New Vision (Uganda) articles from March 2011

New Vision (Uganda) archives from March 2011

Title Race Rolls Off.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Charles Mutebi A pre-season is a long time in sport. Four months ago, national cricket was synonymous with one name. Premier. Brutal and unstoppable, Premier had overshadowed the local cricket landscape like an avalanche. They had...

Triathlon Draws 200.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Samson Opus THE Lake Victoria Triathlon will be held in Entebbe today with 200 participants in action. A test of endurance, speed and stamina awaits the participants at the annual show launched in 2009. The event with teams of four...

Mr. Kampala Attracts 80 Men.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Michael Nsubuga THE 2010 top bodybuilder Ivan Byekwaso wants to add another title to his rich collection. Byekwaso and 79 other participants will be battling for the Mr. Kampala title at Buziga Country Club today. Uganda Body...

UPC Says Anti-Otunnu Youth Are NRM.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Henry Ssekanjako and Andrew Ssenyonga THE Uganda People's Congress (UPC) has denied the existence of a youth group calling for the resignation of Olara Otunnu. Party spokesperson Edward Kakonge said on Friday that the group belongs...

No Flying Back.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Fred Kaweesi CRANES' pre-match training camp in Senegal was prompted by a financial crisis. Yet although the decision to have the home and foreign based players regroup in Dakar was a move taken to overcome a looming crisis, the...

Expelled MPs Hang Around Parliament.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Milton Olupot Several Members of Parliament who expelled in February are still hesitant to leave.By Thursday only 14 of the 77 MPs had cleared their offices at Parliament. In the directive issued by the Speaker of...

City Families Struggle With Rising Food Prices.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Carol Kasujja Dorothy Mabaazi, a hair dresser in Wandegaya, a suburb of Kamapla has to look for an extra sh12,000 everyday to meet the needs of her large family. Six months ago she spent sh33,000 on her 14-member family. For each...

Big Shots Graduate in Management.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga Government big shots were among the 1,654 students who graduated at Uganda Management Institute (UMI) in Kampala on Friday. The officials included the head of the military doctrine, Major Gen. Pecos Kutesa, minister...

Attorney General Refutes Demolition Allegations.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Andante Okanya THE Attorney General (AG) on Friday told the High Court in Kampala that the Government does not intend to demolish the current Uganda Museum but plans to house it in a modern structure. The AG was responding to...

Kyambogo Must Clean Up Or Close.
March 26, 2011... POOR hygiene must not be tolerated anywhere. The first thing that every individual and institution is expected to do is ensure the existence of good hygiene. But sadly that is not that case in Uganda, even institutions of higher learning are...

Child's Parents Identified After DNA Test.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo and S. Nakanda AKIN to the biblical parable in which King Solomon intervened, a dispute over a baby boy in Kampala has ended with the rightful mother emerging victor. Harriet Nakafeero and Shamila Nakintu of...

They Won, But Might Stay Out of Parliament.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot OUT of the 77 MPs, including nine ministers, who were unlawfully nominated for the last parliamentary elections, 12 won the elections but their political lives still hang in the balance as they await the final Supreme...

Who Will Be the Next Speaker?
March 26, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Joyce Namutebi WITH nearly one month to go to the swearing-in of new MPs and the start of the Ninth Parliament, the race to occupy the two coveted posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker is already in full gear. ...

Dark Days for Libyan-Owned Company.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita PERCHED on top of the historical Old Kampala Hill is the monumental and picturesque mosque. Its imposing minarets dominate the city's skyline. Holding up to 15,000 people, it was renamed Gadaffi Mosque in honour of...

Five Questions for Edward Francis Babu.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Elizabeth Agiro ONE of the losers in the recent Kampala mayoral race and former Kampala Central MP talked about why the NRM failed to wrest the post away from the opposition How do you think Erias Lukwago will perform as new mayor...

Campaign Posters Come, Go With Costs.
March 26, 2011... MODERN elections are an expensive operation requiring several ways of communicating with the voters, the most popular being posters and billboards. But they don't come cheap or go away cheap either, as Esther Namugoji writes As the country...

Can Six-Month Contracts Work?
March 26, 2011... Byline: John Masaba THE proposal by President Yoweri Museveni that the services of public officials be hired on six-month contracts has drawn mixed reactions. Some people say the six-month contract policy is so short some of the appointees...

Letter to General Yoweri Museveni.
March 26, 2011... Byline: Aldrine Nsubuga DEAR General, according to five million plus Ugandans, you are the preferred leader of this nation Uganda, our motherland. Congratulations are in order. Am sure none of your close confidants has told you that among...

Should Museveni Include Opposition Leaders in the Government?
March 26, 2011... Byline: Ofwono Opondo and Wafula Ogutta OFWONO OPONDO Church of Uganda Bishop Dr. Zac Niringiye is reported in the media to have "advised" President Yoweri Museveni to form a "government of national unity" by appointing opposition...

Heathens Thump Impis.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Johnson Were HEATHENS continued their title defence with a 72-3 whipping of Vision Voice Impis in the Nile Special Premier Rugby League at Kyadondo yesterday. Fullback Jude Keremundu gave Heathens lead with a try in the first...

T20 Finalists Wary of Rain.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Charles Mutebi THE maiden winners of the national men's Twenty 20 cricket league will be decided today when the final two stages of what has been an exciting tournament unfold. Of course, any potential action is at the mercy of the...

Victors Hold Motema.
March 19, 2011... Byline: James Bakama VICTORS might have to seek divine intervention if they are to make it past DR Congo's Daring Club Motema Pembe. The hosts seemed to have firmly secured the first leg lead only to crumble as they let in a late equalizer...

Ekiring Knocked Out of Tournament.
March 19, 2011... Byline: David Namunyala TOP seed Edwin Ekiring will not show case in the quarter finals at the three-day Roofings international ranking badminton tournament that ends today at the Sharing hall in Nsambya a Kampala suburb. Jan Farohlich...

Duncan Mugabe is Champion.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDAN Duncan Mugabe rose and shone on the big stage again, shrugging off a spirited challenge from Kenyan Allan Cooper to retain the Castle Lite Uganda Tennis Open at Lugogo yesterday. Mugabe, who beat the same...

Hunt for Gold.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Norman Katende MOSES Kipsiro is determined to help Uganda win her first gold medal in the World Cross country championships. The event will take place at the Coastal City of Punta Umbria, Spain. Kipsiro, who won a bronze medal in...

Ekuma - How I Defeated FDC's Oduman.
March 19, 2011... THE MP-elect for Bukedea County, George Stephen Ekuma, owes his win to the floods that hit Teso four years ago.George Stephen Ekuma beat FDC's Albert Oduman and six other candidates. Ekuma, who is a prominent businessman in Bukedea, said he...

10 Children Rescued.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Olandason Wanyama A total of 10 children aged between four and 12 years were on Friday intercepted by the Police in Napak district as they were being transported to Kampala. They were stopped near Irrir trading centre in Napak. ...

Bageine's Camp Controls Kabale.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Darious Magara TWO senior government ministers and one MP form Kabale lost their seats in the just concluded elections. Godfrey Perez Ahabwe, the minister of State for Local Government, lost his Rubanda East to Henry Musasizi...

New Vision Scoops It Award.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Reuben Olita THE New Vision Printing and Publishing Company on Friday won an award for using information technology innovatively and satisfying the goals of its clients. The New Vision was among the top 100 organisations in the...

Namungoona Residents Ask for Government Compensation.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Francis Emorut RESIDENTS of Namungoona -Kawala in Wakiso district have asked the Government to compensate them over displacement. About 165 families had been affected by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) plan of...

Nsibambi Tired of Job Seekers.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRIME Minister Apolo Nsibambi has said he is tired of people who camp at his home every Friday, asking him for jobs and money. Stressing the importance of job creation and improved delivery of social services at the...

Man Jailed for Killing Wife, Stepdaughter.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga and Gladys Baligonzaki MSINDI High Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 40 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to killing his wife and stepdaughter. Prosecution proved that Rwahwire Ruteera murdered Peruth...

Project Boss Charged With Fraud.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Opio and Bill Oketch THE project manager of Restoration of Agricultural Livelihoods in Northern Uganda Component (RALNUC), Christopher Odongo, has been charged with 403 counts of embezzlement, causing financial loss and false...

DP Remains Divided.
March 19, 2011... DIVISIONS in the the Democratic Party (DP) are persisting and likely to be carried into the next parliament. In the run-up to the February 18 poll DP was split between the mainstream faction led by party president Norbert Mao and that led by...

Religious Leaders Front for Government of National Unity.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo RELIGIOUS leaders and former presidential candidates are planning to hold talks with President Yoweri Museveni and ask him to appoint opposition leaders in his cabinet, sources said. According to sources, the Uganda...

Besigye to Quit.
March 19, 2011... TOP Forum for Democartic Change leaders have reportedly learnt that the party president, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has decided to retire. If it is true, then his announcement following his loss in the February 18 presidential elections means he is...

Plan Food Production and Storage.
March 19, 2011... UGANDA is facing a food shortage which could turn into a crisis if nothing is done in the next few years. Statistics show that from 2008, food production has not been marching the population growth. This partly explains why prices of most...

Kasese Baby Nearly Buried Alive.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Bernard Masereka A baby that was declared dead on delivery was later found alive just moments before burial on Friday. Residents of Nyabugando-Kyambogho II in the Mbondwe-lhubiriha Town Council in Kasese were stunned when it was...

Nation Facing Food Crisis.
March 19, 2011... Byline: Gerald Tenywa UGANDA may be unable to feed its people in the coming years because the population growth is not being matched by an increase in cultivated land. "As the population rises, there is need for more family labour to open...

Museveni Congratulates Erias Lukwago.
March 19, 2011... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Erias Lukwago on winning the Kampala mayoral race. Lukwago contested as an independent candidate and beat the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Peter Sematimba. "I congratulate the Hon....

No Petition Against Museveni Win.
March 7, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni's election victory was sealed yesterday after 10 days set by the Constitution expired without any candidate petitioning against his election. According to Article 104 of the 1995 Constitution,...

Six Questions for Ibrahim Kasozi.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo FDC former Youth leader and Gen. Mugisha Muntu's chief mobiliser Ibrahim Kasozi is opposed to Dr. Kizza Besigye's call for protests. Moses Mulondo sought his views on the future of FDC What is your take on Besigye's...

Crispus Ayena Odongo.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Elizabeth Namazzi Crispus Ayena Odongo IT was a surprise when the Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader, Joseph Kony, appointed Ayena as his legal advisor in 2006. All thought he was the 'wrong' choice for the rebel leader because he...

FDC Not Keen to Announce Results.(Financial report)
March 5, 2011... FORUM for Democratic Change (FDC) leaders declined to announce Col. Kizza Besigye as leading in the presidential elections basing on results tallied by the party. Besigye the FDC president run as flag bearer of Inter Party Cooperation (IPC),...

Mike Ezra Crossed the Wrong Path.
March 5, 2011... REPORTS from Nairobi have it that Mike Ezra's demise could have been a result of fraternising with the members of the Orange Democartic Movement (ODM). Ezra, who eluded Uganda Police wanted him over a string of charges related to unpaid...

NRM to Probe Members Who Campaigned for Opposition.
March 5, 2011... REPORTS are emerging that some senior members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) campaigned for the opposition in the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections. In response to the reports the party is said to be planning...

Keremundu Lifts Classy Heathens.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Douglas Mazune and Johnson Were SO dominant was Heathens that man-of-the match Jude Keremundu who declined to complete a hat-trick of tries in the last minute, opting to set up his buddy Michael Wokorach as the champions spanked...

Otti Public Farewell Set.
March 5, 2011... Byline: James Bakama and Joseph Wanzusi THOSE who won't make it to Gulu for David Otti's burial have an opportunity to pay their last respects to the former national coach at Nakivubo tomorrow. Otti's body will be brought to the stadium at...

Twenty 20 League Fight Intensifies.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Norman Katende TORNADO B and Warriors will be battling for the last group B qualification slot as the Twenty20 Cricket League resumes at various venues today. The final group will determine the full line-up for the quarterfinal...

Negesa Hopes to Out-Shine Continent's Best.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Norman Katende ANNET Negesa will try to beat Africa's best runners at the African cross country championships in Cape Town, South Africa today. The high-profile event will help Uganda's latest promising talent gauge her self ahead...

Experts Oppose Destruction of the Uganda Museum.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Reuben Olita THE Society of Africanist Archaeologists has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to rescind the planned decision of erecting a 60-storied Trade Centre on the grounds where the Uganda Museum now stands. According to...

68 Judges to Hear Election Petition.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira THE Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) has lined up a team of 68 judges and magistrates to hear election petitions, officials have said. The team, which is made up of 25 judges and 43 chief magistrates is...

Ten Ssentongo Supporters Held.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Dismus Buregyeya TEN supporters of the outgoing Ssembabule District LC5chairman, Herman Ssentongo, have been remanded at Ssembabule Prison on charges of inciting violence and unlawful assembly. The suspects were implicated in the...

Youth Elections Postponed.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Jackie Nambogga and Doreen Musingo ELECTIONS for the youth committees in Jinja Municipality were on Friday suspended until further notice. The district returning officer, Flavia Mujulizi, halted the exercise that had gone halfway...

Losing Leaders Should Relinquish Posts.
March 5, 2011... WHEN Gordon Brown led the Labour Party to a humiliating defeat in 2010, he hang around just long enough to get his replacement elected as party leader. Before Brown, two leaders of the Conservative party - William Hague and Ian Duncan Smith -...

Kitgum Poll Results Nullified.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Wokorach-Oboi and Cornes Lubangakene THE Electoral Commission has nullified the results from a polling station in Kitgum Town Council over allegations of vote rigging. The district returning officer, Betty Atim Owot, on Thursday...

Mao Getting DP Set for 2016 Elections.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) president Norbert Mao has said he will focus on rebuilding and strengthening Uganda's oldest party so that it wins the 2016 presidential elections. Mao, one of the seven former presidential...

Katuntu Opposes Besigye Over Demos.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Moses Mulondo FOLLOWING a disappointing performance in the 2011 presidential elections, Col. Kizza Besigye's attempt to drum up members to launch street protests has met resistance from his own quarters. Highly-placed party sources...

Nsibambi Suspends Rebel Ministers.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke NINE ministers have been suspended for contesting for parliamentary seats as independent candidates. The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, on February 28 ordered the ministers to stop carrying out any official...

New Fees Hit Varsity Students.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Francis Kagolo Students look for their names on Makerere University's admission lists. Students will start paying sh20,000 for NHCE activities THE National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has introduced a levy of sh20,000 on...

Fans Shun Basketball Show.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Usher Komugisha THERE was mimimal interaction between basketball fans and players at the inaugural Friday Night Lights event held at YMCA, Wandegeya. The event is meant to bring the two sets of basketball enthusiasts together but...

UPDF Boxing Club Abandon Activities Organized By Nyakana's UABF.
March 5, 2011... Byline: James Bakama ONE of the top amateur clubs has pulled out of activities organized by the executive of the Godfrey Nyakana led Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation. UPDF Boxing Club has distanced itself from the Nyakana executive saying...

Payroll System Launched.
March 5, 2011... Byline: Brian Mayanja THE Minister of Public Service, Henry Kajura, has launched the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPS). IPPS is an enterprise-wide integrated, computerised and efficient human resource management information...

No Petition Against Museveni Win.
March 3, 2011... Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni's election victory was sealed yesterday after 10 days set by the Constitution expired without any candidate petitioning against his election. According to Article 104 of the 1995 Constitution,...

Rubaga - Judiciary Disowns Recount.
March 3, 2011... Byline: Anne Mugisa And Andante Okanya The Judiciary has also declared an investigation into the saga to "establish what happened and bring to book whoever is responsible," the Judiciary spokesperson, Erias Kisawuzi, said yesterday. He...

Rubaga - Judiciary Disowns Recount.
March 2, 2011... Byline: Anne Mugisa And Andante Okanya THE Judiciary has disowned the recount of the Rubaga North constituency votes. The recount, which was ordered by Mengo Chief Magistrate Philip Odoki after a High Court injunction, handed victory to Singh...

Kamya Against Protests, City Polls Go Ahead.
March 1, 2011... Byline: Milton Olupot And Bonney Odongo UGANDA Federal Alliance (UFA) president Beti Olive Kamya has said her party would not take part in any demonstration planned by presidential candidates who lost in the February 18 polls. Kamya instead...

FDC Tally Gave Museveni 62 Percent.
March 1, 2011... Byline: John Semakula In the results announced by the EC, President Yoweri Mueveni polled 68.38% followed by Kizza Besigye with 26.01%. The opposition disputed the results. Sunday Vision also quoted a report by AFP, a French news agency,...