New Vision (Uganda) articles from November 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from November 2010

Police Rescue Kidnapped Kid.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun A four-year-old nursery school boy who had been kidnapped has been rescued. The boy was allegedly kidnapped by the wife of a UPDF soldier attached to Gulu 4th Division barracks. Christine Oyella, 42, said her grandson,...

Ambassador Pins Ministry Official On Embezzlement.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE foreign affairs ministry permanent secretary has told the Anti-Corruption Court that Sarah Bireete, the ministry's Great Lakes Region internal coordinator, embezzled over $100,000 (over sh290m). Ambassador James...

Amnesty Commission Boss Meets ADF Leaders.
November 30, 2010... THE Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have met the chairman of the Amnesty Commission and reiterated their call for peace talks with the Government. "They called us last month (November) and we have their document to be delivered to the...

Country Reviews Food Policies.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda will come up with effective national food safety control systems. The systems include reviewing and updating national food safety policies and legislation, setting food safety...

Annual Inflation Rate Rises to 1.4 Percent.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa THE annual inflation rate for the year ending November rose by over 1%, up from 0.2% in October, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has said. The bureau, however, said food crops registered a slower rate of...

Youth Told to Change Karamoja.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama THE youth in Karamoja should rebrand the sub-region and make it a better place to live in, the state minister for Karamoja, Janet Museveni, has said. "It is your duty to give Karamoja a new image. This will solve...

European Union Warns On Country's Future Forests.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi UGANDA's forest resources are under tremendous pressure from a growing population and economy, the European Union (EU) has warned. Bernard Crabbe, the head of the rural development section of the EU delegation in...

Terrorists Will Be Defeated, Says Minister Kivejinja.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke THIRD deputy Prime Minister and internal affairs minister Kirunda Kivejinja has said the terrorists in war-torn Somalia will be defeated at all costs. Presiding over the pass-out of 60 mid-ranking Somali policemen...

Police Re-Arrest Kampala Bomb Suspects.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Charles Ariko THE Government has withdrawn charges against the suspects who had been facing charges of terrorism, murder and attempted murder. Released yesterday after four months of detention were Abdu Ganiu, Issa Ali Senkumba,...

Aurien's Trial Raises Serious Questions.
November 30, 2010... THE High Court has sentenced the former Mukono Police Commander, James Aurien, to death for the murder of his wife, Christine Apolot, on April 20, 2008. Aurien nearly got away with the murder when he was first charged. Arguing that the Police...

Nation Must Not Surrender Her Food Security to Monsanto.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Dr Opiyo Oloya THERE is a popular saying in North America that goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". The saying captures the sentiments of Canadian wheat farmers who successfully fought the introduction of Monsanto's genetically...

SC Villa Hit Masaka to Revive Run.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi and Kenyi Swalley SC Villa revived their faltering season with a priceless 2-0 win over unpredictable Masaka at the Masaka Recreation ground yesterday. The 16-time league champions, whose indifferent season culminated...

Training Rota Angers Cranes Coach.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Abdallah Mubiru AT a time when coach Bobby Williamson would be expected to focus on the Cranes' next game against Malawi tomorrow, he has been forced into a conflict with organisers over a training schedule. The Ugandan coach...

Most Saccos in Eastern Region Dormant.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala ABOUT 136 savings and credit co-operative societies (SACCOs) in the eastern region are dormant, Francis Okello, the Microfinance Support Centre field operations manager for northern and eastern Uganda, has revealed. "We...

Low Exports, Eurozone Woes Hit Shilling.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE Uganda shilling, which has been under pressure from the dollar in recent months, is expected to fluctuate within the current range until the end of December, mainly driven by global outlook and the balance of payment...

I Sold Gun to Godi, Witness Tells Court.
November 30, 2010... A city businessman has admitted selling a Star pistol to Arua municipality MP, Akbar Hussein Godi. Geoffrey Kalyegira, who deals in hardware and construction materials, told Mukono High Court on Monday that he sold the gun at sh5m and...

HIV Prevalence High Among Fishermen.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala THE HIV prevalence rate at Kasenyi landing site in Entebbe is 28.2%, while that of other landing sites in Wakiso and Masaka is at 30%, Dr. Ponsiano Kaleebu, the director of the Medical Research Council, has said. ...

Cost of HIV Treatment Worries Govt.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma UGANDA will find it increasingly difficult to provide antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS, the Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli, has said. He said Uganda was...

Umeme Plan to Hike Power Tariffs.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita CONSUMERS should brace for high power bills as Umeme, the only electricity distributor, applies for a 15% tariff rise in the first three months of 2011. The move, if approved by the regulator, will affect Uganda's...

Kenyans Yearn for Kampala Marathon.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende UGANDAN runners will brace themselves for a big contingent of their Kenyan counterparts who have entered Sunday's Kampala Marathon in big numbers. Over 50 Kenyans have confirmed participation in the annual event that...

Mugwanya Helps Children Realise Their Hidden Potentials.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Stella Naigino "HOW was he able to make it?" is the question many who know Christopher Mugwanya's humble beginning have grappled with for years. For a man who had to brave the scorching sun as a hawker for much of his childhood, it...

Kampala Roads for Upgrading.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Florence Nakaayi KAMPALA City Council is to construct a total of 14.42km of roads under the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programmed (KIIDP). Among the roads to be upgraded are Bukoto-Kisasi, Kalerwe,...

KCC Calls for Order During Holiday Festivities.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale KAMPALA City Council (KCC) Town Clerk David Kigenyi has appealed to the public to be mindful of personal hygiene, public health and good behaviour during the festive season. "Do not throw your leftovers and the...

Elderly Complain of Poor HIV/Aids Health Services.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi ELDERLY persons in Wakiso district have complained of difficulty in accessing HIV/AIDS health services. They said they look after grandchildren who lost their parents to the disease, some of them being HIV positive....

140 Disabled Kids Operated Upon.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Dismus Buregyeya A total of 140 disabled children aged below 14 years were operated upon in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The hospital project officer, Dr. Stephen Ssebagala, said the one-week workshop that closed on Monday...

Defiler Jailed for 15 Years.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba THE High Court in Kasese has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 15 years imprisonment for defilement. Court heard that between March 23 and 24, Baluku Basaliza, alias Disi, a resident of Kasenyi landing site in Kasese...

Rukungiri Schools Warned On Co-Curricular Activities.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Caleb Bahikaho CO-CURRICULAR activities will be compulsory in all private schools in Rukungiri district beginning next year, the education officer, Patrick Byamugisha, has said. "Many private schools do not have other activities...

Fort Portal Residents Decry High HIV Testing Fees.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga AS the world marks the World AIDS Day today under the theme 'Universal Access (to prevention, care and treatment) and Human rights', people living with HIV in Rwenzori region still find it hard to access anti-retroviral...

Encroachers Grab 1,230 Acres From Sanga Govt Stock Farm.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ronald Kalyango OVER 1,230 acres of land belonging to Sanga Government stock farm in Kiruhura district have been encroached on, the farm manager, Tindyebwa Mugugo, has said. Mugugo told agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye, during...

Campaign to Fight Female Genital Mutilation Launched in Sebei.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu AS a way of stepping up the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) during the season that starts today, the Reproductive Education and Community Health organisation, an NGO spearheading the campaign against the...

Besigye Rescues Accident Victims.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge and Donald Kirya TWO people died and about 40 others got seriously injured in an accident in Buswiriri village, 6km off Iganga-Bugiri road. Names of the dead and injured could not be immediately established. The...

Self-Proclaimed Prophet Arrested.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Richard Adrama THE Police in Arua have arrested a self-proclaimed prophet believed to have lured scores of Christians into his cult for about three years. The West Nile regional Police spokesman, Peter Mukasa, said on Friday that...

Kamuntu, Kamugisha Out of MP Race.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Chris Mugasha, Mary Karugaba and Caleb Bahikako THE state minister for finance, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu, former health minister Dr. Alex Kamugisha and Rukingiri district Woman MP Winfred Masiko have agreed to step down in favour of the...

Otunnu Woos Bushenyi Residents.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Chris Mugasha UGANDA Peoples' Congress presidential aspirant Dr. Olara Otunnu has invited the people of greater Bushenyi to return and rebuild their mother party, the UPC. Otunnu said compared to other areas in the country,...

Museveni's Time is Up, Says Bwanika.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Richard Drasimaku DR. Abed Bwanika, the Peoples Development Party presidential candidate, has told the people of West Nile that Yoweri Museveni's time as president is up. Addressing his supporters at Onduparaka trading centre in...

Lukwago Wants Sematimba's Papers Released.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Andrew Ssenyonga ASPIRING Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) and the Electoral Commission (EC) to release the details of Peter Sematimba's qualifications. Sematimba is vying for...

Bishop Warns Against Voter Bribery.
November 30, 2010... BISHOP Zac Niringiye, the chairman African Peer Review Mechanism, has cautioned candidates planning to buy votes to forget winning in the coming elections. Niringiye made the remarks yesterday in Wobulenzi in Luweero district while launching...

Museveni Dancing With Akiror - a Sign of Mature Politics.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Deo K. Tumusiime I saw an interesting picture in the New Vision of Monday, November 29, 2010 in which President Yoweri Museveni was dancing with FDC Kumi Woman MP Agnes Akiror at a function for Etop Radio in Soroti recently. I must...

East Africa Needs More ARVs.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Elvis Basudde UNTIL 2003, the standard AIDS care and management in Africa was prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART), requiring the use of anti-retroviral drugs, was not a strategy in...

The West Cannot Afford to Ignore Needs of LDCs.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Yona Mondo AT the recent 65th United Nations general assembly, fresh efforts and dedication were directed towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As Russian foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov said, the burden...

Dutch Group Acquires a 20 Percent Stake in AAR.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporter A Dutch healthcare group has acquired a 20% stake in AAR, a medical health insurance provider. Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA) of Netherlands signed a Ksh750m (about sh21.6b) capital injection deal with...

Project Fame Battle Lines Drawn.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke WITH the finale of this year's Tusker Project Fame coming on Sunday, all the remaining six contestants are on probation! And the East African public will determine the victim of the last eviction show on Saturday. ...

Code 9 Strums Right Chord At Cayenne.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Alex Balimwikungu IT never garnered huge publicity, but still the Code 9 Afro fusion Jazz band managed to strum their way into the hearts of Jazz fans who swarmed Cayenne in Bukoto to catch the band's maiden night on Wednesday. It...

Prince Khalifan Finds Missing Rib.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Sebidde Kiryowa IT was a major fanfare when Buganda's Prince Kalifan Lukanga Kakungulu wedded his beloved fiancée, Hannah Mutamba last Saturday. The couple exchanged vows at Kibuli Mosque and later hosted their guests to a...

Six for Regional Meet in Kampala.
November 30, 2010... TANZANIA will be the first of four foreign countries due in the country for the ICC East Africa U-15 boy's cricket tournament, reports Norman Katende. Tanzania jets in the country today, and will be followed by Seychelles, Rwanda and Kenya in...

National Team Beats Giants to Mountain Running Title.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende UPCOMING distance runner Stephen Kiprotich led the way as Uganda won the Africa Mountain Running title in River State, Nigeria. Uganda shrugged off stiff challenge from Ethiopia and Kenya, despite the two having big...

Refurbished Lugogo Floor in Sorry State.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha BARELY a month after the renovated Lugogo Indoor stadium was opened by President Yoweri Museveni, the floor needs urgent repairs after the basketball league play-offs now taking place there have left it in tatters. ...

Power Eye Clean Sweep, Warriors Vow to Hit Back.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi POWER may not say it and it may not even be wise saying it but, frankly, everyone is thinking about it, including the Kyambogo Warriors. Could this be a sweep? That is the question everyone is asking ahead of...

Museveni Promises Teso Ministry.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot A new ministry will be created in the next Cabinet to cater for the interests of Teso, President Museveni has announced. Addressing supporters at the Soroti Sports Ground, Museveni observed that the sub-region had...

Artistes Fire Up Teso Campaign.
November 30, 2010... YOUTHFUL artistes, including popular Museveni impressionist Mendo Segujja, Bebe Cool, General Mega Dee, Kenzo and DJ Micheal stormed Soroti municipality to show their solidarity with NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni. The artistes...

Kole Woman Buys Mineral Water for Mao.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Bill Oketch A mother of six donated sh2,000 to Democratic Party presidential flag-bearer Norbert Mao to help him buy mineral water during his campaign. The woman, identified as Hellen Odongo, said she would have given Mao more...

Rwanda Releases Detainees.
November 30, 2010... THE Rwanda government has released the two Ugandans arrested in September. Simpson Mpirirwe, a businessman, and Didas Ndamiye, an accountant with the Kabale-based Radio Kigezi, were released today, a month after their arrest at Cyanika border...

Army, Police Warned On Politicking.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule and Andrew Ssenyonga THE Police Chief Maj Gen. Kale Kayihura and the Electoral Commission (EC) boss Eng. Badru Kiggundu have warned the Army, Police and other security agencies against interfering in electoral issues. ...

Late Wife's Family Reacts to Murder Conviction.
November 29, 2010... Byline: George Olupot WHEN John Iduwot heard the news that James Aurien had been sentenced to death for murdering Christine Apolot his eyes opened wide. He looked up into the sky and kept quiet for about three minutes, tears appearing in...

Aurien Sentenced to Death.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya and Edward Anyoli THE former Mukono district Police commander, James Aurien, was yesterday sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, Christine Apolot. Justice Lawrence Gidudu convicted Aurien during a special...

Catholics, Irish Govt Fight Domestic Violence.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE Catholic Church and the Irish government have partnered in a two million euro (sh6b) advocacy project against domestic violence. The campaign, which started on Sunday, will deliver literature on domestic...

110,000 Children Living With HIV.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Andrew Ssenyonga ABOUT 110,000 children under the age of 15 years have been infected with HIV in Uganda. Of these, only 42% have access to antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs, Dr. Sabrina Kitaka, the Uganda Pediatrics Association (UPA)...

Police to Buy Chopper.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge THE Uganda Police has no chopper. The one they had was lost in an accident involving Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi at the beginning of this year. The deputy Inspector General of Police, Julius Odwee, said the Force...

Muslim Council Bosses Reject New Chairman.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule SOME executive committee members of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) have rejected the newly-elected chairman of the assembly. UMSC vice-chairman Hajj Ahmed Wadrif said the meeting in which Dr. Abdukadir Balonde...

Strange Disease Spreads to Kitgum.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Anne Mugisa and David Labeja THE mysterious disease affecting Agago and Abim districts has reportedly spread to Kitgum. The health ministry yesterday said the disease had not been identified yet, but medical officers had been...

Police Probe Nkumba Scholarship Scheme.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja THE Police are investigating the circumstances under which Entebbe Municipality MP aspirant Amon Muzoora allegedly duped 1,400 Nkumba University students into believing they would study under a State House scholarship...

First Hold Fresh Local Council Elections.
November 29, 2010... THE Government has announced a plan to give bicycles to the village and parish chairpersons across the country estimated at about 70,000. According to the minister of state for local government, Pereza Ahabwe, the bicycles are intended to...

NRM Leadership is in the Process of Talking to the Independents.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Mary Karooro Okurut LET me make it clear from the word go: the NRM does not encourage its members to contest as independent candidates when the party has already chosen a flag-bearer. But a rather unique situation has presented itself...

Masaka Lc to Exploit Sc Villa Woes.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi and Norman Katende MASAKA LC FC coach James Magala hopes to take advantage of troubles at SC Villa to reap maximum points when the two meet at the Recreation Ground in a Uganda Super League match today. Villa is...

Cranes Make Flying Start.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Abdallah Mubiru THE Uganda Cranes kicked off their CECAFA title defence with an unconvincing 2-1 victory over Ethiopia but will have to raise their game if they are to go past the other Group C rivals Kenya and Malawi. Defender...

Americans Support Value-Addition for Petroleum Resources.
November 29, 2010... THE US has applauded Uganda's stance to build a refinery in efforts aimed at benefiting from the commercially-confirmed crude oil. "Value-added production, such as refining, produces jobs and infrastructure that wouldn't exist if Uganda only...

Italian Giant Still Wants Oil Fields.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita ITALIAN oil giant, Eni Spa, is still interested in venturing into Uganda's oil fields, stiffening competition in the nascent oil and gas industry. Experts predict this will offer strong investment opportunity for the...

Computers to Monitor Karamoja Cattle.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Raymond Baguma and Patrick Jaramogi THE Government has launched a computerised method of branding cattle in Karamoja sub-region. Under the first phase, over 200,000 animals will be given the computer chip and registered. This...

Militants Lose Territory, Says Ugandan Commander.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato THE al-Shabaab Islamist insurgents fighting the Somali government are slowly losing control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as the Transitional Government Forces, backed by the African Union forces (AMISOM), continue...

Woman Held Over Husband's Death.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo A woman has been arrested along with two men in connection with her husband's murder in Nakaseke district. Policemen who first arrived at the scene of the crime, said they found Nyanjula in the bedroom scooping...

Man Dies As Fire Eats Up His House.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba ONE man was severely burnt and died when his house caught fire in Katabi on Entebbe Road in a dozen of fire incidents the Police recorded over the weekend. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Idd Ssenkumbi said...

Makerere University Students Start Exams.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale MAKERERE University students have started their end of semester exams, a day after its workers called off their sit-down strike over their pension funds. By 9:00am yesterday, most of the university offices were open...

Museveni Promises to Pay for Cattle Lost to Rustlers.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has announced that the Government will compensate people who lost livestock to the Karimojong rustlers in the Teso sub-region. The President said it was a pity that Teso had gone through such...

Kipsiro Advocates for Talent Development.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Rashid Muzungyo COMMONWEALTH double gold medallist Moses Kipsiro on Saturday called upon political leaders within the Sebei sub-region to support athletes develop their talents through advocating for friendly policies. He observed...

Power, UCU Two Wins Away.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha MORE significantly than ever, Power and the UCU Lady Canons now have more in common than in 2008 when they won their respective championships in the national basketball league. Both teams boast of highly talented...

U-19 Girls Off for ICC East Africa Tournament.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende THE national U-19 girls' cricket team left yesterday for the International Cricket Council Eastern Africa tournament, promising to successfully defend the title they have won for the last two years. Team captain...

Golf Team Flops in S. Africa.
November 29, 2010... THE form that saw Uganda's golf team retain the East African Challenge title in Kigali, Rwanda two weeks ago deserted them in South Africa, finishing 21st out of 22 in the International Team Championship on Sunday, Douglas Mazune reports. The...

'Youth to Be Focus in Next NRM Term'.
November 29, 2010... THE Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, who is seeking re-election as Busiro North constituency MP, has said he will ensure that 16 teachers in every primary school are housed where they are posted in a bid to improve the quality of...

Mityana South Gets Three MP Contenders.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Luke Kagiri THERE was tension at Ssaza ground in Mityana town during the nomination of NRM's Henry Kamya Makumbi, and an independent candidate, Ssozi Kaddu Mukasa, for the Mityana South parliamentary seat. Makumbi, who has been the...

Woman Burns Own Kids for Stealing Food.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule THE Police in Sembabule district are looking for a woman who burnt her two children with hot water for allegedly stealing food. The district Police commander, Steven Tanui, said Mary Namuwulya, a resident of Mitete C in...

Lions Kill 30 Cows in Kasese District.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba And Gerald Tenywa RESIDENTS of Kayanja village in Kitswamba sub-county, Kasese district have expressed concern over the continued killing of their animals by lions from Kibaale National Park. Over 30 cows in the...

Hoima, Masindi Get More Independents.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Robert Atuhaire And Pascal Kwesigwa MORE parliamentary hopefuls defied the National Resistance Movement (NRM) directive and registered as independent candidates in Hoima and Masindi districts. Hundreds of supporters of Dr. Patrick...

Karamoja to Get Mobile Clinics.
November 29, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja THE Government plans to introduce mobile clinics in Karamoja to improve health service delivery. According to Asuman Lukwago, the acting permanent secretary in the health ministry, mobile clinics suit the nomadic...

Kenyan Elders Want UPDF's Help with Cattle Theft.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu KENYAN Pokot elders have asked the UPDF to liaise with them during operations to recover cattle stolen from the Karamoja sub-region. The elders told the East African Community affairs minister, Eriya Kategaya, that...