New Vision (Uganda) articles from October 2010, page 10

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Smugglers Take Over Cigarette Trade in West Nile.
October 12, 2010... Byline: Richard Drasimaku SMUGGLERS control 83% of tobacco (cigarette) business in West Nile, Lt. Patrick Mwesigye, the revenue enforcement officer in Arua, has said. The illicit trade has greatly affected Uganda Revenue Authority's (URA)...

Why Corporates Need to Work With Governments.
October 12, 2010... Byline: Hussein El-Khazindar RECENTLY, I had the privilege of attending a gathering of distinguished men and women, among them, former US president Bill Clinton. In his address, 'Embracing our common humanity', Clinton spoke of the need to...

Modern Fishing Sites Ready.
October 12, 2010... Byline: Joel Ogwang THE construction of six modern fish landing sites under the fisheries development project is complete. However, the Mweena and Kitobo (Kalangala), Gorofa (Namayingo), Majanji (Busia), Bwondha and Bungoto (Mayuge) sites...

Dining to Make the World Better.
October 12, 2010... Byline: Joyce Nyakato ASK what misery is and many will blurt: journalism. Not that this is exactly what the trade is all about. It is just that media practitioners always find themselves on the receiving end of misery - talk of being harassed...

Baby Gloria's Jiggy Album Launch.
October 12, 2010... Byline: Mathias Mazinga She may be tiny, kiddie, or call her what you wish, but at just eight years, Baby Gloria has already proved beyond doubt she is a force to reckon with in the music world. On Saturday, October 9, as Uganda was...

New Social Security Fund Manager Cautioned.
October 11, 2010... Byline: John Odyek and Paskazia Tumwesigye MPs yesterday warned Richard Byarugaba, the new managing director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), against the mismanagement of the institution. Byarugaba, flanked by other senior...

FDC Man Expels Scribes From Base.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule A Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporter yesterday drove journalists away from the party headquarters, accusing them of failing to publish their issues. The official, only identified as Mawanda from Nakawa, attacked...

Kasubi Tombs SMS Drive Launched.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka BUGANDA kingdom yesterday launched a fundraising drive in which the public will contribute via SMS to raise the sh10b required to re-build the Kasubi tombs. The four-month campaign dubbed "Ssaagala Agalamidde"...

Bride Price Case Hits Snag.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya THE appeal against the Constitutional Court's judgement of March 26 that upheld bride price hit a snag yesterday at the Supreme Court over a defective record submitted to court. Hearing of the appeal could not...

Former Health Minister Gets Passport Back.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli FORMER health minister Jim Muhwezi and former State House official Alice Kaboyo have been given their passports to allow them travel abroad. Justice Catherine Bamugemereire of the Anti-Corruption Court yesterday...

Cabinet Issues Directive on Busoga Jiggers.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and Catherine Bekunda THE Cabinet has directed four ministries to fight jiggers in Busoga region. The ministries are local government, finance, agriculture and that of health. Dr. Issa Makumbi, the assistant...

City Vendors Defy City Council Order.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja and Andrew Ssenyonjo STREET venders operating in down town Kampala have vowed not to leave the streets until the Government gets them a permanent area of operation. This follows a directive from the Kampala City...

Controversy Arises Over Newly-Acquired Prisons Land.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among CONTROVERSY has arisen over the newly-acquired land for the relocation of Kigo Prison at Kasanje in Wakiso district. Area MP Joseph Balikuddembe said two illegally registered vendors only identified as Bukenya and...

250,000 Bulbs Rot in City Stores.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita OVER 250,000 energy-saving bulbs imported by the Government three years ago for free distribution are due to expire in stores as load-shedding intensifies. The bulbs worth sh1.25b were part of the 800,000 acquired in...

We Need More Youth Conventions.
October 11, 2010... OVER the weekend, President Yoweri Museveni formally launched the Uganda Youth Convention, a nationwide endeavour to empower youth by imparting skills they may not have learned through our traditional education system. Earlier this year,...

Super League Back After Break.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi KCC FC hope to continue their fine start to the 2010-11 super league season with coach Matia Lule optimistic by sunset today his team will back at the apex of the table. The Lugogo team is coming off a 3-1 win over...

Moses Kipsiro is Double Champion.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende MOSES Kipsiro raced into the record books with Uganda's first double gold at a major international event yesterday.He again defied a Kenyan onslaught, charging into the lead in the final 400m and sprinting to the finish...

Stall At Shanghai Expo Pulls 18 Million Visitors.
October 11, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe The spotlight at the ongoing Shanghai expo in China turned on the Uganda stall on Saturday as Ugandans at the show marked the 48th Independence Day with a brilliant display of the country's abundant gifts and culture. ...

Officials Quizzed Over Town Clerk House.
October 11, 2010... LOCAL government ministry officials have been questioned over the town clerk's house, which city mayor Nasser Sebaggala wants to buy. The officials led by their permanent secretary, Kashaka Muhanguzi, were appearing before the public accounts...

Economy to Grow Eight Percent - Central Bank Governor.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Sylvia Juuko Uganda's ecomony will grow at about 8% next year because of a low inflation rate, the Central Bank governor, Tumusiime Mutebile, said on Friday. Mutebile was reacting to the International Monetary Fund's World Economic...

Local Musician Killed in House Fire.
October 11, 2010... A local artists was yesterday morning found dead in a house that was gutted by fire in a city suburb. Henry Serugo aka Henry B was discovered in the bathroom of the two-bedroom house that also housed a studio. Henry B was one of the leading...

18,000 More to Get Free ARVs From Mildmay.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo A total of 18,000 more Ugandans are to receive free anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs from Mildmay Centre, the charity's country director, Dr. Emmanuel Luyirika, announced yesterday. This is after Mildmay received a...

Moses Kipsiro Bags Another Gold Medal.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende MOSES Kipsiro raced into the record books with Uganda's first double gold at a major international event yesterday. He again defied a Kenyan onslaught, charging into the lead in the final 400m and sprinting to the...

Government Releases Sh60 Billion for Saccos.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Mary Karugaba and David Ssempijja THE Government, through the Microfinance Support Centre, has launched a $27m (sh60b) project to help the rural poor access financial services. The rural income and employment enhancement project,...

Lightning Kills Three in Buhweju.
October 11, 2010... THREE people died on the spot, while eight sustained injuries after they were struck by lightning on Sunday afternoon. The Rwengwe sub-county LC5 NRM councillor, Rogers Bishanga, said the lightning struck homes in Nyakishojwa village and a...

17-Year-Old Held Over Murder.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo THE Police in Mbarara are holding a 17-year-old boy for allegedly killing his uncle. The south western region Police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, identified the deceased as Caleb Mujuni, a resident of Kyakazizi...

New Kinkizi Bishop Consecrated.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Richard Wandoba and Caleb Bahikaho THE Rt. Rev. Dan Zoreka was on Sunday consecrated as the second bishop of Kinkizi diocese after the retired bishop, John Wilson Ntegyereize. Kinkizi become a diocese on May 15, 1995 after it was...

Masindi District Officials Deny Rebel Reports.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga MASINDI district security officials have denied reports that remnants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have infiltrated the area. The resident district commissioner (RDC),...

City Tycoons Give School Sh43 Million.
October 11, 2010... SEVERAL Kampala tycoons raised over sh43m for the construction of a dining hall at St. Kizito Seminary Nandere in Luwero district. This was during a fundraising drive at the Pope Paul Memorial Centre, Ndeeba on Friday. The school needs...

Husbands Block Wives From Saccos.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Luke Kagiri HUSBANDS in Mubende district are blocking their wives from joining the Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs), women leaders have noted. "Some men still have the mentality that if a woman joins such developmental...

Poor Sub-County Management Irks Masaka Leaders.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Luke Kagiri MITYANA district leaders have expressed concern over the poor management of the newly-created sub-counties in the district. This financial year, three sub-counties were created and authorised to operate. They are...

Landing Site Dwellers Put Up Two Schools, Appeal for More Help.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Luke Kagiri RESIDENTS of a landing site on Lake Wamala in Mityana district have struggled to put up two schools in their area. They are Lubajja Community and Wamala Trust primary schools, which are in a sorry state. Wamala...

Museveni Gives Car to Bishop.
October 11, 2010... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has donated a Mitsubishi car to the Karamoja Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Abura, to help him carry out his work. The donation follows recent meetings the President had with stakeholders on issues relevant to the...

Woman Held Over Murder of Co-Wife.
October 11, 2010... THE Police in Kaliro district are holding a woman who is suspected to have murdered her co-wife. Miria Namboira, 30, was arrested from Irundu village in Buyende district, where she was hiding after allegedly murdering 18-year-old Rose Wotali....

15 Dads Flee Bududa Camps Over Relocation.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala OVER 15 fathers in internally displaced persons camps in Bulucheke in Bududa district have fled their families for fear of being relocated to Kiryandongo district. This has left several women and children stranded in...

Defence Minister Tips Busoga Voters.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Jackie Nambogga and Doreen Musingo DEFENCE state minister Gen. J.J. Odongo has advised the people of Busoga region to ask all aspiring candidates to explain what they will do for them before voting for them in the forthcoming...

More Women Delivering At Health Centres.
October 11, 2010... Byline: George Bita THE number of pregnant women delivering at health facilities in Iganga district has risen, according to a survey conducted by Uganda Newborn Survival Study. The data, which was gathered over a seven-month period ending...

K'jong Warriors Kill Five in Napak.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama FIVE people were killed when suspected Matheniko warriors attacked a Karimojong settlement in Napak district on the eve of Uganda's Independence Day. The incident happened at Nasiloit communal settlement in Kogete...

Displaced Urge Resuming Peace Talks With Rebels.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Bill Oketch FORMER residents of Ojwii camp in Aleka sub-county, Oyam district want the Government to resume peace talks with Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. The former internally displaced...

Drug Thieves Are Murderers - MP.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Patrick Okino MOROTO MP Benson Obua has criticised those who steal drugs from health units and misappropriate funds meant for poverty eradication, saying they are murderers. "If you diverted drugs meant for patients and eventually...

Administrator Warns District Against Graft.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Richard Drasimaku MARACHA chief administrative officer Kazimero Ezaruku has warned district officials against misappropriating the sh11b the district will receive from the Government this financial year. Of the sh11b, sh1.14b will...

Residents Report Brigadier to Police.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo RESIDENTS of Mawanyi-Bwebajja village in Wakiso district have dragged Brig. Sam Wasswa to the Police. They said Wasswa alias Balikalege last week led a group of over 10 armed men who caned Ivan Babu, a foreman at...

Civil Servants Told to Plan for Retirement.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Francis Emorut CIVIL servants and employees from private organisations have been advised to acquire multiple skills to help them in retirement. Education consultant Fagil Mandy warned that without adequate skills, self employment...

Political Intolerance a Bad Sign for 2011 Elections.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Crispy Kaheru JUST about the same time prior to the 2006 election, I wrote about political tolerance in my article, "Tolerance of opposition still eludes our politics" in New Vision of December 28, 2005. This article spoke very...

Besigye Should Walk His Democracy Talk.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Awel Uwihanganye DR. Kizza Besigye, the presidential candidate for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) who has run against President Yoweri Museveni twice and lost, will once again try his luck at the shot for presidency in the 2011...

Soil Scientist Wins Award On Tibet Study.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Shamilla Kara "Any country in the path of development must invest in a space programme because satellites provide a cheap means of communication and good data for numerical weather prediction, environmental and climate change," says...

Environment At Risk As District Takes to Charcoal Trade.
October 11, 2010... Residents of Pader district have turned to charcoal business to broaden their income base and fight household poverty. Margaret Adong of Atanga sub-county told New Vision that many women were involved in the business, increasing the risk of...

ACC's Boat Continues to Sink.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi AFRICA'S struggles in the top national cricket league hit a new low when they sunk to a 10-wicket defeat to Nile on Sunday at Lugogo. ACC have endured a torrid season this year but even by their unmemorable...

Drivers Set for Mombasa Rivalry.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Mangat and Ssebuguzi who skipped last weekend's Independence rally find themselves running against Lwakataka in the Amana Banking Rally in Mombasa, Kenya this weekend. National champion Nasser Mutebi will also compete....

Taming Sri Lanka.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende JUDE Kermundu and Ambrose Kamanyire made two tries each, as Uganda came from 0-5 down to beat Sri Lanka 35-5 and register their first win in the final Group D match at the Commonwealth Games Seven's Rugby yesterday. ...

Biogas: Sustainable Solution for Energy.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Titus Kakembo Unlike business rivals, farmers are usually willing to share their experiences since none of them has ready solutions for all farming challenges. That is how Mukiibi's family in Masaka overcomes challenges. "Our...

Getting Manure and Nutritional Value From Poultry Droppings.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Stella Naigino When Nimrod Mulonde had just started farming, he thought it was impossible to make money tilling the land. He would visit farmers and admire what they had on the ground. Today he is acounted among the rich people in...

Lango, Teso Reaping Big From Chicken Trade.
October 11, 2010... Byline: Joshua Kato Steven Okello has learnt a thing or two about the chicken trading business. He knows that to succeed, you need to be fast on your feet. He also knows that you have to use the right language to persuade your prospective...

Farmers Need Crops That Can Withstand Floods.
October 11, 2010... CLIMATE change is not a new phenomenon. What is alarming, however, is the scientific proof linking the current changes in global climate to man's activities over the past century. As weather swings from extreme dry conditions of drought to...

Five New Envoys Meet Museveni.
October 10, 2010... FIVE newly-accredited envoys to Uganda have presented their letters of credence to President Yoweri Museveni. The envoys, who presented their credentials on Thursday at State House, Entebbe, are from North Korea, Norway, Germany, France and...

Museveni Hosts Lumumba's Son.
October 10, 2010... PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni yesterday received the former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Azarias Luberwa, Manywa, who paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Entebbe. Museveni also received Francois Lumumba, son of...

Govt Discusses Student Work Permits with India.
October 10, 2010... WITH over 800 Ugandan students in India, Kampala is keen to sign a pact with New Delhi to make it easier to get study visas and short-term job permits. "We are discussing the work visa issue with Indian authorities. Hundreds of Ugandan...

Makerere University Resumes Post-Grad Programme.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja MAKERERE University has re-instated its post-graduate programme in education management and administration, the university academic registrar has said. Speaking to New Vision yesterday, Afred Masikye Namoah said the...

China Donates Sh1 Billion Malaria Drugs.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs worth sh1.25b to Uganda. The drugs were officially handed over to health state minister Dr. Richard Nduhura on Friday. This is the fourth donation of...

Janet Warns On Irresponsible Media.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Francis Kagolo THE First Lady and Karamoja affairs state minister, Janet Museveni, has criticised irresponsible media, saying it is destructive and is doing a disservice to nation-building. Mrs. Museveni also condemned media...

Burundi Hails Country's Peace Efforts.
October 10, 2010... BURUNDI's second vice-president Gervais Rufyikiri has commended Uganda's peace efforts in the region. Rufyikiri said his country, which is emerging from conflict, is trying to emulate Uganda's successes in the growing economy, security, peace...

Soroti-Mbale Road Closed.
October 10, 2010... SOROTI-Mbale highway has officially been closed following the collapse of the water pump house on Awoja Bridge. The mid-eastern regional traffic Police officer, Quinto Angeira, yesterday said: "We have closed the road following the collapse...

Give Sports More Money.
October 10, 2010... LAST week Uganda had something to smile about on the sports front. First, long distance runner Moses Kipsiro on Tuesday won gold in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games now going on in New Delhi, India. On Saturday, the national soccer team,...

Cranes Now Plot Cecafa Hat-Trick.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi WITH Uganda's status as Group J leaders firmly preserved following that priceless away point plundered from Nairobi, Cranes technical team will now shift strategy to assembling a CECAFA and Nations Championship winning...

Mutebi Clinches NRC Crown.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were HE did not win the Independence Rally that concluded in Masaka yesterday. But at the end of the day Nasser Mutebi and co-driver Bashir Mbogo emerged winner of the National Rally Championship (NRC) with 410 points. "I'm...

Fuel Scarcity May Damage Growth.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita THE fuel scarcity that has pushed pump prices up is raising inflationary pressures as the businessmen factor in rising operations costs into consumer prices, a scenario that may threaten economic growth. In recent...

There Are No Rebels in Masindi - Police.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga MASINDI security officials have denied reports that remnants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have entered the district. "The reports were completely false and are aimed...

Burundi Woos Domestic Investors Again.
October 10, 2010... Byline: David Ssempijja BURUNDIAN government has reassured investors that security is the country's number one priority as it seeks to tap into the foreign direct investment opportunities provided by the East African market. Burundian...

Forestry Body Gets New Board.
October 10, 2010... WATER and environment minister Maria Mutagamba has inaugurated a new board of directors for the embattled National Forestry Authority (NFA). However, save for two, the board mainly comprises of old faces who served during Damian Akankwasa's...

Police Rescue Child From Kidnappers.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba RAPIB Response Unit (RRU) operatives yesterday recovered a four-and-half-year-old boy who had been kidnapped from his home in Mukono district for a ransom of sh50m. Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of...

Government Sets Up Job Centre.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Milton Olupot and Francis Kagolo THE Government, in partnership with the private sector, is to set up a call centre where jobs will be sourced out on the Internet to about 2,000 Ugandans. The centre will be ready by December this...

Rwanda Wants 1,000 English Teachers.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge and Francis Kagolo RWANDA needs close to 1,000 English teachers following the country's switch from French to English as the language of instruction in schools. Rwanda wants teachers from Uganda and other neighbouring...

Congolese Urged to Invest in Country.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba DEFENCE minister Dr. Crispus Kiyonga has called on the Congolese business community to take advantage of the East African Common Market to invest in Uganda. Kiyonga, who is also the MP for Bukonzo West in Kasese...

FDC Primary Election Loser Snubs Party Summons.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Michael Karugaba THE incumbent chairman for Kisinga sub-county in Bukonzo county in Kasese district, who lost in the just-concluded Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) primary elections, has snubbed summons by the party. Benjamin...

Murderer Gets Death Penalty.
October 10, 2010... A 72-year-old man who killed a man over burning his eucalyptus trees, was sentenced to death last week by Justice John Bosco Katutsi in Fort Portal. Prosecution said Selvano Baguma, together with an unidentified man, in 2008 beat to death...

Minister Warns On Politicians.
October 10, 2010... PUBLIC service state minister Prisca Seezi Mbaguta has warned civil servants against working to please politicians. "You must desist from political pressure and exercise your profession if we are to get quality service from you," she said. ...

Drivers Reject Weigh Bridge.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Patson Baraire LONG distance truck drivers who use the Ishasha border post to DR Congo have rejected a mobile weigh bridge introduced last week by the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The weigh bridge was introduced after...

Workers Want Social Security Fund Loans.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Chris Mugasha EMPLOYEES saving with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have proposed that the institution begins giving them loans. "We are using our salaries as sureties to access loans from commercial banks which are...

Arrow Thugs Hit Moroto.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama THE Moroto resident district commissioner, Nahaman Ojwe, has asked local leaders in Moroto and Napak districts to hunt for a group of men armed with bows and arrows. Ojwe urged the residents to work with the...

Courts Urged to Clear Case Backlog.
October 10, 2010... PARTICIPANTS attending a one-day evaluation workshop of paralegals have called on judicial officers to improve time management so as to minimise unnecessary adjournment of cases. The participants observed that the judiciary was also...

Mbale Gets Govt Laboratory.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Paul Watala and Patrick Jaramogi DISPENSATION of justice is expected to be expeditious following the commissioning of the regional government laboratory in Mbale yesterday. The laboratory, which was constructed with the support of...

Students Clean Nakaloke Town.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Joseph Wanzusi STUDENTS of the Uganda Technical College (UTC) in Mbale district on Friday cleaned Nakaloke town board, which had for long been choked with garbage. The exercise, which lasted for about five hours, saw about 40...

Nebbi District Leaders Told to Force Children to Go to School.
October 10, 2010... Byline: Ben Okethwengu and Ayiga Ondoga NEBBI resident district commissioner Betty Adima has urged leaders to compel children to go to school to enhance development. Adima said the district could not progress without education. "I appeal...

Residents to Get Treated Nets.
October 10, 2010... RESIDENTS of Nebbi district are receiving free treated mosquito nets from the health ministry under the global health funds scheme.The distribution exercise, which started on Thursday, targets children below the age of five years. Kitts...