New Vision (Uganda) articles from October 2006

New Vision (Uganda) archives from October 2006

Be Change Agents - Orombi.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Darious Magara A TOTAL of 135 students who graduated on Saturday were urged to strive for excellence. "Go and be positive agents of change to our society that has been eaten by a cancer...

PM to Pursue Embezzlers.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu PRIME Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi has vowed to punish officials who diverted materials meant for the resettlement of the internally displaced persons (IDPs). He said he...

EA Court Rules On Private Bills.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu It was wrong for a council composed of ministers to withdraw Bills tabled in the East African Assembly by private members, the East African Court of Justice has ruled. The...

Africa is in a Position to Sell Clean Air to the World.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Opiyo Oloya African countries must meet urgently to establish a continental protocol similar to the Kyoto Protocol that will allow the continent to get into the lucrative business of selling...

Ask for Share, Kadaga Tells East.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu Demand an equitable share of resources from the Central Government, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament has told eastern region leaders. Rebecca Kadaga said the region, with 29...

Ethiopian Air Wins Award.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Ethiopian Airlines has been voted the "African Airline of the year 2006" by African Aviation Journal. The carrier was chosen for its financial performance and overall...

UNBS Destroys Fake Goods.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alice Kiingi THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) recently destroyed substandard, expired and counterfeit goods worth over sh500m. The goods were destroyed at Kitezi Municipal...

Sh3 Billion to Pay Movt Secretariat Workers.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba And Milton Olupot THE finance ministry is to release sh3b to pay employees of the defunct movement secretariat. The money will clear their salary and allowance arrears. ...

World Bank to Boost Energy Sector.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE World Bank Group's managing director, Dr. Juan Jose Daboub, has said the bank will support the energy sector through provision of finance for the 50MW thermal generation...

World Bank to Assist With Power Crisis.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali THE World Bank has agreed to help Uganda urgently solve the electric power shortage. The power crisis, which President Yoweri Museveni attributes to the World Bank and...

Agric Centre Criticised for Poor Performance.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ali Mambule RAKAI District Agricultural Training and Information Centre has been criticised for failing to perform to expected standards. Kooki MP, Maj. Erasmas Mugwanya Magulumaali, said...

Warriors Raid Kotido Town.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu And Steven Candia ARMED Karimojong warriors on Monday evening raided Kotido town and looted property. The warriors attacked the senior quarters and looted from homes,...

Ubl Under Pressure.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi UGANDA Breweries (UBL) was under pressure from Hotel Africana as the Corporate League nears the end on Sunday. UBL,who should have sealed victory at Kyadondo, postponed...

DFCU Bank Secures $6 Million From IFC.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko DFCU Bank has secured a $6m (sh11b) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to boost the company's liquidity and avail long-term financing to the private sector....

Odur Signs Sh7 Million Deal.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune And Fred Kaweesi EXPRESS stars Tony Odur and Edward Ssali have each signed new five-year contracts worth sh7m. A highly placed source told The New Vision yesterday that...

New Breed to Boost Piggery in Mukono.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Ogwang MUKONO Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI) has imported a new hybrid variety of pigs from South Africa to boost piggery farming in the district. ...

Rukungiri Elders Vow to Block Sale of District Property.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) ELDERS under the Rukungiri District Elders Association have vowed to block the sale of district assets by the authorities, Caleb Bahikaho reports. The district council on October 20 resolved to sell...

Police Probes UNEB Over Exams.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Police is investigating the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) over alleged leakage of examinations. Police spokesman Edward Ochom yesterday said, "We cannot...

Kobs Plot for Hima 10s.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu KOBS RC have devised strategies to overcome foreign sides in the Makerere Hima international tens this weekend. The sh50m Hima Cement sponsored event due at Kyadondo received...

Dynamic Head Joins Boxing Race.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune DYNAMIC S.S headmaster Richard Muhumuza has joined the race to become secretary of the Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF). Muhumuza is also a practicing boxing...

Bukenya Tips On Land Use.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun THE vice president, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has advised landowners in northern Uganda to demarcate their land into zones and grow high yielding crops including essential grass....

No Tricycles in KLA MTN Marathon.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende KAMPALA International Marathon Race director Byaruhanga Kadodooba has clarified that no tricycles will be allowed to compete in the wheel chair category. "We will have a...

Muwanga Guilty of Defiling 3-Month Old Baby.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya & Hillary Nsambu FRED Muwanga was yesterday convicted of defiling a three-month-old baby seven years ago. He will be sentenced today after the judge has studied the...

Why Uganda, Rwanda Have Found New Love.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Relations between Uganda and Rwanda appear to be normalising. It is not just exchange of diplomatic niceties or presidents and ministers shaking hands in front of the cameras. This week a delegation...

Tororo Accounts Queried.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru TORORO officers yesterday failed to account for over sh77m. The chief administrative officer, Sylvester Oboth, was ordered to recover sh6m unaccounted for expenditure on...

Safe Houses Still in Use, Says FHRI.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke SAFE houses in Kampala are still used to torture suspected criminals, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) has said. In a report released yesterday in Nsambya,...

Posta Gets Sh900 Million Buses.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) POSTA Uganda has unveiled four buses worth sh900m to ply the Kampala-Nairobi route, writes Juliet Waiswa. The business development manager in charge of leasing at dfcu Bank, Mark Muyobo, said, "The...

Use Modern Methods, Coffee Boss Tells Farmers.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronald Kalyango KAPCHORWA coffee farmers who dry their coffee on the roadside on bare, dusty ground have been told to stop the practice. "Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has...

MP Badda Loses Seat.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba Masaka High Court has declared the Bujjumba parliamentary seat vacant. Justice Mary Maitum nullified Fred Badda's election and ordered for fresh elections. She ordered...

Fans Fuel Chaos, Says Villa Boss.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende VILLA president Franco Mugabe has blamed the fans for the chaos that has taken over the club in the recent years. Mugabe said that the fans overstepped their boundaries,...

World Bank Visits Bujagali.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Kakamwa A TEAM of officials from the World Bank (WB) on Sunday toured the proposed site of the Bujagali hydro-electric power dam on the River Nile in Jinja district. The team,...

K'la to Host Film Festival.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune KAMPALA will be part of the 2007 World Sports Film Festival awards that will be held across 10 cities worldwide. Federation of the Int'l Cinema and TV Sports (FICTS)...

Minister Survives Angry Mob.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kayizzi Dr. Kasirivu Atwooki was yesterday rescued by heavily armed police from a mob of Congolese Alur settlers who tried to lynch him over a land dispute. The lands state...

'Powerful' Mamba Get Bika Replay.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende And Silvano Kibuuka THE Bika football organising committee has ruled that the aborted encounter between favourites Mmamba Gabunga and Kasimba on Monday be replayed. In a...

Fight Desertification - Agric Boss.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE director for animal resources at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. William Olaho, has urged NGOs to work with the Government to combat land degradation and desertification, reports Grace Agaba. ...

Uganda to Halve Poverty.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter The World Bank has named Uganda as one of the six countries on course to halve poverty by 2010. "Since the second half of the 1990s, many low income African countries...

Youth Told to Forgive.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Halima Shaban FORGIVE the LRA for the 20-year-long war, northern Uganda youth have been told. Defence state minister Ruth Nankabirwa said, "I appeal to the youth in this sub-region to...

Buturo Denies Embezzling Sh20m.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot ETHICS minister yesterday accepted responsibility for the sh20m he got from Mega FM. Dr. James Nsaba Buturo, however, denied embezzling the money. He undertook to refund...

UPDF to Beef Up in Karamoja.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: F. Ahimbisibwe THE Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) yesterday said it will beef up deployment in Karamoja to combat further hostility from warriors. The deputy Chief of Defence...

Population Control Key to Growth.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) AFRICA'S economic growth has lifted millions out of poverty, the World Bank has said. Fewer conflicts and increased economic growth has made 2005 - dubbed "the Year of Africa" - a turning point for...

Kigozi Tells Rotarians to Invest.
October 31, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Members of Rotary clubs should plan for their future by investing in business ventures, the Uganda Investment Authority's (UIA) executive director, Dr. Maggie Kigozi, has said....

LC1 is Illegal, Says FDC.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko LOCAL Councils (LCs) 1 and 2 are illegal. The Forum for democratic Change (FDC) has said their terms of office expired on August 10. FDC electoral commission chairman Maj....

Why K'jong Mothers Still Shun the Labour Ward.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alice Emasu Group of women from Rupa in Matheniko county, a few kilometres from Moroto town, rush into Moroto Hospital labour ward, carrying their friend on a makeshift stretcher. ...

Blick Determined to Whitewash Power.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha Norman Blick believes Sadolin Power are demoralised and will not survive game-three of the Yello Max basketball finals on Sunday. "We are not worried about them. We have...

'Abstinence a Badge of Pride'.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda FIRST Lady Janet Museveni has urged the youth to consider abstinence as a badge of pride. "You need to shun misguided people who say that if young people abstain from...

Bukenya Advocates for Innovative Agriculture.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter PROPER application of agricultural innovations is key to national development, the Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has said. "It is not only the easiest entry into...

Karimojong Warriors Kill UPDF Major.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu Karimojong warriors on Sunday morning shot dead 16 soldiers including the commanding officer of the UPDF 67th battalion. Maj. Kaamu Rwanshande, a lieutenant and 14 soldiers...

Uhuru Rally to Cover Single Leg.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Mazune THE belated Independence (Uhuru) rally due this weekend has been downsized to a single leg due to financial constraints. The ultimate round of the 2006 National Rally...

Juba Talks Are Like African Marriage Negotiations.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norbert Mao The handshake or shall we call it "hand shun" between President Museveni and the LRA delegation in Juba has attracted several comments. I will not muddy the waters further but...

IDP Camps Close in December.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun THE Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will be back home and all their camps destroyed by December 31. Relief and disaster preparedness minister Tarsis Kabwegyere said...

RVR to Take Over Kenya-Uganda Railways.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya The Rift Valley Railways (RVR) consortium will take over the Uganda-Kenya railways on November 1 after getting funds needed to start operations. Finance minister Dr....

Lubaga Folk Invade Wetland.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo OVER 200 residents of Lubaga, a city suburb, have taken over nabisasiro wetland in Lubaga South constituency. The wetland, on the border of Lubaga North and South at...

Ssendaula Pleads.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba Former finance minister Gerald Ssendaula has asked Parliament Speaker Edward Ssekandi to lobby for the repair of the Kyabakuza-Kiwangala Road. "MPs may not have money to...

Pallisa Leaders Wrangle.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jonathan Angura PALLISA district leaders traded accusations in a stormy meeting chaired by local government minister Maj. Gen. Kahinda otafiire. District chairman Bob Wasugirya and the...

Ease Cross-Border Legal Practice - MP.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot THE East African Law Society (EALS) should work out ways of facilitating cross-border legal practice. Deputy Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said this at an EALS...

Donors Want UPE Fund Fraudsters Sued.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda THE Government should put in place a system to prosecute individuals who misuse Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds, development partners said yesterday. USAID deputy...

Migereko Explains Hike in Power Tariffs.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) For the last one and half years, the country has been experiencing power supply shortage. This has been mainly due to the prolonged drought which is affecting the East African region, leading to a fall in...

MTN Event Needs 300 Volunteers.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende UGANDA Athletics Federation (UAF) is seeking services of 371 volunteers for the MTN Kampala International marathon. The volunteers, like at international events, are...

Energy-Saving Bulbs to Cost Govt $1.2 Million.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE Government will spend $1.2m (sh2b) to purchase at least 800,000 energy-saving bulbs. Daudi Migereko, the energy minister, said at the Media Centre in Kampala, "An...

Parents Warned Over Drop-Outs.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Kakamwa PARENTS in Mayuge district whose children are involved in child labour instead of attending school are to be charged in court, the assistant chief administrative officer has...

Moneygram Cuts Rates By 25 Percent.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Odomel MoneyGram International has reduced money transfers rates by over 25% in the lower-send money bracket. In a statement, Shem Kakembo, the acting chief executive of Uganda...

'Use Mobile Phones With Integrity'.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) GULU residents should put their phones to good use only. Dennis Ojwee writes that deputy mayor Frank Omal said the MTN-supplied phones should not be used in criminal acts. Over 300 new customers...

Ugandan Brothers On Terror Charges in UK.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman S. Miwambo THE two Ugandan brothers facing terror charges in the United Kingdom, Hassan and Yassin Mutegombwa, reappeared at the City of Westminster Magistrate Court on October 24, for...

SMEs Told to Go Digital.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should use ICTs if they are to penetrate better and larger markets, a senior lecturer at the Makerere University Business School, Dr. Samuel...

Buturo Ordered to Refund Mega Fm Sh20m.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot And Mary THE Public Accounts Committee has ordered ethics state minister Dr. James Nsaba Buturo to refund sh20m that he received under unclear circumstances from Mega FM in...

Stanchart to Buy $1m Mosquito Nets.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kaujju STANDARD Chartered Bank (StanChart) has teamed up with the Church of Uganda (COU) to fight and prevent the spread of malaria in a campaign worth $1m. Launching the campaign...

Ex-Street Children Hosted.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi OVER 100 former street children were hosted to lunch by the Ismaili community to celebrate Idd. The Ismaili community led by the vice-president of the Aga Khan national...

Villa Polls No Longer a Priority.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende VILLA will only know whether they are going for elections after the structures forming Villa Limited are put in place. Villa patron Balamaze Lwanga and president Franco...

Job-Seekers Besiege Atubo's Office.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Denis Ocwich MINISTER Daniel Omara Atubo is overwhelmed by job-seekers flocking his office everyday. The lands, housing and urban development minister on Saturday said, "Sixty percent of...

First Lady Advises On Foreign Aid.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma Relying on foreign aid is a sin, the First Lady, Janet Museveni, has said. "Malnutrition, failure to meet necessities such as clothing and relying on donor support is sin...

Kivejinja Loses Seat.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Nampala THE Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Information and National Guidance, Kirunda Kivejinja , has lost his Bugweri parliamentary seat. The High Court yesterday...

Meera Invests Sh10b in Warehouses.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Odomel Meera Investments has injected sh10b in development of 20,000 square metres of warehouses, Sudhir Ruparelia, the company's chairman, has said in a statement. Ruparelia said,...

UABF Back to Aiba Congress.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama UGANDA will for the first time in 14 years attend an AIBA congress. UABF normalisation committee chairman Dr. Ntege Ssengendo departs today for the Dominican Republic for the...

Pupils Petition On Corruption.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mariam Nalunkuuma BE ASSURED: Ssekandi meets the pupils after they presented their petition PUPILS in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools are upset over corruption. The pupils...

Project Launched.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) AN eight kilometre gravity flow scheme was commissioned in Kabale district on Friday, Bwogi Buyera reports. Kigezi Diocese funded the sh78m project that will serve over 2,000 people in Kantare...

8,000 Scouts Man PLE.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Opio THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has hired more than 8,700 scouts to monitor examinations. The UNEB publicist, Eva Konde, yesterday said 8,000 scouts would...

MAK Win UTL Fete Sh10 Million.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu MAKERERE University emerged victorious in volleyball, swimming and basketball to pocket the utl sh10m top cash prize over the weekend. The utl sh250m sponsored...

Politicians Blamed for Promoting Witchcraft.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Harriette Onyalla SENIOR government officials and politicians who associate with traditional healers are promoting witchcraft. According to Robby Muhumuza, the National Director of World...

UCTU Turnover Up.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Uganda Co-operative Transport Union (UCTU) has made a turnover of sh6.77b, the general manager, Naboth Nuwagira, has said, writes Sandra Lucky. "During the last financial year, the union made a...

Ssemwogerere Moves to Div.1.
October 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi Cranes defender Tom Ssemwogerere picked forms indicating he intends to move from SC Villa to first division side Kanyanya on transfer deadline day yesterday. If the move is...

Wakiso CAO to Pay Sh6 Million.
October 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Kiwuuwa MPS have ordered the Wakiso chief administrative officer (CAO) to refund sh6m the district spent on councillors' meals. George Ntulume was on Wednesday appearing before the...

Uganda Clays Spilts Shares.
October 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Uganda Clays Limited (UCL) shares have been spilt by a ratio of 1:10 making the shares 10 times easier to buy. Each share, which has been selling at sh22,530, will become...

Police Probe Stanchart.
October 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter THE Police are investigating Standard Chartered Bank staff over the alleged sh1.5b fraud. Edison Mbiringi , the CID commissioner for crime, said on Friday, "There is an...

Johnson's Visit a Boost.
October 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama SPRINT legend Michael Johnson's visit to Uganda made my week. Quite understandably. Who wouldn't love rubbing shoulders with someone regarded as one of the greatest...