New Vision (Uganda) articles from November 2006

New Vision (Uganda) archives from November 2006

Increase Access to Drugs - Oxfam.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda OXFAM International has called for an increase in the health budget to ensure universal access to drugs, including ARVs. In a statement yesterday, Oxfam GB representative...

Creation of New Districts is.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Phiona Kesaasi Many people are opposed to the creation of new districts on grounds that it increases the cost of public administration, thereby diverting scarce resources from more important...

Oil Policy in Offing.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE energy ministry has proposed the setting up of three bodies to make the oil and gas policy, a regulator and a business entity to handle commercial oil production. ...

Kigozi Boasts of Better Healthcare.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya MEN have been asked not to take their wives abroad to give birth because quality facilities are now available in the country. Dr. Maggie Kigozi, the executive director...

Cleric Calls for Church-State Partnership.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mathias Mazinga THE Roman Catholic Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana diocese, Prof. Joseph Anthony Zziwa, has called for a partnership between the Church and the State to promote development. He...

Obsessions Lose Song Over Sh50,000.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) With the power of one good song determining how high a singer can soar lately, the demand for good-song writing skills is high. Local artistes will do anything to get their hands on the next big hit. ...

Indian Firm Takes Over Dairy.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba and Henry Mukasa Ice cream company Cream Bell of India has taken over the management of Diary corporation. The corporation was this year leased to a Kenyan company, Sameer...

Finance Refunds GF Cash.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Anne Mugisa and Mary Karugaba As the Government tightens the grip on Global Fund culprits, the Ministry of Finance has refunded the money it received from the Fund. The Secretary to the...

Kiyonga Explains Somali Mission.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) UGANDA has not deployed troops in Somalia, MPs heard yesterday. Joyce Namutebi and Cyprian Musoke report that Uganda, however, wants the arms embargo imposed on Somalia by the UN lifted. In a...

Alcohol Makers Form Body.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Odomel ALCOHOL producers have formed an association to counter and reduce abuse of their products. The Uganda Alcohol Industry Association (UAIA) was registered in August to...

UTL Rewards Northern Clients.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Okodia RICHARD Ozua, a Police officer attached to Arua Police Station, has won sh1m in the ongoing uganda telecom (utl) Motorolla C133 promotion. "I am so excited and pleased with...

Golfers Gear for Final Lap.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge GOLF'S top guns led by Stephen Birungi have stepped up preparations for the decisive stage of the national championship race. Birungi, a three-time national champion,...

Sironko to Generate Power.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Conan Businge Sironko district is to produce 40KW of electricity, an official from the energy ministry has said. Albert Rugumayo said the East African Energy Technology Development...

A Case of Sour Grapes?
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elvina Nawaguna PAM Awards do not market me internationally!" said Chameleon in an interview with The New Vision after the recent Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) Awards. Chameleone did not make...

Lake Victoria Water Level Rises.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko and Reuben Olita Experts on Wednesday said the rise in water levels was occasioned by heavy rains in most parts of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The rains are projected to...

Uncertainty Looms in Red Eagles Camp.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge TENSION is mounting in Express football club with fans up against the executive committee. The fans have for long pressed for a meeting with the club executive led by Sam...

Letter From the Editor-in-Chief.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Els De Temmerman Els de Temmerman Dear readers, today I have officially taken up my assignment as Editor-in-Chief of this newspaper. Many things have been said and written about the...

Bank Robbery Fails.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Police in Luweero are investigating a Sunday incident in which thugs attempted to steal sh34m from Luweero Micro-finance Bank, reports Frederick Kiwanuka. The thugs reportedly sedated two armed...

Travis Kazibwe Releases Debut CD.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter HE produced Mesach Semakula's very popular 2005 album, Stecia Mayanja's Wabanswaliza as well as Da Twinz' Fimbo and recently, he helped Obsessions with new songs. Now,...

Abafrika Present 'Otafiire Aka Nyina'.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Two things make this production exciting; the title Otafiire (a name well known in the circles of power and also meaning "one not dead") raises expectations. And that Abafrika are back, this time with a...

Grand Kayaking Due.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) FOREIGN kayakers will brace this year's Nile Freestyle Kayaking Festival due this weekend at Bujagali Falls in Jinja, reports Norman Katende. The event was launched last week by Nile Breweries' Shem...

Club Volts to Sue DJ Hakeem.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Tabloid reports this week indicated that Capital FM DJ Hakeem quit Club Volts on Entebbe Road over payment disagreements. It was reported that management had to pay him sh500,000 a month, but had...

Simba Leave for Military Cup.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi THE last batch of UPDF players represented by Simba FC leave for Africa Military Cup in Yaounde, Cameroon December 5-17 tomorrow. The first batch of seven players left...

Rocky Giant CD in Stores Dec 4.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke ROCKY Giant's efforts on his debut eight-track album titled Rafiki won him two PAM Award nods in the Best Hip-Hop Single and Best Hip-Hop Artiste categories this year. And...

Mesach Opens Recording Studio.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Mesach Semakula has opened up Kann Studios at Calender Rest House, reports Titus Serunjogi. "I am fed up of recording at studios where the producer is always eager to kick you out once you have paid...

Uganda Criticised Over 'Virgin Parades'.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke THE Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised sub-Saharan governments that emphasise "abstinence-only" approaches in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In a statement released to...

French Artistes for UTL Campus Canivore.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Katende Alliance Francaise (AF) is bringing in French artistes Jeff Sharel and DJ Oil for the Shaking and Jazzin Campus Carnival tomorrow at Ange Mystique's parking lot. Briefing...

Former Minister Bakoko and Property Developer Mugoya Case Flops.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya The prosecution of former minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru and three others suspected to have caused a sh8b loss to NSSF has been delayed because they are ill. Former National...

Uganda Teams Ready for ANOCA.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Reuben Olita THE battle for supremacy in the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) begins today in Nairobi with ten countries, including Uganda, parading...

Museveni Tips On Integration.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Economic and political reforms alone will not attract foreign investment to Africa because the market will remain small, the President has said. The solution, President Yoweri Museveni said, is to...

Kyambogo Lecturers Asked to Refrain From Striking.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo Kyambogo University council has appealed to its academic staff not to go on strike, saying examinations will be affected. The appeal was made at a special sitting of the...

Fill Gaps in Education System.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ofwono Opondo Looking at the Government's effort towards progressive enlightenment, Uganda could learn from chairman Mao Zedong's famous political treatise One Struggle, Many Fronts. The...

Know Your HIV Status.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) AS Uganda joins the rest of the international community in marking World AIDS Day, focus should be on the report published earlier this year which indicates that HIV infection rates have risen from 6.2%...

The Price of Fame.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raphael Okello Image is everything in showbiz. This is why, right from the clothes and shoes they wear to the cars they drive, Ugandan musicians are struggling to live an extraordinary...

A Product Manager's Dilemma.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Aproduct manager deals with the daily management and welfare of a product or family of products at all stages of the life cycle and also defines the product in the marketing mix. Product managers...

Media Ethics Lacking in Global Fund Stories.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sseezi Cheeye Last year, the Daily Monitor published a story claiming that Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi and State House official Frank Tumwebaze were directors in the Uganda Centre for...

'Tintin Goes Bananas' At National Theatre.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Play: Tintin goes Bananas Playwright: Patricia Kleeb Director: Paul Adlam Group: Kampala Amateur Dramatics Society (KADS) Showing at: The National theatre, this weekend Preview by:...

Pastor Sematimba Goes Hip-Hop.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) We have always known him to be a man of many talents - pastor, motivational speaker, singer... But we have never imagined Pastor Peter Sematimba would drop a rhyme (read rap). Well, surprise,...

Attitude Causing Poverty - MP.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Nuwagira Poverty among the youth in Kisoro district is caused by their negative attitude towards work, the district Woman MP, Eudia Kwizera, has said. She said most youth in the...

Kadenge Promises to Continue Exploits.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi OSCAR Kadenge will make the Iganga engagement today determined to prove that his finishing exploits against KCC FC last Saturday were not just a flash in the pan. Against...

Nyakana Wins Poll Petition.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edward Anyoli SUPPORTERS of Kampala Central Division LC3 chairman Godfrey nya-kana yesterday jubilated and chanted NRM slogans after the High Court dismissed a petition filed against their...

Rwanda Joins EA Community.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Rwanda and Burundi have been accepted as members of the East African Community (EAC), expanding the regional economic bloc to five nations, the EAC said yesterday. "This decision opens a new chapter...

Super Girl Talent Kicks Off.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Pidson Kareire & Sebidde Kiryowa Auditions for the much hyped Super Girl Talent Search kick off December 7 2006. Open to African girls resident in Uganda aged above 16, the project seeks...

Sudan MPs Seek Road.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Two MPs from the South Sudan Parliament visited Kaabong district to seek ways to construct a road linking the district to their country, reports Nathan Etengu. Sabina Lokolong, the MP for Budi and...

Chinese Health Experts Back DDT.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka Uganda and Chinese health experts have advised Ugandans to accept the spraying of DDT to kill mosquitoes. Prof. Wang Shanqing, a Chinese expert on Wednesday said...

Acholi Demand Landmine Experts.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun THE Government should deploy a team of landmine experts to the villages in the north before internally displaced persons (IDPs) return home. The Acholi Parliamentary Group...

Sudanese Showcase Their Work.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ssenkaaba SUDANESE art continues to make its mark on the Ugandan scene. And just as the ongoing exhibition at Tulifanya Gallery on Hanington Road shows, Sudanese and Ugandan artists...

Chagga and DJ Future Row.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Do you remember the row between Chagga and DJ Future a few months ago, which culminated in Chagga and his cronies beating up the DJ at a show when the latter reportedly played Chameleone's Befuula in the...

Kurji in Last Attempt.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Reuben Olita RIYAZ Kurji returns to Kenya this weekend with a second position start in the Nakuru KCB Personal Loans rally. He is aiming at finishing the Kenya national rally championships...

Rock 'n' Roll Gets Popular in Kampala.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Titus Serunjogi Nickey's Bar in Bbunga is all about rocking and rolling and many party animals have fallen for the trend. That is why Cheese Bar has become one of the most happening...

Chance Nalubega to Launch New Album.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke Not very many years back, she was one of the biggest local female artistes in the country. Then her hits like Abakyakala Mukyakale and Mwedigidile sent people jumping...

Sweet Revenge Over Rwandans.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA Cranes grounded bitter rivals Rwanda yesterday and qualified for the quarter-finals of the CECAFA Challenge Cup. The result was sweet revenge for Uganda who were...

Straka Scoops Millions From UTL.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) All manner of criticism not withstanding, Straka Mwezi has time and again proved she is the invincible lady of Ugandan television, if not show business. Her resilience is nothing short of amazing....

Stanbic Takes IPO Upcountry.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kyomuhendo Muhanga THE Privatisation Unit (PU) has assured the people intending to buy shares in Stanbic's IPO that the bank is solid and will never collapse. "We have studied the bank's...

All Set for Baroda Badminton Tourney.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende GLORIA Najjuka and Ivan Karimunda have been drawn top seeds in the season ending Baroda Badminton tournament due at Lugogo. Bank of Baroda managing director K. K. Shukla on...

Umeme Accepts Power Deal.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita UMEME is finally ready to takeover the 20-year power distribution concession. Under the initial agreement signed last year, Umeme was permitted to run power distribution...

Foodstuff Prices Decline.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE new harvest is pushing food prices down as it makes its way into Kampala's major market, a weekly survey has shown. Trucks are offloading plenty of matooke, maize,...

VP Tours CHOGM Facilities.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya yesterday led a team of experts and senior government officials to inspect hotels and facilities that will be used for the commonwealth Heads...

Judiciary to Revise Costs in Election Petitions.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali The Judiciary is to adopt a common method of working out costs awarded in election petitions, Justice James Ogoola has said. Ogoola, the principal judge, was speaking at...

Sida Gives UNCCI Sh940m Funding.
November 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Odomel THE Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) will fund the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) institutional capacity building project....

Fishermen Want Credit.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE East African fishing communities have asked their governments for credit to empower them compete favourably in the world markets. Over 1,000 fishermen from Uganda,...

HIV Toolkit to Be Launched.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo THE Uganda National Commission for UNESCO will today launch the Theatre HIV/AIDS toolkit for youth in Africa. The organisation's secretary general, Augustine Omare...

Colonialists Messed Up Ruanda-Urundi.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dr. Tajudeen The first time I knew of Rwanda it was not as a separate country. It was as hyphenation: Ruanda-Urundi. I did not come to that knowledge from political science. It was from...

Massa Eyes.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi GEOFFREY Massa has set his sights on Hassan El-Shazli all-time Egyptian league goal scoring record of 34. The Ugandan is the second top scorer in the 15-team league with 13...

VP to Fight Tadooba.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang THE Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has urged districts to start small-scale micro-finance schemes where locals can borrow money to buy solar gadgets and install electricity...

Re-Centralisation a Dilemma for Local Governments.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Agaba THE Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA) has expressed concern over the recent re-centralisation of chief administrative officers (CAO's), saying it had created outstanding...

Govt Invites Bidders for Karuma Dam Deal.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE Government has invited firms to bid for the development of Karuma hydropower plant. The project development would be undertaken under a public-private joint venture,...

Byanyima Scoops Top Job.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla FORMER Mbarara Municipality MP Winnie Byanyima has been appointed the director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Team, Bureau for Development Policy...

In Brief.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Boss quizzed Kampala The parliamentary local government accounts committee on Friday asked Makindye Division principal assistant town clerk Mollie Bazirake to account for sh153m. Bazirake failed...

Sh1.8b Spent On Icon in Kabale.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE Government has spent $1m (about sh1.8b) on spraying icon to fight malaria in Kabale district. A total of 440,000 homesteads have been sprayed. Dr. Fred Kato, a...

LRA Suspend Talks.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The LRA yesterday suspended participation in peace talks with the government to end a brutal two-decade conflict, claiming the army had killed three rebel fighters. Rebel spokesman Obonyo Olweny said...

Children Most Prone to Burns.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) SEVENTY-FIVE percent of burn injuries occur among children under five years, the Uganda Burns and Plastic Surgery Institute (UBPSI) chief has said. Fred Ouma reports that Dr. Ben Khingi told a...

Kivejinja Warns Journalists.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE information and national guidance minister, Kirunda Kivejinja, has urged journalists not to be reckless for the sake of becoming martyrs. "As a journalist, I...

Project Gives Mukono Women Survival Skills.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato The chatter of sewing machines welcomes you at this horse-shoe- shaped structure. Inside, a group of ladies chat away as they plait hair. In another big room, over 40 ladies are...

Salim Saleh Reacts to Besigye's Bush War Stories.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Caleb Akandwanaho I have been reading parts of Dr. Besigye's book, serialised in The Monitor under the title: "My story". As you know, some years ago, Besigye, along with a few others, for...

2,000 Petition Govt Over Mabira Forest.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa OVER 2,000 global protesters have petitioned the Government to stop allocating part of Mabira forest reserve to the Sugar corporation of Lugazi (SCOUL). The protesters from...

Scribes Trained.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju TWENTY business scribes have been advised to simplify finance news so that it is attractive to readers. Caroline Southey, the deputy editor at South African Financial Mail...

Residents Urged On Land Registration.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alex Odongo The resident district commissioner, Nahaman Ojwee, has said the best way to safeguard Acholi land is through acquisition of customary land certificates but not bloodshed. ...

Miria Vows to Protect MOF Assets.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali THE Uganda People's Congress (UPC) chief has vowed to fight relentlessly for the party's rights in the Milton Obote Foundation (MOF). "I want to warn that those who...

Don't Blame Us, FDC Tells M7.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is not responsible for the cholera outbreak in Kampala, the party deputy president, Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo, has said. "All you...

KACITA Slams Govt Over COMESA Treaty Delays.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has criticised the Government for delaying to join the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) free trade area (FTA)....

Saleh Cancels Lubaga North Scheme's Launch.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo THE widely publicised launch of a credit scheme in Lubaga North constituency has been put off. The scheme patron and area MP, Beti Kamya, said this was after micro-finance...

Watch Out, Csaba Tells Rwandans.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA Cranes coach Laszlo Csaba expects a physical display from bitter rivals Rwanda in today's encounter and has a remedy for it. Csaba has warned that Rwanda's drab show...

Bakoko, Mugoya in Court Today.
November 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya Former minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru and businessman James Isabirye a.k.a Mugoya are expected in court today over the loss of sh8b from the NSSF. National Social Security...