New Vision (Uganda) articles from June 2010, page 2

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CHOGM Engineer Jailed for Sh1.6 Billion Loss.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli Samson Bagonza, the Government chief engineer, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for abuse of office and causing a financial loss of sh1.6b. "The type of impunity exhibited by the convict has created grave...

Egyptian to Head River Nile Initiative.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa The ministers of water in the nine Nile basin countries have approved the proposal for Egypt's Dr. Wael Khairy to replace Henriette Ndombe of DR Congo as executive director of the Nile Basin Initiative. Khairy, who...

Missing Priest Was Stressed, Says Son.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo and Annet Nantongo The 58-year-old Anglican priest, who went missing 15 days ago, was stressed, according to his son. Noah Nsubuga, 20, who completed an accountancy course recently, yesterday disclosed that his...

Senior Police Officer Dead.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia and Rachael Ninsiima A senior Police officer, who was attached to the immigration department, has died. Flugencio Magembe, one of best-trained bomb experts, died in Mulago Hospital where he had been admitted in the...

Don Capello Has Begun to Stink.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Joseph Kabuleta "In any case coaches are like fish, after a while they all stink." Defining words from Giovanni Trapattoni. I could smell the rot in Fabio Capello when he hid behind the Frank Lampard disallowed goal after England...

Schools 7s Reaches 115, Await Coke Pledge.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were Local schools rugby-governing body USRA is awaiting the fulfillment of a pledge made by sponsors Coca Cola to raise the package by another sh100m if the rugby playing schools hit the 100-mark. Last year, Coca Cola...

Street Kids Embark On Taekwondo.
June 29, 2010... Byline: David Namunyala Andrew Taekwondo Academy and Abaana, a local charity organisation have started training martial arts for street children around Kampala. The programme that started last week at the Buganda Road Primary School...

Cranes to Get Bonus for Victoria Win.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Rugby Cranes' Brian Odong , Alex Mubiru and Ronald Adigas prepare for a scrum against Zimbabwe during the Tri-Nations tournament at Kampala Club on June 19. In the back ground with a head gear is skipper Mathias Ochwo....

A Breath of Life Into Embaga Y'embaata.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Isaac Baligema Two weeks ago, Bukedde TV took over the once popular night dubbed Embaga Y'embaata at Bat Valley Theatre and the night is regaining its past glory. Singer Sophie Nantongo was the guest artiste last week and her spirited...

Jamal's Good Show Botched By Misfortune.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke This has been a year of climbing to the top for singer Jamal Wasswa. First, he successfully held his maiden album launch in April and the concert won rave reviews. Last Thursday, he continued the climb by holding...

Impressive Take On Child Sacrifice.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Oneal Students of Hana Mixed School impressed guests with their drama about the fight against human sacrifice in families and the society. In attendance was Fagil Monday, the former education commissioner, who was...

Experts Tip Region Over ICT Importance.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale Experts have urged East African states to integrate ICT into their learning systems for development. Dr. Hamadou Toure, the head of the International Telecommunication Union, said the use of Internet-based media...

GroFin Creates Jobs.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko The GroFin Africa Fund (GAF) has created over 2,000 small-and-medium enterprise jobs in the various sectors of the economy. The sectors range from manufacturing to retail and services in Africa, a report released recently...

Tullow Touches Disabled Children.
June 29, 2010... Tullow Oil has joined Katalemwa Cheshire Homes to raise awareness and funds for childhood disability in the country. Tullow's contribution is part of the activities to mark the home's 40th anniversary. The centre rehabilitates children...

Standard Bank Gets Partner.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko Standard Chartered Bank and the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) have partnered to tap into the surging trade between Africa and Asia. The two banks last week signed a deal that seeks to establish a strategic...

Nokia's Ovi Store Promises to Ease Work for Content Developers.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nigel Nassar Nokia has rolled out a platform that allows developers of data to sell it easily to its intended users worldwide. Ugandan bloggers, online publishers and website developers can use Nokia's Ovi Store to sell their...

Local Coffee Consumption Increases.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Joe Nam Local consumption of coffee is up, said a top official over the weekend. "Although coffee exports have dropped in the last quarter, we are witnessing the growth of a coffee drinking culture in the domestic market," said...

No New EAC-EU Deal in Sight Yet.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi The signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should be conducted after thorough consultations with the various stakeholders, civil society organisations have demanded. The EPAs is a bilateral trade...

Each of Us Can Reap Big From Uganda's Oil.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Robert Ddamulira In 2009, I met a girl who changed my life; her name was Esther Kyosaba and we met in the most unlikely places - a district hospital of Buliisa in mid-western Uganda. Kyosaba was 14 months old; she never knew her...

Why Should the Opposition Discredit Badru Kiggundu?
June 29, 2010... Byline: Awel Uwihanganye The chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Badru Kiggundu, is under siege from political forces that are using him as a way of opposing President Museveni. Kiggundu is a decent man and one of the few...

Together We Can End Child Murders.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Frank Obonyo I was saddened by the story of three-year-old Evra Mudaali in the Saturday Vision of June 26. She was gruesomely killed and her body was found dumped at the shores of Lake Victoria. The story says Mudaali's parents...

Pope Hails Bishop Kakubi for Service.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo Pope Benedict XVI has hailed Bishop John Baptist Kakubi for his contribution to the church. In a speech read by Prof. Peter Kanyandago, of the Catholic Nkozi University, the Pope said Kakubi had diligently...

Museveni Holds Talks With Senior U.S. Official.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa and Felix Osike President Yoweri Museveni has held talks with a senior US administration official who has been on a visit to Uganda. Judith McHale, the American under-secretary for public affairs and public diplomacy,...

Time for Africa to Have a Parallel Summit to the G8.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Opiyo Oloya The world's most powerful leaders including US President Barack Obama, Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Nicolas Sarkozy, Britain's David Cameron, Japan's Naoto Kan, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, Russia's Dmitry Medvedev and...

Govt to Take 80 Percent of Oil Profits.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi and Catherine Bekunda The Government will take up to 80% of the oil revenue if the production levels are high, according to details of the petroleum production sharing agreements released to Parliament yesterday. ...

Kasirye's Family Sues Kato Kajubi.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Angela Nalumansi and Anne Mugisa The family of Joseph Kasirye, the 12-year-old boy killed in a ritual murder in Masaka in 2008, has sued city tycoon Godfrey Kato Kajubi for sh1b compensation. Kasirye's grandfather, Matia Mulondo...

Bugolobi Parents Meet Baby's Killers.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba and Andante Okanya What would you do when you meet the killers of your beloved son? Insult, spite or strangle them? This was not the case when the parents of Kham Kakama met his killers on Monday evening. The men...

Mbale Dances to the Tune of Diva Awards.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Pidson Kareire The Afrika Diva Music (ADM) Awards' activation kicked off at Green Gardens Hotel in Mbale last Saturday. It was the second in the east since its inception last year. Unlike last year's do at the Mbale Sports Club,...

Ross Sings to Ghana Victory.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Michael Kanaabi It was all jubilation at Kyadondo Rugby Club as Ghana sent the Americans packing with a superb extra time strike. Micheal Ross and Renah took advantage of the celebrations to give an emphatic performance to the already...

Kyengera Rotary Club Gets Namugalu.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga Edna Constance Namugalu is the new president of Kyengera Rotary Club. An English teacher for two decades and mother of two, Namugalu, who is the current headmistress of Bukeerere Secondary School, was installed at...

Bayimba Rocks Mbarara.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo There are different reactions to a new good art experience. After several years of watching Afro-beat performances, how were people going to react to rock music? For the folks of Mbarara, some were stunned into...

Mangoes Change the Lives of Gulu Women.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patience Aber With a baby strapped to her back and a basket of mangoes on her head, Lucy Angee treks the street of Gulu town everyday to earn money to cater for her family. The 27-year-old mother of three who has been selling mangoes...

Ntare School Road Works Start.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo Mbarara municipality has started upgrading the road which connects the town to Ntare School. Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda's Paul Kagame are Old Boys of the school. Mbarara town clerk David Kigonya said...

Lwengo NRM Chiefs Fail to Reconcile Rivals.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Bukoto South in the newly-created Lwengo district have appointed a team to arbitrate between candidates fighting to represent the party in the forthcoming elections. Lwengo...

Northern Administrative Officers Warned Against Corruption.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun Chief administrative officers (CAOs) in northern Uganda have been warned against paying contractors less than is budgeted for by the Government. Simon Toolit, the MP for Omoro county, Gulu district, said this had...

Residents Raise Funds for Church.
June 28, 2010... Residents of Abako sub-county on Sunday held a fundraising to mobilise resources to build a church worth sh84m. A total of sh9m was collected in cash and pledges together with 20 bags of cement. The church leader, the Rev. Robert Kasaija,...

Cervical Cancer Vaccination Drive for Women.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Joyce Nyakato Uganda Paediatric Association hand-in-hand with GlaxoSmithKline, a health care company, will provide vaccination against cervical cancer to girls and women aged 10-45 years on July 2 at the lower paediatrics conference...

American Adapts to Slum Life.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Oscar Bamuhigire Dr Edonna Alexandria leans over her charcoal stove (sigiri), and lights it with a few chips of pine tree wood. "I used to suffer a lot with papers a short while back," she says, a smile cutting across her face,...

Fashion for the Free Spirit.
June 28, 2010... Each one of us is born with many dreams but there is always 'The One'. Many times, however, that is all it remains - a dream. Many years down the road, you wake up and continue dreaming. One of my dreams was to become an international fashion...

Student Loan Scheme Welcome Move.
June 28, 2010... Parliament's social services committee has recommended that government set up a student loan scheme to aid students' pay for their university education. With the liberalising of university education and the admittance of paying students to...

Group of Disabled Persons Petitions to Block Polls.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya Persons with disabilities (PWDs) want the High Court to block the 2011 polls, saying the Electoral Commission (EC) has ignored them. The PWDs petitioned the court, claiming the electoral body had omitted them from...

Iganga Farmers Get 30 Heifers.
June 28, 2010... Byline: George Bita President Yoweri Museveni has given 30 heifers to Iganga farmers' groups as part of his promise to supply 60 exotic cows and goats to local associations. The district Woman MP, Beatrice Magoola, and the resident...

Bududa IDPs Stranded As NGOs Leave.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu The departure of civil organisations and relief agencies that were operating at Bulucheke camp in Bududa district has constrained the delivery of services and relief items to the displaced persons. The Uganda Red...

Rugby Cranes in High Spirits.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune The Rugby Cranes camp is in buoyant mood ahead of this Saturday's Elgon/Victoria Cup tie against sworn rivals Kenya, following the recovery of Moses Soita and Alex Mubiru. The Cranes' optimism is derived from...

Dutch See Off Slovakia to Go for Quarters.
June 28, 2010... Holland reached the World Cup last eight Monday at the expense of giantkillers Slovakia as England made coach Fabio Capello sweat over his future after a humiliating loss to Germany. Arjen Robben made his first start and scored his first goal...

Arua Demolishes Nakivubo Gulu Games.
June 28, 2010... Champions New Life Centre made a false start as Arua Public demolished Nakivubo Blue 5-0 in the Coca-Cola U-14 championship that kicked off in Gulu yesterday, reports Samson Opus and Dennis Ojwee. The Wakiso side fell 2-1 to Nyendo PS. The...

We'll Miss England.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi From a neutral perspective, it was great to see Germany progress past a hapless England team to the quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon. It was a fitting reward for the players and for coach Joachim Loew who has transformed...

Passionless African Stars.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Eden Kironde Ghana has enjoyed an amazing run at the World Cup. Youthful and willing to work for each one another, the West Africans can aptly take up the moniker of the surprise team of the tournament. But not even Ghana's...

Tornado Sees Off Rounders.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Two half centuries from Fred Isabirye and Solomon Serugga saw Tornado B beat Rounders by three wickets in the division one cricket league action. The win kept the side on course to finish among the top four and win a...

SC Villa Fans Raid Cranes U-20 Camp.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende National football governing body FUFA has been forced to shift the national U-20 side's training from Villa Park in Nsambya, after a section of SC Villa fans attacked the team, blocking their club players from training...

Bunamwaya Pip Police to Stay Top.
June 28, 2010... Byline: James Bakama, Norman Katende, Johnson Were and Dennis Ojwee Bunamwaya made yet another emphatic stride towards the Uganda Super League title beating Police at Namboole yesterday. The Wakiso side underlined its intentions as early...

20 Students Suspended Over Strike.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga Twenty students of Nyakasura School in Kabarole district have been suspended following a violent strike on Saturday. The students were protesting the administration's decision to stop them from participating in the...

Makubuya Hails Rural Teachers.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka The Attorney General, Edward Kiddu Makubuya, has praised teachers who work in rural schools, especially those in hard-to-reach areas. He noted that most teachers and other civil servants prefer to work in cities...

World Bank Gives Sh240 Billion for Agriculture.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa and Steven Candia The World Bank has given Uganda a loan of $120m (about sh240b) to increase agricultural productivity and household incomes. The money is to supplement the $497.3m (about sh995b), which the Government...

Bugolobi Baby Killer Confesses to Crime.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya, Eddie Ssejjoba, and Chris Ahimbisibwe One of the suspects in the murder of baby Kham Kakama yesterday confessed, in a statement to a city magistrate, to have been involved in the crime. Goodwin Tumusiime recorded an...

Former EAC Workers Sue for Sh75 Billion.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Reuben Olita Over 740 Kenyans who served in the defunct East African Community (EAC) have sought justice in the regional Court of Justice in Arusha, Tanzania to compel the Kenyan government to pay their benefits which have been...

No Change in Treasury Bills Yields.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko Yields for government securities will remain stable over the next few months due to minimal participation of foreign investors in the market, a top official said recently. "The outlook for the coming financial year is...

Cotton Prices Up Sh900.
June 28, 2010... Byline: John Thawite Cotton prices will remain stable for the second season running, top officials announced over the weekend. The farm gate price will stay at sh900 per kilogramme, up from the sh450 paid to farmers during the 2007/2008...

He Helps Firms in Knowledge Management.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Shamilla Kara Vincent Kaabunga has always been fascinated by electronics and automation since childhood. "I needed to figure out what made stuff click and find novel ways of applying technologies to everyday life. The gizmos at our...

Museveni's Speech At Second National Conference of NRM.(Conference news)
June 28, 2010... Speech by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda and national chairman of the NRM at the second meeting of the First National Conference of the National Resistance Movement on June 26, 2010 at Namboole National Stadium....

NRM Extends Period of Voter Register Display.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has extended the period for displaying its party voters' register from June 25 to July 2 in a bid to clean it up and reduce party disputes. At the recently concluded...

Power Company Cuts Down CHOGM Trees.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala Umeme is cutting down trees which were planted on Kampala-Entebbe highway during the 2007 Commonwealth summit. Charlotte Kemigyisha, the power transmission and distribution company's communications manager, said...

Ex-NSSF's Kagonyera Faces MPs Again.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa and Madinah Tebajjukira The parliamentary NSSF probe dragged on yesterday after witnesses either feigned ignorance or said they did not recall what transpired on matters under review. Suspended deputy managing director...

Priest Goes Missing.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo A Church of Uganda parish priest in the city has gone missing. Some family members last saw Henry Kayizzi Nsubuga of Kanyanya parish on June 15 at Kyabalogo in Mukono district, according to a newspaper notice. ...

Engineer Bagonza Regrets Sh1.6 Billion Loss.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli Convicted government chief engineer Samson Bagonza has apologised for the sh1.6b loss to the Government during the 2007 CHOGM road repairs. Appearing before Justice John Bosco Katutsi of the Anti-Corruption Court...

Lukyamuzi Threatens to Sue Parliament.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu The former Lubaga South MP, John Ken Lukyamuzi, has threatened to sue Parliament and the Attorney General if he is not paid his parliamentary emoluments within 14 days from Wednesday last week. Lukyamuzi told...

Otunnu Opponents Start New Party.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke A senior member of the Uganda Peoples Congress, who contested against Dr. Olara Otunnu for the party presidency, has formed his own political party. Dr. Sam Luwero said he was quitting UPC with some party MPs and...

Northern NGOs Face Probe.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba The Prime Minister, Apolo Nsibambi, has directed the internal affairs ministry to compile a list of all NGOs operating in the north, which have not been accounting for funds meant for the Peace, Recovery and Development...

FDC Says Alex Onzima is Free to Go.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara and Polly Kamukama The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change has said Alex Onzima, the Maracha MP, is free to join the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. "He is a free Ugandan. We expelled him from FDC after...

17-Year-Old Boy Held Over Gun.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Annet Nantongo and Herbert Ssempogo A 17-year-old boy, who reportedly picked a gun from a garbage heap in Kampala, has been arrested. The teenager, said to be a street child, is being held at Jinja Road Police Station after he...

Rwandan Envoy Dismisses Refugee Report.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Rwanda's High Commissioner to Uganda Maj. Gen. Frank Mugambagye has dismissed as superficial a report released by a local human rights organisation, saying Rwandan refugees living in Uganda are not willing to return...

Makerere Don Warns of More Floods.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa and Rachael Ninsiima Uganda is headed for more floods and drought, Charles Basalirwa, an associate professor and member of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, has said. "One of the climate change scenarios...

Mutilated Man Found, Ritual Murders Feared.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Another body with the head and private parts missing has been discovered in Busabala, Wakiso district, raising fears that ritual murders have regained momentum. Residents first saw a swarm of flies alongside a path...

Army Tightens Security Over Congolese Rebel Threat.
June 28, 2010... Byline: John Thawite The army has been put on alert in western Uganda to forestall an imminent attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels based in the DR Congo, sources said yesterday. The Congolese army recently launched an...

Ruling Party Adopts New Voting System.
June 27, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke And Joyce Namutebi THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) national conference has adopted the universal adult suffrage system for its primary elections. This means that every party member will be involved in electing...

Kaweesa Fundraises for Charity.(Concert review)
June 27, 2010... Byline: Michael Kanaabi Last Friday night one of Uganda's veteran artistes who has been off the scene for some time resurrected to give one of his most energetic performances. Forget about your usual CD-backed miming that Kampala's music...

Aziz Azion Challenges His Contemporaries.
June 27, 2010... Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke Ugandan singers hardly play instruments while singing. The ones who do are usually artistes from the old generation and they play kadongo kamu. But R&B singer Aziz Azion stands out among the contemporary...

The Brighter Side of Mineral Water Bottles.
June 27, 2010... Byline: Oyet Okwera Plastic bottles lace the entire surface and banks as the muddy water snakes its way to its final resting place. A horrible stench fills the air. I hold my nose, the stench but is no big deal to everyone else; people are...

Features of the HIV/Aids Bill.
June 27, 2010... Byline: Elvis Basudde The proposed HIV/AIDS prevention and control Bill was drafted by the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS. Its salient features are: Mandatory testing Mandatory disclosure of one's HIV status Universal access to...

I Will Keep My Secret With a Few.
June 27, 2010... Elizabeth Clare Namyalo, a teenager, was born with HIV. Every week, she will share her experience of living with HIV/AIDS We all have fears ranging from minor issues like failure and rejection to uncontrollable situations that cause misery. I...

HIV/Aids - Activists Challenge Bill.
June 27, 2010... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala The Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS has joined hands with other civil society organisations to challenge the proposed HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bill, that seeks to punish people who infect others with...

Another Side of Muyenga.
June 26, 2010... Byline: Roderick Ahimbazwe It is tacked away between Kibuli and Kansanga in Kampala "MZEE, don't take my picture," he cautions me, as he breaks his piece of jackfruit into two and gives the smaller piece to his colleague. I try to cajole...

School for Royalty.
June 26, 2010... Byline: Ahumuza Muhumuza and Anthony Sempereza Kabubwa Primary School in Kisita, Kibaale District may not attract the best pupils in the land. However, among its alumni is Kabaka Ronald Mutebi. It's shortly after 11:00am and the barefoot...

Kyambadde Pays for Dr. Hilderman's Show.
June 25, 2010... The President's former Principal Private Secretary, Amelia Kyambadde is indeed a woman with a big heart and will never stop expressing her gratitude. Last week at a party organised by the Kampala branch of her Twezimbe Development Association...