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Companies Win Jinja Roads Tenders.
March 21, 2010... Three construction companies have been awarded tenders, worth over sh296m, for road maintenance in rural areas. The district vice-chairperson, Moses Batwala, said Mukenge Building Contractors would maintain the Kabowa-Budima road at sh160m,...

46-Year-Old Man Murders Wife, Commits Suicide in Iganga.
March 21, 2010... Byline: George Bita and Doreen Musingo A 46-year-old man is said to have murdered his wife, whom he suspected of committing adultery. The man later committed suicide. Nazima Ndawula killed his wife, Efulance Babirye, 42, in what an...

Govt Denies Burning Royal Tombs.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has vehemently denied rumours that the Government is responsible for burning down the Kasubi tombs. Addressing a press conference at State House Entebbe yesterday, an angry Museveni warned...

NAADS Officials to Pay Sh70 Million.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka The National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) taskforce has asked Luwero officials to pay over sh70m. The money was lost through the fake supply of materials, falsification of documents and accounting. The...

140 Youth Recruited Into UPDF From Arua, Nebbi.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi A total of 140 youth from Arua and Nebbi districts have been enlisted in the UPDF in the ongoing recruitment exercise that started last week. Col. Dick Olum, the leader of the enrollment team, said four women were...

PS Must Account for Public Funds.
March 21, 2010... Works minister, John Nasasira, last week defended the decision to lease BMW cars for the 2007 Commonwealth summit. While appearing before the CHOGM probe committee, the minister also denied direct involvement in the CHOGM car deal. He argued...

Urban Planning Key to Wetland Conservation.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa It is business as usual in Kampala's wetlands. On one side of the city, floods are threatening to swallow those settled in low lying areas that used to be wetlands. Areas like Kalerwe and Bwaise in Kawempe Division,...

Lira Hospital Had No Contraceptives for 10 Months.
March 21, 2010... Lira Regional Hospital, which would otherwise be the savior of women, has not had contraceptives for 10 months now. Magdalene Akello, an enrolled midwife who mans the family planning clinic that was started in 1993, says: "I have been...

Family Planning- Uganda Runs Out of Contraceptives.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo and Irene Nabusoba She was 16 years when she had her first baby. In six years, she was a mother of four. Tired, she sought the help of a herbalist in vain. She was pregnant again before her little one was barely three...

Buganda Begins Week of Mourning.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa The Buganda Lukiiko (parliament) convenes today to discuss the reconstruction of the Kasubi royal tombs which were gutted by fire last week as the kingdom begins a week of mourning. Mengo minister of information Peter...

Smallholder Farmers Get Sh50 Billion Boost.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko Over 300,000 households across the country are expected to benefit from a $25m (about sh50b) agri-business loan scheme by Stanbic Bank, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and Kilimo Trust. Stanbic will...

MTAC on Job Creation Campaign.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi The Management Training and Advisory Centre has embarked on a nationwide job creation awareness campaign using business-oriented approaches. "We want to address the issue of unemployment by using relevant business...

Access to Clean Water Still a Problem in Africa.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Joaquim Chissano This week marks World Water Day, and I am personally endorsing a report by African scientists that examines our continent's water resources and calls for our political leaders to work more closely with Africa's...

Foreign Observers At Rukiga Polls Today.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara and Goodluck Musinguzi DELEGATIONS from the US, UK and Netherlands diplomatic missions have arrived in Kabale district to observe the byelections for the Rukiga county parliamentary seat, which take place today. ...

Parties Fight for Kyambogo Guild Seat.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja Major political parties have shifted their battles to Kyambogo University guild presidential race, after Makerere University suspended their guild elections. The suspension reportedly followed riots caused by Kenyan...

FAO Needs Sh390 Billion for Country.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) needs a total of $197m (about sh394b) for humanitarian programmes in Uganda this year. FAO and its partners plan to assist 150,000 households in Karamoja with livestock...

Kayihura Orders Health Examination on FDC Supporter.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara and Goodluck Musinguzi The Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura has ordered a medical examination of Igrid Turinawe injured in a scuffle on Thursday night when FDC supporters stormed Kabale Police Station. ...

Education Minister Attends Burial of Kenyan Student.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya The government is to assist in compensating the families of the two Makerere University Kenyan students killed last week by a private security guard, the state minister for higher education, Mwesigwa Rukutana, has said....

Country and Rwanda Start 24-Hour Border Services.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Beatrice Batamuliza Uganda and Rwanda revenue authorities on Friday launched a one-stop border system at Gatuna border post on the Rwandan side. The service will see both countries share the same office building, data through...

UNEB to Appeal On Exam Nullification Case.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is to appeal against a case it lost to three primary schools in western Uganda for having nullified their pupils' results. The High Court last week ordered the national...

Pollution Chokes Water Source.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa The water quality at the inner Murchison Bay, around Ggaba and Luzira, has become over-polluted because of the filth from Kampala City that has been filtering through Lake Victoria over the years. This has forced the...

Heathens Crown Successful 2009.
March 21, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Rugby side MTN Heathens won as the 2009 uganda telecom/USPA top Sports Personality of the Year prize in one of the biggest surprises in the 24-year history of the prestigious award. What many had predicted as a contest...

Cranes Boss Hard Pressed for Choices.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi As the countdown to Uganda's Africa Nations Championship return fixture against Burundi gathers pace, Cranes boss Bobby Williamson finds himself with plenty of puzzles. The Scot virtually knows the skeleton of his...

Nanziri, Ngaimoko Make Africa Grade.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus Emily Nanziri and Ali Ngaimoko qualified for the Africa Senior Championship as the Commonwealth Games marks still eluded athletes in the national athletics trials on Saturday. Nanziri of Ndejje clocked 11.5 seconds in...

Hat Trick Miss is an Inspiration to Kipsiro.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Moses Kipsiro will take the narrow miss out on a third consecutive Sports Personality of the Year accolade as an inspiration to even perform better this season. Kipsiro was runner up to rugby club MTN Heathens in the...

Time We Kicked Racism Out of Football.
March 21, 2010... Byline: James Lwanga The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for heavy punishment against the perpetrators of racism in football. As Africa heads towards hosting the first ever World Cup on the continent, Navi...

Team Ready for World Championships.
March 21, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende National long distance coach Gordon Ahimbisibwe is confident Team Uganda is ready for the challenge that awaits them at the World Cross Country championships. The team departs Thursday for the annual event due Sunday...

Control Land Slides With Agro Forestry.
March 20, 2010... The Government has embarked on a tree planting programme in mountainous areas whose forest cover has been depleted as a result of poor management. The reforestation drive is one of the measures taken to address the problem of landslides,...

Cabinet Urged to Reject Media Law.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma A US-based organisation, Freedom House, wants Cabinet to reject the proposed amendment to the Press and Journalist Act aimed at preventing journalists from functioning without fear of recrimination. Freedom House is...

Guard Charged With Makerere Murder.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Angela Nalumansi The security guard said to have shot dead two Kenyan students has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Prosecution told Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court that Richard...

Briton Appeals to Save Matrimonial Home.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu A British mother of four, Anne Margaret Knox, has asked the Court of Appeal to stop her estranged Ugandan husband, Herbert Musisi, from selling their matrimonial home at Munyonyo. The property worth hundreds of...

What Effect Will New UPC President Otunnu Have On the Current Political Set Up?
March 20, 2010... Byline: Wafula Oguttu and Ofwono Opondo What are the views of the NRM and the opposition on the topic of the week? Sunday Vision pits opposition columnist Wafula Oguttu against Government representative Ofwono Opondo. WAFULA OGUTTU This...

Country Needs to Turn Back to God.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo It is not too late to turn Uganda into a God-fearing nation. For God and my country, we all say. The motto exactly connotes the most powerful law of agape love with which Jesus summarised all the 10 Commandments. For...

Use Your Savings to Develop - Janet.
March 20, 2010... The First Lady and Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni, has urged farmers in Ruhaama county to learn to use their savings to improve production on their farms and to start other income-generating projects instead of always...

Museveni Roots for Kakuru in Rukiga.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara and Goodluck Musinguzi President Yoweri Museveni has advised the people of Rukiga County in Kabale District to support the NRM flag-bearer Adison Kakuru in the by-election. He said Amos Mugisha, the independent...

FDC's Kizza Besigye Rules Out Violence.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Ali Mumbule The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, has asked the party delegates to stop thinking about violent methods of removing the Government from power. "It is only those who have never gone...

IGG to Probe Jinja Land Wrangles.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Jackie Nambogga The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has been tasked to investigate the ongoing land wrangles in Jinja Municipality, the Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Christopher Bagonza, has revealed. The land that is...

Namilyango for Revenge Over Kisubi.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were Former schools' rugby league champions Namilyango College are plotting revenge against Kisubi in the semi-finals of the event due today. Namilyango went down to their rivals 6-3 last year's semifinals. Given the long...

Rugby Body, Police Want Game Improved.
March 20, 2010... Domestic rugby governing body URU and the Uganda Police are in the final stage of a partnership to have the sport introduced in the institution. "We want to make the force the core of rugby development because they have the facilities and...

Makerere University Retains Basketball Title.
March 20, 2010... Makerere University team A retained the institution's basketball title after overcoming Kings 47-45 in a competitive final. Frank Ikibat, voted the tournament's MVP, spurred the winners with 13 points. It was a double triumph when Makerere...

Namboole Stadium Affected By Flooding.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi Namboole Stadium management will need to borrow technical assistance from their counterparts at Nakivubo Stadium if they are to repair the severely damaged grounds at the ultra-complex in time for Cranes' Africa Nations...

Tornado Begin Luswata Cup Defence.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi Tornado get their Luswata Cup defence underway with a straightforward test against SKLPS and deputy captain Steven Kahuma has promised a display of "quality cricket" at Entebbe. "We are going to take it one game at a...

Kipsiro to Display Skills in ISU Show.
March 20, 2010... Moses Kipsiro is among elite athletes expected to take part in the ninth edition of the Stanbic International School of Uganda Family Fun Run due at Lubowa on April 25. Uganda Athletics Federation official Ronnie Kasirye said at the launch of...

Bakkabulindi Directs Nakivubo On Ex-Stars.
March 20, 2010... State Sports Minister Charles Bakkabulindi has directed Nakivubo Stadium management to create an office for the former international soccer players to plan for their association. According to Fred Kateregga, the press secretary to the...

Oil to Drive Economy.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita Oil and gas could be the engine for poverty reduction and sustainable development in Uganda. THE exploration of oil is expected to generate huge revenues that are needed to achieve equitable, sustainable and...

Meet Our Politicians - Pereza Ahabwe.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Elizabeth Namazzi He's one of the boldest and most controversial ministers you'll ever come across. It was he who ordered civil servants to shut up if they can't campaign for the ruling NRM government and threatened them with the sack...

Independents Threaten Party Democracy.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato Political parties face a new threat to their ability to win elections - aggrieved contestants in primaries. One of the reasons the National Resistance Movement lost the by-elections in Mbale Municipality was because...

Rukiga County By-Elections Turn Religious.
March 20, 2010... While none of the candidates in the hotly contested Rukiga County is known for their religious fervour, the voters have decided to cast their votes along religious lines. As a result, one of the front runner candidates is facing an uphill...

Kasubi Tombs Fire - History Repeats Itself.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala and Esther Namugoji Kasubi Tombs, Buganda's royal burial grounds, were reduced to ash on Tuesday. Records show that there have been similar fires in Buganda's history such as the one that sealed the Uganda martyrs...

'Spirits' Investigate Kasubi Fire.
March 20, 2010... Following last week's fire outbreak at Kasubi Tombs, three official task forces were instituted to establish the cause. They include a police team led by Deputy CID boss Moses Sakira, a central government cabinet sub-committee led by the gender...

Rioters for Hire.
March 20, 2010... They have been around for years, only that the demand for their services has suddenly shot up following the Kasubi Tombs fire. A group of unemployed youth, who in the past used to loiter around downtown Kampala are said to have shifted base to...

Funding for Rival DP Faction.
March 20, 2010... As many political parties have found out the hard way, organising a delegates conference is an expensive venture that most party leaders are reluctant to undertake. So when the Democratic Party (DP) faction led by Samuel Lubega declared their...

FDC Needs New Presidential Candidate.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo Former army commander, now Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) chief mobiliser, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, who is currently campaigning to be elected as the party's flag bearer in the 2011 presidential race, argues that the...

Losing Our History.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Dr. Ian Clarke I was walking down Kampala Road on Wednesday when a man tapped me on the shoulder and said 'Can I be allowed to greet you?' At first I was a little suspicious, since one meets all sorts of characters on the street, most...

Bukenya Wants Mbabazi's NRM Post.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Moses Mulondo VICE-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya is to stand against Amama Mbabazi for the position of secretary general of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). "I have accepted to take up that position with the prime...

Kasubi Tombs to Get Perimetre Wall.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo and Timothy Kasura A perimeter wall is to be erected around the royal tombs at Kasubi, Buganda's prime minister J. B. Walusimbi said yesterday. He was speaking during a service at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala...

'Missing' Makerere Guild Candidate Arrested.
March 20, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo A Makerere University guild presidential aspirant has been arrested for allegedly circulating a rumour that he had gone missing. Otteran Tayebwa, a second-year computer science student, is detained at the Rapid...

Footballers in Prison.
March 20, 2010... Footballers are in prison gentlemen and it's not funny . Hamza Muwonge was lucky to stay for 24 hours but ex- internationals Polly Ouma, Ibrahim Buwembo and Augustine Barigye have not shared similar luck. Ouma is one of the greatest strikers...

Bombo Targeting Two Titles.
March 19, 2010... Byline: David Namunyala Bombo schools are out to successfully defend their titles at the fourth edition of the National Primary handball championship. The event will be held at Ndejje University today . The Bombo schools dominated the...

Mwaka Faces Tight Race.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry Golfers are due in Entebbe for the final round of the quarterly Mug of Mugs tournament tomorrow. The competition will also coincide with the launch of the sponsorship partnership between Orange telecom and Moonberg....

Cranes Inspire Youngsters.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi Virtually all the successful footballers that have prominently rocked Ugandan football over the years at one stage or another had a football figure they looked out to for inspiration. Cranes captain Ibrahim Sekagya...

Rolling Subs Plan On Trial.
March 19, 2010... Rugby Football Union, the body that runs union rugby in England have sanctioned a potentially divisive trial proposal to have rolling substitutions at their amateur county championship cup. In simple terms, this means you can interchange up...

Heathens Out for 10th Win.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune MTN Heathens look good for a 10th straight win in the Nile Special Premier Rugby League when they take on Hima Impis at Kyadondo today. Heathens will enjoy the benefit of playing Impis twice at Kyadondo because of a...

The Gun Seems to Have Become the Symbol of Peace in this Country!
March 19, 2010... Byline: James William Mugeni Black, yellow, red colours and a crested crane seem to be losing state symbolism. During my civics lessons in the 70s we were expected to know the colours of the national flag. It was also a requirement that we...

300 Manafwa Families Flee Imminent Landslides.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu Over 300 families residing on the mountainous parts of Manafwa district have fled their homes due to the emergence of cracks in the ground, signaling an imminent recurrence of landslides. The gaping cracks that...

Address Urban Unemployment.
March 19, 2010... In the aftermath of the Kasubi fire security agencies engaged in running battles with riotous youth, which caused the death of three people. Similar scenes were seen during the pro-Kabaka riots last year and the demonstration against the...

Rotten Pole Saves Power Thief.
March 19, 2010... A man who had not paid his electricity bills in Mbuya, a Kampala suburb, was left to enjoy his unpaid power when a rotten pole foiled Umeme's attempts to disconnect him. Umeme staff had switched off James' power several times due to...

Student Loses Laptop Over Rolex.
March 19, 2010... There was drama in Wandegeya, a Kampala suburb, when a Makerere University student lost his laptop to a boda boda rider. The student, only identified as Bernard, a computer science student, had boarded a boda boda to Makerere, but when he...

Guard Forced to Dance for Beer.
March 19, 2010... Moses Atim, a security guard, was on Sunday forced to dance after failing to pay for beers he had taken. Atim was at a local bar in Kayunga. When the barmaid asked him for money, he checked his pockets but did not pull out anything. She made an...

Motorist Scares Cop.
March 19, 2010... A policeman in Lugazi took off when a taxi driver he had stopped claimed to be speaking to the police publicist, Judith Nabakooba, last week. The cop had waved down the driver for speeding. The driver made a call as the cop wrote down the...

Bubulo, Jonam Kibale Seats Promise Exciting Campaigns.
March 19, 2010... The election year, 2011, is around the corner. Incumbents will struggle to retain their seats while many others will vie to replace them. The contests will cut across; from president, parliamentary constituencies to local government. As the...

Scholarship for Students Who Excel in Biology, Chemistry Starts.
March 19, 2010... The Soroti local government has set up a scholarship scheme for students who excel in Biology and Chemistry subjects, the district speaker, Joseph Opio Osoto, has said. Osoto said the scheme would start this year with the best students in...

Justice Doesn't Retire , Says Kanyeihamba.
March 19, 2010... Prof. George Kanyeihamba does not want to be referred to as retired justice. He says justice never retires. At a recent public dialogue at Hotel Africana, many of people who spoke before Kanyeihamba referred to him a retired justice. When it...

Local Escapes Death at Miss East Africa - Dubai Pageant.
March 19, 2010... Revellers at the Miss East Africa beauty pageant at Submarine Club, Dhow Palace Hotel, Dubai, last Sunday turned violent in protest of the winner. Haider Luwaga, the Ugandan organiser, survived being stabbed by a Nigerian who demanded to know...

Mengo Demands Sh20 Billion Rent Arrears for Kasubi Repair.
March 19, 2010... Buganda kingdom has urged the Government to pay up rent arrears amounting to sh20b to enable them reconstruct Kasubi tombs. Mengo officials made the demands yesterday morning as the kingdom opened talks with the Central Government on the...

United Nations Predicted Fire.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Charles Wendo and Joshua Kato The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) eight years ago warned that the Kasubi tombs were at a risk of being destroyed by fire, termites or rain. The agency on...

Religious Leaders Call for Calm in Buganda.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira Religious leaders have regretted the burning of the Kasubi royal tombs and consoled Kabaka Ronald Mutebi, urging him to be strong in what they called a trying moment for Buganda. The leaders, led by the chairman...

Cheeye Appeal for April 1.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter An appeal, in which Teddy Sseezi Cheeye is challenging the 10-year jail term he got last year, is set for hearing on April 1 by the Court of Appeal. On April 8, last year, Justice John Bosco Katutsi, the head of the...

E. African Community Rewards Essay Winning Students.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Juliet Lukwago THE East African Community (EAC), in partnership with the education ministry has rewarded 10 students who excelled in the EAC 2009 essay writing competition. Maureen Logose of Nabisunsa Girls got $300 (about...

Forestry Boss Arrested Over Sh3 Billion.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli Akankwasa was picked from his home in Naguru, Kampala by Police detectives attached to the IGG's office. He was scheduled to appear in court. Buganda Road Court Magistrate Francis Matenga on Thursday issued criminal...

Kasubi - What Money Cannot Replace.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Anthony Ssempereza Mengo government has set up a committee to rebuild Kasubi tombs, which were razed to the ground by fire on Tuesday. According to the Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro (Prime Minister), JB Walusimbi, this committee is...

Oyo Anniversary Preparations in High Gear.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga The preparations for the 18th birthday and coronation anniversary of the Tooro king, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, are in high gear, with kings from Ivory Coast and Swaziland among the guests expected. The...

Mao is a Joker, Says Museveni.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Ahmed Kateregga President Yoweri Museveni has described the new Democratic Party (DP) president, Nobert Mao, as a joker who should not be entrusted with the mantle of leading the country. This was Museveni's first comment since Mao...

Bududa Children Receive Aid.
March 19, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale Child survivors in the recent Bududa mudslide tragedy have received a donation of books, clothing and toys from a charity. While receiving the donation, the Uganda Red Cross Secretary General, Michael Nataka, said...