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Police set up camp at KCC Offices.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba and Andante Okanya THE Police camped at the Kampala City Council (KCC) offices for a second day yesterday, investigating reports that some officials are plotting to steal vital documents from the town clerk's offices....

NRM Delegates to Address Bickering.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Sylvia Nankya INTERNAL bickering, disagreements and the system of electing party flag-bearers are some of the issues the NRM national executive committee (NEC) wants discussed during the meeting that starts today....

Nsibambi, Mutagamba in Egypt for Nile Talks.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi PRIME Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi is in Egypt for a five-day working visit at the invitation of his counterpart Dr. Ahmed Nazif. Nsibambi and Nazif are expected to discuss bilateral issues, said the information...

All Saints Church Campaigns Against Bullying in Schools.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Nankya ALL Saints Cathedral in Nakasero, Kampala has embarked on a programme to fight bullying in schools. The cathedral's vicar, the Rev. Diana Nkesiga, said the programme is targeting pupils who completed primary school...

URA Closes Nalukolongo Fuelex Station over Tax.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko THE Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has closed Fuelex fuel filling station in Nalukolongo, a Kampala suburb, over evading taxes and engaging in offloading fuel in transit to other countries. The station, which is...

Museveni Cautions Bushenyi Leaders.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo and Chris Ahimbisibwe PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has cautioned ministers and district leaders from Bushenyi to stop being actively involved in the proposal to split the district. Museveni told them that they...

Police to Lease Land to Investors.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Police intend to lease their land in Kampala and Entebbe to investors as a way of solving the force's housing problem, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Kirunda Kivejinja said the land would be...

Police Probe Masindi Boss' Disappearance.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Martin Kaahw THE Police have dispatched a team to Masindi district to investigate the whereabouts of the district chairman, Steven Birija. They are also investigating the source of a disputed resignation letter allegedly written by...

DP Factions Call Parallel Conferences.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Jude Kafuuma THE two rival Democratic Party (DP) factions are separately making arrangements for parallel delegates' conferences to elect the party leaders ahead of the 2011 general elections. Matthias Nsubuga on Thursday told The...

Catholic Sect Leaders Were Orthodox Priests.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Jude Kafuuma ORTHODOX Archbishop Jonah Lwanga has said he ordained the two priests who recently started a branch of the US-based Catholic Apostolic National Church in Uganda. The New Vision recently reported the emergence of the...

Odoki Raps Executive over Interference.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa and Hillary Nsambu THE Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, has criticised the Government for interfering in the execution of court orders, especially those related to land matters. He also announced that the Judiciary is...

Opposition Not Fielding Joint Candidates in By Elections.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa THE Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC) will not field joint candidates in the Budiope and Mbale municipality by elections. The IPC plans joint candidates for the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, according to the...

G4S Pirates Hire South African Coach.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were SUPER 8 Rugby Club G4S Pirates have hired South African coach Andre Barnard as head coach for the 2010 season. Barnard, a former Military Unit RFC full back player and coach in South Africa, is expected to champion...

Asiku Return Stalls Entebbe Operations.
January 11, 2010... Byline: James Bakama WORK at Entebbe Airport almost came to a standstill as IBO featherweight champion Jackson Asiku returned home yesterday. Airport staff, incoming and outgoing passengers struggled for a glimpse of the professional boxer...

SC Villa Faces CAF Ban over Withdrawal.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende KAKUNGULU Cup holders SC Villa faces a three-year ban from continental inter-club competitions for pulling out of the Africa Confederations Cup. After receiving Villa's letter last week, FUFA chief executive Edgar...

Lira Gets Four New Town Clerks.
January 11, 2010... LIRA Municipal Council has appointed four new senior assistant town clerks in charge of district divisions. Ajal Allan, who was the acting chief Administrative Officer, is now the assistant town clerk in charge of Ojwina division. Joe Erem...

No Justice Yet for Woman Forced to Breastfeed Puppies.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Frederick Womakuyu INSIDE a room at Women Won't Wait Domestic Prevention Centre, in Pallisa district, eastern Uganda, 27-year-old Jennifer Alupo smiles broadly behind a sewing machine as she sews a garment as part of the training she...

Kyanjo Should Stop Deceiving the Public.
January 11, 2010... MAKINDYE West MP Hussein Kyanjo has warned that the Baganda will take up arms if the Government does not adhere to democratic principles and the rule of law. He was referring to Buganda's demand for federo. "It is highly believed that...

Bushenyi Health Centres Lack Drugs.
January 11, 2010... HEALTH CENTRES in Bushenyi district have run out of drugs, the district drugs inspector, David Mukiza, has said, reports Chris Ahimbisibwe. The health centres have taken four months without basic drugs like Panadol and Septrin. According...

Mbarara Hospital Lacks Blood.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo MBARARA Hospital is facing a blood shortage. "We have been told to go and look for blood," a mother of a sick child lamented. A German national, Ankie Weishiet, had to donate blood to save a baby in critical...

Falling Rocks Injure Four, Destroy Homes.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala and Daniel Edyegu HANGING boulders broke loose and rolled down Wanale hills, destroying about 50 homes and injuring four people in Nyondo sub-county, Mbale district, on Saturday. The boulders buried four cows and three...

Oil Workers Kill Remaining Male Reedbuck in Kabwoya.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa THE only male reedbuck, a type of antelope, which is at risk of extinction in Kabwoya wildlife reserve, has been killed. According to Honey Malinga, the commissioner for oil petroleum in the energy ministry, workers...

NAADS Named Worst Programme.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala THE National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is ranked top among the poorly implemented government programmes in Budaka district. According to the chief administrative officer, Elias Byamungu, sh1.1b has been...

Man Accused of Raping Grandmother.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Moses Nampala A man in Butaleja district has been arrested for allegedly raping his grandmother. Swaibu Hasanga, 30, of Muhuka village in Kachonga sub-county, is suspected to have raped Hadija Wanje, 80. Wanje told the Police that...

Zanaco FC Lines Up Police Stars.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi CONFUSION surrounds the status of Police football club players Peter Ssenyonjo and Muzamil Nanik who have been named on the current Zanaco FC squad that faces URA in the CAF Champions League February 13. Police...

Jjemba miss lets Express down.
January 11, 2010... SECOND half substitute Francis Jjemba missed a spot-kick as Express SC (32 points) failed to consolidate their Uganda Super League table leadership after a goalless draw against Victors at Wankulukuku yesterday. Assistant referee Don Robert...

Rights Body Calls for Electoral Reforms.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale THE HUMAN Rights Network (HURINET), has appealed to the Government to ensure electoral reforms are enacted to prepare for free and fair elections in 2011. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the national...

Mukono Health Unit Appeals for More Staff.
January 11, 2010... Byline: John Semakula LABARATORY technicians in health centres in Mukono district have asked the Government to recruit more staff to reduce the time patients spend waiting for results. "Most of our health centres have one laboratory...

Domestic Fights Irk Activist Matembe.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Jude Kafuuma WOMEN have urged the Government to sensitise them on laws related to domestic violence. "God saw that man was helpless so he created the woman to complement his work and not to be battered," woman activist Miria...

Lango Mourns UPC's Akena Adoko.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Bonney Odong and Patrick Okino RESIDENTS of Lango sub-region have expressed shock over the death of Dr. Naphtali Akena Adoko, the former head of the general service unit, during the Milton Obote I regime. Akena Adoko, the...

UPC Founding Member Dies at 107 Years.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi THE Uganda People's Congress (UPC) is mourning the one of its founding members. Nikonora Asali Abanya died in Arua at the age of 107 years. Abanya, also a member of the Milton Obote Foundation, passed away at Arua...

Police Hold Five Suspects over Robbery.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Dennis Ojwee SECURITY officials on Thursday night and Friday morning arrested five suspects in separate operations over the theft of household items from the home of the Anglican Bishop of Northern Uganda. The prime suspect is Job...

Drilling of Second Arua Oil Well for February.
January 11, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi NEPTUNE Petroleum, the firm exploring for oil in the West Nile region, will start drilling a second oil well in February. This is a New Year's gift to residents who had been waiting nervously since the first oil well...

Ssebaana Scoffs At Critics.
January 11, 2010... The Democratic Party (DP) president John Ssebaana Kizito has scoffed at critics who call for his resignation. Sebaana says he cannot be forced out by people he describes as detractors. His comments follow a crisis meeting held by the DP...

NRM Member Registration is On.
January 11, 2010... Registration of National Resistance Movement members is taking place at party headquarters at Kyadondo road, ahead of tomorrow's National Executive Committee meeting . A number of party members have so far registered to attend the meeting to...

NRM registers By Fingerprints Today.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale THE ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has launched a biometric registration of its voters, which will involve taking their fingerprints and photographs. The electronic registration system, which starts...

Medical Workers to Get Salary Increment.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba THE Government will raise doctors and nurses' salaries this year. Health minister Dr. Stephen Malinga has said the ministry acquired a World Bank loan of $600m (about sh1.152 trillion) to rehabilitate health centres and...

URA, Stanbic Bank Clash over Sh2 Billion Tax.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa THE Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to prosecute the managing director of Stanbic Bank, Phillip Odera, for the bank's failure to remit sh2b to them from the Jacobsen (U) Power Plant accounts. According to a notice...

Two Suspects Held over Fake Cement.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Godfrey Kimono THE police in Kampala are holding two men suspected of manufacturing fake cement. Robert Rwekwema, the director of Royal Tech Services, a company based in Mutungo, Nakawa division and his employee, Mark Ssembera, were...

Dwarfs Want Laws for Protection.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga PEOPLE of short stature, commonly known as dwarfs, have asked the Government to make laws that will protect them from discrimination. The dwarfs also asked employers not to sideline them when giving out jobs. The...

14-Year-Old Held Over Poisoning Siblings.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Jimmy Muwanika THE Police in Kampala are holding a girl suspected of poisoning her brother and sister at the weekend. The girl, 14, a resident of Mutungo, was detained following the tragedy in which Sandra Nakandi, 6, died and Eria...

Security Operatives Close KCC Offices.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba KAMPALA City Council (KCC) offices were yesterday sealed off by security men who blocked all workers, including the mayor, Nasser Sebaggala, from accessing the premises. The armed men, including the Rapid Response...

DP Members Tell Ssebaana to Resign.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo MEMBERS of the Democratic Party (DP) have asked their president, John Ssebaana Kizito, to resign. In a crisis meeting held in Budaka on Thursday, DP National Council officials from eastern Uganda called for Ssebaana's...

Serugo Opts Out of National Boxing Open.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus OLYMPIAN Ronald Serugo has opted out the National Open boxing championship that gets underway at Centenary Park today. The light flyweight stylist could not make it for yesterday's weigh-in as he was unfit. Serugo had...

Sponsors Are Now Scared, Says FUFA.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA has launched a fresh search for sponsorship after earlier attempts to secure funders for the Uganda Super League appear to have hit a snag. The federation president Lawrence Mulindwa told journalists on Saturday...

Nile Upstage Tornado in Champions Trophy.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende ROGER Mukasa proved that he was worth the Castle Lager Cricket League Man-of-the-Series award after leading his club Nile to the Champions' Trophy yesterday afternoon. The national team opening batsman scored 69...

FUBA League Winners Get Sh3 Million Prize.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi RONNIE Kasewu, Norman Blick, Miriam Hamala and Hatima Kassim emerged the biggest individual winners at the 2009 MTN-FUBA Awards dinner held Saturday night at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala. Of the four, D'Mark Power's...

Pirates, Kobs in Pre-Season Victories.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were IT was a beefy and physical friendly as G4S Pirates overpowered their hosts Entebbe Mongers with 24-14 victory in a pre-season rugby game in Entebbe on Saturday. Solomon Mawanda gave Pirates the lead with a try which...

'Keep Off Nkumba' - Varsity Sport Tutor.
January 10, 2010... Byline: David Isabirye FOLLOWING reports linking Nkumba University volleyball players with a possible move away from the Entebbe-based institution team, sports tutor Patrick Ssebuliba has said that no club will take away any of the players....

Villa Shows an Acute Lack of Planning.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Sabiiti Muwanga LAST week, Kakungulu Cup holders SC Villa announced that they were pulling out of the CAF Confederations Cup due to financial constraints. It is a decision that is sure to herald some devastating consequences. The...

UPDF Team Sends Out Early Warning.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende UPDF underlined their intentions of winning the national cross country title after their second best team walked off with the Central region cross country championship trophy at Kakungulu Memorial Saturday. The national...

KCC Block Bunamwaya League Quest.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende,Swalley Kenyi and Pascal Kwesiga BUNAMWAYA failed to go top of the Uganda Super League table after being held to a goalless draw by KCC in yesterday's action at Nakivubo. It was KCC's sixth draw in seven league games....

Nakawa Market Vendors Unite.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi CALM has returned to Nakawa market after over 7,000 vendors united to form the Nakawa Market Vendors Association. This follows an order from local government minister Adolf Mwesigye that the management of the...

Basajja Denies Having Nakasero Land Title.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma CITY tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba has denied reports that he has the Nakasero Market land title, saying he only acquired a sub-lease. "Sheila Investments (Basajjabalaba's company) and Kampala City Council signed the...

Minister Suspends Fishing On Lake George.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe THE fisheries state minister, Fred Mukisa, has suspended the fishing on Lake George for three months. He has also called off fishing on Kazinga Channel. Mukisa, in a letter of January 5 to district...

Big Mosquitoes Found in Kabarole District.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga and Bizimungu Kisakye BIG anopheles mosquitoes have invaded Kabarole district, infecting residents with malaria and leaving a rash on their skins. The district health officer, Dr. Joa Oketch, said 27 people who had...

UIA Supends Plans to Own Sironko Land.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu THE Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has suspended plans to acquire about 10,883 hectares of land in Sironko district, pending the resolution of the land dispute between the Bagisu and Sabiny. Under the three-year...

Kayunga Ambulances Break Down.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Charles Jjuuko KAYUNGA hospital lacks emergency transportation for patients because its two ambulances broke down, the superintendent, Dr. Ahmed Matovu, said: "The ambulances are old and always break down due to poor mechanical...

CAF is to Blame for Nations Cup Crisis.
January 10, 2010... Byline: James Bakama THE gruesome attack on Togo's national soccer side that left three dead and others seriously injured, raises questions about Angola's readiness to stage the African Cup of Nations. Africa's soccer governing body CAF in...

I Am Not Quitting, Says Vice-President.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke VICE-PRESIDENT Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has said he is not retiring from politics, and vowed to expose the enemies behind the retirement story. Addressing hundreds of supporters who turned up on Saturday...

Garbage Recycling Plant Overloaded.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga A garbage recycling plant in Fort Portal is stuck with large amounts of manure. The sh480m World Bank project was set up last year at Kitere to recycle garbage from the municipality into organic manure suitable for...

Uganda, Brazil in Bio-Fuel Research Deal.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Aidah Nanyonjo A deal between universities in Uganda and Brazil has been signed to collaborate in research and innovations to boost the development of bio-fuels in the country. The agreement was signed last month at the...

Central Bank Targets 7 Percent Inflation Rate.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE CENTRAL bank will restrict broad money growth to 2l.2% in its monetary programme for 2009/10 as a measure to achieve a core inflation rate of 7.5% by June. Broad money is a measure of money supply that includes...

Employment Bureaus Take Centre Stage.
January 10, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja THE employment sector is fast coming of age. Although most us are used to firms placing job ads in newspapers, recruitment firms are taking over this role. Because these firms have databases of people skilled in...

Sensitise People About Sickle Cell Disease.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Geoffrey Namukoye JUST recently, a man in Kamuli beat up his wife for "bringing sickle cell in the home." When local council leaders and neighbours intervened, he bluntly told them his wife was responsible because there were no such...

MPs Query CAA Over Sh6.4 Billion Concession.
January 10, 2010... MPS want the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to explain the criteria used to offer concessions at Entebbe airport, reports Joyce Namutebi. The MPs on the commissions, statutory authorities and state enterprises committee also queried why the...

7-Year-Old Pins Ritual Murder Suspects.
January 10, 2010... Byline: John Semakula THE Mukono Magistrate's Court was on Friday stunned when a seven-year-old boy testified against two suspects who allegedly hacked him with a pang in a suspected ritual attack. The victim, who is still nursing an...

Rasta Rob Returns to Cockpit After 10 Years.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune THE All Stars Sprint at the redesigned Garuga double track circuit on January 24 has sucked popular rally driver Robert Ogwal a.k.a Rasta Rob out of retirement after 10 years. Rasta Rob, who rocked the motorsport...

MP Sues Water Minister Over Defamation.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu KIBUKU County MP, Saleh Kamba, has sued the state minister for Water, Jennifer Namuyangu, for defamation and libel, seeking compensatory damages amounting to over sh100m. Kamba is also seeking an unqualified apology...

Seeta Protests Against Garbage Pile-Up.
January 10, 2010... Byline: John Semakula RESIDENTS of Seeta in Goma sub-county, Mukono district have protested against the failure of the local leadership to remove garbage rotting in the trading centre. The garbage has blocked part of the Seeta-Bukerere Road....

Council Rejects Appointment of District Official.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Wokorach-Oboi KITGUM town council has given the chief administrative officer (CAO) a month to sort out the problems surrounding the council's accounting officer following the rejection of a caretaker accountant. Kitgum's LC3...

Test Shows Excess Methanol in Waragi.
January 10, 2010... THE result of the laboratory test done by Government chemists showed that the waragi, which killed people in Gulu and other parts of Uganda contained much higher amounts of methanol than the recommended 50%. The laboratory report, which The...

Gulu Hospital Lacks Beds.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun MANY patients at Gulu referral hospital sleep on the floor, or on beds without mattresses. Terezina Akot, 60, said she was forced to buy papyrus mats to spread on the floor for her patient. "When we came we found all...

Tullow to Sell Oil Shares to Locals.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita TULLOW oil, an Irish-based firm exploring for oil and gas in Uganda, plans to sell shares on the Ugandan stock market, a top company official has said. Brian Glover, the Tullow Oil Uganda operations general manager,...

Museveni Warns Obugabe Agitators.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe and Abdulkarim Ssengendo PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has warned the people agitating for the restoration of Ankole Kingdom to stop using bribery. The President said he had received reports that some district...

Celebrating Three Decades of the Calvary Cross Choir.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga FOR an evangelistic choral group to mark three decades of existence is an amazing feat that calls for celebration. It is even better when the choir has had a holistic impact on society. It is for this reason that...

Theatre Factory Enlists Star Power, Trudges On.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo THEATRE Factory's first show since the departure of almost all its major actors last Thursday was a tough test for the group. The group put all its energies into employing new tactics and techniques. And the result...

Ugiran to Import 500 Tractors.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Joel Ogwang UGIRAN, a local firm, plans to import up to 500 agro-tractors by the close of the year. Charles Olaka, the project coordinator, said the move is to revitalise mechanised agriculture. "We are not only eyeing business,...

I Am Not Quitting, Says VP Bukenya.
January 10, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke VICE-PRESIDENT Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has said he is not retiring from politics, and vowed to expose the enemies behind the retirement story. Addressing hundreds of supporters who turned up on Saturday...

ISO Boss Disowns Teddy Cheeye.
January 9, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo TEDDY Cheeye is no longer a member of staff of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Amos Mukumbi, the organisation's director has said. "The moment he was convicted, he was interdicted. He is no longer our...

Kazini Killer Draru Under Special Watch.
January 9, 2010... Byline: Andrew Ndawula Kalema ATIM Draru, the suspected killer of former army commander James Kazini, has been classified as a high-security prisoner. The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, confirmed she is under...

Mengo Betrayed Museveni - Otafiire.
January 9, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo TOP NRM historical and minister for tourism, trade, and industry, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, has warned Mengo against fighting President Yoweri Museveni, saying the latter would kill the kingdom if he chose to do so. ...

I Wanted to Be a Banker - Edward Osiru.
January 9, 2010... Byline: Esther Namugoji EDWARD Ochom Osiru, the Director of the Police Criminal Investigations Department, used to be known as a silent burner. He spoke to Sunday Vision. What were you like as a child? Ha! I don't think I can really...

'Museveni Still Young' - Otafiire.
January 9, 2010... NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT bush war historical and minister of tourism, trade, and industry, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, has described Buganda kingdom's demands as unreasonable and illegitimate. Sunday Vision talked to him on the restoration...