New Vision (Uganda) articles from January 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from January 2010

AU Hails Uganda over Somalia Role.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke UGANDA's peacekeeping role in Somalia has won accolades at the opening of the 7th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa yesterday. Speakers praised Uganda and Burundi for their courageous stance in the...

Bus Operators Summoned over Accidents.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Samuel Balagadde and Herbert Ssempogo BUS operators countrywide have been summoned to Kampala for a meeting following a spate of accidents in which over 23 people lost their lives in four days. The meeting, ordered by the Inspector...

Victors Striker Kaye Fears KCC FC Role.
January 28, 2010... KCC FC could miss signing Victors striker Edris Kaye as coach Sam Ssimbwa dismisses Martin Muwanga for refusing to train with the rest of the team, writes Swalley Kenyi. The player said he was disappointed with an exchange between Ssimbwa and...

Heathens, Pirates, Clash over Ocwich.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were NATIONAL rugby league clubs G4S Pirates and MTN Heathens are locked in a battle over loose head prop Mark Arwata Ocwich. Heathens signed Ocwich this year but Pirates claim they invested in him during a study course in...

Referees Threaten to Boycott Super League.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende FUFA has moved to avert a refereeing crisis by assuring that they will soon be paid their arrears. The referees had threatened to boycott the second round of the Super League because of accumulated wage arrears. The...

Leaders Row over Creation of Districts.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule THE Masaka Resident District Commissioner, Barnabas Bamusedde Bwambale, has expressed dismay over wrangles among the district leaders. The wrangles were caused by the proposed creation of new districts from Masaka. ...

Use Peace for Development, says Otafiire.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Moses Bikala TRADE minister Kahinda Otafiire has urged Ugandans to utilise the prevailing peace in the country by starting income-generating activities instead of discussing politics. Otafiire made the remarks on Wednesday during...

20 Defect From UPC to Movement.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among TWENTY members of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) have joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Rufino Akena, a 68-year-old man, along with 20 others, crossed to the NRM on Tuesday during a...

Lakwena's Father Survives Mob Lynching.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun SEVERINO Lukoya, the father of the late rebel leader, Alice Lakwena, was rescued by the Police from an angry mob that wanted to lynch him for allegedly trying to revive his daughter's rebel movement. Lukoya had gone to...

Quality Education Should Be for All.
January 28, 2010... THE theme of this year's Liberation Day, "A lot done, a lot still to do," is very true for the education sector. A fundamental achievement of the NRM Government was the introduction of free Universal Primary Education in 1996. Consequently,...

Asian to Contest for Kampala MP Seat.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Nankya A Ugandan of Asian origin, Evrand Patel, has expressed interest in contesting for the Kampala parliamentary seat. He will take on incumbent Elias Lukwago who will be seeking a second term as area representative. Patel...

Media to Train for 2011 National Elections.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Francis Emorut RADIO and television presenters are to undergo training in preparation for the 2011 elections. "The training is aimed at equipping presenters with skills and knowledge to overcome the challenges that come with...

Citizens Should Tithe - First Lady.
January 28, 2010... UGANDANS should abide by the teachings of the Bible and give a tenth of their income back to God through the church, the First Lady and the Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni, has said. She was preaching at St. Luke Church...

NRM Fails to Find Museveni's Replacement.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) has failed to find someone who can replace President Yoweri Museveni, the disaster preparedness minister, Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere, has said. He said this was the reason the...

NRM Aspirants Cautioned on Bad Language.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) party aspirants in the coming primary elections should stop using bad language, intended to divide party members, the transport minister, John Nasasira, has said. He said...

Disease-Resistant Cassava Launched.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Ismael Kasooha A campaign to plant more disease resistant cassava has been launched in Kibaale district. Presiding over the launch in Nyanswiga village, Mugarama sub-county on Friday, the district production officer, Peter Sentayi,...

Busia Improves Care of HIV Infected Kids.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Egessa Hajusu A project aimed at improving care for children infected with HIV/AIDS has been launched in Busia district. The project, which will also take care of HIV-positive mothers and children whose parents died of the disease, is...

Muntu Vows to Support Besigye If He Beats Him.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Esther Mukyala THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) national mobiliser, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, has said if party president, Kizza Besigye, is elected as the party's flag bearer, he will rally behind him during the 2011 presidential...

30 Gulu Markets to Be Closed.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun GULU municipal authorities have ordered the closure of over 30 illegal markets established during the LRA insurgency. The town clerk, Augustine Rukiika Bujara, in a December 29 letter to assistant town clerks of the...

UIA Gets Land in Sironko District.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala LAND owners in Bunambutye sub-county in Sironko district have agreed to lease 11,490 acres of land to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). "The land that we are leasing belonged to our fathers and nobody has the...

Poverty Eradication is Everyone's Responsibility.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Edward Makobore POVERTY levels are still high throughout the country, especially in east and northern Uganda. This can be attributed to a number of factors like insecurity, which forced many farmers to abandon agriculture, the major...

Give Disabled Children Priority in Education.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Hamad Lubwama AS thousands of children celebrated after receiving their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results on January 19, children with disabilities (CWDs) of Rwera Mixed Primary School, Ruhama County, Ntungamo district are in...

King Oyo to Take Charge of Tooro Kingdom.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Namara A. Araali TOORO Kingdom has begun massive preparations for celebrations to mark Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV's official take over and 18th birthday anniversary. His majesty succeeded his father, King...

Otafiire Raps Kamuntu over Bushenyi.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Fred Turyakira TRADE minister Kahinda Otafiire has attacked state minister for planning, Ephraim Kamuntu, as the row over the proposed division of Bushenyi district rages on. Museveni is expected to visit Bushenyi district and meet...

UPC's Otunnu Blocked From Hospital.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Ismael Kasooha THE Police yesterday blocked Olara Otunnu, the Uganda People's Congress presidential aspirant, from visiting Kagadi Hospital and other establishments in Kagadi town. Armed Police were deployed at Kagadi Hospital, the...

MTN Officials Charged over Sh1Billion Loss.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli THREE officials from the telecommunications company MTN were yesterday charged with conspiracy to defraud the company of sh1b. James Clinton Benio, a contractor, Patrick Muhoozi, an offline administrator, and Douglas...

Govt Tables Revised Companies Bill.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi A Bill that provides for the incorporation of companies has been released. The Companies Bill aims at amending the law on incorporation, regulation and administration of companies and associations. The current...

MPs Summon IGG Govt Internet Project.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira THE parliamentary committee on information technology has summoned the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to explain why he cleared the controversial Government Internet project worth over sh201b. The...

Police Arrest 35 Suspects over Robberies.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia THE Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Police has arrested 35 suspected thugs, among them three juveniles, in a countrywide clamp-down. They also recovered seven guns and 153 bullets. The two-month crackdown which...

MPs Order Probe Into Posta Uganda's Sh12 Billion Debts.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Catherine Bekunda MPs have asked the Police to investigate Posta Uganda's claimed debts of over sh12b. This was after the managing director, James Arinaitwe, told the MPs on the parliamentary committee on...

Schools Start Voter Education.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo PRIMARY schools will start teaching voter education this term, the education ministry announced yesterday. Officials said a new syllabus that incorporates voter education had been drawn for circulation by the...

Ogoola Wants Corruption Laws Amended.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE PRINCIPAL Judge James Ogoola and the Inspector General of Government, Raphael Baku, have called for a constitutional amendment to shift the burden of proof in corruption cases to the accused. "Corruption is...

Uganda to Get Antelopes from Kenya.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa UGANDA will import 12 oryxes for re-stocking Kidepo Valley National Park in the north-eastern part of the country, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has said. The director of conservation, Sam Mwandha, said the...

Tarehe Sita Celebrations Kick Off.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma PREPARATIONS have began to mark the 29th Tarehe Sita anniversary in remembrance of the first armed attack that launched President Yoweri Museveni's guerrilla war on February 6, 1981. Museveni led the National...

Turkish Airlines to Start Entebbe Flights.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Ahmed Mukiibi TURKISH Airlines, Turkey's national flag carrier, is to begin operations in Uganda, Prof. Infan Gunduz, has said. Prof. Gunduz is leading a 25-man Turkish delegation to the sixth session of the Parliamentary Union of...

Rift Valley Railways Controversy Drags On.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Emojong Osere THE future of Rift Valley Railways Investments (RVRI), a company contracted to manage the Kenya-Uganda railway, will be known on February 8. The decision to have the joint railway commission determine whether the...

Indians Invest Sh120 Billion in Uganda Yearly.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Thomas Pere INDIANS invest $60m (about sh120b) in Uganda every year, Srivastava Niraj, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda, has revealed. "India is one of the three biggest trade and investment partners of Uganda and on average,...

Butaleja Residents Get sh40 Million Water Project.
January 28, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja STANDARD Chartered Bank has come to the rescue of over 15,000 residents in Butaleja district who lack water by providing six boreholes worth sh40m. Jennifer Namuyangu, the state minister for water, commissioned the...

Plant to Manufacture Lab Testing Kits Opens.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi UGANDA is set to stop the importation of test kits following the establishment of a test kit plant in Uganda. The sh1.6b test kit laboratory, owned by Astel Diagnostic, has already started production at Uganda...

14 Million Eligible to Vote in 2011.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Catherine Bekunda THERE will be about 14 million eligible voters by June this year, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). UBOS executive director John Male Mukasa told journalists yesterday that...

Museveni Says Radio Station Must Apologise for Inciting Conflict.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni wants the Central Broadcasting Services (CBS), the Buganda kingdom owned radio station, to apologise before it is reopened. CBS was shut down by the Broadcasting Council on September 11,...

180,000 Get Free Education in S.1.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge and Tadeo Bwambale A total of 179,440 students will be admitted in Government-aided schools to benefit from the free universal secondary education (USE) scheme this year. An additional, not yet established number will...

Asian Libel Case Against Wakiso for March.
January 28, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu A-NINE-YEAR-OLD civil suit in which a Ugandan-Asian businessman, Nizarali Hassanali Sayani, is seeking compensation of sh400m from Wakiso district for wrongful imprisonment is to be heard in March. Sayani, who had...

Mao Criticises DP Over Wrangles.
January 28, 2010... The Democratic Party Presidential aspirant Norbert Mao has criticised DP leadership for bickering over the delegates'conference. Two parallel conferences are being organized. One is led by the embattled party Secretary General Mathius Nsubuga...

MP, Minister Clash Over Museveni Succession.
January 28, 2010... Dokolo county Member of Parliament Felix Okot Ogong has attacked disaster Minister Tarsis Kabwegyere over remarks that NRM has failed to get a person to replace President Yoweri Museveni. Ogong insists that the party is full of potential...

2 Dead, 80 Seriously Injured in Seperate Road Accidents.
January 27, 2010... Two people have died on spot after a Gaga coach bus overturned at Kagoma, Kawempe along Kampala- Bombo road. Over 40 people were rushed to Mulago hospital in critical conditions. Police attributed the accident to over speeding. In a...

Accidents Kill Three, Forty-Seven Injured.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo and Daniel Edyegu FOUR people died and over 47 sustained injuries in a series of accidents across the country since Tuesday evening. In one accident, a man died on the spot when a Kampala-bound bus overturned at...

MPs Applaud Scientists on GM Cotton.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Ronald Kalyango MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have commended scientists who are carrying out the Genetically Modified (GM) cotton trial, in Kasese district. "This cotton is really good. The height is superb. Scientists have done a...

Ruling NRM Party in War of Symbols.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu THE National Resistance Movement has prohibited Dr. James Mutende, an independent candidate in the Mbale municipality by-elections, from using the party symbols during campaigns. In a letter of January 20, Mbale NRM...

MP Threatens Govt over Latrine Shortage.
January 27, 2010... TORORO Municipality MP, Geoffrey Ekanya, has threatened to take legal action if the Government does not address the problem of shortage of latrines, desks and classrooms in primary schools in his constituency. Addressing a press conference at...

Sacking Presidential Aide was Illegal, says Court.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE former private secretary to the President, Ananias Tumukunde, was unconstitutionally dismissed, the Constitutional Court has ruled. However, Justice Amos Twinomujuni also ruled that Tumukunde was not entitled to...

Govt Still in Talks With Mengo over CBS.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka INFORMATION technology minister Aggrey Awori yesterday said negotiations between the Government and the management of the closed Central Broadcasting Service (CBS) radio are on going. He told The New Vision...

NFA Director Charged over Bribe.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko THE director in-charge of plantations at the National Forestry Authority (NFA) was yesterday charged with giving a bribe of sh4.3m to an auditor. Paul Drici, 53, was yesterday produced before Buganda Road magistrate...

Ritual Attack Victim Drugged - Family.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Maria Wamala and Raymond Baguma A FAMILY member of the victim of a suspected ritual knife attack believes that his brother's assailants used a sedative before they cut off his genitals and plucked out his right eye. Charles...

UPC Reinstates Four Suspended Officials.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Jude Kafuuma THE Uganda People's Congress party (UPC) has lifted the suspension of four senior party members. In October 2009, the party suspended the four members for breaching the party constitution. They were accused of...

Bunamwaya, Eagles open Second Round.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende IT will be a battle of who controls the Uganda Super League, when table leaders Express and Bunamwaya clash February 5 in the only clash that will kick off the league's second round at Nakivubo. KCC and URA will join...

Cranes Coach Disputes Tanzania Rumours.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende and Swalley Kenyi CRANES coach Robert Williamson is still the national coach. The Scot however to refused to comment on press reports that linked him to Tanzania and Sudan football federations. "I am coaching the...

Team Ends Tour With Another Loss.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi UGANDA were edged out by two runs after failing to capitalise on Benjamin Musoke's fine form and a frenzy finish to their twenty20 contest with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday. The result meant Uganda returns...

Kobs Lose Odongo to Injury.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune THE Uganda telecom Kobs will face Toyota Buffaloes in the Nile Special Rugby Premier League without injured prop Brian Odongo. Odongo, who limped off the pitch in the game against Rhinos at Kampala Club two weeks...

Four Suspected Car Robbers Arrested.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule The Police in Kampala have arrested four men accused of masterminding car robberies in the city. The suspects, identified as Nuhu Mbogo, Ismail Ssemakula, Peter Galabuzi and Namod Sowedi, were rounded up in Kawempe over...

URA enter camp Friday ahead of CAF Tie.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi and Norman Katende UGANDA Revenue Authority has declared free entrance for students and women in a bid to attract crowds at their CAF Champions League preliminary round match against Zambia's Zanaco on February 12. ...

Sedition Law Outdated, say Lawyers.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko and Hillary Nsambu THE law on sedition should be scrapped because it was meant to gag people. "This is a colonial law intended to protect a feudal set up. Its purpose was justified in a colonial state," Kenneth...

IUIU Destroys Nakawa Estate House.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has started demolishing houses in the Nakawa estate despite an order from the Nakawa resident district commissioner (RDC) to halt the exercise. Men reportedly travelling in a...

Makerere Don Sues Dean over Salaries.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu A Makerere University lecturer, Dr. Joseph Wasswa Matovu, has sued the dean of the faculty of economics and management over unpaid salaries. Matovu, who is a lecturer in the department of economic policy and...

Pader Hotel Stalls Due to Land Dispute.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun THE construction of a sh300m Acholi War Memorial Hotel at Aruu Falls in Pader district has stalled due to a dispute over the land on which the building is to be set up. The area MP, Samuel Odonga Otto, said he had...

Museveni Hails Church over Health, Education.
January 27, 2010... President Yoweri Museveni has commended the church in Uganda for complementing the Government efforts in providing health and education services. He said the services were crucial to the welfare of Ugandans. Museveni, in a speech read by...

25 Left Homeless After Fire Guts Huts in Gulu.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Cornes Lubangakene A total of 25 families were left homeless when fire gutted their huts in Cereleno, a suburb in Layibi division in Gulu municipality, on Tuesday. Foodstuffs and property worth millions of shillings were destroyed...

Why NRM Won in Budiope.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato There has been chanting and dancing in Budiope County, Busoga Region, for the past few weeks. It was not a concert, but campaign rallies organised by candidates seeking to fill the area Member of Parliament position which...

Leaders Urged to Educate All Children.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Wokorach-Oboi Local leaders in Kitgum district have been urged to ensure that all children of school-going age attend school. Christopher Obalim, the acting district education officer, lashed out at parents who force children to...

IGG Orders Kaabong LC5 to Refund Sh6 Million.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato The Inspector General of Government (IGG) and the local government ministry have ordered Samson Lokeris, the Kaabong LC5 chairman, to refund sh5.9m that he took for a trip to Canada which he never made. The IGG made the...

Govt Told to Compensate Lango Cattle Owners.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Patrick Okino THE Oyam Woman MP, Beatrice Amongi Lagada, has asked the Government to compensate residents in Lango sub-region who lost their cattle during insecurity in the north. She said sh1.5b had been allocated this year for...

Rukiga Mourns a Humble Leader.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Arthur Baguma and Bwogi Buyera HE retired from Makerere University after 30 years of service with a humble send-off. While going about his duties, he never believed in blowing his own trumpet. He believed one does not have to tell...

'We Don't Mourn Him, We Celebrate His Life'.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Juliet Lukwago and Frederick Womakuyu TO some, he was a holy man and a mentor while to others, he was a hardworking and devoted priest who spent his life building the Catholic Church in Uganda. Monsignor Lawrence Mbwega, one of...

MP Warns Against Poll Violence.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga THE youth will cause havoc in the 2010 general elections if the National Resistance Movement (NRM) does not engage them in income-generating activities, the Kabarole Woman MP, has said. Margaret Muhanga observed that...

Defilers Removed From Payroll.
January 27, 2010... Byline: John B.b. Nzinjah PRIMARY school teachers who defiled female pupils have been removed from the payroll, the Kasese district inspector of schools, George Mainja, has said. "Teachers in this district who defiled female pupils do not...

Two Years After CHOGM - What is There for Tourism?
January 27, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe Two years after Uganda hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), there has been an upsurge in the number of conferences and tourists. The sector feared the worst when the world suffered one of its...

Controversy Still Surrounds Zero-Rated Imports.
January 27, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe The controversy surrounding the status of Uganda's list of industrial inputs rages on with manufacturers now admitting breaking the rules. "We are breaking the protocol because we have not been allowed officially"...

Egyptians Eye River.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Ahmed Mukiibi REPRESENTATIVES of CITADEL Capital, a Cairo-based equity firm that has just acquired a stake in the Rift Valley Railways Consortium (RVRC) are in Uganda to meet government officials over the possible take-over of the...

Dr Kasekende - is There Any Additional Value?
January 27, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko NEWLY appointed deputy governor returns to Bank of Uganda (BOU) at a time when it is faced with an uphill task of ensuring core inflation target is not achieved at the expense of macro economic stability, the governor has...

Gloomy State of Fish Sector.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Macrines Nyapendi Uganda has over 160 productive lakes but only five are utilised Lake Victoria is choking. Increased human activity, illegal fishing and industrial pollution are threatening the world's second largest fresh water...

Schools Raise Senior One Entry Points.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge And Francis Kagolo TOP schools in the central region and other parts of the country have raised their entry points to Senior One in the ongoing selection exercise. Other traditional schools in the countryside have...

Country Starts Oil Production This Year.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita UGANDA will start producing crude oil this year, Tullow Oil, the Irish firm exploring for oil and gas in Uganda, disclosed. Speaking to journalists in Kampala yesterday, Paul McDade, the chief operations officer,...

IGG Clears Controversial Internet Project.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among THE Inspectorate of Government has cleared the controversial sh200b Government internet project. The project, which consists of three phases, involves building a 2,100km fibre optic cable network. Ultimately, it is...

New Nakaseke Constituency Fuelling Power Struggle.
January 27, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka TO the naked eye, the push for the creation of a second constituency in Nakaseke district may appear to be a mere desire by the residents to get more representation in Parliament. But the move, which recently...