestigious tennis prize on the local scene, the Uganda Open, on Saturday. Mugabe went into the tournament as the clear...

Student Loan Scheme Begins.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge Private students joining universities this academic year will have a chance to get loans from the Government to pay for their education. "We have already created a secretariat for the loan scheme. We are going to...

Mao Gets Hero's Welcome in Gulu.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun Business in Gulu town came to a standstill on Saturday as thousands lined the streets to welcome the newly-elected president of the Democratic Party (DP), Norbert Mao. Shops closed as market vendors and shop attendants...

Unplugging Ragga Dee.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Pidson Kareire SINGER Ragga Dee's much hyped unplugged music in Silk Lounge last Thursday was dominated by comedy. The show kicked off at 9:00pm with emcee Gibriz mimicking girls who like taking offers from lustful men and end up in...

Mosquito Named After Local Scientist.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Arthur Baguma Great inventions of the world have been inspired by great thinkers. Famous people in history have made scientific discoveries and these discoveries have been named after them. And on this long list, a Ugandan scientist...

Son of Owino Cassava Seller Excels.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Joyce Nyakato Mohammed Musa had to study under the pressure of not being able to pay his school fees on time. His father, Rajab Musa, sold cassava in Owino Market to meet his school requirements. The Kakungulu memorial student,...

Katikamu Star to Do Law.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Stella Naigino IMMACULATE Nanteza, a former student of Katikamu SDA, scored 24 points in last year's A'level exarms the star attributed her success to her teachers and parents, who she said encouraged her to read hard. Nanteza...

Kaberamaido Star Lacked School Fees.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth Kaberamaido's star chanted in her local language when she received the news of her success. Angella Apecho, of Kaberamaido Secondary School, scored 19 points in last year's A' level exams. She scored 6CBBB in...

Ndejje's Top Wants to Be a Lawyer.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Juliet Waiswa Sandra Nakibuuka, a former student of Ndejje Secondary school wants to study law at university, because she admires Julia Sebutinde. She scored 24 points in history economics divinity, luganda, and general paper, ...

Seroma's Best Had Swine Flu.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule Despite being attacked by swine flu, the Seroma Christian High School stars did not stop revising their books. Michael Kaketto scored 23 points with 6AABB in mathematics, economics, geography and technical drawing, while...

Kayunga Star Lacked Fees.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Dorah Naamala ALLAN Iga passed his A' level with 19 points (6BCB/C) in general paper, physics, biology, chemistry and agriculture. He was studying at Kanjuki Secondary School in Kayunga district. "It was always tricky for me to...

Fear of Paying University Fees Pushed Me to Excel.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia For Richard Nahwera, one of the star performers of King's College Budo in last years A'level examinations, the thought of burdening his sisters with paying for him tuition fees at university forced him to work hard. ...

Namugongo Star Wants to study Medicine.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi Pressure from his mother to read his books contributed to the success of John Baptist Mpagi. Mpagi was a student of Uganda Martyrs Senior Secondary School Namugongo. Josephine Sewanyana admitted putting pressure...

Scholarship Made Naalya Star Read Hard.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Godfrey Kimono Competing for a fees scholarship at St. Peter's Secondary School Naalya helped Shantal Kubwimana succeed in last year's A' level exams. "Being an orphan and supported by a guardian increased my need for the...

Namirembe Star Keeps Family Record.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Stella Naigino Rebecca Nakisuyi Tolofina was not surprised when she received her A' Level results that she sat for last year. The former student of Namirembe hillside scored 22 points with 2ABBB in physics, economics, mathematics...

Namakula Takes Sex Workers Off the Streets, Fights HIV Stigma.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Christine Onzia Twenty two year-old Sylvia Sebyala, a former prostitute and now peer educator with Women at work International, was a commercial sex worker for five years. Life on the streets was unbearable; some clients would not...

Whistle Blowers Should Be Paid.
February 28, 2010... Parliament on Thursday stood over some clauses in the Whistleblowers Bill 2009. The Bill seeks to create an enabling environment for both citizens and non-citizens to freely disclose information on corrupt officials or improper conduct both in...

African Union Urges Country-Wide No-Fly Zone.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has asked the UN to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea ports through which foreign groups supply logistics to the insurgents. Eritrea, in...

Museveni to Split District to Increase MP's.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa NAKASONGOLA district will be sub-divided to create a second constituency, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The President said the split would help increase the number of MPs from the sparsely populated but expansive...

Olympic Committee Emphasises Strategic Planning.
February 28, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Local sports bodies have been urged to draw long term strategic plans if they are to scale greater heights. "It's time they appreciated the power of strategic planning in not only securing funding, but also attaining...

What is the Significance of Mao's Rise to the Top as DP President General?
February 27, 2010... Byline: Wafula Oguttu What are the views of the NRM and the opposition on the topic of the week? Sunday Vision pits opposition columnist Wafula Oguttu against Government representative Ofwono Opondo. WAFULA OGUTTU Give it to him. The...

Why Muslims to Slaughter Animals for the Public?
February 27, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira From time immemorial, Muslims have been in charge of slaughtering animals meant for public consumption. However, a certain group of Christians in Kabale last month declared they would take over the job. This has...

Nsubuga Makes Comeback.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus Ali Nsubuga is back in motocross action after a six-year break. The rider, forced to take a break due to lack of a bike, is set for the second leg of the Mountain Dew national challenge in Garuga today. In a...

Wetland Encroachers to Be Evicted This Week.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa and Moses Iga The Minister of Water and Environment, Maria Mutagamba, has given encroachers on wetlands up to today to vacate. She named Nakivubo, Lubigi, Kawoya, Munyonyo, Kansanga and Ntinda wetlands, located in...

Williamson Ignores Bengo's Plea.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi Cranes coach Robert Williamson has turned down a request by winger Stephen Bengo to be included in the 20-man squad due in Mwanza for an international friendly. The CECAFA champions will take on Taifa Stars of...

We'll Make It to Gabon.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi Uganda's enduring love affair with the Africa Nations Cup has been a roller-coaster of pure agony since 1978, with the intervening years authoring a series of near-misses and abject failures. However, in the aftermath...

Hoima Facing League Exit.
February 27, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Hoima's first team in Uganda's top soccer league could soon pull out of the competition. The team, though one of the most impressive newcomers in the Uganda Super league is, according to chairman Gabriel Kaboyo,...

Locals Fail Roofings Hurdle.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Brian Ssuuna was the last Ugandan to bow out of the Roofings International badminton tournament after losing to Ghana's Eric Attah Ninkyi in the second round on Friday. Ssuuna's exit leaves Uganda with the doubles to...

One Year Later, Owino Market Still Limps On.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Esther Namugoji Like the mythical phoenix, Owino market has risen out of the ashes of the fire that gutted part of it last year. At 4:00am on February 25, 2009, Aisha Nassali got an urgent phone call from her husband. Nassali...

Why Babies Cry.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Catherine Ruhweza One of the challenges new parents face quite often is managing a crying baby. At any one time in the baby's life, they will cry so much it may not be easy to find out what is causing them to. According to studies...

Mao is Bad News for Besigye.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo The election of Gulu chairman Norbert Mao as DP flag bearer changes the landscape of the opposition in the run-up to 2010 elections. The biggest loser though could be Forum for Democratic Change's Kizza Besigye. NO...

Who is the Better Candidate? Mao or Besigye?
February 27, 2010... He is known to be a man with outstanding political mobilisation skills, the very reason he has won most of the posts he ever contested for in the national general elections. It is only in 1994 that his bid to get elected to the Constituent...

Recent Polls Show Parties Cannot Unite.
February 27, 2010... There is a high likelihood that the opposition alliance will not be practical, especially so when it comes to the parliamentary race. That is why when the four parties FDC, UPC, CP, JEEMA signed a protocol for creating a joint electoral...

BIDCO Should Seek Advice From UWA, UWEC.
February 27, 2010... It is now "payback time" by the original inhabitants of the forests, whose habitat was replaced by the palm oil growing company BIDCO on the islands in Lake Victoria. I was watching the news on WBS TV last week about how the monkeys are now...

Will Seya Join Kamya's Party?
February 27, 2010... In the wake of his quitting the Democratic Party, speculation is rife that Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala is in talks with Rubaga North MP Beti Kamya to form a new party. Sebaggala was trounced by Gulu LC5 chairman Norbert Mao in the race for...

NRM Ploting 2011 Mbale Comeback.
February 27, 2010... After losing the Mbale Municipality seat to FDC candidate Jack Wamai Wamanga, NRM supporters in Mbale are already plotting how to recapture it come 2011. One of the strategies is to convince party leaders at the national level, to come out...

We Put Mao in Power - FDC.
February 27, 2010... "We made Mao. We put him in power as Gulu LC5 boss," a top Forum for Democartic Change (FDC) official was overheard last week. He was commenting on Norbert Mao's suggestion that he becomes the joint opposition presidential candidate in 2011...

Mao Will Dump DP in River Nile.
February 27, 2010... Kampala mayor Nasser Ntege Sebaggala has quit the Democratic Party and decided to start his own party after he lost the contest for president general in Mbale. Moses Mulondo asked him why he lost. Did you expect to be defeated by Norbert Mao...

Rwanda Diplomat On the Run.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Milton Olutput and Barbara Among Embattled Rwandan diplomat to India and renowned ex-army chief Lt. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa has been sacked and reported to be "on the run" in Uganda, Rwanda News Agency reported on Friday. The...

Jobless Graduates to Acquire Loans.
February 27, 2010... The Government plans to set up a fund for graduates who fail to get jobs, according to a press release from State House. "Through the fund, young graduates will get loans to start income-generating activities as part of tackling youth...

Repeating S.3 Inspired Me - Nakiku.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Winnie Nanteza Repeating a class inspired Uganda Martyrs' Namugongo's Annet Nakiku to read harder. "When I repeated S.3, I felt so bad because I had let down my brother. I vowed never to repeat any class and God answered me,"...

Kabowa's Best Was a Fees Defaulter.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Juliet Waiswa She was playful and did not perform well at O'level. However, Prossy Nandwalu scored 25 points at the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). She said her life in school was not the best because she did not...

Will You Make It to the University?
February 26, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge Competition for places at university is likely to stiffen due to an increased number of A'level candidates. A total of 98,217 candidates sat for A'level in 2009, an increase of nearly 10,000 compared with the previous...

Mother-to-Child HIV Infection High.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Ben Okiror THE Government's efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV is not yielding much success because of inadequate access to treatment, according to a study. The study was conducted last year by the Coalition for...

Swazi Press Taunts MTN's Besiimire.
February 26, 2010... It should be a proud moment for the Ugandan telecommunication industry, but the appointment of Philip Besiimire, a Ugandan, as acting CEO of Swazi MTN, has instead sparked off a public and media outcry in Swaziland. Besiimire, formerly the...

Bobi Wine Bounced at Chameleone's Concert.
February 26, 2010... Self-styled Ghetto president, Bobi Wine, was bounced at Chameleone's Basiima Ogenze concert at the KCC grounds in Lugogo last Friday. At around 8:00pm, Bobi arrived at the venue and demanded to be let in with his crew.But, he was also told to...

Shumuk Buys Emerald Hotel.
February 26, 2010... Mukesh Shukla, the man behind Shumuk Investments, has previously clashed with businessman and Pakistan consulate in Uganda, Bonny Katatumba, over Hotel Diplomate. However, even before the dust has settled, we have learnt that Mukesh has now...

Kalangala, Moroto, Kasese Top A' Levels.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge and Raymond Baguma Moroto, Kasese and Kalangala districts emerged as the best in the advanced level examinations, released yesterday by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). Moroto had 79% of its candidates...

Brand It Like Mao.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Paul Busharizi Last weekend Gulu district chairman Norbert Mao was elected the Democratic Party president. He beat out the evergreen Kampala mayor, Nasser Ssebaggala, to come within spitting distance of his long held ambition to run...

Gulu Mayor Scores 11 Points in A' levels.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun Thirty five year -old Gulu municipality mayor, Christopher Acire, scored 11 points in the A'level results released yesterday. Acire scored COE/D in History, Economics, Geography and Entrepreneurship with a Credit Six...

Classmates Called Mugoda a Bookworm.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth Salwa Mukoda of Kawempe Muslim School used to be teased by classmates who claimed she was reading too much but this did not derail her. Because she resisted such pressure, she was able to score 25 points. "Classmates,...

Nagalama's Odongo Plans to Make Money.
February 26, 2010... Paul Odongo took advantage of the serene and quiet environment at St Joseph's Secondary School Naggalama to emerge one of the best students with 25 points. Odongo scored 1AAAA in History, Economics, Geography and Fine Art in last year's A'...

Museveni Tours Kiboga NAADS Projects.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni has warned to take action against NAADS officials who select only rich farmers to benefit from the Prosperity-for-All programme. Speaking during his second rally at Boma grounds in Kiboga on...

Namirembe Hillside's Star Eyes Pharmacy.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Pidson Kareire NAMIREMBE Hillside High School's best, Peter Turyahikayo, had been a bright student since his primary school days. Turyahikayo said he had always scored highly and when he left a rural school in Ibanda to join a city...

Kawempe Division Leaders Snubbed.
February 26, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth and Asiimwe Brenda ANGRY residents of Kawempe on Thursday criticised their leaders for failing to deliver on their promises to address the problems of floods and garbage. The leaders received the bashing during the...