New Vision (Uganda) articles from October 2006, page 6

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Kabaka to Launch Website.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Josephine Maseruka Kabaka Ronald Mutebi is to launch the Kasubi tombs website. www.kasubitombs.org has all information on the tombs. The move is geared towards attracting more...

K'jong to Resettle Outside Karamoja.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Odyek DISPLACED Karimojong are to be resettled outside Karamoja, minister Syda Bbumba has said. The gender, labour and social development minister said the Government was...

Walking On Vision Eggs.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Nagenda Wednesday this column had a dream, a vision, of walking on raw eggs. There's a pun in there somewhere! The New Vision's whole working area had been covered in thousands of...

Ddungu for Boxing Top Job.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune UGANDA Olympic Committee vice-president Roger Ddungu has joined the race for the presidency of the revamped Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF). The UABF polls are set...

Wabudeya Wins Petition.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu The high court has dismissed with costs, a petition challenging the election of the Minister for the presidency, Dr. Beatrice Wabudeya, as Sironko woman MP. Mbale acting...

Plague Kills Six in Arua.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Mugabi SIX people have been confirmed dead following a suspected outbreak of a plague in Arua district. Dr. Darlington Akusa, who is part of the American-funded Uganda Virus...

Cop Shoots Soldier Over Traffic Offence.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo & Patrick Jaramogi A MOBILE traffic Police officer, Martin Ahimbise, has been detained at the Central Police Station for shooting at a UPDF officer. Ahimbise reportedly...

Nile And Vision Team Up for Body Building.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende NILE Breweries has offered to sponsor the Mr. Uganda'06 body building championships. The event is set for October 29 at Lugogo Indoor stadium starting 2pm. The...

Heaters in Must Win Yello Go Showdown.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha HEATERS must return to winning ways against UCU to keep any hopes of remaining in the Yello Go title contest. Heaters need to win today's pivotal game two after losing...

Csaba Eyes Young Players for Challenge.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi LASZLO Csaba plans to rely on youngsters to make Uganda's squad in the build-up for the CECAFA Challenge Cup. The German, who will guide his 25 selected charges in daily...

Food Prices Stable.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita FOODSTUFF supplies from rural areas have continued to flood Kampala's major markets despite the new planting season, a weekly survey shows. Prices have remained stable...

BMK Smells Bunyoro Oil Money.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) With the Bunyoro oil money so tantalisingly close, there is a lot of excitement in virtually all the circles that could benefit. City businessman Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (popularly known by the initials...

Machar Blames LRA for Ambushes.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa in Juba SOUTH SUDAN Vice-President Dr. Riek Machar on Thursday blamed the LRA of staging ambushes in which eight vehicles were burnt and 38 people killed. However, the LRA...

Southern Sudan Wants Own Country Code.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya SOUTHERN Sudan is mobilising support to get its own international gateway and communication code. Barnabas Benjamin Malial, the minister for regional cooperation, said...

Cabinet Team Meets Kyambogo Varsity Staff.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: F. Ahimbisibwe And Conan Businge SIX ministers have begun talks with representatives of Kyambogo University academic staff in bid to quell the lecturers' strike. The university Council...

Museveni Woos S. Africa Investors.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has invited South African investors to help transform Uganda from a third world peasant society to a first world industrial society. The transition would lead to the expiry...

Olayo Sets Pace With 72.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune GEORGE Olayo took advantage of the good early morning conditions at Kitante on Friday to jump into the Uganda Amateur Open lead with a level-par 72 score. The Kabale...

Money Transfer Law Out.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju THE central bank has licensed six city forex bureaux as money remitters. This follows the enactment of the money remittance law that governs the transactions. The bank...

Mukono Petition 'Complex'.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu A High Court judge has described as intricate an election petition challenging the parliamentary results of the Mukono North Constituency. "Because of the intricacies...

KCC Fails to Raise Transfer Funds.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi A Kampala City Council Football Club meeting to plan players' transfers that start on Monday, ended prematurely when the fans stormed out in protest. The Thursday meeting...

MUK Students Angry At Lecturer.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) A Makerere University junior lecturer who walked out of class when a student begged his pardon sweated profusely as enraged evening students attacked him. The students followed Benon Turinawe up to...

Examiners Adopt Conveyor Style.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will use a new marking system called 'Conveyor Belt System' (CBS) for all examinations this year. UNEB's publicist, Eve Konde,...

Ekanya Warns CAOs.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba THE parliamentary committee on public accounts will not tolerate district chief administrative officers (CAO) who appear before it without relevant documents. Addressing...

Kabaka Yekka Party Bid Flops.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu EFFORTS by two Baganda politicians to have the Kabaka Yekka party registered suffered a set back on Thursday. The Constitutional Court halted a petition challenging the...

Gulu Exams Smooth.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Ojwee The O'Level exams in Gulu district kicked off of well. Acting district education officer the Rev. Vincent Ocen-Oceng said his office had not received any reports of...

Govt Values Nsambya Police Barracks Land.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio Government valuers have began work on the Nsambya Police Barracks land before bids are invited from prospective investors to relocate it in exchange for the prime piece of land....

Simba Up Against Nike Mids.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi RADIO Simba face Nike Mids basketball team in the Stanbic KKL games today. The team kicked-off at Aga Khan by trouncing DHL girls on the opening day of the games last...

Hunger Hurting UPE, Say Children.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi And Tonny Barigye MANY obstacles still impede the success of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) project, the programme monitoring team has revealed. The African...

More Youth Abstaining From Sex.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira THE number of youth abstaining from sex has increased, a recent survey by the health ministry has shown. The study based on the Uganda Housing survey Baseline (UHSBS)...

Govt Halts Malaria Drug Production.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Fred Ouma THE Government has asked the manufacturers of a drug used to treat fevers including malaria to stop production pending the usage of the current stock. Addressing...

UBC Supplier Defends Deal.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike The UK-based company contracted to relocate and supply equipment to Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has defended the $5.8m deal, saying the facilities completed were fully...

Uganda Wins Wetland Management Award.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru UGANDA has scooped an award for best African country in sustainable management of wetlands. Environment minister Maria Mutagamba received the award from African Union...

Cricket Players Want Better Pay.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu CRICKET players have demanded for improved allowances during international engagements. The players met Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) head of selectors Robert Kisubi,...

Watch Out, M7 Tells UPDF.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has warned the UPDF to be vigilant to avoid unnecessary loss of life and property. Museveni was speaking a at All Saints Cathedral Nakasero during...

Bakayimbira's Madness in Mperepetwa.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) For long, they have not been on stage as Bakayimbira Dramactors, but co-casting alongside other groups. Recently, when they returned on stage as a group, they were not the drama group we knew. Something...

The Cool Political Scene.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) When this tragedy was released early this year, it caused quite a spectacle. With political overtones in nearly every sentence, it was an attraction during election time. But is time still ripe for a...

A Belgian, Ugandan Hip-Hop Collaboration.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke Ugandan hip-hop music could be set to gain international recognition. A joint album featuring top local hip-hop artistes and a Belgian hip-hop crew called Indigenous, has been...

Tradition Changes Over Time.
October 20, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) As a guide on the only cultural world heritage site in Uganda, this book is informatively rich. The information is laid in brief passages, which create more anticipation. So, as you read a little on...

Taxpayers Cancel Demo.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter The national taxpayers body has called off a demonstration over MPs' sh60m vehicle scheme. The National Taxpayers and Tax Protection Association's president, Joseph...

Mayuge Officers.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba and Paul Kiwuuw IT was a hard day yesterday for Muyuge district officials after they were ordered to pay back about sh9m. The chief administrative officer (CAO) and three...

Tanna Beats Ofwono Again.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) After losing an election petition, Tororo Municipality parliamentary election loser Apollo Ofwono Yeri holed himself in the Mbale open court for 33 minutes. After the judge dismissed his petition...

23 Vie for UIA Awards.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Twenty-three companies will compete for this year's investor of the year award. "We have received 23 applications. The ceremony is likely to be presided over by President...

Mulwana Gives MUK Free Stalls.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Private Sector foundation Uganda (PSFU) has offered Makerere university free stalls at next year's Uganda manufacturers' Association (UMA) trade fair, reports Conan Businge. PSFU chairman James...

Army Halts Traffic to Southern Sudan.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE army has halted movement of vehicles into southern Sudan, reports Chris Ocowun. This followed the renewed terror campaign by the LRA rebels. "All the vehicles that were destined for southern...

World Bank to Fund Road Works in Full.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia And Mariam Nalunkuuma THE World Bank (WB) is to meet all major roads rehabilitation costs. Previously under the counter-funding arrangement, the Government met 20% of the...

EU Releases Sh38 Billion for Health.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Mugabi The European Union (EU) has released Euros 17m (about sh38.7b) to develop the human resource for the health sector. The funds will also be used to build infrastructure at 15...

MUK Pilots New Power Technology.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali Makerere University Faculty of Technology is piloting the use of the single wire electricity return technology in Nkokonjeru, Mukono district. The technology, already...

Parliament Summons Rutaagi.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mariam Nalunkuuma PARLIAMENT has summoned interdicted national Medical Stores (NMS) general manager Robert Rutaagi over mismanaging the collection of a sh6.5b debt and expiry of...

Cabinet Probes Kyambogo Saga.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: F. Ahimbisibwe Cabinet has set up a committee to investigate problems at Kyambogo University. The committee will also work on the integration of staff, the Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo...

Marines, Rangers Tie Basketball Semis.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha BONIFACE Okello and Salim Ali knew they had just two minutes to turn things around for Nkumba-Marines or sink on Wednesday night. Okello scored 3 of his 21 points in the...

Africa Strategies Must Trickle Down.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) BUSINESS and political leaders have concluded the annual debate on future strategies for growth. President Museveni, one of the three presidents at the African Business Leaders Forum in Johannesburg,...

Halt EAC Fast Track - UPC.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali THE Uganda People's congress wants the fast tracking of the new East african Community (EAC) halted. UPC deputy national chairman Chris Opio said the federation might...

Kawempe Muslim Contests Judgement.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu A Kampala lawyer representing Kawempe Muslim School has asked the High Court to review its orders forcing the school to allow cheating students sit for the O'Level...

Ruth Katushabe.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Politics in Uganda tends to pre-occupy many people, especially the elite who politicise issues that have nothing to do with the welfare of the general population. Politics is defined as the art and...

HIV Patients Get Dental Clinic.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda THE first-ever dental clinic for people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda was opened yesterday at Mildmay Centre on Entebbe road. The clinic, worth sh34m, was funded by the...

Girls Plead With Kony.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Oloch in Apac St. Mary's College Aboke have asked LRA leader Joseph Kony and his deputy Vincent Otti to free two fellow students. The headgirl, Mary Akumo, made the appeal during...

Expedite Talks - EA Legislators.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) African lawmakers on Wednesday called for speedy resolution of the northern conflict and urged regional governments to help prevent peace talks between the LRA rebels and the Ugandan government from...

Jinja to Raze Houses.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Esther Mukyala in Jinja Old buildings in Jinja town are to be demolished, mayor Baswale Kezaala has said. He said storeyed buildings would be put up in their place. "We are phasing...

Border Clearance Down to 3 Hours.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Container cargo on trains can now be cleared through Malaba border post in less than three hours after the set up of a one-stop-centre. The clearing exercise has been...

Kofi Annan At UN - Africa Gained Nothing.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gawaya Tegulle Kofi who?" "Umh er A Annan or something like that." You can't rule out this trend of conversation in the near future as Africans will (and should) have problems recalling that...

Prayers Alone Can't Cure Aids - Janet.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE First Lady has warned religious leaders against misleading people living with HIV/AIDS that prayers alone can cure the disease, writes Kyomuhendo Muhanga. Janet Museveni said, "Leaders should...

MPs Want Accountability for Sh244b From Privatisation.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mariam Nalunkuuma MPs want the Government to account for the sh244b generated from privatisation. MPs on the standing committee of commissions, statutory authorities and state...

Ayella 2 Clear.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune GERALD Ayella had scant respect for the form book, shooting one-under par 71 to lead the Uganda Amateur Golf Open at Kitante yesterday. Ayella birdied holes 1, 2, 3, 5,...

Indian Companies to Invest in Fish Farming.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot Two Indian companies are to invest in aquaculture, the fisheries state minister has said. Fred Mukisa yesterday said the firms would invest US$12m (over sh20b). He...

Shauri Yako Construction Kicks Off.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Construction of half of Shauri Yako Market has started. A huge excavator is dredging back clay soil as trucks ferry it away. The part being constructed belongs to a...

Who Will Help Widows Retain Their Land?
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Isodo There is one thing I am perfectly sure will take place tomorrow. That is, a widow helplessly weeping over her land that has been grabbed, something that has often passed with...

More Tumukunde Charges Dropped.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya & Maurice Okore THE General Court Martial yesterday dropped charges of neglect of duty and disobeying lawful orders against Brig. Henry Tumukunde. The two charges had come...

LRA Kill 38, Burn Vehicles.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa in Juba On Wednesday night, sporadic gunfire could be seen and heard from raised areas in Juba as the dark sky was lit red. In three nasty ambushes, eight vehicles were burnt...

Malwa Rewards Kasese Group.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Nzinjah A group of malwa (local millet brew) consumers in Kasese has turned merry-making into money-making and established an income-generating investment worth millions of shillings....

URA to Auction Goods.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju THE Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) will next month auction the goods in their customs warehouse in Nakawa, Enoch Walugembe, the assistant commissioner for enforcement, said this...

Teachers Pay Most Embezzled - Official.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: George Bita in Jinja SALARIES of teachers are among the most embezzled by local governments, an official has said. Samuel Amule, a local government ministry commissioner, said teachers'...

African Ministers' Council On Water.
October 19, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Today, the conference of African River and Lake Basin Organisations (R/LBOs) takes place at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo to discuss the strengthening of South to South cooperation among the R/LBOs. It is...

Uganda Draws SA.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi KOBS head coach Jackson Mayanja believes his U-23 charges possess what it takes to make the 2008 Olympics qualifying group stage. The Ugandan soccer side has been drawn...

Exporters Told to Attend China Meet.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Exporters have been urged to participate in the second conference of Chinese and African entrepreneurs in Beijing. Baguma Mutooro, the trade promotion officer at the Uganda Export Promotion Board,...

Simba Stake Claim in Kkl.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi RADIO Simba girls started off the Stanbic KKL Basketball League with the biggest margin win in the juniors category. Simba beat DHL 34-0 at Aga khan school Saturday. Their...

Sh6 Billion to Explore Bilharzia.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla UGANDA has received 2.9m euros (sh.6.8b) from the European Union for research on bilharzia control. The funds, channelled through the Danish based DBL institute of...

Let IGG Probe UBC Contract.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) UGANDA Broadcasting Corporation has paid US $1.7 million for new equipment to a company associated with an Israeli businessman wanted by police in Kenya and Tanzania. Bizarrely the money was paid to...

Migereko to Nab Cable Thieves.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronald Kalyango ENERGY minister Daudi Migereko has vowed to arrest electric cable wires and transformer oils thieves. "There is no way a breakthrough in power generation will be achieved...

Nkumba, Mak in Utl Semis.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu NKUMBA University underlined their determination to pocket the utl sh10m top cash prize by dominating over Kampala University on Tuesday. The Entebbe side stormed the...

Importers Ask KPA for Tax Amnesty.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita LOCAL importers and traders want Kenya Port Authority (KPA) to offer blanket tax waiver on containers confiscated due to accumulated storage charges before new tariffs come...

Buses Using City Centre to Pay for Stages.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Florence Nakaayi BUS owners operating from the city centre will be charged for using the 'bus stop' stages. Kampala mayor Nasser Sebaggala said this will start next year after Easy Bus...

Bulambuli Wants District Status.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rashid Muzungyo Over 400 local leaders in Bulambuli are asking that the county be granted district status. The leaders want President Yoweri Museveni to influence the Government into...

Kabale Fights Malaria.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Darious Magara Kabale is a model district in malaria fight, the district director of health services, Dr. Patrick Tusiime, has said. He said due to the success of the indoor residual...

Kayunga RDC Complains About Tender Awards.
October 18, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kibuuka Lumu KAYUNGA RDC Margaret Balyehuki has asked the district procurement committee why they only awarded tenders to FDC supporters. "National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters...