New Vision (Uganda) articles from October 2009

New Vision (Uganda) archives from October 2009

Are the Reports of Massive Opposition Defections to the NRM Real?
October 31, 2009... Byline: Wafula Oguttu WHAT are the views of the NRM and the opposition on the topic of the week? Sunday Vision pits opposition columnist Wafula Oguttu against NRM representative Ofwono Opondo. Wafula Oguttu IN the past six months, there...

On the Tracks of Namasagali.
October 31, 2009... IT anchored giant cargo boats, housed a giant school and a thriving community. Now Namasagali is like a solitary ghost haunting the whole of Kamuli, George Bita writes An imposing rusty brown crane sits nostalgically on two rails on the...

Why Museveni Restored Kingship.
October 31, 2009... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the NRM government restored monarchies to preserve Africa's rich languages and cultures. He made the remarks at State House Entebbe on Friday when he hosted a dinner for traditional leaders of Africa. The...

Synod Explains Clerical Role in Politics.
October 31, 2009... POPE Benedict XIV has said the clergy can talk about politics, but they should not be tricked into giving political solutions because it is not their job Jean-Marie Nsambu attended the Synod in Rome and now writes. THE clergy can talk about...

1,000 Pensioners Reinstated On Payroll.
October 31, 2009... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Catherine Bekunda A TOTAL of 1,093 pensioners have had their names reinstated on the payroll after they updated their records. The state minister for public service, Seezi Mbaguta, said this while briefing...

Wives of PGB Soldiers Hold Art Exhibition.
October 31, 2009... AN association which brings together wives of soldiers attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) on Friday held an art and craft exhibition at State House, Entebbe. The PGB wives association, commonly known as Mama Kazi, whose patron...

Rotary Funds Heart Patient.
October 31, 2009... Byline: Aidah Nanyonjo A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy has successfully undergone open-heart surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute in Mulago Hospital, funded by the Rotary Club of Kampala Central. Solomon Kyazze was diagnosed with a hole in the heart...

Ssenyonjo Helps Police Stun Express.
October 31, 2009... Byline: Sabitti Muwanga PETER Ssennyonjo's first half strike was all that Police FC needed to record their first Uganda Super League win of the season with a 1-0 against 10-man Express FC at Namboole yesterday. Ssennyonjo volleyed in after...

Students Abandon School for Mining.
October 29, 2009... Several students in Tiira parish in Busitema Busia district have withdrawn from schools by their parents to go and working g in the gold mining fields. Tom Etaru Ekisa the Busitema sub county LC 3 chairperson told the new vision in an...

Kwata Kwata Launch Tonight.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Moses Opobo EIGHT years ago, DJ Michael started playing music at Lido Beach in Entebbe. The beginnings were humble. For the first four months, Michael says he would sometimes play for only four people. Every Sunday, when young...

New Vision Expands Into Television.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Sylvia Juuko THE New Vision group chairman, David Ssebabi, has assured shareholders that expansion projects, which the company has undertaken, are near completion and will spur growth. "The new purpose-built factory has been...

Makerere Students Strike Over Fees, Water.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Andante Okanya, Musa Kimuli and Yusuf Masaba Makerere University students yesterday staged two separate demonstrations against water shortage and the higher dollar rate charged on fees for foreign students. The protest, mainly by...

Why Did the Mo Ibrahim Prize Go Unclaimed This Time Round?
October 29, 2009... Byline: Jerry Okungu It is now official. This time round, no African former head of state was good enough to earn Mo Ibrahim's annual prize bounty of US $5m plus a lifetime cheque of another $200,000, the most attractive prize anyone can...

Housing Finance to List On the Bourse.
October 29, 2009... HOUSING Finance Bank is to list onto the Uganda Securities Exchange by 2011, Nicholas Okwir, the managing director, has announced. "We have got clearance from the board, so the initial programme will start. "We are targeting 2011, but as we...

USAID Body Trains Coffee Roasters.
October 29, 2009... Byline: David Ssempijja WORKERS in the coffee industry are to be equipped with coffee processing skills by a USAID project. The project, Livelihoods and Enterprises for Agricultural Development, has started training workers in basic coffee...

'Proudly Ugandan' Campaign Kicks Off.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Mark Owor THE second 'Proudly Ugandan, buy Ugandan' campaign, kicks off next week. The campaign aims at promoting Ugandan-made products and will start with an exhibition. "We are using the campaign to sensitise Ugandans on the need...

KCB Expands Regional Network.
October 29, 2009... KENYA Commercial Bank has opened its 199th and 200th branch in Rwanda and Southern Sudan, respectively. The bank opened its third branch in Kigali early this week, and another in Juba. This brings its network in the southern Sudan economy to...

Goverment to Repair Grounded Ships.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Samuel Balagadde THE Government has secured funds to refurbish its grounded ships, MV Pamba and MV Kawa, John Nasasira, the transport minister, has said. He said the Government had secured funds from the World Bank and other...

Bujagali Power Project On Track.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita SIGNIFICANT progress has been made at the Bujagali hydro-power porject, two years since its inception. An on-spot visit to the project site by The New Vision on Wednesday, showed that the power house that will...

Export Earnings Decline to $276 Million.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Sylvia Juuko UGANDA'S export receipts declined to $276.8m at the end of August, down from $307.7m in July. Mary Katarikawe, the Bank of Uganda director for research, attributed the fall to the drought that hit the country's...

Bishop Ddungu Admitted.
October 29, 2009... THE retired bishop of Masaka, Adrian Dungu Kivumbi, is admitted at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in critical condition, reports Jeff Lule. The 86-year-old bishop was admitted at the private section on Monday. A nurse said he was paralysed on...

King Oyo Hosts Traditional Leaders.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba The King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru, on Wednesday hosted the forum of kings, sultans, princes, sheikhs, traditional and tribal leaders of Africa to a dinner at his palace in Munyonyo. He asked the leaders to...

10 Million Voters On National Register.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Cyprian Musoke The Electoral Commission has issued the latest number of registered voters. The figure is 10.5 million and the polling stations are 19,000. The release follows media reports that one million out of the 11 million...

UN Envoy Backs Marriage And Divorce Bill.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo THE United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Ssekaggya, has backed the Marriage and Divorce Bill. Emphasis has been put on clauses allowing women to divorce impotent men and sharing...

Samona, Walukaga Row Escalates.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba A ROW has erupted between a local musician, Matthias Walukaga and Samona Products, the manufacturers of medicinal cosmetics and toiletries. The company accuses the musician of composing songs undermining their...

Bell Joins Hima for 10s Event.
October 29, 2009... THE Hima Makerere 10s rugby tournament has received a further boost of sh10m from Uganda Breweries under the Bell Lager brand, reports Johnson Were. "Our determination to support this tournament is part of our practices enshrined in our...

Ssimbwa, Kato in Clash of Former Midfield Gems.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Fred Kaweesi and Swalley Kenyi AS footballers, Sam Ssimbwa and Sula Kato carved out reputations as distinct and reliable midfielders at KCC FC and SC Villa respectively. However, today, the two face challenges of an altogether...

Committee Wants Matsyetsye Probed.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende THE interim committee in charge of table tennis affairs wants the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate former association president Emmanuel Matsyetsye. Committee members are accusing Matsyetsye of...

Uca Eye Varsities.
October 29, 2009... THE Uganda cricket governing body UCA plans to start an inter-university tournament as part of its bid to popularise the game, reports Norman Katende. According to UCA administrator Martin Ondeku, introducing cricket to the universities is...

Ghetto Boss Enters MTN Marathon.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende CELEBRATED musician Bobi Wine will lead his 16-team fire base crew in the 10km race of the MTN Kampala marathon on November 22. The marathon will be preceded by the subsidiary wheelchair event on November 15. ...

KIU to Test Power in Playoffs.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Johnson Were A lot has been written about D'Mark Power being better because of their star studded squad and the fact that it's a more talented team this season. Boasting of the cream of the nation, Ben Komakech, Isaac Afidra,...

Mulindwa to Face Kwizera.
October 29, 2009... Byline: James Bakama, Douglas Mazune and Joseph Wanzusi LAWRENCE Mulindwa and Godfrey Kwizera are poised for the final battle for the FUFA presidency following their election as federation delegates. Mulindwa unanimously returned as Wakiso...

Kitgum Doctors to Get Extra Sh500,000.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Chris Ocowum KITGUM district council has resolved to pay doctors who work in the district an extra sh500,000 per month on top of their salaries. The district chairman, John Komakech Ogwok, said the money is meant to attract and...

Acholi Needs 20 Years to Recover.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Acholi sub-region needs more than 20 years to recover, the paramount chief, Rwot David Onen Acana, has said. Acana said many young people in the region missed education because of the war and grew up in camps where...

Four Bombs Recovered in Maracha.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Frank Mugabi Residents of Ovuju village in Maracha/Terego district have recovered four motor-bombs that were planted on the Arua-Koboko road. The assistant chief administrative officer, William Aya, who was the first local...

Thieves Targeting Varsities.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Rehemah Namukose and Phionah Katushabe The Police have warned of a new form of crime in universities, where thieves snatch female students' phones, laptops, DVD players, ATM cards and sexually assault them. The Police noted that...

70-Year-Old Woman Gets Award for Kids.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Francis Emorut A 70-year-old woman has scooped an award for taking care of abandoned children in Katanga-Wandegeya, a Kampala suburb. Bena Nakijjoba, a resident of Bwaise, beat nine organisations to the award. Nakijjoba looks...

30 Hoima Pupils Defiled in One School.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga OVER 30 girls have been defiled in one school in Hoima district this year. In a report to the district education department, Alice Kabajungu, the head teacher of Katereiga Primary School in Buhanika sub-county, said...

Artisans Storm Mbarara Council Offices.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Fred Turyakira OVER 80 artisans operating on Mackhan Singh Street in Mbarara town on Wednesday stormed Mbarara municipal council offices demanding to be allocated an alternative workplace. The artisans, dealing in welding,...

Religious Leaders Urged to Fight Bad Cultures.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Bwogi Buyera Religious leaders have been urged to resist imported cultures that are harmful. The Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, said churches should help the Government mould hardworking, corrupt-free and patriotic...

Bishop Warns Against Overworking Candidates.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Tom Gwebayaba Pumping candidates with intensive revision creates learning fatigue and affects performance, the retired Busoga bishop, Cyprian Bamwoze, has said. Automatic promotion of pupils from one class to another, Bamwoze...

12 Officials Probed Over NAADS Funds.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Ronald Kalyango THE Iganga resident state attorney is investigating 12 sub-county officials suspected to have swindled National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) funds. The officials were arrested on October 24 but were later...

Mayuge Women Want Adulterous Wives Punished.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Donald Kiirya WOMEN in Mayuge district have asked the Government to come up with a policy to penalise women who commit adultery with married men. They said the adulturous couple should be punished equally, unlike the current...

Buganda Chairmen Support Land Bill.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Henry Mukasa and Madinah tebajjukira PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has met Buganda district chairpersons to discuss the controversial Land Bill 2007, the regional tier system of governance and the recent riots that rocked the region for...

Maternal Mortality Needs a Multifaceted Approach.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Frederick Womakuyu Sixty-year-old Alice Nabulobi is perhaps one great grandmother whose family is haunted by maternal mortality through the generation. A native of Kabeywa parish in Kapchorwa district, with no health centre,...

Drought-Tolerant Crops Can End Africa's Food Insecurity.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Dr. Daniel Mataruka A crisis is looming over the small-scale farms of Africa. Experts agree that climate change is manifesting itself in the form of prolonged drought in many parts of Africa. This is having a devastating impact on...

Somalis Rush to Register.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi HUNDREDS of Somali nationals yesterday flocked Kisenyi, a Kampala suburb, for registration. The registration, being conducted by the Somali community association in Uganda and security agencies, will ensure that...

Janet Hands Over Houses.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Proscovia Basangwa The First Lady officiates at the ground breaking ceremony of Hydraform housing in Moroto The First Lady and Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni, has commissioned the first Hydraform housing project for...

510,000 Start PLE.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will this year have the highest number of pupils sitting Primary Leaving Examinations. Spokesperson Eva Konde said 516,890 pupils will sit this year. Records show that...

Fufa in Court Over Sh972 Million.
October 29, 2009... Byline: Phillip Corry FORMER FUFA delegate Goodluck Musinguzi has filed a criminal case against federation president Lawrence Mulindwa, CEO Edgar Watson and vice president in charge of finance Jowali Kyeyago. According to the plaint filed...

Let CHOGM Scams Become a Lesson.
October 29, 2009... In the last week The New Vision has published excerpts from the Auditor General's report on the financial irregularities that accompanied the Commonwealth Head of Government's Meeting (CHOGM) that Uganda hosted two years ago. Details of...

Three Firms to Bid for Nalubaale Bridge Repair.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Aidah Nanyonjo THREE firms have been prequalified by the Uganda National Roads Authority to bid for the rehabilitation of the Nalubaale Bridge on River Nile in Jinja. "We have established that the traffic volumes have increased at...

Court Accepts Kajubi Phone-Call Printouts.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Hillary Nsambu and Ali Mambule THE prosecution in the trial of tycoon Kato Kajubi has presented to court a print-out showing telephone calls between the accused and the witchdoctor, Umar Kateregga. Kajubi was charged with the...

NEMA Cracks Down On City Bars Over Noise.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Florence Nakaayi THE National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), has embarked on an operation to close bars in Kampala over noise pollution. The operation being jointly carried out by Kampala City Council (KCC) and the Police...

Kayunga Residents Demolish Shrines.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Charles Jjuuko RESIDENTS of Kaazi village in Kayunga district have demolished three shrines belonging to a traditional healer after he confessed to have been practicing witchcraft to stop rain. They also accused Nakuzabasajja...

Prof. Barya Vows to Sort Out MUK-MUBS Row.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi THE longstanding wrangles between Makerere University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) will be sorted out, the new vice-chancellor, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, has said. "Makerere University...

Mbarara Man Kills Wife and Baby.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo THE residents of Kabanagi village in Mbarara district were shocked on Saturday when a man set his house on fire, burning his wife and a three-month-old baby to ashes. The man only identified as Kabyesiza, was...

Byaruhanga, the Political Priest.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Arthur Baguma and Mathias Mazinga FATHER Albert Byaruhanga, President Yoweri Museveni's special adviser on development and religious affairs, leaves a legacy that religious and political leaders can be partners in development. ...

Bushenyi Residents Reconstruct Road.
October 28, 2009... Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe Residents of Katuura village in Bushenyi district have constructed a road to ease transport in their area. The residents said their leaders had failed to come up with measures to improve the road. They said every...

Dj Held in NEMA Swoop.
October 27, 2009... Ten DJs and sub managers in areas of Luzira and Kitintale were arrested in a joint operation carried out by Kampala city council, Police and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). The DJs were arrested in an operation that lasted...

Top ICT Ministry Officials Detained At Parliament Over National Data Backbone.
October 27, 2009... Three top Information and Communications Technology ministry officials were detained at parliament yesterday after failure to produce documents to account for funds allegedly owed to Chinese company Huawei Technologies Limited. The officials...

Districts Get Internet Fund.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Jude Kafuuma LOCAL governments have received funding from the World Bank for projects connecting the districts to the global network via the Internet. The bank has previously given the Rural Communications Development Fund $7m...

Government to Improve Transport in Kampala.
October 27, 2009... Byline: John Nasasira HAVING successfully completed the Northern Bypass, the Government, in collaboration with its stakeholders, now plans to introduce the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Kampala by 2014. The Bus Rapid Transit is by far...

Kulayigye Vows Against Terrorists.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo SECURITY agencies are ready to repulse attacks by foreign-based terror groups, the army spokesperson, Felix Kulayigye, said yesterday. Citing the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and the Joint Anti-Terrorism...

Government to Set Up Construction Firm.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Joel Ogwang THE Government plans to establish a state construction company. Works minister John Nasasira said the move followed the overly inflated construction costs by the private sector. He said the Government spends $1m...

Odinga Hails Museveni on EAC.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Reuben Olita KENYA'S Prime Minister Raila Odinga has hailed President Yoweri Museveni and retired presidents Daniel arap Moi of Kenya and Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania for their role in the revival of the East African Community (EAC). ...

MPs Question Attorney General over Ghost Voters.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira MPs on the legal and parliamentary affairs committee yesterday questioned the Attorney General, Khiddhu Makubuya, over reports of ghost voters. The MPs led by Ndorwa East MP Wilfred Niwagaba, said the reports...

Stop Constituency Fund, say Leaders.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Henry Mukasa LEADERS attending a parliamentary seminar on the role of MPs have called for the abolition of the annual constituency development fund given to MPs. The leaders argued that the sh10m was too little to create an impact...

President Orders Review of Polythene Bag Ban.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Vision Reporter PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has criticised the ban on polythene bags. "We must study this carefully because there are too many contradicting stories. Plastic, like steel, is a base industry and goes in almost...

Ugandans in the U.S to Build Sickle Cell Centre.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Josephine Maseruka Ugandans living in the city of Dallas in the US are to raise funds for the construction of a sickle cell centre in Uganda. The over sh1b centre will be constructed at Namalere in Kawanda, Wakiso district. ...

Two Pastors Charged Over Kayanja.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Edward Anyoli TWO senior pastors of Omega Healing Centre were yesterday charged with conspiracy to cause injury to Pastor Robert Kayanja of Miracle Centre. Robert Kayiira and Michael Kyazze were charged at Mwanga II Court in Lubaga...

Lift Ban on Employing Nurses, Govt Told.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Milton Olupot The Government has been urged to lift the suspension of the recruitment of nurses and midwives as a move to improve care in hospitals. "Currently, we have about 390,000 nurses registered by the Uganda Nurses and...

Ssebaana Defies High Court.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Jude Kafuuma THE Democratic Party (DP) president has maintained that Matthias Nsubuga is still their secretary general until next month's delegates' conference. On Monday, the High Court nullified the election of Nsubuga after six...

Hima 10s Tourney Moved to Kyadondo.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Johnson Were THE Hima Makerere 10s rugby tournament due November 7-8 has been moved from Makerere University to Kyadondo Rugby Club. This was announced by Hima Impis chairman Dan Obote in a press briefing where Shell Uganda...

Army Team Stands to Prove Dominance in Inter-Forces.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Samson Opus ARMY side UPDF will be out to extend their dominance in the seventh edition of the Inter-Forces championship next week. The four-time champions boast of formidable form in football, athletics, volleyball and shooting in...

Close to 20,000 for MTN Run.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende ORGANISERS of the MTN Kampala International marathon will have to deal with an extra 4,000 runners for the November 22 event. A target of 15,000 runners had been set for Kampala's biggest sporting social event, but...

What Makes Kenya's Education Superior?
October 27, 2009... ALTHOUGH Nigeria recently won the prestigious university students' brain entertainment quiz show, a Kenyan team won in 2007, 2008 and another reached the finals in 2009. Kenya's teams have always performed better than Uganda's. The content of...

Makerere University Needs Overhaul.
October 27, 2009... THE selection of Prof. Venasius Baryamureeba as Makerere's 14th vice-chancellor comes at a time when the 87-year-old university is faced with many challenges. Declining academic standards and financial mismanagement that have led to student and...

MUK Must Focus on Research - Chancellor.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Milly Nattimba WHILE closing the 5th Annual Makerere University College of Health Sciences Scientific Conference, the chancellor, Makerere University, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera condemned the declining professionalism in the medical field....

Buvuma Island Petitions Govt over NAADS.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo RESIDENTS of Lubya Island in Buvuma, Mukono district, have asked the Government to investigate the activities of the National Agricultural Advisory Services NAADS), saying they suspect fraud. With about 4,000 people,...

'Mixed Farming for High Yields'.
October 27, 2009... FARMERS should plant hybrid seeds to get good yields, Busia resident district commissioner Robinah Nabbanja has said. Speaking to residents of Kakumiro village in Kibaale district recently, Nabbanja said farmers should also practise mixed...

Farmers Want Govt to Provide Irrigation.
October 27, 2009... THE Government should help farmers acquire simple, but effective irrigation technologies to fight hunger and famine. Ssebatta Musisi, a leading farmer in Masaka district, who has adopted irrigation, says: "With irrigation, we can grow crops...

Potatoes Could Save Africa From Hunger.
October 27, 2009... Byline: Joshua Kato SWEET potatoes could be the answer to Africa's food insecurity due to their resistance to drought and high yields. As such, the International Potato Centre (IPC) has launched a multi-million project to tap into the crop's...

A New Dawn for Uganda.
October 27, 2009... THERE are two reasons to believe that a new dawn has broken for Uganda. The young scientists at Makerere Food Science and Techology Department, who carry out research on processing our agricultural products, are indeed the way to go. ...