New Vision (Uganda) articles from January 2007

New Vision (Uganda) archives from January 2007

Kids Held in Peru.
January 26, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha THE Kids League soccer side's bid to top Group C in the Copa De La Amistad in Peru was frustrated by home side Team Mayer. In an extraordinary game at Videna Stadium on...

Land Commission to Investigate Mukwano.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Uganda Land Commission is investigating circumstances under which Mukwano and two other firms allegedly transferred Butabika land titles to a new company, Nation Wide Services, writes Mary Karugaba....

Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-Ray Machine.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) ST. Francis Hospital, Nkokonjeru has received its first X-ray machine in 30 years of operation, reports Joel Ogwang. Assist International, a humanitarian organisation based in California, USA,...

Stanbic Bank Shares Here At Last.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) YESTERDAY was the first day Stanbic Bank shares traded on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). In November, the bank offered about 1 billion shares or a 20% stake for sale to the public at sh70 a...

Vision Scribe Gets Threats Over Basajjabalaba Story.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo THREE people, one of them calling herself a KCC councillor, have threatened a New Vision journalist over the controversial Nakasero Market sale story. Using private...

Katabazi Admits PRA Activities.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike THE overall operations commander of the People's Redemption Army (PRA) in West Nile has admitted that he was involved in an armed struggle against Uganda. In a statement...

Britain Donates Solar Equipment to Acid Victims.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Conan Businge THE British High Commission yesterday donated solar equipment worth sh20m to the Acid Survivors Foundation Uganda (ASFU). The equipment will enable the pressure garment unit...

IDPs Get Ironsheets.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Okino DISTRIBUTION of iron sheets to resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lira has kicked off. The exercise started in Abako sub-county with 65 returnees getting 30...

Govt Gives Sh9 Million for Lakwena Burial.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike THE Government has released about sh10m for the burial of former Holy Spirit Movement rebel leader Alice Auma Lakwena. Lakwena's father, Severino Lukoya Kibero, 71, recently...

NGOs Want Defilement Suspects Tested for HIV.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi A COALITION of civil society organisations want defilement suspects to undergo mandatory testing for HIV/AIDS. Chaired by Action for Development (ACFODE), the coalition of...

MPs Cars - Government Okays Sh60 Million.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Government has abandoned its proposal to give MPs new four-wheel drive vehicles and has instead opted to give them sh60m cash, as agreed earlier. Payment will be...

'Landmines, Warriors Hindering Resettlement'.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi LANDMINES in Pader and the persistent Karimojong raids are hampering the return of displaced persons to their villages. District chairman Peter Odok W'ochieng said at the...

Nine Kyenjojo Inmates Escape.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Kajubu A few moments of sleep at Mukunyu Police Post on Tuesday night may have cost the guards their jobs. While they slept, nine inmates used the opportunity to break open...

Appeal Court Declares Kyenjojo LC5 Seat Vacant.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu BY a margin of two to one, the Court of Appeal on Friday declared the Kyenjojo LC5 seat vacant. The court upheld an earlier High Court ruling and dismissed a petition filed by...

Bukenya Tips Local Council Leaders.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Agaba LOCAL governments should dedicate their time and funds to serving people diligently, the Vice-President, Professor Gilbert Bukenya, has said. "You must ensure that government...

Dramatists Launch Upcountry Shows.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo The launch of the Golden Drama Foundation upcountry shows in Entebbe was expected to have a new experience from what many theatre-goers know. Competing for top honour...

Matovu's KJT Humbles Hosts UJL.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi STEPHEN Matovu scored a hat-trick as Kampala Junior Team (KJT) beat hosts Uganda Junior League 3-2 in J-Super League over the weekend. The soccer J-League is sponsored by...

Chess Gurus Battle for Honours At Lugogo.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu OLYMPIANS Moses Kawuma, Shadrack Kantinti, Isaac Munanira and Bob Bibasa will aspire for top honours at the national chess Open today. The Liberation Day tournament has...

KCC to Repair Public Toilets.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Florence Nakaayi KAMPALA City Council has received sh123m from the central Government to renovate public toilets ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM). Kampala...

Tororo District Moves to Tackle Garbage Problem.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Edyegu TORORO town will soon be garbage-free. The town authorities say they have devised a community-based strategy to solve the problem. The acting town clerk, Kenneth Ofwono,...

Alliance Francaise Exhibition On Nature.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ssenkaaba Alliance Francaise and the German Cultural Society (UGCS) are jointly hosting their first art exhibition this year. The Exhibition, which started on January 25 at...

Somali Mission - UPDF's Challenges, Strengths.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato FINALLY, the President of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces, Gen. Yoweri Museveni, has deployed the command structure that will lead the Uganda People's...

Makerere Appeals Against MUBS.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu MAKERERE University Council has appealed against a High Court decision to grant autonomy to Makerere University Business School (MUBS). The council contends that the High...

'Immorality Fans Aids' - First Lady.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla and Joseph Wanzusi LACK of self-control is responsible for the increase in HIV/AIDS in the country, First Lady Janet Museveni has said. Janet said although the cause of...

Stanbic Suspects Released.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia FIVE out of seven suspects who were being held in connection with the Stanbic bank robbery have been released on Police bond. The suspects, most of them bank staff, were...

MPs Have Bigger Executive Roles.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hellen Kawesa I write in response to a letter to the Editor titled 'What exactly do Members of Parliament do?' which was published in the New Vision of Thursday January 11, 2007. Though...

Where Did the Men Go?
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elvina Nawaguna and Raphael Okello Some drive fancy cars and have a child or two. Others are highly educated and running big jobs. They are beautiful and of marriageable age but many...

Tumwine Regrets Chairing Army Court.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang FORMER court martial chief, Lt. Gen. Elly Tumwine, regrets having chaired the army court, saying it disrupted his arts business. He advised students in higher institutions of...

Suruma Predicts 6 Percent Economic Growth.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE economy will grow by 6% during the 2006/07 financial year due to mitigation of the energy crisis following generation of thermal power, finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma has...

Army to Deal With LRA Rebel Remnants in North.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Ojwee THE LRA rebels that remained in Northern Uganda might be attacked by the Ugandan army if they continue to violate the Cessation of Hostility agreement. The UPDF fourth...

We Won't Reverse Obira's Ban, Fufa Say.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA is sympathetic for banned Boroboro FC's Bob Obira although they cannot reverse the one year decision on the player. Competitions committee secretary Moses Magogo said...

Fuel Truck Crashes.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma A TRUCK driver's mishap delivered a fortune to Mbarara town residents who scooped fuel from his overturned tanker. The unidentified driver was rushed to Mbarara Hospital in...

New African Drama On M-Net.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sebidde Kiryowa M-Net breaks new ground next week with Jacob's Cross, a new drama series set in South Africa and partly in Nigeria. The series will begin on January 31 with the screening...

Where Are We After 21 Years of NRM Power?
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ofwono Opondo NICCOLO Machiavelli, wrote in The Prince: "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take lead in the...

Jinja to Repair Two Roads.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Esther Mukyala POTHOLES may become history in Jinja town if the municipal authorities implement their plan to repair two dilapidated roads. The town clerk, David Naluwayiro, said sh278m...

Youth Arrested Over Kidnap.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo THE Violent Crime Crack Unit has arrested a 20-year-old man over kidnapping a city businessman and extorting money from him. The VCCU commander, David Magara, said Hakim...

Villa Put Blame On Striker Kadenge.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi SPORTS Club Villa have blamed their 2 -2 draw with Maji FC on Wednesday on the absence of lead striker Oscar Kadenge, who has absconded. The Kenyan vanished from Villa Park...

Police, FDC Supporters Clash.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya, Hillary Nsambu and Patrick Jaramogi Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters clashed with the Police in Kampala yesterday after they defied orders not to hold a rally in...

Stanbic Bank Share Price Triples.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Busharizi and Peter Kaujju THE share price of Stanbic Bank tripled to sh205 a share on its first day of trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) yesterday. In about two hours...

28 Luzira Inmates Pass PLE.
January 25, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko TWENTY-EIGHT inmates who used their incarceration to improve their lives passed their Primary Leaving Examinations. Eleven of the candidates in Luzira Upper Prison are on...

Associations Query Decision On NCS Top Job.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama SEVERAL sports administrators have queried a decision to make the National Council of Sports general secretary a permanent employee. Reacting to an announcement that Jasper...

Local Tourism Industry Can Boost District Incomes.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Craddock Williams As the Central and Local Government struggle to complete their budgets for 2007/8, local planners are concerned about the design and cost of providing for tourism. It...

DP Faces Eviction.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru THE Democratic Party (DP) is facing eviction from the Kabuusu offices for failing to pay rent arrears of over sh5.6m. Their landlord, Prof. FX Naggenda, has directed a...

Hoima Leads in Co-Funding Naads Programmes.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronald Kalyango HOIMA district has lifted the golden plaque award as the best local government in co-finding the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme. The award,...

FDC Warned On Processions.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot THE Police have warned the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) against its planned procession to the High Court where People's Redemption Army suspects are expected to appear...

Sh112m Lost in Certificate Sale.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka BUGANDA Kingdom lost over sh112m in the sale of development certificates last financial year. It got sh137m of the targeted sh250m. Mengo finance minister A.B....

Ten Quizzed On NSSF Theft.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: F. Ahimbisibwe THE Police have interrogated 10 people in its investigation into the loss of vital National Social Security Fund (NSSF) data. The head of the Fraud Unit, John Bwango, said...

Produce Like Rabbits, Says Mayor.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: George Bita If Jinja municipality's dream of becoming a city is to materialise, its residents must produce children fast, infact like rabbits. This advice was given by the Jinja mayor,...

Meningitis Hits West Nile.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla WHEREAS a number of districts are free of meningitis, Kotido, Koboko and Arua are not safe. The Ministry of Health has announced that since mid-December, 342 new cases...

Rally Opener Shifts to Masaka Terrain.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune THE opening round of the 2006 national rally championship due next month has been shifted from Rakai to Masaka district. Southern Motor Club president Dusman Okee revealed...

Acon Out to Help Ugandan Athletes.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende TWO-TIME Olympian Julius Acon has teamed up with Canadian Karl Keirstead to help average Ugandan runners get scholarships in American colleges and elsewhere. Through his...

Ssekandi Survives Petition Against His Election.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE Court of Appeal has dismissed an election petition seeking to dislodge the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi. In a unanimous judgment, the court said the...

Massa to Play.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi and Fred Kaweesi CONFEDERATION of African football has cleared Geoffrey Massa to play in the U-23 Olympic qualifiers. CAF general secretary Mustapha Fahmy has written to...

Mukono Residents Get Sh1m Boat.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang WILD celebrations filled the air when residents of Ntunda sub-county in Mukono set their eyes on a lorry carrying a boat donated to them by the district. Handing over the...

Expert Wants Trade Negotiations Extended.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita TRADE agreements negotiations between Eastern and Southern African countries (ESA) and the European Union should be extended by three years, a consultant has said. The...

Vendors - We Could Buy Nakasero Market.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Kampala businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has bought Nakasero Market in a controversial deal that has temporarily been halted by Kampala City Council. The New Vision sought views from the various...

Bonna Bagaggawale Starts February.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE Bonna bagaggawale (prosperity for all) programme will be launched on February 20, the state minister for micro-finance, Gen. Salim Saleh, announced yesterday. Saleh...

22 Top Suspects Netted.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Three Arrow militiamen, a UPDF deserter and a woman were among the 22 suspects arrested in connection with a spate of violent robberies and murders since December. The...

Apac Cotton Price Goes Up.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio Cotton prices in Apac has risen to sh450 a kilogramme from sh350 in 2005. Alfred Obyera, an agent for Twin Brothers, one of the firms buying the cotton, said he was visiting...

Government Commits Us$2.28b for Roads.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nicholas Kajoba THE Government has committed $2.28b (sh4,092b) under the Road Sector Development Programme for 10 years, transport minister Eng. John Nasasira has said. The money was...

Tinyefuza Defends Continued Detention of PRA.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Gen. David Tinyefuza, senior presidential adviser and coordinator of intelligence services, has defended the continued detention of the People's Redemption Army (PRA)...

1,500 Troops Set for Somalia.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Els De Temmerman A UPDF force of 1,500 troops is ready to leave for Somalia "any time", the commander of the Land Forces, Gen. Katumba Wamala, has said. The peacekeepers, whom he...

Electricity Affected My Results, Says Mbale Boy.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira Anthony Musana, one of the best pupils in last year's primary leaving examinations at King's Education Centre Mbale, blames his scoring of aggregate six to electricity...

Lyantonde Counsellors Get Bicycles.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba THE work of HIV/AIDS counsellors in Lyantonde has been eased by a donation of 160 bicycles, reports Eddie Ssejjoba. Rotary International, through Salama Shield Foundation...

How Lugazi is Kept Clean.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato IN Lugazi, there are no heaps of garbage gathered at street corners, like the case is with most towns in Uganda. The streets are made of tarmac, with a good drainage system...

Editor's Comment.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Sensitise LCs on natural justice Last year, the Parliament passed a law that in effect increased the powers of Local Council Courts. Previously, Local Council I courts were mandated to handle cases...

DP Snubs Police Summons.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Democratic Party (DP) has requested the Police for four weeks to deliberate on the Kayiira report before responding to its summons, reports Milton Olupot. The party plans to convene an...

American Boxer Falls in Love.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Reuben Olita WHAT should have been a regular trip to Kenya for a professional boxing fight, has turned into a passionate love affair for American Latticia 'Baby Girl' Robinson 'Baby...

UPC Wins APAC Elections.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio NICHOLAS Opio Bunga, a Uganda People's Congress (UPC) candidate beat three others to win the APAC district chairmanship by-election last Thursday. Bunga polled 20,442 votes (43%)...

Unstable Sugar Prices - GM Gives Hope to the Poor.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Nampala When sugar prices shot up three months ago, there was a public outcry. The Government announced its commitment to end the crisis soon, but politicians dismissed it. ...

Prosperity for All Should Have Clear Guidelines.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Kabagambe Prosperity for all is now a household name. However, people hold divergent perceptions of what it is and what to expect from it. There is therefore an agent need for the...

CHOGM Cash Restricted.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alice Kiingi ONLY Entebbe, Wakiso and Kampala will benefit from hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) slated for November. Kagole Kivumbi, the national taskforce...

New Headquarters for Nakaseke.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato Butalangu is the new headquarters of Nakaseke district. The decision was made by the High Court, after a year of uncertainty over the location of the new district headquarters....

MP Kawooya Loses Sembabule Seat.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko and Hillary Nsambu THE Sembabule district Woman MP seat has fallen vacant, writes Charles Ariko and Hillary Nsambu. This follows the nullification of Anifa Bangirana...

Kyabazinga Tours Kingdom.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Kakamwa Shouts of joy and jubilation rang out as the Kyabazinga, Henry Wako Muloki, who had last visited Busedde sub-county in 1957, paid the area a visit on Sunday. Muloki, who...

Stanbic Bank Starts Trading Shares Today.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju Sh140b refunded to applicants who did not get all their allocations STANBIC Bank this week rushed to refund over sh140b to share applicants who did not get their full share...

Basajja Owes KCC Sh5 Billion.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio Business tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba owes the Kampala City Council almost sh5b in un-remitted revenues from Owino and Nakasero markets. His companies, Victoria Limited and...

Tackle Real Cause of Exam Cheating.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The Ministry of Education last week released Primary Leaving Examination results, but did not publicise the top schools and candidates. Their argument was that publishing the profiles of the winning...

A Tough Search for School Fees.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elvis Basudde While other children are enjoying holidays with their parents, nine-year-old Silver Nsubuga is sitting under the scorching sun on the streets of Kampala searching for school...

German President Calls for European Policy Shift.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko EUROPE-Africa relations characterised by ready-made concepts that are imposed on Africa should change, the German federal president, Horst Kohler, has advised. "Many experts...

Sir Apollo Kaggwa Champion.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Apart from reading, she had other responsibilities at Sir Apollo Kaggwa Boarding Primary School. Ensuring discipline among pupils as the head girl never hampered Sheila...

Can LCs Ably Handle Land, Marital Cases?
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato Parliament last year passed a new law giving local council leaders power to settle land disputes in conjunction with sub-county land tribunals. They will also handle marital...

Suruma Summoned.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba MPS yesterday summoned finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma to explain the circumstances under which the Government entered a joint venture with city tycoon Sudhir Ruperalia. ...

Vision to Give Out Sh20 Million in Cash Game.
January 24, 2007... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE cashlines game is back and like last year, lucky New Vision readers can win cash prizes worth sh20m. Sales and marketing manager Tony Glencross yesterday announced...