New Vision (Uganda) articles from January 2006, page 5

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Mulindwa Gets Nod From North.
January 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) FUFA's participation in the 2006 CAF Congress in Cairo has earned Uganda multi-national aid expected to elevate the flagging fortunes of the country's senior and junior soccer teams. Federation...

Mutebile's New Term Hailed.
January 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni's highly-anticipated re-appointment of Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile as governor of the central bank for another five-year term sends a positive signal...

Ban Concrete Graves - Environmentalists.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe BUSHENYI district environment and natural resource sector has advised the district leadership to ban the burying of the dead in concrete graves. The district...

Scandal in MPs' Pension Scheme.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Timothy Makokha POLITICS might be a dirty game but a worthy one also. When we thought that there was little politics could offer except for fame and influence, our Members of Parliament (MPs)...

Manufacturers Told to Unite Over EAC.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju MANUFACTURERS need to work together as a consolidated association with strong lobbying power in order to reap from the East African market, which has proved competitive due to...

City Garbage Requires Skips.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) KAMPALA City Council has attributed the accumulation of uncollected garbage to the increase in fuel prices. It is true that persistent pump price increases over the last few months have upset many...

Besigye Pledges to End Cattle Rustling in Kumi.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Okiror FORUM for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye yesterday started his campaign in Teso with an attack on President Yoweri Museveni, saying he had...

Canadian NGO Aids Sick Children.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo CANADIAN charity Feed the Children has donated drugs worth about 50,000 Canadian dollars (sh70m) to the Pediatrics Infectious Disease Clinic (PIDC) of Mulago Hospital. ...

Free Secondary Education Great.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cathy Watson IF UPE is one of the best things that ever happened to Uganda - and it has been - then universal secondary education (USE) will be the next. USE is not a strange idea or a mere...

Bugingo Cautioned for Slapping Ruranga.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kirya LT. Col. Dick Bugingo, the head of the Military Police, yesterday pleaded guilty to slapping retired Maj. Ruranga Rubaramira and was sentenced to a caution by a military court....

Ssebaana Warns Independents.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) presidential candidate John Ssebaana Kizito has warned independent candidates to desist from using the name of the party during their campaigns. He...

$70,000 Set for Children NGO.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Ouma HOLT International Children's Service, a US-based childcare agency, has earmarked US$70,000 (about sh127m) to support disadvantaged children in Uganda. The money is to be...

GF Probe Tackles NGO Over Muhwezi.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Etyang THE Global Fund investigation yesterday put to task a Rukungiri-based NGO to explain political patronage from health minister Jim Muhwezi. The Fund gave the Rural Health...

Museveni Stops Forest Evictions.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia PRESDENT Yoweri Museveni has stopped evictions from forest reserves and wetlands nationwide. Museveni, who is on a campaign trail in Busoga region, directed the environment...

Kampala City Candidates Clash.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka And Halima Shaban CLASHES between opponents for the mayoral and parliamentary race in Kampala district yesterday characterised their morning briefing at the City Hall on...

KCC Blames Fuel Prices for Garbage.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Florence Nakaayi KAMPALA City Council (KCC) has attributed the accumulating garbage in the city to the increase in fuel prices. Dr. Mesach Mubiru, the district Director of Health...

DP's Ssebaana Woos Defectors.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma And Chris Ahimbisibwe DEMOCRATIC Party presidential candidate John Ssebaana Kizito has appealed to former party members who defected to the other political parties to return...

Col Bogere Quits Parliament.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba COL. Fred Bogere, an army representative in parliament, has written to the commandant of land forces, Lt. General Katumba Wamala, declining any possible nomination to the next...

EC Warns NRM, Parties.
January 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot THE Electoral Commission (EC) has warned NRM and DP candidates against campaigning beyond the stipulated time of 6.00pm. The deputy Electoral Commission chairperson, Sr....

Kidepo Gets Modern Lodge.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa APOKA Safari Lodge that has been under renovation is set to turn Kidepo National Park in northeastern Uganda into a top tourism destination. In an interview on Monday,...

FUFA to Revive Meridian Project.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende FUFA vice president technical, Asuman Lubowa, has said that they were to hold talks with their German counterparts to revive the Meridian project, which stalled when the Denis...

Mukwano Tests Sunflower.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kiganda Ssonko AGROUP of agricultural stakeholders have established trial plantations in Lira and Apac districts for identifying a hybrid sunflower variety that will perform better than PAN...

Eucalyptus: a Natural Remedy for Dental And Respiratory Problems.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Wasongola How great it is to have healthy teeth and gums, free from dental caries and toothaches! A fresh breath is essential for social comfort and health. Conventional toothpaste...

Barclays Gives Sh9m for Aids.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju BARCLAYS Bank has given sh9.4m it collected from the Miles Ahead campaign to World Vision to help HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in the country. Emma Mugisha, the...

Kizza Besigye Rape Witness Goes Missing.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) A State witness in the Col. Kizza Besigye rape trial has gone missing and was feared kidnapped, the deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Byabakama Mugenyi, told the court yesterday. Moses Kigongo...

Byanyima Summoned.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia BUGANDA Road Court yesterday summoned Winnie Byanyima and Jack Sabitti over their claims that judges were bribed. The criminal summons were issued by the Buganda Road Court...

Northern War Video Released.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) IT was only the brave and strong-hearted that managed to control tears as a video depicting the 20-year-long northern year was previewed at the Speke Resort Munyonyo on Friday, reports Patrick Jaramogi....

Holocaust Happened.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) IRAN is presently involved in a bitter struggle with Europe and America to maintain its nuclear development programme. Iran insists that it is for peaceful purposes only while its opponents say that it...

Busoga Chiefs Protest Over Pay.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Esther Mukyala LEADERS of the 11 chiefdoms of Busoga have protested to President Yoweri Museveni over what they called total segregation against them. In a letter to the President, the...

Kutesa Vows to Take Mawogola MP Seat.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dismus Buregyeya FOREIGN affairs minister Sam Kutesa has said he will feast on his six opponents for the Mawogola parliamentary seat in Sembabule district. "I will feast on two each for...

Boost for People Living With HIV/Aids.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gideon Munaabi Uganda now has more HIV-positive people than it can treat the Chief Executive Officer of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Hank McKinnell has said. McKinnell said during the...

Oil Flow Discovered On Lake Albert.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Olaki OIL seeps at two intervals have been encountered on Lake Albert, at about 950 metres down the well. The well, called Mputa 1, was drilled to 1,186 metres and the sampling and...

Kabusenene Dad Blames Museveni.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe The father of the late Capt. Moses Kabusenene has attacked President Yoweri Museveni, saying he and his government contributed to the death of his son. Speaking to...

Miria to Scrap State House Bursaries.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kyetume Kasanga Uganda Peoples congress (UPC) presidential candidate Miria Kalule Obote has vowed to scrap State House scholarships but leave the Ministry of Education to ensure that such...

Police to Halt FDC Chopper Plan.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The Police will not allow the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to use youth brigades and a chopper because this will pre-empt the Electoral Commission's work, the southwestern regional Police commander,...

Katikkiro Slot Was Not for Catholics!
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Semakula Kiwanuka I write in reference to Peter Mulira's article in New Vision of January 10, 2006 which I shall preface with a brief biographical account. When I was a schoolboy at...

Fight for Pugilist Lusambya Rages On.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama THE battle for Badru Lusambya rages on. While UK based manager Danny Lutaya says he can secure the fighter a Commonwealth title, Lusambya's promoters insist that Lutaya is an...

The Tale of a Stolen TV Set.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) OUR politics never cease to amuse. Everyone is trying to pigeon-hole me into supporting one party or the other but to be sincere I feel zero about the politics of this country, the entire thing is a...

Haji Nadduli Disqualified.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) LUWEERO LC5 chairman Haji Abdul Nadduli and that of Nakaseke, Amos Ssempala Kigozi, have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission, over forged academic papers. Ssempala, who was the interim...

Besigye is a False Prophet, Says Museveni.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa and Abubaker Mukose PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has described FDC presidential candidate Col. Kizza Besigye as a false prophet. Museveni, campaigning in Jinja as part of his...

Fish Profits Increase.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Macrines Nyapendi FISH exporters earned $142m (sh259.8b) from 35,000 metric tonnes of fish and fisheries products last financial year. Dick Nyeko, the commisioner, said on Monday that...

Uganda to Export Mushrooms.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Godfrey Kimono UGANDA will this year start exporting 50 tonnes of mushrooms per month, Uganda Mushroom Association's chairperson said last week. Assenanth Byaruhanga, told a women...

MPs Decry Undeveloped Markets for Agric Goods.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba DESPITE liberalisation of the economy, agricultural markets have remained under-developed, with inadequate basic storage facilities and other market infrastructure especially in...

DP Did Not Fight.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) FORMER Democratic Party president Paul Ssemogerere has told a Kasese rally that President Museveni is lying when he says the DP did not participate in the liberation war. He said he stayed in the NRM...

Sh7b Prison to Be Built.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko A NEW maximum-security prison is to be built at Bugungu on the shores of Lake Victoria in Mukono district. The prison complex that is to cost about sh7b, will house 1,000...

Bushenyi Farmers Plant 15,000 Trees for Carbon Trade, Credits.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Isabel Pike As part of the Trees for Global Benefits Project, 156 farmers in Bushenyi have planted about 15,000 trees. They are part of the global system of carbon trade and credits. The...

Banyoro Demand Pay for Kinyara Factory Land.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Banyoro want compensation for the land they lost to Kinyara Sugar Works, the commission of inquiry into Bunyoro issues heard yesterday, reports Carol Natukunda . Bujenje MP Kabakumba Masiko told...

Beware of Sudden Death.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Semugoma Prof Judah Saul Ogaani, 65, woke up in good spirits on Friday, January 13. It was nomination day and the professor for veterinary medicine, makerere University, had been chosen...

Dry Cassava Prices Soar.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio LANGI farmers have a reason to smile as sliced cassava now sells at sh5,000 a basin, up from sh3,000 in November last year. Ogwal-Acira, a farmer from Nambieso sub-county,...

Ex-DFCU Boss Queried Over Sh350m.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru Former DFCU general manager Robert Katuntu was on Monday queried about his relationship with a city lawyer, who got a sh350m commission from dfcu for soliciting the opening of a...

Govt Signs Sh2b Pact With Co-Op Institution.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga THE Government has signed a sh2b agreement with the Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) to extend saving and credit facilities to 592 underserved sub-counties. The finance...

FIFA Offers Uganda Management Course.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama FIFA will next month stage a course in Kampala to guide FUFA on how to access and manage the annual $0.25m (sh456m) development grant. Ashford Mamelodi, a development officer...

FDC Raps Govt Over Army Costs.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu and Joshua Khayita FORUM for Democratic Change presidential candidate Col. Kizza Besigye has blamed the NRM government for investing massively in the army. He said Uganda...

Uncooked Soy Lowers Cholesterol Level.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Two servings a day of soy protein - such as that found in tofu, soy milk or soy powder - can lower cholesterol levels by as much as 9% as long as the soy is uncooked, a study has said. Soy-fortified...

No Security for MPs.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka The Police will not provide security to individual candidates but will guard all campaign venues in Kampala district. A candidate who feels that he/she needs personal...

Movement Staff Protest.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo and Maurice Okore OVER 100 angry Movement mobilisers yesterday pitched camp at the Movement secretariat in Kampala, demanding payment of their entitlements and a ceremonial...

SDCA Want New FUFA Statutes Interpreted.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge THE Super Division Clubs Association (SDCA) has asked soccer governing body FUFA to interpret for them a constitutional provision on who is supposed to run the Super League....

Kyambogo University Dismisses 10 Over Exam Malpractice.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio KYAMBOGO University has discontinued 10 students over last semester's examination malpractices. The university academic registrar, Dr. Alfred Cula, in a notice to the staff...

You Can Brew Wine From Hibiscus Flower.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Juliet Waiswa MANY people have started brewing wine from the roselle flower, commonly known as hibiscus. The roselle hibiscus sabdraiffa flower grows well in tropical areas and is...

Leave My Husband Alone!
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Bukumunhe's Idle Notes Question: TB, I presume the Janet Museveni we are idly talking about today is the first lady, the lady who is married to the president? Indeed that is the Janet I...

How They Made It to the Top.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Amon Tukundane WHEN his son's performance deteriorated, Nabboth Wamala thought hard and transferred him from a Kampala school to Buyala Junior School. Amon tukundane, who was in P.6 then,...

Should Removing Museveni Be an End in Itself?
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eva Mwine The scramble is on for T-shirts and caps. The customary passions of electoral debate are raging on. From toothless Jajas to teething toddlers, "Abeewo, agende, akamiro" are the...

Jinja-Iganga Road Repairs Re-Started.
January 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nicholas Kajoba EMERGENCY repairs on the Jinja-Iganga highway started on Wednesday. The works ministry is carrying out the repairs in partnership with the European Union, the funders. ...

Garang's Widow Campaigns for Museveni.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Sudanese foreign minister Dr. Mustafa Osman and Rebecca Garang campaigned for President Yoweri Museveni in Mukono and Kayunga districts. Rebecca, wife of fallen Sudanese...

Danes Give Sh57b.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko DENMARK has given Uganda sh57b grant in a four-year programme to finance the democratisation process, justice and peace building in Uganda. Deputy secretary to the treasury...

Movement to Build Industries.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Tentena THE Movement government is to construct more industries, the Vice-President and Busiro North parliamentary candidate has said. Addressing residents at Kabambu Primary School...

Bwanika to Improve Healthcare.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kayizzi PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Abed Bwanika has said if elected into power, he will establish mobile hospitals to enhance healthcare. Bwanika said the hospitals would be manned by...

'Kony Out of Uganda Forever'.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE Lord's Resistance Army chief, Joseph Kony, will never enter Uganda again, the Chief of Defence Forces, General Aronda Nyakairima, has said. Aronda said Kony had been...

CAA Questions Nine Airlines.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek VICTORIA International Airlines (VIA) was among the nine airlines that appeared before the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) public hearing, saying they were not demanding a...

Don't Make False Promises On Tax.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) IN the 1960 elections in Congo, candidates promised miracles saying that the dead would be resurrected and that all taxes paid during the colonial era would be refunded. Uganda today is far more...

Enterprise Uganda to Become Autonomous.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ricks Kayizzi ENTERPRISE Uganda, a business development and advisory services provider, will turn into a legal entity, independent from the finance ministry, Charles Ocici, the body's...

Opposition FDC to Hire Helicopter.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is to use a helicopter to monitor and fight election malpractices on polling day. FDC senior lawyer Yusuf Nsibambi told a rally at Nabumali...

UPDF Officer Held Over Bodaboda Death.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi POLICE are holding a UPDF officer attached to Bombo army headquarters over the murder of a bodaboda cyclist in Kinawattaka, a Kampala suburb, yesterday. Private Benon...

Mugabe Shines in Regional Junior Meet.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA may have failed to qualify for the Africa Junior Tennis Championship in Tanzania at the weekend but Duncan Mugabe's superstar performance did not go unnoticed. ...

Clarify On Voter Cards, EC Told.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka The Democracy monitoring Group (DEMGruop) has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to clarify on whether voters cards will be used in next month's general elections. ...

Players Scoop Awards.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) MOSES Sebidde has won himself the 2005 national volleyball league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. The Nkumba University player was named for the prestigious award at a UVF dinner held at Al Fiesta...

Minister Blames Baganda, British.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda THE commission of inquiry into Bunyoro issues yesterday heard that the Bakiga, Baganda and the British government are to blame for the conflicts within the region. State...

SMEs' Training to Cost Sh1b.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ricks Kayizzi ONE hundred officials from small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) will be trained by Enterprise Uganda during this year using sh1b. Charles Ocici, Enterprise Uganda's...

Measles Attacks Kayunga.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kibuuka Lumu MEASLES has hit Kayunga district, leaving over 50 children hospitalised at 10 health centres. The district director of health services, Edris Musisi, told journalists at the...

Semogerere Raps Museveni Over War.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Nzinjah Former Democratic Party (DP) president Paul Kawanga Semogerere has lashed out at president Yoweri Museveni over the claim that the NRM fought the liberation war alone. ...

Bwindi Murderer Jailed for 15 Years.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu JEAN Paul Bizimana, one of the gang that killed eight foreign tourists and a Ugandan game warden at Bwindi impenetrable forests national park in 1999, has been sent to jail for...

DP Won't Rule Now - Minister.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Democratic Party (DP) is not going to come into power now, the defence state minister has said. Ruth Nankabirwa said denying President Yoweri Museveni a vote and...

FDC, NRM Are Similar - UPC.
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dradenya Amazia FORMER minister in the Obote 11 regime Dr. Moses Apiliga Tako has described the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) as "different...

How Can FDC Say I Bribed Judges?
January 17, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Yoweri Museveni I have read the blatant lies contained in a letter written by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and its leaders Winnie Byanyima and Jack Sabiiti to the Chief Justice. The...