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Sh1.5 Billion Lost Over Torture.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Sh1.5b can buy de-wormers for all primary school children in Uganda. However, that is the amount that the Government spends on paying torture victims as a result of the reckless actions of some law enforcement...

Nabisunsa Turn Focus on Amazon.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Charles Mutebi WHEN the Nabisunsa girls take to the basketball court this afternoon, the Amazon Rhino should excuse them if they appear disinterested in the spoils of their MTN-FUBA encounter. After all, six of the players on...

Sports Journalists Go to Polls.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Phillip Corry THE jostling and campaigning for positions will come to an end today when Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) members go for elections at Club Oasis, Lugogo. The current office bearers, who assumed office two...

Museveni Meets Expelled Asians.
October 17, 2008... President Yoweri Museveni has urged the former Ugandan Asians to revive their roots and take up dual citizenship. He also asked them to attract investors to the country. The President made the appeal on Thursday while meeting them at...

NGOs Want Births Registered Countrywide.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Richard Kanagumire A coalition of NGOs is mounting pressure on the Government to speedily implement birth registration countrywide as one of the ways to fight child abuse. They say in the absence of...

Do Felons Deserve Compensation?
October 17, 2008... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo SCORES of suspected criminals who are subjected to various forms of torture during arrest and detention have petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission and got paid. This is not unique to Uganda. In Kenya,...

Bobi, Chameleone Dad Clash.
October 17, 2008... Singer Bobi Wine might have gone to Nsambya Hospital to visit rival singer Jose Chameleone, who was admitted with fractured heel bones, as a show of good faith. Indeed the first time round, he was applauded for that "brave and mature"...

'Prosecute Ecweru' - HIV/Aids Forum.
October 17, 2008... Participants at the ongoing 6th HIV/AIDS partnership Forum taking place in Kampala have demanded for the immediate trial of Minister Musa Ecweru over defilement allegations. Participants criticized the Government for not expediting the...

Only 45 Opticians for 28 Million Ugandans.
October 17, 2008... Uganda is short of trained eye specialists with only 45 trained eye specialists serving the whole country. The National eye care co-coordinator, Dr. Stanley Bubikire says 1% of the population is estimated to be blind. Kotido district...

Food Prices High Amid 'Cheap' Fuel.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita DESPITE a fall in fuel prices by about sh300, commodity and transport costs have remained high, a weekly mini-survey has shown. The price of oil on the international market has declined to around $68 per barrel...

NSSF Report Will Not Be Out This Week, Says Malinga.
October 16, 2008... THE much anticipated National Social Security Fund (NSSF) probe report will not be ready this week as earlier reported. Mary Karugaba writes that the committee, chaired by Johnson Malinga (Independent), told The New vision from Lake...

Man Fathers Four Kids With Daughter.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Ali Mambule A man in Masaka has been arrested for fathering four children with his daughter and defiling another one. Ahmad Majwala Bbaale, 44, of Byuma zone in Kyazanga trading centre, was arrested on Tuesday following a...

Expect Speed in Jinja Rally.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Douglas Mazune THE speeds are expected to be some of the fastest this season in the JMC Independence rally in Jinja this weekend. Competitors, who have done route reccing, said that the roads in the competitive sections are...

Health Centre Works Stall.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Moses Nampala THE construction of a sh105m general ward at Nagongera Health Centre Four in Tororo district has failed to take off, three months after the ground-breaking ceremony. The district chairperson, Emmanuel Osuna and...

Nyakana is Not a Mayor - Otafiire.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Josephine Maseruka Local government minister Kahinda Otafiire has cautioned division chairpersons in Kampala district against referring to themselves as 'mayor.' In a October 14 letter to Godfrey Nyakana, the chairperson of...

Top Athletes Turn to Kampala Marathon.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Norman Katende AFTER failing to make it to the World Road Running Championship in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil last weekend, Uganda's top road running athletes have shifted their efforts to the MTN Kampala International Marathon. ...

Odit Wrongly Sacked - Speaker.
October 16, 2008... THE Speaker of Parliament, Edward Ssekandi, yesterday said the former chairman of the statutory authorities, commissions and state enterprises committee, John Odit, was wrongfully dismissed, reports Milton Olupot and Cyprian Musoke. ...

Fish Packers to Double Exports.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Chris Omony UGANDA Fish Packers is to double export volumes, the managing director, Riyaz Kurji, has said. The company earns about sh49b from about 160-170 tonnes of exports. He said the company had steadily remained at...

Karamoja Has Lowest Water, Latrine Coverage, Says Report.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Gerald Tenywa ACCESS to water supply and latrine coverage is lowest in the districts of Karamoja, a report has revealed. While the national average access to safe water is 63%, water coverage in the five districts of Karamoja...

Rwandans Got With Gun in Mbarara.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Felix Basiime and Fred Turyakira THE Police in Mbarara have recovered a pistol from two Rwandan nationals illegally living in Uganda. The gun, with six bullets, was recovered from John Bosco Byaruhanga on Sunday at Kagando B...

Simba Eager to End Police Jinx.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Fred Kaweesi SURPRISE table leaders Simba will come out of their month-long Uganda Super League hibernation with clear intentions of stretching ground over title rivals URA FC and KCC FC. However, their intentions could...

S. African 7s Coach Tips Rugby Cranes.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Douglas Mazune South African sevens coach Norman Mbiko, in Kampala to bolster Uganda Rugby Cranes technical staff, will not tinker with the current squad ahead of the IRB World Cup qualifier in Tunisia later this month. ...

NSSF Invites Bids for Temangalo Housing Project.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Mary Karugaba THE National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has invited bids for the provision of management services for the low-cost housing project on the controversial Temangalo land in Wakiso district. According to the...

12 Kids Undergo Heart Surgery.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THREE-DAY-OLD Jonathan Lugemwa and three-month-old Patricia Gwokyalya were among the 12 children who have successfully undergone heart surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute based at Mulago Hospital. Nine...

Four Held Over Murder.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Gladys Kalibbala FOUR suspects have been arrested over a murder committed at Kitoro trading centre in Entebbe municipality last week. Various items like a panga, knife, iron bars, a fake pistol and a fake wooden gun were also...

Ngoni Rock U.S. Fans.
October 16, 2008... THEY were part of the artistes who entertained participants at the Uganda North American Association Convention in Florida from August 26 to 31, but they only performed at the closing ceremony. However, the Ugandan dynamic music duo...

UPDF Set for Regional Handball Tournament.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Samson Opus UPDF open their bid for the East Africa handball club championship when they take on Cereals Board of Kenya in Tanga, Tanzania today. The army team of 14 arrived in Tanzania on Monday for the event that will last...

UPC Man Seeks to Oust Miria Obote.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Juliet Waiswa, Moses Mulondo and Ganzi Muhanguzi THE former chief administrative secretary of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), Sospater Akwenyu, has announced his intention to oust Miria Obote from the party's presidency. ...

Ekigwo - the Old Sport Regains Its Lost Round.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Elvis Basudde WHAT is going on here?" asks a 12-year-old, as she joins a crowd at Nakivubo Stadium. The atmosphere is tense. People are drumming, singing and dancing. "It is ekigwo (wrestling)," a man replies. "But the men seem...

Nakamanya, Lwalanda Risk Ban From Beach Bash.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Swalley Kenyi BEACH volleyball top seeds Mariam Nakamanya and Jeff Lwalanda risk being locked out of the last national circuit at Lido beach, Entebbe on Sunday if they do not get Ugandan playing partners. The Beach Volleyball...

Govt Officials to Surrender Cars for Tripartite Summit.
October 16, 2008... THE Government yesterday ordered all ministry officials to release their vehicles for the upcoming first tripartite summit of East, Central and Southern Africa or risk having them impounded. Steven Candia reports that the directive by the...

Honour Pledges, Politicians Told.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Josephine Maseruka Politicians have been urged to honour their pledges, especially those made to poor people. The parish priest of St Kizito Catholic parish in Kibiri, Fr. Joseph Nkeera, also asked the Government to ensure...

Sh2.8 Billion Set for Repair of Landing Sites.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Doreen Musingo THE Office of the Prime Minister has set aside sh2.8b for the rehabilitation and construction of landing sites in districts under the Peace Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP), the Budiope MP has said. ...

Country Bid for UN Security.
October 16, 2008... Byline: H. Mukiibi And H. Mukasa UGANDA'S bid to join the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member is likely to sail through today as Uganda's candidature to represent Africa region stands un-opposed. The...

Kampala Gets Revolving Restaurant.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Roger Mugisha HIGH class eating places are mushrooming in the city at a high rate. We now have restaurants similar to those in cities like Seattle, Tokyo, Paris and New York. The latest being the 7Hills revolving restaurant...

Opposing Each Other is Normal, Says Minister Otafiire.
October 16, 2008... Having opposing ideas is normal, the local government minister has said, reports Chris Ahimbisibwe. Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire said it is difficult to avoid misunderstandings in a situation where there are more than two people. "When...

Muk Mature Scheme Back.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Robert Owiny and Anita Tibasaaga ADULTS who missed the opportunity for university education will join Makerere University in two years, Herbert Bataamye, the registrar in charge of the Mature Age Entry Scheme, has said. The...

Hotel, Tour Operators Told to Improve Quality.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Francis Emorut HOTEL and tour operators should provide quality services in order to attract more tourists. Balinda Baguma, the commissioner in the trade and tourism ministry, said the Tourism Act 2008 would strengthen the...

'Vocational Institutes Not for Dull Students'.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Ali Mambule ECONOMIC monitoring state minister Maurice Kagimu Kiwanuka has urged parents and students to stop considering vocational institutes as places for dull students. The minister was on Tuesday presiding over the...

UIA Acquires 5,600 Acres for Industrial Parks.
October 16, 2008... Byline: David Muwanga THE Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has acquired 5,614 acres of land in eight districts. "The purpose of acquiring that land is to implement the national industrial parks programme," the board chairman,...

UPDF Man Gets 14 years for Torture.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Daniel Edyegu The UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial in Kotido has sentenced an army officer to 14 years in prison for manslaughter. Lt. Richard Watum was also dismissed with disgrace from the force. The sentence was handed...

Kagame Causing a Quiet Revolution in Rwanda.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Jerry Okungu As Africa and indeed the whole of East Africa anxiously wait for the historic moment in the land of opportunities, Paul Kagame in tiny Rwanda is focusing on his country's future leaders; the young toddlers in primary...

Kony Dumps 100 Bodies in River.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Steven Candia JOSEPH Kony's LRA rebels are said to have dumped about 100 bodies in a river in Congo's Ituri region about two weeks ago. The report follows clashes between the rebels and the Congolese army which have also left...

Country to Pay for Hosting U.S. Musicians.
October 16, 2008... THE American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) want corporate giants, MTN, uganda telecom, Zain and Uganda Breweries to contribute 3% from performances by US-based artistes that were done in Uganda under the companies' auspices. ...

NSSF Probe Team Should Be Objective.
October 16, 2008... The debate in the probe committee investigating the Temangalo land deal, involving minister Amama Mbabazi, seems to centre around two words:Was the purchase of land by NSSF a procurement, in which case it would fall under the PPDA rules, or...

Arua RDC Uses NGOs to Fight Poverty.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Frank Mugabi BEING a war-affected area, the north is awash with NGOs, some of which have been criticised for doing little to help the needy, given their huge budgets. In Arua, the resident district commissioner, Maj. Ibrahim...

Wankulukuku Market Closed Over Violence.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Authorities have shut down Wankulukuku Market in Lubaga Division following violence on Wednesday night during which men, armed with sticks, beat up vendors and destroyed their foodstuffs. By yesterday...

DFCU to Support SMEs.
October 16, 2008... DFCU Bank has launched a loan facility to support small-and-medium entrepreses (SMEs). Dubbed, the Business Growth Loan, the facility would enable SMEs borrow to clear goods in transit and fulfil supplier contracts. It would also...

Locals in UK Form Business Association.
October 16, 2008... Byline: David Muwanga Ugandans working in the UK have formed a business association aimed at mobilising them to invest in Uganda. The Uganda Business and Professional Association (UBPA) is also aimed at marketing the country's...

Sh2.9 Billion for Tripartite Meet.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Milton Olupot and Cyprian Musoke THE Government will spend sh2.9b to host the first tripartite summit to be held at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala from October 18-23. Twenty-six heads of state and government from the Common...

Kibet Grabs 5000m Gold.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Norman Katende MOSES Kibet won Uganda a gold medal on the final day of track and field at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India after a brilliant run. The 17-year-old runner (top) led a 1-2 Ugandan finish in the 5000m...

Bunyha Chiefdom Secedes From Busoga Kingdom.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Esther Mukyala A SECTION of the Bunyha chiefdom in Mayuge district has declared itself independent from Busoga Kingdom. The hereditary cultural leader, Chief Luba Elphaz Namyosi Byansi Mukajjanga, announced that his chiefdom...

Vision Joins Cancer Fight.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Fred Ouma The majority of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Uganda seek treatment when it is too late. Three-quarter of all patients consult a doctor when the cancer is in such advanced stage that chances of recovery are...

Country Wins Third Tour Game.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Charles Mutebi ARTHUR Kyobe was the top scorer with 50 runs as Uganda recorded the third and final victory of their five-day tour of Kenya with a 17 run win over Zimbabwe yesterday. Chasing 176 to win, Uganda had their...

Bitamazire Defends Double-Shift System.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe THE double-shift system will not compromise quality of secondary school education, the education minister said yesterday. Namirembe Bitamazire said with over 350,000 students under Universal Secondary...

Over Sh100 Million UPE funds Not Accounted for in Kyenjojo.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Hope Mafaranga OVER sh100m for the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme in Kyenjojo district have not been accounted for. The chief administrative officer (CAO), Albert Matsiko, said on Monday that 50 primary school...

Include Women With Disabilities in Maternal Programmes.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Irene Mirembe Uganda recently joined the rest of the world to celebrate safe motherhood. There are many initiatives in Uganda geared at educating women and men in reproductive health, especially family planning methods. ...

IGG Orders Kayunga District to Hold LC5 By-Elections.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Charles Jjuuko THE Inspector General of Government, Justice Faith Mwondha, has instructed the Kayunga chief administrative officer (CAO) to inform the Electoral Commission (EC) of the vacant LC5 chairman post. In a letter...

Face Technologies Sues Govt.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Isaac Baligema FACE Technologies has dragged the Government to the Commercial Court demanding $23m (about sh37b) as compensation and damages for alleged breach of contract. The company, contracted to make national identity...

Jinja Police Round up Suspected Idlers.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Donald Kiirya THE Police in Jinja municipality on Tuesday rounded up over 30 idlers. The Jinja district Police commander, John Cohen Arinaitwe, said among those netted were seven suspected sex workers, who were found on...

Journalists Form Club.
October 16, 2008... LIKE their sports counterparts, Ugandan arts and culture scribes recently formed their own association, the Arts Press Association (APA) of Uganda. APA brings together TV, newspaper, magazine and website journalists who gather, process...

Museveni Woos FDC Members in Rukungiri.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Raymond Baguma and Caleb Bahikaho President Yoweri Museveni has invited members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change who defected from NRM to return and participate in the fight to eradicate poverty. The President...

Marines Are a Threat to Canons Campaign.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Charles Mutebi THE playoffs-seeking UCU Canons go into the penultimate game of their 2008 MTN-FUBA regular season against the Nkumba Marines with no room for a slip up. Canons must win this and their final match against...

Kitgum Gets 64 New Cases of Hepatitis E.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Anne Mugisa Sixty-four new cases of the deadly hepatitis E virus were reported this week in Kitgum district. This, however, is a reduction in the infections from 90 cases reported the previous week. According to the Ministry...

Police Question Engineer Over Building Deaths.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo and Chris Kiwawulo THE site engineer of the NSSF construction site, where seven workers died on Tuesday, has been interrogated by the Police. A team from Kampala Central Police Station on Wednesday afternoon...

Ebonies' Jingo Takes to Singing.
October 16, 2008... PAUL Jjingo is a producer, songwriter, actor, director and playwright. And when he tilts away from the above, it is towards singing. Hoping to make similar wonders as he has done in the field of theatre for the last 17 years, the...

Clever J Holds Arua Crowd Captive.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Harriette Onyalla FACTORIES for youths, schools for young people," Musician Clever J chanted as he jumped onto the stage sending the crowd which jammed Hill-view Gardens in Arua, into a frenzy, as they screamed and pushed forward...

The Jazz That Never Was.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Joseph Batte SOON after the Warid International Jazz Festival at Speke Resort Munyonyo over the weekend, there were mixed reactions. The jazz uninitiated swore by an arm and a leg they had had a ball. "What else could one...

Fans Shun Doreen Mutibwa Show.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Pidson Kareire DOREEN Mutibwa's album launch at Hotel Equatoria Parking Yard last Friday showed that Ugandans are tired of album launches. Few fans, mostly her relatives, turned up for the show. Jungle Productions Band waited...

Luswata's Script Scrutinised.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo CRITICS and artists never have a good relationship. Critics are sometimes banned from theatre halls (It happened to me once). But, last week, the Uganda Theatre Network (UTN) brought the two warring parties...

Mr Tortas - New Reggae Sensation.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Patrick Mutebi IF you are an ardent music lover, you must have watched his video, Mu Kampala, on television. The song is also enjoying airplay on local Luganda FM stations. Mr. Tortas, 24, the new kid on the reggae scene, is...

Muk Artistes in Public Performance.
October 16, 2008... MAKERERE University's Music Dance and Drama department will today showcase their best. In a public show at the MDD grounds, students and staff will perform musical pieces, short operas, tell stories and perform creative and traditional...

A Cynical Take on Independence.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Stephen Ssenkaaba THE ongoing exhibition at Nommo Gallery takes a swipe at Uganda's past 46 years. If the pictures on display in this three week exhibition could speak, they would say: "There is not much to celebrate..." One...

Juliana for Best Female at Kisima.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Jude Katende JULIANA Kanyomozi could be named East Africa's best female artiste. Navio aka Danny Kigozi of Klear Kut could also make best male artiste at the 8th Kisima Awards on November 29 at the Windsor Golf and Country Club...

Four Perish as Truck Plunges Into Stream.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Frank Mugabi FOUR people died instantly when a truck they were travelling in veered off a narrow bridge and plunged into a stream on the Panyimur-Pakwach road in Nebbi district on Monday. The Fuso truck was carrying over 30...

Cattle Disease Hits Kibaale.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Ismael Kasooha Three people have contracted a highly contagious disease in Kagadi town, Kibaale district, after getting into contact with infected cattle. The district veterinary officer, Dr. Moses Amanya, confirmed that the...

Mother, Two Daughters Die in Accident.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Salume Among A mother and her two daughters died in an accident on Sunday in Soroti town. The accident happened at around 4:00pm near Stanbic bank on Gweri Road. The officer in charge of traffic, Sulaiman Ssemisambwa, said a...

Be Like Elephants, Orombi Tells Leaders.
October 15, 2008... Byline: John Kasozi Local leaders should be like elephants that leave foot marks wherever they pass, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Henry Luke Orombi, has said. "What legacy will you leave behind? Let us show something...

Former LRA Rebel Victims Pass Out.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Bonney Odongo ABOUT 43 former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) victims who were undergoing basic technical training in Lira have been passed out and reintegrated into their respective communities. The child mothers and former...

Kyotera Chair Loses Council Support.
October 15, 2008... KYOTERA town councillors have resolved to pass a vote-of-no-confidence in their chairperson, Charles Mande Lugumya, over abuse of office, incompetence, corruption and failure to implement council resolutions. In a petition to the Rakai...

Housemates Tackle Poverty in Africa.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Nigel Nassar SO you thought Big Brother was just another show about people eating, gossiping and boozing away in a 91-day treat? You thought wrong because away from the above, there are times when housemates have to exude...

'Karamoja Road Ambushes - a Means to Survive Amidst Biting Poverty'.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Frederick Womakuyu Last Friday, five Jie warriors, armed with AK-47 rifles, ambushed a double-cabin pick-up truck, critically injuring one of the occupants, an Indian, Matal Patel. He was travelling from Lira to Kaabong. In...

Fake Notes in Taxis - You Could Be the Next Victim.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Joel Ogwang LIKE most passengers, he commutes to work daily. And, like many employees, he returns home in the evening. One day, however, John Mukasa was faced with a cruel situation. Boarding a commuter taxi, popularly known...

Another Masaka Woman Eletrocuted at Clothes Line.
October 15, 2008... Byline: Ali Mambule RESIDENTS of Mabeera zone in Nyendo Sennyange Division, Masaka municipality, were on Monday shocked when a woman who was hanging clothes to dry on a line was electrocuted. The woman, identified as Annet Naluswata,...