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UK Gives Sh300 Billion to the North.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun The UK government has contributed 100m pounds (about sh300b) towards the recovery and development of the war-ravaged northern Uganda. During the launch of the UK post-conflict development programme for northern Uganda...

Yumbe Residents Storm Police to Lynch Suspect.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi Chaos broke out in Yumbe town on Monday as residents stormed the central Police station wanting to lynch a murder suspect. The north-western regional Police spokesman, Henry Alyang, said the incident occurred at around...

Lango Region Wants Compensation.
March 17, 2010... The people in Lango sub-region are demanding compensation from the Government for the damages caused during the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in northern Uganda. Under the Lango War Claimants Association, war victims are seeking...

Ex-Captives Advised On Families.
March 17, 2010... Former Lord's Resistance Army captives have been urged to use family planning methods. Speaking at the agricultural management training for the former captives from Gulu municipality, Koro and Bobi on Tuesday, Sr. Mary Oker of the Amnesty...

First Lady Counsels Youth on Abstinence.
March 17, 2010... The First Lady, Janet Museveni, has urged the youth to abstain from sex before marriage as their contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS. "You are the hope for the future, When you guard against HIV, Uganda will have responded to the fight...

Kasubi Tombs - Let the Police Investigate.
March 17, 2010... THE fire that gutted the historic Kasubi Tombs is a tragedy, not only for Buganda but for the whole of Uganda.The mausoleum, where four former Buganda kings lay buried, was not only a cultural site for the Baganda, it was part of our national...

Museveni Orders Probe on Kasubi Fire.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa and Eddie Sejjoba President Yoweri Museveni has ordered for an immediate probe into the burning of the Buganda royal tombs. He pledged that the Government would support the kingdom to reconstruct the world-famous...

Kabakas Still Intact, Says Katikkiro.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Joseph Maseruka THE remains of the four Buganda kings buried in the burnt Kasubi tombs are intact, Katikkiro JB Walusimbi said yesterday. Briefing journalists at the Bulange, Walusimbi said: "Fortunately, gallant rescue efforts...

Parliament Condemns Kasubi Fire and Shooting of Civilians.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot and Catherine Bekunda MPs yesterday condemned the Kasubi fire. Gender Minister Gabriel Opio regretted the incident and conveyed sympathy to the people of Buganda. Opio told the House, presided over by Speaker Edward...

Police Account of the Kasubi Tombs Fire.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia 8:50pm Tuesday: The Fire Brigade receives a call about the fire. 8:52pm: The Fire Brigade dispatches the first fire truck. 9:03pm: The commander of the truck radios the headquarters, asking for an additional fire...

130-Year Kasubi History Ends in Ashes.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato and Titus Kakembo Whatever way you look at it, March 17 was a day of infamy, not only for the royal family, not only for the Baganda, not only for Uganda, but for the entire world. For the Buganda royals, it hurts that...

Fire at World Heritage Site Puzzles Security.
March 17, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa, Eddie Ssejjoba and Brian Mayanja GUNFIRE rocked Kasubi royal burial grounds as security fired to clear the way for President Yoweri Museveni to inspect the place yesterday. Two people died from Mulago Hospital and...

Who Owns Country's Oil - the Government or the Citizens?
March 17, 2010... Byline: A.B.K. Kasozi IN a bid to stimulate the debate on Uganda's newly discovered oil and the sharing of the oil wealth, Business Vision runs a series of articles by Professor Kasozi, the director of the National Council for Higher...

Sudan Denies LRA Rebel Chief Is In Darfur.
March 16, 2010... THE Sudanese army has denied reports that the feared leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has found refuge in the western region of Darfur. "Joseph Kony is not in Darfur," Sudanese army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad told AFP....

Country's Currency Weakens Against the Dollar.
March 16, 2010... THE Ugandan shilling weakened against the dollar on Tuesday, undermined by increased demand from corporate clients, traders said. Commercial banks traded the shilling at 2,095/2,100 per dollar from 2,085/2,090 at Monday's close. Traders...

Slain Makerere Students Identified As Kenyan.
March 16, 2010... The two Makerere University students who were shot dead by a private security guard were Kenyans. The deceased have been identified as Brain Amuoga and Ignatius Nyongesa. They were shot by a security guard at a private hostel early this...

Country Partners India in Banana Research.
March 16, 2010... Research bodies in Uganda and India have teamed up to explore the textile potential of the banana fibre, a part of the banana tree mostly considered waste material. The research programme will explore opportunities for value added textile...

Teachers Learn to Use Newspapers in Class.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Ayiga Ondoga It was cutting, and pasting coupled with lots of discussions during The New Vision's Newspapers in Education (NIE) workshops in Kashaari and Rwampara counties in Mbarara recently. Edward Mbabazi, the Mbarara district...

Bududa Tragedy - Schools on Road to Recovery.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Fredrick Womakuyu The pain of the landslide tragedy that hit Bududa district will stay on for long. The education sector was severely affected. About 100 pupils perished. As seventy-eight-year-old Dison Kuloba remembers the sight...

Police Should Fight Power Thefts.
March 16, 2010... THE Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen Kale Kayihura, over the weekend arrested six Police constables and an Umeme engineer in Mbale for allegedly breaking into the houses of illegal power consumers. Umeme, however, says it has no evidence...

First Lady Mourns Former Minister's Mother.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Caleb Bahikaho THE First Lady, Mrs. Janet Museveni, on Friday paid her last respects to the mother of former health minister Jim Muhwezi. Eva Katugugu, 85, died last week of lung cancer and was buried at her home in Kitojo, Buyanja...

Wildlife Authority Denies Torture Chambers.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Ben Mugisa THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) last week clashed with herdsmen in Nyabushozi, Kiruhura district over reportedly owning torture chambers inside Lake Mburo National Park. The herdsmen, who hail from the cattle...

Kibwetere Land Still Unclaimed.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Patson Baraire THE land at Nyabugoto in Kanungu town, which belonged to the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God cult, has not been reclaimed by Kibwetere's kin as reported, the LC3 chairman, Godfrey Tumwebaze Karabenda, has...

'Grow Food Crops Not Sugarcane'.
March 16, 2010... Gender state minister Rukia Isanga Nakadama has asked residents with small land holdings to avoid sugarcane cultivation and concentrate on food production, saying this would cater for the food requirements of their families. Isanga was on...

Join Fishing Industry - Ministers Urge Women.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Esther Mukyala and Doreen Musingo THE fisheries state minister, Fred Mukisa, has urged women to join the fisheries sector, saying they would help the Government in its struggle to fight illegal fishing. "Women take on fishing which...

Over 800 Bududa Landslide Victims Register for School.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu A total of 814 children displaced by landslides in Namashate parish and the neighbouring Bumayoka sub-county in Bududa district have registered for nursery and primary school education in Bulucheke camp. Ezra Nabute,...

New Charter to Boost Patients' Rights.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Aziz Agaba The health ministry is set to launch the Patients' Charter, a document that defines the rights and responsibilities of patients and health providers. The charter outlines the patients' rights, redress, privacy,...

Distorting Family Set-Up Contradicts Universal Beliefs.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Dr. Nsaba Buturo IMMORALITY is a giant killer. Its heartbreak is too devastating to underestimate. In Uganda, its casualties include the family - that age-old indispensable institution as far as human civilisation is concerned....

Kibwetere's Daughter Speaks Out On the Cult.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Mary. a Kibwetere IT is now 10 years since the Kanungu inferno in which over 1,000 people lost their lives. The people belonged to a religious cult called the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God. It was...

Pearl Drivers Must Wear Safety Devices.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Competitors the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally will have to part with at least $1200 (sh2.4m) for each crew to purchase HANS devices to enhance their safety. Clerk of course Stephen Byaruhanga has advised...

Cranes Skipper Sekagya Out for a Month.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi If Uganda had been among the 32 teams expected to compete in the 2010 World Cup, the entire country would have been gripped with panic over Ibrahim Sekagya latest injury scare. The Cranes captain has been ruled out of...

USPA Nomination Excites Boxer Asiku.
March 16, 2010... Jackson "Action" Asiku expected his nomination for the prestigious Uganda telecom/USPA Personality of the Year award, writes James Bakama. "I deserve it and I can assure you this might not be the last time you see me walking down the red...

Omondi Returns to UCU Fold, FUBA Package Up.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha UCU Canons will be looking to restore their lost pride after the confirmed return of 'prodigal son' Geoffrey Omondi. The point guard is back from a stint with Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) where he had landed a high...

Williamson Stresses Ball Possession.
March 16, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Ball possession will be key in coach Bobby Williamson's drills when the Cranes return to camp tomorrow for their Africa Nations Championship return leg with Burundi. "We have to keep possession and create as many...

Man Arrested Over Taxi Robberies.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia and Justus Akampa The police over the weekend arrested a taxi conductor said to have been central in the recent wave of taxi robberies that hit Kampala city. Edgar Lubega, 27, of Nansana, a city suburb and a taxi...

Students Warned Against Sex Scandals.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba Students on vacation have been warned against sex scandals. "We have heard several murder stories involving young students in love relationships with men, which hurts both their parents and the nation," said Simon...

Minister Commends Private Clinics.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja Stephen Mallinga, the Minister of Health, has commended investment in private health care. He said it had reduced congestion in public hospitals. Mallinga made the remarks last week while commissioning Uganda Martyrs...

FDC to Engage Army in 2011 Polls.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has revealed plans to engage the army in its preparations to conquer the presidency during next year's elections. The scheme that has been talked about by the party's deputy...

DPP Discontinues Several Court Cases.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has discontinued proceedings of a 2006 case in which 12 people were indicted for murder. Principal State Attorney David Ndamurani told High Court judge Benjamin Kabiito, who...

75-Year-Old On Murder Charges.
March 16, 2010... A 75-year-old woman of Pajimo Bolo village in Akwang sub-county in Kitgum was on Friday charged in the magistrate's court with alleged murder of her husband. Court heard that Leonora Laryang used a big stick to kill John Oyet on March 6 at...

Rivers Run Dry As Tree Cutting, Encroachment Intensify.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa Times are tough for Sarah Amana, 33, a fish monger at Laropi landing site in Adjumani district, northern Uganda. The fishermen no longer bring in the bountiful catches. Amana has had to settle for smaller fish. She...

Water Scarcity to Hit Country By 2035.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa Water scarcity is likely to hit Uganda by 2035, according to the 2009 review report by the Ministry of Water and Environment. Per capita water availability will drop to 896 cubic meters per year, below the...

Collaborative teaching is the way to go.
March 16, 2010... Most schools that register excellent academic performance cite collaborative teaching as one of their success secrets. Although the primary education syllabus confines collaborative teaching to lower primary, it can be adopted at any educational...

I Survived Kanungu Fire By a Whisker.
March 16, 2010... On March 17, 2000, Ugandans woke up to horror: more than 700 people had been burnt beyond recognition in a church at Nyabugoto in Kanungu district. The fire is believed to have been set by the leaders of the Movement for the Restoration of Ten...

Bududa Tragedy.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Fredrick Womakuyu The pain of the landslide tragedy that hit Bududa district will stay on for long. The education sector was severely affected. About 100 pupils perished. As seventy-eight-year-old Dison Kuloba remembers the sight...

What Do Teachers, Pupils Say?
March 16, 2010... Teachers Stephen Okia, a mathematics teacher at Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School, Mengo, says co-teaching is an effective way of handling difficult topics. "It is suitable for slow learners, but the fast learners may feel like the teacher...

Teach in teams for Better Learning.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Irene Nabusoba The Ministry of Education and Sports is urging schools to embrace co-teaching, where two or more teachers plan, conduct and evaluate learning activities together. Dr Yusuf Nsubuga, the director basic and secondary...

Kutesa Grilled Over Chogm Expenses.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Henry Mukasa FOREIGN affairs minister Sam Kutesa was yesterday questioned by MPs about his role in the procurement of BMW cars used to transport the heads of government during the 2007 Commonwealth summit. The...

Fatal Shooting Sparks Riots At Makerere.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo Okanya and B. Asiimwe MAKERERE University students, mainly from Kenya, yesterday rioted after their two colleagues were shot dead at a hostel on the main campus. The shooting on Monday night took place amid...

Buganda's Royal Tombs in Kasubi Burnt.
March 16, 2010... KASUBI Tombs were last night burnt by fire, whose origin was not immediately established. The Police Fire Brigade rushed to the scene but its efforts to put out the raging fire at the traditional burial grounds of Buganda kings were disrupted by...

Independent Refuses to Stand Down in Rukiga Polls.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara AMOS Mugisha, the independent candidate in the Rukiga parliamentary by-elections, has vowed not to pull out of the race in favour of the official NRM candidate. In an interview with The New Vision on Monday in Hotel...

Rice Growers to Attend Mali Congress.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka UGANDA'S rice experts are to attend the Africa Rice Congress in Bamako, Mali to present the country's success story in rice production. The team leader for the cereal programme at the National Agricultural...

Three Ministry Officials Get Bail.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli THE Anti-Corruption Court yesterday granted bail to three senior officials in the Ministry of Health who were charged with corruption in connection with mismanaging anti-malarial drugs. The officials included the...

Police Arrest 28, Recover Guns, Bombs.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia and Justus Akampa THE Police have arrested 28 suspects and recovered 10 guns and two rocket propelled grenades in an operation carried out in eight districts. Other items recovered were 91 bullets, sh42m and 560 boxes...

Adopt Good Technologies to Improve Sanitation, Says Official.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia STAKEHOLDERS in the sanitation sector have been urged to design user friendly technologies for the construction of latrines in a bid to improve sanitation. During the opening of a sanitation and hygiene improvement...

Parliament Condemns Makerere Killings.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot and Catherine Bekunda MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday condemned the killing of the Kenyan students and called for stricter control of guns, especially those in the hands of private security firms. The MPs were...

Forestry Impounds Timber Trucks.
March 16, 2010... Byline: John Semakula ABOUT 10 trucks suspected of carrying illegal timber worth millions of shillings from different parts of Uganda to Kampala have been impounded by forestry officials. The impounded vehicles were displayed before...

Five Killed in Magamaga Accident.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Donald Kiirya FIVE people were yesterday killed in an accident involving a Kampala-bound Gateway bus and a commuter taxi. According to the Mayuge district Police commander, Nazarius Mugisha, the head-on collusion, which occurred at...

Nakasongola Official Grilled Over Sh340.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka MPs yesterday grilled Nakasongola district officials over failure to account for sh346m in the 2007/08 financial year. The delegation, led by the chief administrative officer (CAO), Philemon Mubiru, and the...

Museveni to Attend Brazil Urban Forum.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni is among world leaders expected to attend the fifth World Urban Forum to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between March 22 and 26. The forum will discuss sustainable urbanisation,...

Olara Otunnu, UPC Has Given You a Hoe Get Back to Work.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Opiyo Oloya Dear Dr. Olara Otunnu, UPC Party President, Congratulations on your election as the new president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC). Your old friend and mentor the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was fond of quoting the...

Coffin Prices Hit Roof in Bududa.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala The cost of coffins in Bududa district has risen by 100% in the last three weeks following the landslides that killed over 350 people.According to David Wesonga a carpenter at Bukalasi trading centre, a coffin is...

Mukwano Starts Sh2 Billion Maize Plant in Lango.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Patrick Okino The Mukwano group of companies has unveiled a sh2b maize factory in Lira. "The factory will be operational next month and will require 100 tonnes every day," Tony Ghadoka, the Mukwano Group executive director, said. ...

SACCO's to Get Law.
March 16, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja The Government is to make a law to regulate the operations of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs). Ruth Nankabirwa, the micro-finance state minister, said SACCOs were handling people's money, yet they...

Govt Faulted on Bank Rates.
March 16, 2010... Byline: Alice Kiingi Frequent government borrowing from commercial banks to finance its budget deficit and high risk premium rates on risky small-scale businesses are responsible for the high interest rates on private sector borrowing. ...

Namilyango, Budo Win Rugby Ties.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were Namilyango College showed disrespect to their hosts hospitality when they smashed Hana Mixed 21-0 in the Coca Cola Schools Rugby League on Sunday. Davis Sembuya and Adrian Juuko scored a try each while William...

Cranes Eager to Confront Burundi.
March 15, 2010... Byline: James Bakama FUFA is leaving nothing to chance in Uganda's Africa nations Championship match return leg against Burundi. The Cranes, who returned at 8pm last night from Bujumbura, will have only two days rest before their March 28...

Premier Show Early Credentials.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi Premier's victory over the Warriors in the Luswata knockout tournament is bound to send shivers across the local cricket landscape.The event opens the season but the winning margin against newly-formed Warriors will no...

PAC Needs to Be Fair And Just.
March 15, 2010... The chairman of the public accounts committee (PAC), Nandala Mafabi, has denied that he asked the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to carry out an audit into the CHOGM activities by Saatchi and Saatchi. Instead, he said, he asked UBC to conduct...

Police Stuck With Lost Babies.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia and Justus Akampa The police is stuck with two babies aged between eight months and two years who were abandoned by their mothers. The Police said they are searching for the mothers, one of them identified as Katarina...

Cabinet Cleared Saatchi and Saatchi Contract, Says Kutesa.
March 15, 2010... Foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa yesterday explained that the CHOGM Cabinet sub-committee authorised the award of the contract to Saatchi and Saatchi to get sponsorship from companies for the Commonwealth summit. Saatchi and Saatchi has...

Two Die From Poisoned Meat.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa Two people have died in Lake Katwe fishing village after eating meat from a poisoned carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park. According to Ludwig Siefert, a biologist at Makerere University, a woman who had gone to...

Museveni Warns Govt Schools on Fees.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot President Museveni has expressed anger over teachers who continue imposing charges in government schools, warning that stern action would be taken. "UPE was meant for the underprivileged children whose parents could...

Mulago Hospital Needs 30 Neurosurgeons.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Wilfred Sanya Mulago Hospital needs about 30 neurosurgeons to treat brain tumour patients and accident victims. "We have only five neurosurgeons at the moment. In a week we handle about 15 neurosurgeries, which is a very small...

Jacob Zuma's Wife Here On Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa African women develop breast cancer on average 15 years earlier than their counterparts on other continents. This was revealed by South Africa's first lady, Tobeka Madiba-Zuma, who is in Uganda on a campaign against breast...

Bitamazire Blames Teachers for Bad PLE Results.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Joyce Namutebi Poor performance in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) was caused by insufficient homework and lack of proper planning by teachers, education minister Namirembe Bitamazire has said. ...

Makerere University to Ban Partisan Politics.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Makerere University is set to ban political parties from getting involved in guild elections, the Dean of Students, John Ekudu, said recently. "Political parties have caused divisions among students. The guild does...

Muntu Explains Winning Strategy.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun and Luke Kagiri Defeating President Yoweri Museveni in the up-coming general elections needs a superior strategy and tactics, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) secretary for mobilisation, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, has...

Govt Asked to Probe Religious Sects.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo and Brenda Asiimwe The government has been asked to investigate all religious sects and pastors in the country. Addressing the media on Monday, clerics from the National Committee on Cults and False Teaching...

Rukutana Acid Case Trial Starts.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya THE trial of Halima Nsimire, wife to state minister for higher education Mwesigwa Rukutana, started yesterday at Makindye Court with the first witness testifying. The prosecution alleges that on May 21 last year,...

MPs Demand List of Microfinance Beneficiaries.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Catherine Bekunda MPs have demanded for a list of microfinance beneficiaries since 2003 before approving additional funds to the Microfinance Support Centre. They were meeting officials from the centre, led by the...

Over Sh900 Billion Needed for Landslide Victims.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma Uganda needs $500m (sh950b) for the relocation of nearly one million people living in landslide prone areas countrywide. The Government has made an appeal to the international community for financial assistance. The...

MPs Query Sh12 Billion Police Budget.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba MPs on the budget committee have questioned the sh12b supplementary budget being requested by the Police to purchase operational equipment. Discussing the finance ministry's reviewed supplementary budget schedule, the...

Museveni Calls for Urgent Preservation of Wetlands.
March 15, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa and Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni yesterday called on the countries in the Great Lakes region to protect wetlands and forests to stem the spread of the desert. He said abundant water would help generate...