New Vision (Uganda) articles from February 2011

New Vision (Uganda) archives from February 2011

Police Warns On Planned IPC Demostrations.
February 27, 2011... Byline: Steven Candia THE POLICE has declared as unlawful a planned demonstration to protest the outcome of the presidential elections, saying it will deal firmly with any person who takes part in it. In a statement issued on Friday night,...

FDC Tally Gave Museveni 62 Percent.
February 27, 2011... Byline: John Semakula THE Forum for Democratic Change tallied the presidential election results but failed to release them, according to a report in the Sunday Vision. FDC flag bearer Dr. Kizza Besigye had promised to declare the results from...

Tiger Face Mpumudde in Big League.
February 26, 2011... JINJA Division One League continues today with the leaders Bugembe football club visiting lowly side Mpumudde. Action is at Mpumudde primary school ground. Meanwhile, Victor Young Butagaya hosts fellow struggling side Nsozibiri in the other...

Bunamwaya Tipped in Cup.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Swalley Kenyi THE last match of Uganda Cup's round of 32 is due today with Bunamwaya up against Katwe United. Action at Kitende ground will pave way for the round of 16 whose draw will be made on Wednesday. Today's match had been...

Namata, Tabitha Back At Beach Volleyball.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Swalley Kenyi MERCY Tabitha and Andrina Namata have vowed to win all their engagements as the season starts with the Club National Circuit today. The two players return to action at Lido beach in Entebbe with a mission to prove a...

Kabenge Heads New Olympic Probe.
February 26, 2011... Byline: James Bakama CITY lawyer Kavuma Kabenge will lead a new probe into the mismanagement of Uganda's team to the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. Kabenge and his team were named after a Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) executive meeting in...

KCC, Villa Revive Rivalry As League Returns.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Swalley Kenyi SPORTS Club Villa Coach Srdjan Zivojnov will have no time for holidays as his team will open the second round of the Super League against table leaders KCC on Tuesday. The Jogoos tactician has given up his half season...

Cranes' Ssali Passed Fit After Heart Scare.
February 26, 2011... Byline: James Bakama CRANES defender Edward Ssali just can't believe he is not in a dream. A month ago he was shattered after being diagnosed with a life threatening heart complication that put his playing career in balance. But in a...

Nation Issues Mike Ezra Arrest Warrant.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Reuben Olita And Andante Okanya AN international warrant of arrest by the Uganda Government demanding the extradition of embattled Kampala businessman, Michael Ezra Mulyoowa, was presented to a Kenyan court on Friday. The warrant...

NRM Concedes Defeat in Gulu LC5 Race.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Chris Ocowun THE National Resistance Movement has conceded defeat in the race for the Gulu District chairperson seat.Col. Walter Ochora lost to Martin Ojara of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). While accepting defeat, NRM...

Kanusu Charged, Out On Bail, Paralyses Jinja.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Jackie Nambogga ROBERT Kanusu, the embattled UPC flag bearer in the just-concluded Jinja District LC5 elections, was on Friday granted court bail but his release paralysed Jinja town keeping security operatives on the alert. He...

15 Questions About the Kampala Polls Mess.
February 26, 2011... ON Wednesday, February 23, 2011, the Electoral Commission (EC) called off the Kampala mayoral and councillors elections after stuffed ballot boxes were discovered at four polling centres. The centres were Buganda Road, Uganda Railways...

Kitgum Town Poll Results Nullified.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Wokorach-Oboi and Cornes Lubangakene THE Electoral Commission has nullified the results from a polling station in Kitgum Town Council over allegations of vote rigging. The district returning officer, Betty Atim Owot, on Thursday...

Mao Getting DP Set for 2016 Elections.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) president Norbert Mao has said he will focus on rebuilding and strengthening Uganda's oldest party so that it wins the 2016 presidential elections. Mao, one of the seven former presidential...

Court Grants Bail to Lukwago Poll Agents.
February 26, 2011... THE Magistrate's Court in Nabweru has granted bail to the 46 agents of Kampala mayoral candidate Erias Lukwago who were arrested last week and charged with holding an unlawful assembly. The group was found at Kaasi Club in Bwaise, a Kampala...

FDC Needs to Re-Organise Itself - Okumu.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Chris Ocowun IF FDC was structurally organised without internal challenges, the NRM wouldn't have won any seat in Acholi sub-region, Aswa County MP Reagan Okumu has said. He blamed his party's headquarters for failing to appoint a...

NRM Blames Opposition for Mayoral Elections Fraud.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Chris Mugasha THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) has called upon the Police and the Electoral Commission (EC) to expedite the investigations into the recent Kampala mayoral elections that flopped. Criticising mayoral candidate...

Opposition's Call for Fresh Poll Ridiculous.
February 26, 2011... THE opposition has rejected the result of the presidential elections. In a joint statement signed by four former contenders Dr. Kizza Besigye, Olara Otunnu, Norbert Mao and Samuel Lubega they called for demonstrations against President Yoweri...

Police Chief Warns On Planned IPC Demostration.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Steven Candia THE POLICE has declared as unlawful a planned demonstration to protest the outcome of the presidential elections, saying it will deal firmly with any person who takes part in it. In a statement issued on Friday night,...

FDC Tally Gave Museveni 62 Percent Win.
February 26, 2011... Byline: John Semakula THE Forum for Democratic Change tallied the presidential election results but failed to release them, Sunday Vision has established. FDC flag bearer Dr. Kizza Besigye had promised to declare the results from the FDC...

What Next for the Opposition Parties?
February 26, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo MAKERERE University political researcher Golooba Mutebi says unless the leaders of opposition parties give priority to building their parties at the grass-roots, their mission of defeating the NRM party will remain a...

Buganda Better Off in Museveni's Good Books.
February 26, 2011... USING the just concluded presidential elections as a yardstick to measure the popularity of Mengo's issues vis-à-vis Yoweri Museveni in Buganda, the President comes out on top. According to the results, Museveni won the elections in...

Kampala Quiet During Poll.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Elizabeth Agiro THE run-up to the presidential elections was a tense period. While many people went about their businesses with a show of bravado, there was a subtle cloud of fear that hang over those same people's heads. Nobody was...

How NRM Duped IPC's Besigye.
February 26, 2011... THE National Resistance Movement strategists are reportedly satisfied that the strategy and tactics they employed blinded Inter Party Co-operation and made the opposition complacent. To dupe IPC and its leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, the...

FDC Leaders Facing Party Revolt.
February 26, 2011... A section of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is unhappy with its leaders and his Inter Party Co-operation. The same group was against FDC joining the IPC. It even warned Dr. Kizza Besigye not to risk the credibility of the party by...

Next Cabinet Excites MPs.
February 26, 2011... FOLLOWING the presidential and parliamentary elections, rumours about who will be in the next cabinet are causing anxiety in the National Resistance Movement (NRM). President Yoweri Museveni's next ministerial appointments are becoming a...

Democratic Party Shopping for New Boss.
February 26, 2011... THE Democratic Party has started searching for a new president-general following the poor performance of Norbert Mao. Mao, who polled 1.86% of the vote, came third after President Yoweri Museveni who garnered 68.38% followed by Dr. Kizza...

Bobby Better Than Idea-Less Local Coaches.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Aldrine Nsubuga WHEN the curtains were drawn on Willy Kyambadde, Livingstone Mbabazi, Hassan Mubiru, Andrew Mukasa, Hakim Magumba, Morley Byekwaso, Phillip Ssozi's international careers, the nation was gripped with fear and was scared...

Muwonge is Mbarara Rally Champion.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Aloysius Byamukama SUZAN Muwonge's dream of becoming the first female Ugandan to win the national rally championship got off to a bright start following victory in the Mbarara rally that ended yesterday. Muwonge, who drove through...

Gospel Artistes Should Appeal to All.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Mathias Mazinga WHEREAS the music ministry is an important pillar for evangelism, most local artistes are languishing in poverty. What should they do to reap big from their talent? Dr. Joseph Sserwadda is a gospel music promoter and...

Why NRM MPs Failed to Capture Kampala.
February 26, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke WHILE President Yoweri Museveni shared the presidential vote with FDC's Kizza Besigye, the NRM yet again failed to capture several parliamentary seats in Kampala District. Among those who lost are NRM Deputy...

Opposition Rule Out Use of Violence.
February 25, 2011... Judith Nabakooba, the Force's spokesperson, said they had not received any statement from the opposition calling for a demonstration. She said these protests are uncalled for especially at this time when there are security threats from...

NRM Dominates LC V Polls.
February 25, 2011... Byline: Apollo Mubiru In Luwero, Alhaji Abdul Nadduli has been declared the winner while in Sembabule, the hotly contested district seat was won by NRM flag bearer Dr. Elly Muhumuza. Muhumuza ousted Herman Sentongo (independent) who has...

Lukwago's Polling Agents Charged.
February 25, 2011... They were arrested on Tuesday at about 3:00am at Kaasi Club in Bwaise, a Kampala suburb. Most of them are residents of Mukono district. The agents were charged late in the afternoon before Chief Magistrate Joy Bahanguza at Nabweru...

Incumbents Trounced in District Poll.
February 25, 2011... A total of 24 incumbent district chairpersons across the country had by last evening lost their seats in the just-concluded local government elections. The two main political parties; the NRM and FDC were the biggest losers in the district...

EC to Issue New Rules for Kampala Poll.
February 25, 2011... EC deputy chairman Joseph Biribonwa told New Vision yesterday the Commission is scheduled to meet today and come up with guidelines on whether the candidates should continue with the campaigns or not. The commission on Wednesday postponed the...

Police Cautions Opposition.
February 25, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot The Police has urged the public to reject the protest call by the opposition saying such action was unnecessary. Judith Nabakooba, the Force's spokesperson, said they had not received any statement from the opposition...

I Was Robbed of Victory - Babu.
February 24, 2011... CAPT. Francis Babu has said the cancellation of the elections has robbed him of victory in the mayoral race in Kampala city, write Raymond Baguma, Herbert Ssempogo and Steven Candia. "Since I am the one who is going to win, this has affected...

Kampala Polls Cancelled, Vote Counting Starts.
February 24, 2011... Byline: Apollo Mubiru Elections for Kampala mayor and LC V Councillors have been cancelled. Electoral Commission deputy Vice chairperson Joseph Biribonwa told a news conference this morning in Kampala that the suspension was necessary due...

Nadduli Back in Luwero.
February 24, 2011... Byline: Apollo Mubiru ALHAJI Abdul Nadduli has been declared the winner for Luwero district LC V elections, according to results just come in. In Sembabule, the hotly contested district seat was won by NRM flag bearer Dr. Elly Muhumuza....

Kampala Race - Lukwago Confident.
February 23, 2011... Ugandans will Wednesday elect municipality mayors and district chairpersons. Speaking to the New Vision Tuesday morning, Lukwago said, "if they don't rig, I will win with 85% and if they rig I will have a 75% of the votes." He reiterated his...

Kampala Polls Cancelled.
February 23, 2011... Byline: Apollo Mubiru Elections for Kampala mayor and LC V Councillors have been cancelled. Electoral Commission deputy Vice chairperson Joseph Biribonwa told a news conference this morning in Kampala that the suspension was necessary due...

Govt Declares Public Holiday for Mayoral, Local Govt Elections.
February 22, 2011... This is to allow Ugandans of the voting age to participate in the mayoral and the local government elections country wide. The Second Deputy Prime minister and the Minister for Public service, Henry Kajura Muganwa has announced. In...

Over 100 MPs Shown the Exit.
February 22, 2011... ABOUT 120 Members of Parliament were voted out in the just-concluded parliamentary elections. Preliminary results from the parliamentary elections indicate that most of the losers, who include 18 ministers, are from the National Resistance...

LC5 Race Tight in Bunyoro, Gulu.
February 22, 2011... Masindi district has the most contested LC5 race in the region. Wilfred Byakagaba, who has been acting LC5 chairman, is struggling to retain the seat he assumed when the former chairman, Steven Birija, resigned, reports Pascal Kwesiga. He...

Kampala Race - Lukwago Confident.
February 22, 2011... Kampala mayoral candidate, Erias Lukwago has predicted victory in the mayoral elections. There are six candidates in the Kampala mayoral race; Lukwago (Suubi 2011), Peter Sematimba (NRM), Francis Babu (independent), Michael Mabikke (IPC), Sandra...

Besigye a Bad Loser, Says Mbabazi.
February 21, 2011... Speaking at Namboole stadium shortly after the election results were released, Mbabazi described Besigye as a "bad loser" for refusing to accept defeat. "The man participated vigorously in the campaign process and went and voted. Then after...

President Museveni's Challenges.
February 21, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE trust Ugandans have placed in NRM by re-electing Museveni as president is a result of his performance in the transformation of the country. While he took over power in 1986, Uganda was in ruins, he inherited a...

Besigye Blasts Poll Observers.
February 21, 2011... He said the observers were not giving the right picture of what transpired, saying it was too early to make such a conclusion. "How could they have done such an assessment in so short a time? Some of these people are just election tourists....

NRM Faces New Challenges.
February 21, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE trust Ugandans have placed in NRM by re-electing Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as president is a result of his performance in the transformation of the country. When he took over power in 1986, he inherited a country in...

NRM's Museveni Sweeps Polls.
February 21, 2011... Museveni polled 68.3% of the votes cast, while his closest rival, Col. Kizza Besigye, of the Forum for Democratic Change, got 26% of the 8,272,760 votes cast. This means that President Museveni's support rose by 10% compared to his score in...

Museveni Gets Fourth Term.
February 21, 2011... Museveni polled 5,428,369 votes, 68.38% of the total votes cast. His political arch-rival, the IPC candidate Kizza Besigye came second in the race. Besigye polled 2,064,963 votes representing 26.1 percent. This is the third time Besigye is...

Museveni Sweeps Polls.
February 21, 2011... National Resistance Movement party flag-bearer Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was yesterday declared the winner of the February 18, 2011 presidential election. Museveni polled 68.3% of the votes cast, while his closest rival, Col. Kizza Besigye, of...

Polls Were Peaceful - Observers.
February 20, 2011... The Commonwealth observer mission has described the February 18 polls as largely peaceful and calm. Mission chairperson, Dame Billie Miller said throughout the campaigns, basic freedoms of association, assembly and movement were allowed. ...

Polls Met International Standards - Local Rights Body.
February 20, 2011... The Uganda Human Rights Commission, (UHRC) has commended the February 18 general elections as having met international standards. UHRC chairperson, Meddie Kaggwa has said that in the 67 districts where they observed voting, the process was...

Museveni Closes In On Victory.
February 20, 2011... KAMPALA, 1.00pm - SUNDAY: NRM candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is closing in on victory in the Uganda Presidential Elections after the latest round of provisional results indicated he has a lead of 3.2 million votes over nearest rival Kizza...

Big Guns Fall.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Mary Karugaba The Cabinet has suffered a big blow after provisional results indicated that several top government ministers were trounced in Friday's general elections. Some of the ministers suffered double tragedy after Parliament...

Museveni Ahead as Provisional Results Released.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Joseph Kizza UGANDANS will not wait long to know the final results from the 2011 poll. The Electoral Commission under Eng Badru Kiggundu has released early Saturday the second set of provisional results from the main tallying centre...

Museveni at 72 Per Cent in Provisional Results.
February 19, 2011... NRM Presidential Candidate Yoweri Museveni's tally stayed strong early Saturday with the second provisional results released by the EC indicating he has still picked the lion's share of votes so far counted. NRM candidate Museveni has 72.83...

Wamai Takes Mbale, Fox Odoi Leads.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Prossy Nandudu Newly elected Member of Parliament for Mbale Municipality Jack Wamanga Wamai (FDC) has promised to attract investors to Mbale district. In the neighboring West Budama counties, Fox Odoi is leading with a big margin...

I Found Besigye Case Very Challenging - Justice.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo and Edward Anyoli AFTER 38 years with the Judiciary, 65-year-old Justice John Bosco Katutsi has retired while serving as the head of the High Court's Anti-Corruption Division. When did you retire? I retired on...

JMC Hippos Ride Over Kirinya.
February 19, 2011... JMC Hippos football club edged Kirinya United 2-1 in a closely contested Jinja Division One League game held at Kakindu stadium. John Mayanja hit a brace in 15 minutes before Kirinya United's Walter Lubangkene pulled one back in the 60th...

Kaabunga to Support Youths.
February 19, 2011... Ayigi Kaabunga, a professional kick-boxer and instructor based in German, has started a charity project in Lungujja a Kampala suburb to help school going children from financially unstable families. At the launch of the project that kicked...

Games Preparations Begin.
February 19, 2011... Kampala Hockey Club (KHC) has landed an invitation to participate in the Phoenix International tournament scheduled for July 8- 10 in Tanga, Tanzania. Participants from the East African region will use the annual tournament to prepare for the...

Lukuli in Cup Bid.
February 19, 2011... Lukuli United are targeting a hat-trick of the Lawrence Mulindwa Cup success when action rolls off at the Lufuka ground today. The tournament is back after one year of inactivity. The winner will get a trophy, a bull, a set of uniform and...

Bukenya Determined to Secure Elusive Crown.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Douglas Mazune Veteran driver Wycliff 'Roll Master' Bukenya, 57, will not hang his gloves before he wins the elusive National Rally Championship. Chatty Bukenya came good on his promise to contest for 2011 championship when he...

Get Back to Work, Check Your Leaders' Performance.
February 19, 2011... IT is time to get back to work following elections and the announcement of results. On Friday Ugandans voted for the President and Members of Parliament bringing to end nearly three months of election campaigns. During the period people...

Elections Peaceful - Police.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Steven Candia POLICE yesterday said the presidential and parliamentary elections were largely peaceful save for a few isolated incidents and urged the public to exercise more calm during the tallying of votes. Speaking at joint...

Museveni Leading in Karamoja.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Olandason Wanyama PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni is leading in Karamoja according to the partial results released by the Electoral Commission tally centre in the sub- region. In the final results for Moroto District, the incumbent...

Ministers, MPs Lose Parliamentary Seats.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Mary Karugaba THE Cabinet has suffered a big blow after provisional results indicated that several top government ministers were trounced in Friday's general elections. Some of the ministers suffered double tragedy after Parliament...

Museveni Leads With Five Million Votes.
February 19, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Tadeo Bwambale THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, President Yoweri Museveni, was by daybreak on Sunday firmly ahead of his challengers in the Presidential race. Museveni has 68.71% of 6,488,241...

Citizens Expect Free And Fair Elections.
February 18, 2011... Byline: Madina Komomo We have had chaos before but I expect peace after Friday's election considering the leadership we have. I also expect improvement in the fight against corruption in hospitals. Charles Otim, Kampala Although I hope...

Polls End, 80 Arrested for Chaos.
February 18, 2011... DESPITE the voting exercise being calm in most places, there were a few incidents of violence as the country went to the polls Friday. By midday, at least 80 people had been arrested over different election-related crimes, including murder,...

Nobert Mao Promises a New Country.
February 18, 2011... NOBERT Mao is a lawyer, an orator and the leader of the Democratic Party (DP). He was twice the MP for Gulu Municipality between 1996 and 2006 and applauded as an exceptional debater. Born on March 12, 1967, Mao has branded himself the...

Bidandi Wants to Be Nation's Mandela.
February 18, 2011... "I am an old man. I will be a one-term President like Nelson Mandela," Jaberi Bidandi Ssali chorused at every rally. Born on July 17, 1937, Bidandi has served in nearly all the governments that have ruled Uganda since independence. In 1958 he...

Bwanika Plans to Make Nation Self-Reliant.
February 18, 2011... ALTHOUGH he was new on the political scene when he contested in the 2006 presidential elections, Abed Bwanika, as an independent, performed better than Miria Kalule Obote, who led the UPC. He scored 0.95% of the total votes against Miria's...

Museveni Expects to Beat 2006 Record.
February 18, 2011... BORN in 1944 in Ntungamo, western Uganda to a World War II veteran, Mzee Amos Kaguta, Museveni came to power in 1986 after waging a five-year guerilla war against the UPC government and the Tito Okello Lutwa Military junta. Museveni sprung to...

Police Deny Budadiri Poll Shooting.
February 18, 2011... Eastern region police spokesperson Diana Nandawula said Police only used tear gas to quell a scuffle between NRM supporters and those of FDC Budadiri West candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi. Earlier reports indicated that there was a shootout in...

Besigye's Third Shot At State House.
February 18, 2011... THIS election seems to be a do or die contest for the FDC presidential candidate. This is his third shot at the presidency, having contested in 2001 and 2006. In both contests he unsuccessfully challenged the electoral process in the courts. ...

Scores Arrested Over Election Rigging, Violence.
February 18, 2011... The Police have also intercepted two buses belonging to Kakise Bus company that were used to ferry voters from outside Tororo district to vote in Tororo Municipality. Michael Odongo, the Police spokesperson for zone 13 based in Tororo said...

Otunnu Does Not Expect Free And Fair Poll.
February 18, 2011... KNOWN to be politically acidic because of his vitriol attacks against the NRM government, UPC presidential candidate Dr. Olara Otunnu goes into this election with no hope that Electoral Commission will be able to hold free and fair elections. ...

Big Shots Fight to Retain Parliament Seats.
February 18, 2011... Byline: Henry Mukasa AS the country goes to polls today, 1,683 aspirants tussle in various parts of the country to grab one of the estimated 378 seats that will constitute the ninth Parliament. The next August House will have over 50 more MPs...

Citizens Elect New Leaders.
February 18, 2011... Byline: Richard Komakech and Apollo Mubiru A record turnout is expected in the election. According to the Electoral Commission there are 13.954.129 registered voters. Uganda's population is estimated at 32 million. The Electoral Commission...

Vote Counting Underway.
February 18, 2011... Voting has ended at the polling stations countrywide and the counting of votes has started. Voting ended at 5.00pm but those who were found in line at that time were allowed to cast their ballots as per the law requires. Enthusiastic voters...