New Vision (Uganda) articles from July 2009

New Vision (Uganda) archives from July 2009

Nurses' Boss to Repay Sh8 Million.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Raymond Baguma THE Inspector General of Government has ordered the former registrar of the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC), Rita Matte, to refund sh8m that was illegally collected from nursing and midwifery students. This...

Imported ARVs Cheaper Than Local Ones.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Elvis Basudde THE AIDS drugs being manufactured within the country are more expensive, by about 15%, than the Anti-Retro Virals (ARVs) imported from abroad. The Chief Financial Officer of the Luzira-based Quality Chemicals...

Government Owes CAA Sh68 Billion.
July 31, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe GOVERNMENT agencies owe the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) more than sh68.7b in arrears. The bill has accumulated from 1991, when CAA was formed, up to June 30 last year. The CAA managing director, Dr. Rama Makuza,...

Teachers, Post Bank Lock Horns Over Loans.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Lydia Namubiru TWENTY primary school headteachers in Masindi are locked in a disagreement with Post Bank Uganda over alleged breach of contract by the bank. The teachers have petitioned the Masindi chief administrative officer,...

Global Fund Gives Sh9.2 Billion for ARVs.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Raymond Baguma THE Government has received sh9.2b from the Global Fund for the emergency procurement of anti-retroviral drugs to address the current shortage for the next three months. The minister of information and national...

Kibaale Land Row Continues.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Mary Karugaba Kibaale residents camp at Parliament last year, demanding compesation for damaged property when they were shifted to Kabarole. Land wrangles are threatening the co-existance of the Banyoro and Bakiga in Kibaale ETHNIC...

MPs Appeal on Excusable Abortion.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Irene Nabusoba SEVERAL Members of Parliament have asked the government to be more flexible and allow incest, rape and defilement victims to procure abortions. Induced abortion is permitted in Uganda only when the continuation of a...

Nema Sets Rules on Buveera Ban.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Jude Kafuma THE National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) will this month release policy guidelines on how the ban on polyethylene bags will be enforced. There will be an implementation mechanism to...

Police Probe DPP Office Break-in.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Anne Mugisa THE Police are hunting for people involved in the break-in into the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) three weeks ago. The officer in charge of criminal investigations at the Central Police Station,...

Government Gets Sh9.2 Billion for ARVs.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Anthony Bugembe and Raymond Baguma THE Government has got sh9.2b from the Global Fund to buy anti-retroviral drugs to address the current shortage. Health state minister Richard Nduhura, micro-finance state minister Ruth Nankabirwa...

Lugave Thrown Out of Bika for Rigging.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende LUGAVE clan will not take part in the Bika soccer action for two years after they were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player against Mpologoma. Mpologoma had petitioned that goalkeeper Sulait Luyima actually...

Wanainchi Go Top of Hockey League.
July 31, 2009... Byline: David Namunyala SKIPPER Thomas Opio and midfielder Ronald Kawalya inspired Wanainchi Hockey Club to another victory the national league. The mid-week game saw Opio score twice early on against Kampala Club before before Swaibu...

Byamukama Faces Tough Test in Fort.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune HOMEBOYS Lawrence Muhenda and Frank Mugisa will take full advantage of a familiar dry course as they face-off with national champion Vincent Byamukama in the Mukwano Open that tees off in Fort Portal today. ...

History Beckons for Pirates.
July 31, 2009... UGANDA telecom Kobs hopes of a fourth straight league title took a hit as an expected victory over the G4S Pirates instead turned into a surprise defeat for the defending champions. Everything including current form and the statistics were in...

Omony Shines to Save Falcons.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Charles Mutebi HOW much is Steven Omony worth? That is the 72 million shilling question. Sh72m is what the Falcons paid for Omony at the start of the season but sometimes great players seem priceless. Thursday day night at YMCA,...

Country Juniors in Rousing Umbro Cup Start.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Swalley Kenyi RICHARD Magezi notched a hat-trick while Michael Luyima and Alvin Aijuka picked braces as Uganda Junior League U-11 kicked off the Umbro International Cup with a 7-2 win over Universal FC at Manchester University ground...

Prof. Isaac Newton Ojok Was Tried Twice.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Edward Anyoli OVER time, the Court has decided on a number of high profile cases. In a series, Saturday Vision looks back at some of the attention-grabbing cases that have visited the court room. This week, our reporter reviews the...

Man 'Slaughters Chicken' in Hotel.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Tom Gwebayanga PARTCIPANTS at a workshop in Jinja were treated to thunderous laughter when an official at the hotel told them to stop 'slaughtering chicken' on the beds. The official said while one attendant was laying the beds, he...

Boy Fights Teacher.
July 31, 2009... Students and teachers at a College in Kamuli town were shocked recently when a Senior Four student beat up a teacher during an assemly. The teacher on duty, only identified as Makenke, called for order during the parade but a group of naughty...

Man Beaten Over MJ Resurrection Claims.
July 31, 2009... A casual labourer, only identified as Yuda, was recently beaten after he claimed that Micheal Jackson had resurrected. The lunch time incident happened recently at Seeta on the Jinja-Kampala highway. Yuda's news sparked off a fierce argument,...

Hawker Sells Air Freshener As Perfume.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Godwin Ayesiga A hawker at the New Taxi Park in Kampala recently survived being beaten after he attempted to sell air freshener as a perfume. The man was hawking merchandise near a Hoima bound taxi when a lady asked for a perfume....

Bebe Cool in Scuffle Over Urinating in Bush.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Pidson Kareire Local music star Moses Ssali a.k.a Bebe Cool was last Saturday involved in a scuffle with boda boda cyclists who accused him of urinating in a bush by the road side. The incident occurred at the junction next to...

PVC is Sound Proof.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Oyet Okwera and Roderick Ahimbazwe POLIVINYL chloride, PVC, a chlorinated hydrocarbon is now a major component both in building and décor. Its basic building blocks are chlorine, carbon and hydrogen. PVC home accessories...

Mao Speaks Out on New Rebel Group.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Moses Mulondo NOBERT Mao, Gulu district chairman and a member of the opposition Democratic Party, recently referred to the existence of a new rebel group in Northern Uganda. He also revealed that his memory stick, which contained the...

Pirates Could Win Rugby Title Today.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune G4S Pirates, who had never even come within sniffing distance of the Super 8 Rugby League title, now find themselves left with just one hurdle to negotiate to secure their first domestic crown. Pirates will trot onto...

Doping Tests a Must At Continent Lifting Meet.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende THE International Weightlifting Federation will send two anti-doping officials to test weightlifters of banned substances during the Africa Weightlifting championships that start Monday at Imperial Royale Hotel,...

Kamuli District Tops University Intake.
July 31, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge THE eastern district of Kamuli has the biggest number of students admitted into public universities on the merit-based Government sponsorship programme. Out of 2,562 admissions, 354 are students who indicated Kamuli...

MPs Seek to Terminate Umeme Contract.
July 31, 2009... The Directorate of Water Development chief, Sottie Bamukama, consults the executive director of National Environment Management Authority, Dr. Aryamanya Mugisha, while appearing before the parliamentary committee on National Environment on July...

DHL Loses BoU Delivery Contract.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Arthur Baguma DHL, a global courier firm, has lost its contract with Bank of Uganda (BoU) to DAKS Courier. DAKS Courier got the three-year contract to deliver packages and documents for Bank of Uganda. The contract, which commenced...

Banda Invites Investors to Country.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Kiganda Ssonko and Chris Omony UGANDAN investors should go to Zambia and exploit the investment opportunities there, the Zambian president, Rupiah Banda, has suggested. Banda said this during a tour of Oasis Shopping Mall and...

Kasese Maize Marketed Globally.
July 30, 2009... Byline: John Nzinjah KASESE farmers have started marketing maize grain globally using computers. Starting this month, the farmers were directly linked to the buyers. With the Government's assistance, Nyakatonzi Growers Co-operative Union...

Ethiopia Airlines Buys 12 Airbuses.
July 30, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe ETHIOPIAN Airlines is to acquire 12 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. "The A350-900, with its high levels of passenger comfort and unbeatable economics, fits our future fleet requirements," Girma Wake, the Ethiopian Airlines...

Bugisu Coffee Farmers Rewarded.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Daniel Edyegu '3OVER 100 Arabica coffee farmers in Bugisu have won prizes from Kyagulanyi Coffee for supplying large tonnages of cherries to the local coffee export firm. The items that included 140 pruning saws, four television...

UNBS Advises Contractors.
July 30, 2009... BUILDING contractors should to always supervise their workers to avoid disasters at sites. "Our investigations have indicated that most buildings, especially in Kampala, collapse due to lack of accurate measurements when mixing construction...

Underweight Cement Seized in Jinja.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Esther Mukyala THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has impounded 181 bags of under weight cement in Jinja. The cement, which included building cement and tile cement, was valued at sh5.2m and was confiscated from various...

Continent Needs Funds to Fight Climate Change.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Robert Bakiika AFRICAN countries have identified climate change as an issue of concern. During the Bonn talks recently, world leaders called for the need for national climate mitigation actions. National mitigation plans have not...

Promote Agricultural Research, Fight Drought.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Arthur Makara ANALYSTS sometimes describe Uganda's agriculture as a gamble due to the inappropriate strategies employed to promote it and the inconsistencies in the Government policies. Over 99% of Uganda's farmers depend on rain,...

Minister Halts Nakwa Market Takeover.
July 30, 2009... LOCAL Government minister Adolf Mwesige has halted the take-over and management of Nakawa market by Kampala City Council. The city officials in the division on July 8 caused a storm when they came with court bailiffs to take-over the market...

Patriotism Suppresses Tribal Sentiments.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Felix Kulayigye AN educated Ugandan lawyer once said: "Some third world governments act without thinking..." He made the remarks at a forum involving participants of diverse nationalities. My question is: is this view from a patriotic...

Official Raps Leaders Over Poor Reading Culture.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Jeff Lule THE poor reading culture by local leaders has affected the work of district councils. Charles Katarikawe, the commissioner of urban administration, said many officials shelve information and never make use of it. "Our...

Housing Finance Bank Gets Sh50 Billion.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Darious Magara THE Government plans to inject sh50b in the Housing Finance Bank. The housing state minister, Michael Werikhe, said the move was aimed at enabling more people to access credit and to promote development. The boost...

Bitamazire Grilled Over Patriotism Funds.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Moses Mulondo and Joyce Namutebi MPS on the social affairs committee yesterday asked education minister Namirembe Bitamazire to explain why she left the President's Office to carry out the patriotism programme instead of her ministry...

Atubo Appeals to MPs on Migingo Dispute.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira LANDS minister Daniel Omara Atubo has appealed to MPs to pressurise their Kenyan counterparts to allow surveyors continue with the demarcation of Migingo Island. He said once the Ugandan legislators convince...

Government to Pay Village Chiefs.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Catherine Bekunda GOVERNMENT will next year start paying a salary to LC1 chairpersons, local government minister Adolf Mwesige has said. Mwesige yesterday told MPs on the public service and local government committee that plans to...

653 Graduate at Law Development Centre.
July 30, 2009... A total of 653 students will be awarded diplomas at today's graduation ceremony at the Law Development Centre (LDC). Percy Night Tuhaise, the deputy director in-charge of public relations, said 299 students will graduate under the Postgraduate...

Owori's Designs Shine in Algeria.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Esther Namugoji Ugandan designer Sylvia Owori was in the limelight again in Algeria when her designs were showcased as part of the recently concluded Pan African Cultural Festival. Consisting of both avant-garde and...

Makerere Admits 1,100 Foreigners.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge and Francis Kagolo MAKERERE University has admitted 1,110 foreign students on this year's private scheme. This brings the number of private students at the university to 4,265. A total of 15,345 Ugandan students have...

Election Timetable for 2011 Polls Out.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Henry Mukasa THE Electoral Commission has appealed to the Government to speed up electoral reforms, and to the donors to help plug its funding deficit to enable it organise flawless general elections in 2011. Chairman Badru...

Beneficiaries Must Focus on How to Keep the Nile Flowing.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Jerry Okungu EGYPT and Sudan are clinging to the River Nile treaties of 1929 and 1959 as if the documents were the Ten Commandments handed to the biblical Moses by the God of Israel. In that treaty, Egypt and Sudan have exclusive...

Army Fails to Explain Promotions.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Milton Olupot and Mary Karugaba THE meeting between the defence minister and the defence and internal affairs committee yesterday ended prematurely after the ministry refused to explain the criteria of promotions in the army. Dr....

Muteesaasira Storms Gospel Music Scene.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Mathias Mazinga Julie Muteesaasira, a Gospel artiste based at Kamwokya's Upper-room Church, has released her maiden album to consolidate her musical ministry. The album, Nkwagala, has six songs, which proclaim the love of God and...

Dorrys Mutahunga Does It Again With Ambassador'.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Pidson Kareire The first time she came into the limelight was 2007 when she won a PAM Award for the best folk pop artiste. This made her a household name, especially at Ankole give-away ceremonies and weddings. Mutahunga's latest...

Tumwine Comes Alive.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Stephen Senkaaba Gen. Elly Tumwine is a jack of all trades - a soldier, musician, herdsman, teacher and an artist. This combination of experiences is well reflected in his art. Colourful, sometimes monumental and also rich in terms of...

Boblak Celebrates the Single Mother.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke HIS first recording, Muyambe Uganda (help Uganda), released in 2006, did not catapult him to success. So was his second solo project, Vva Mulwokaano. But Bob Mutagumya aka Boblak, continued to record songs. This...

Viboyo's Turn in the Spotlight.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke He is currently burning up the airwaves in such songs as Nyumbani and Mr DJ (the Goodlyfe crew). It is very easy to think he is a new artist. Wrong. Moses Nsubuga, aka Viboyo, is one of the artistes who pioneered...

City Beat's Sterling Tribute to MJ.
July 30, 2009... What can one say about the late Michael Joseph Jackson, King of Pop? That he lived a turbulent life, that he probably had as many people hate him as loved him; but that he gave the world something we shall never forget. And that is what...

Muslim Women Petition Over Ritual Murders.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Mary Karugaba PARLIAMENT has been asked to convene a special session on ritual murders, homosexuality, child sacrifice and gender-based violence and come up with a position to guide citizens on how to respond and mitigate the evil...

National Swimming Records Tumble.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Phillip Corry THREE national swimming records have fallen at the 13th World championships in Lazio, Rome. National captain Ganzi Mugula set the pace by breaking two records in the men's 50m and 100m breaststroke. In heat four of...

Terminate Umeme Deal - Energy Minister.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Joyce Namutebi THE energy and mineral development minister, Hillary Onek, has said he supports the proposal by MPs to terminate Umeme's contract. Onek made the comments yesterday while responding to issues raised by the MPs on the...

War Crimes Court Relocated to Kololo.
July 30, 2009... THE war crimes division of the High Court will shift to its new rented home in Kololo next month, the spokesperson has said. Erias Kisawuzi said the war crimes division will share the new premises with the anti-corruption division until a...

DPP Accuses High Court of Frustration.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira THE High Court is frustrating the prosecution of suspects accused of ritual murder and defilement, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) told MPs yesterday. Richard Butera told MPs on the legal committee that...

Makerere to Train Burundians in IT.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo BURUNDI has become the first African country to benefit from Makerere University's multimillion-dollar computing and information technology (ICT) centre. A delegation from Makerere's faculty of ICT visited Burundi...

Rights Activists Want Aurien Probe.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo WOMEN rights activists have asked the Government to order the re-investigation of the murder case against the former Mukono district Police commander, James Peter Aurien. "We are not satisfied with the way the case...

Citizen Jailed in Dubai Over Marijuana.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Yasin Kakande A UGANDAN woman was jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates for selling marijuana cigarettes worth Dh500 (about sh250,000). The Dubai court was told the cigarettes were found in the apartment of Rukia Matovu...

LCs Pinned Over Sale of Wetlands.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Jude Kafuuma and Catherine Bekunda LOCAL government councils are involved in the sale of wetlands, according to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). Officials from the environment watchdog said the LC authorities...

Cheeye Still Incarcerated in Luzira Prison.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Anne Mugisa and Charles Ariko A week since the Court of Appeal granted him bail, Teddy Seezi Cheeye, 51 remains in Luzira Prison after failing to raise sh60m to pay for bail. "He has not got the money to deposit for bail yet. Until...

Teso MPs Back in Parliament.
July 30, 2009... MPs from Teso have resumed their Parliament business weeks after they suspended duties, protesting over "the Government failure" to salvage the ravaging famine. The famine is reported to have killed several people and left hundreds on the verge...

Fire Guts St. Lawrence School.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo A FIRE on Wednesday night gutted a dormitory at Crown City Secondary School in Mpigi district, destroying the property of 304 girls. The 6:30pm fire started as students settled in their classrooms for night...

Injuries Won't Stop Pirates' Title Charge.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune G4S Pirates' hard-fought victory over fancied uganda telecom Kobs left them nursing injuries but that has not eroded their newly found confidence ahead of a crucial Super 8 Rugby League tie with MTN Heathens tomorrow....

Ochan Close to Bloemfontein Celtic Deal.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Fred Kaweesi BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC head coach Owen Da Gama has a reputation of identifying promising footballers in South Africa. However, this week, the South African tactician faces a challenge of a different magnitude. That is...

Golfers Invade Arua for MTN Open.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune A sh5m bounty for a day's work has proved a major attraction for professional golfers in the MTN Arua Open that tees off tomorrow. Over 10 professional golfers and a host of Kampala and Entebbe based amateurs depart...

Warriors, KCC Lions in Zone V Semis.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Charles Mutebi THEY are not called the Warriors for nothing. As their Ugandan peers have floundered at the opposition in the 2009 Sprite Zone V Basketball championships, the Kyambogo Warriors have battled convincingly and now they...

KCC Earns Sh1 Billion From Land Deals.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Florence Nakaayi KAMPALA City Council received over sh1b from land transactions in 2008. The Kampala district land board report, indicates that sh1,041,155,176 was collected as land premium fees while sh110,384,452 was ground rent. ...

Museveni Irked by Alcohol.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Henry Mukasa PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said he has bitter memories of his first taste of alcohol and wonders why people love the sour drink. Museveni has also asked Ugandans to desist from reckless living so that they stay...

Pastor Held Over Battering Orphans.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba THE Police in Katwe, a Kampala suburb, are holding a pastor attached to the Deliverance Church in Busaabala, Wakiso district for allegedly battering two orphans and subjecting them to hard labour. Edward Bwanika was...

East Africans Fail to Travel to Country Because of Passports.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Swalley Kenyi TODAY'S friendly match between SC Villa and Kagera FC has been postponed after the Tanzanian club failed to make the trip because they were uncertain they would be let through customs. Although earlier information...

Libyans Here First for Weightlifting.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende LIBYA was the first country to arrive for the Africa Senior weight-lifting championships that start on Monday at Imperial Royale Hotel. The Libyan delegation of 29 arrived yesterday with an electronic scoreboard and...

Masaka Gets Sh100 Million Health Centre.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Roderick Ahimbazwe A Euros 40,000 (about sh100m) health centre has opened in Lwanunda village in Buwunga sub-county, Masaka district. Launching the Moloney Medical Foundation recently, information and communication technology state...

Ibamba Truly Felt Like Home.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Ernest Bazanyee IF you visit Ibamba Restaurant, which is right next to the National Museum, on a sunny afternoon, be prepared for a head rush as words like elegant, smart and pristine do the tango in your mind with other words, like...

Police in the Dock Again Over Aurien.
July 30, 2009... THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn murder charges against the former Mukono District Police Commander, James Peter Aurien who allegedly killed his wife in April last year. The DPP withdrew the case after a key witness,...

Ntungamo LCs Get Motorcycles.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Rwambuka Mugisha THE Government has given Ntungamo district 15 motorcycles to be used by sub-county chairpersons to mobilise residents and monitor government programmes. The district chairman, John Karazarwe, handed over the...

Kasese Lacks Sewer System, Hit By Cholera.
July 30, 2009... Byline: Hope Mafaranga KASESE town lacks a sewer system and as a result many residents suffer from water-borne diseases like dysentery and cholera, the town council health inspector, Louis Muhwezi, has said. Muhwezi said the National Water...

Nile Breweries Feeds Famine Victims.
July 30, 2009... A consignment of posho and beans was delivered to Acowa Health Centre, in Kapelbyong County early this week. This was part of three tonnes of food which Nile Breweries has donated to famine-hit people in several parts of the country. "We want...

Soroti Wins Taso Aids Festival.
July 30, 2009... Soroti drama group emerged winners of the The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) annual music, dance and drama festival for the eastern region. Drama groups from six districts, participated in the two-day festival that was organised by TASO in...