New Vision (Uganda) articles from October 2010

New Vision (Uganda) archives from October 2010

Parents of Rukungiri School Appeal to Govt.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Caleb Bahikaho Parents of Kafuka Primary School in Ruhinda sub-county, Rukungiri district have appealed to the Government to construct more classrooms for their children. The chairperson of the parents' teachers association,...

Turkey Gets Embassy in the Country.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Darious Magara The Turkish government celebrated its 87th independence anniversary on Thursday, and used the occasion to open its embassy in Kampala. The foreign affairs state minister, Henry Okello Oryem, presided over the...

Lukwago Guns for Kampala Mayor.
October 31, 2010... Kampala Central MP Erias Lukwago has declared that he will vie for the coveted seat of Kampala city mayor. Lukwago, who as legislator, has had many running battles with Kampala City Council (KCC) officials implicated in corruption and botched...

Beti Kamya Launches Manifesto.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Joyce Namutebi, Brian Mayanja and Charles Juuko Presidential candidate Beti Kamya yesterday launched her manifesto. The manifesto highlights 24 sectors including agriculture, tourism, economy, defence, international diplomatic...

Bidandi Says Why He Backed Museveni.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo The army planned to grab power had President Yoweri Museveni not won the 2001 presidential elections, the People's Progressive Party boss, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, has said. Bidandi, who held rallies across Kayunga...

Luwero Police Arrest Iron-Bar Thugs, Recover Motorbikes.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka The Police in Luwero have busted a racket of thugs suspected to be behind a wave of motorcycle thefts in the district.Six suspects, including two women, were detained at Luwero Police Station on Thursday. They...

Jeema Names 2011 Candidates.
October 31, 2010... Byline: John Odyek Justice Forum (JEEMA) party has released a list of its candidates who will participate in the parliamentary elections during next year's general elections. The list also contains candidates for local council elections....

Patients Crowd Heart Institute.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba There is a surge in the number of patients visiting the Uganda Heart Institute at Mulago Hospital, but it cannot handle them due to limited resources and equipment. "We see over 60 heart patients every day and we...

Police Parades Top City Conmen.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Andante Okanya and Eddie Ssejjoba The Police in Kampala on Saturday paraded three suspected top city conmen who allegedly conspired to extort and defraud Hima Cement of sh10m. The suspects are Humphrey Rugambanengwe, Robert...

SPC Official Gets Life for Murder, Theft.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Abraham Muganzi A special Police constable (SPC) has been sentenced to life imprisonment after the High Court in Bushenyi found him guilty of attempted murder and aggravated robbery. Justice Ralph Ochan heard that SPC Isaac...

Hoima to Get Oil Refinery.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Robert Atuhairwe Uganda is to build a $4.6b oil refinery in Kabale-Buseruka, Hoima district, the energy state minister, Peter Lokeris, has disclosed. The refinery will process crude oil for domestic consumption and for export....

Mbabazi, Matembe Clash Over Govt Anti-Corruption Efforts.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale Security minister Amama Mbabazi, former ethics minister Miria Matembe and the assistant bishop of Kampala diocese, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Zac Niringye, have clashed over the Government's efforts to fight corruption. This...

Two Held Over ATM Fraud.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Fred Turyakira The Police in Mbarara are holding two men suspected to have been stealing automatic teller machine (ATM) cards and Visa cards. The Police identified the suspects as Ronald Amanyire, 26, of Karambi sub-county in...

City Road Works Start Next Month.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale President Yoweri Museveni has directed the works ministry to immediately start work on two pot-holed roads in downtown Kampala.They are Kafumbe Mukasa and Kisenyi roads, which border St. Balikudembe Market. Touring...

CAA Takes Back Airfield in Jinja.(Conference notes)
October 31, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has repossessed Kimaka Airfield from Jinja municipal council. Sam Woneka, the authority's manager for up-country aerodromes, said the contract was recently cancelled due to poor...

Basajjabalaba Case Raises Questions.
October 31, 2010... Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate on Friday dismissed a case in which city businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba is accused of assaulting a journalist. The case was dismissed without Basajjabalaba appearing in court to take a plea. The dismissal...

FDC Candidate Evicted From Home.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Donald Kiirya A Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate, who had just been nominated to contest for Woman councillor for Rubaga A parish in Mpumudde/Kimaka division in Jinja municipality, has been evicted from her house. ...

The Way Forward for Bugisu Throne.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Rev. Titus Makuma Historically, the Bagisu, fondly referred to as Bamasaba, did not have a monarchy. The Bamasaba cultural heritage is centred on chieftaincy. The issue of monarchism as related by one of the claimants for Bugisu...

Kotido Secondary School Closed Over Strike.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama A total of 27 students from Kotido Secondary School were detained at Kotido Police following a strike that left windows of a five-classroom block and a power generator destroyed. The strike began on Monday with...

NRM to Create Better Service Delivery.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Moses Byaruhanga Today NRM unveils its 2011 election manifesto to the public. NRM has over the years transformed Uganda from the ruins it found it in way back in 1986. A lot has been invested in social services like education with...

Premier Through Without Sweat.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Premier strolled to the second round of the Mawanda Cup without even making a toss, but Nile and Tornado B were victims in the 30-over format opening games on Saturday, losing to plate league sides Charity and Tamil...

Kobs Beat Heathens to Win National Cup.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were Inspired by a resilient defence, a vastly youthful Kobs side stunned a star-studded Heathens outfit with a 14-10 victory to emerge the 2010 Uganda Cup champions in the finals held at the Nile Rugby ground in Jinja on...

Private Sector Promotes Local Products.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Mark Owor The Private Sector Foundation has organised an exhibition to promote local products.The "Quality Ugandan Products" campaign runs from November 2-4 at the Uganda Manufacturers Association Main Exhibition Hall in Lugogo, near...

Ex-Abductees Stranded in Lira.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Bonney Odongo and Patrick Okino About 600 former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, who turned up to register for humanitarian assistance on Friday, got stranded in Lira town. The victims got stuck for three days...

Fake NAADS Inputs Hit East.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu Leaders from eastern Uganda have petitioned the agricultural ministry to intensify surveillance on counterfeit agricultural inputs on the market if the second phase of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)...

Local Goods Excite Syrians.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Ahmed Mukiibi Syrian investors have been thrilled by the high quality of Uganda's agricultural products, the head of the Syrian Consulate in Uganda has said. Speaking at the newly opened consulate offices at Kololo in Kampala, Dr....

'Pakalast' is Innovation of the Year.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Paul Tentena and David Ssempijja Warid Telecom has won the best innovative products award of the year in the inaugural Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) innovations awards. Warid's "Pakalast" innovation that has become a...

Police Seeks House Developers.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia The Uganda Police Force (UPF) is inviting bids under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement aimed at solving the accommodation crisis in the institution. In a press notice issued by the Ministry of Internal...

FDC to Address Buganda Grievances.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will give a special status to the Kabaka and address the grievances of Buganda without hurting the interests of the non-Baganda who are living in the kingdom. Augustine...

Amuru Civil Servants Get Houses.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun For the last five years, civil servants of Amuru district, including the chief administrative officer and LC5 chairperson, have been commuting from Gulu town and arriving late at their offices due to lack of...

Housing Deficit to Hit 8 Million by 2020, Experts Predict.
October 31, 2010... The Government will construct over 4,000 housing units annually, a move aimed at curbing the current housing deficit, the First Lady said last week. Mrs. Janet Museveni explained that through the public-private partnership programme, the...

NEBBI Education Department to Get CAR.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Ben Okethwengu NEBBI district council on Thursday approved the purchase of a sh75m vehicle for the education department. This was after Joseph Yoacel, the social services vice-secretary, who doubles as the district LC5...

Moses Kipsiro for USPA Vote.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi Moses Kipsiro is expected to win his second Uganda Sports Press Association accolade this year today when the scribes' converge for their monthly assembly at Lugogo. Kipsiro is the only athlete on the scribes' monthly...

Norbert Mao Wants Paye Reviewed.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke Democratic Party presidential candidate Nobert Mao has promised to review the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax to exclude those who earn less than sh400,000 per month. Currently, all salaried employees earning sh120,000...

Court Dismisses Basajja Assault Case.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli Buganda Road Court on Friday dismissed a case in which city tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba was accused of assaulting a New Vision photojournalist. Grade One magistrate Francis Kobusheshe dismissed the case without...

Prime Minister Tells Opposition to Guide Voters.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has urged opposition political parties to focus on creating awareness among the public about the electoral process during the campaign period. "When supporters are ignorant...

Chepyegon Sets Record.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Marathon runner Daniel Chepyogen yesterday raced to a new national record, after finishing fifth in the Frankfurt marathon, an IAAF gold label race Chepyogen, who marks his second year in marathon running, clocked...

UAF Calls Off Kipsiro Parties in Kampala.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende The national athletics federation has intervened and called off all Kampala parties and appearances involving Moses Kipsiro to give the athlete time to recover and train for other international competitions. The...

500,000 Pupils to Sit National Exams.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge Over 500,000 pupils all over country will tomorrow begin their primary leaving examinations (PLE). This morning, the pupils will be briefed about the national examinations as the first requirement. The Uganda National...

Museveni Cautions Cultural Leaders.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Ayiga Ondoga and Ben Okethwengu President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his call to cultural institutions to play their cardinal role of spearheading the preservation of culture for the future generation. Museveni made the call on...

NRM to Hold Fresh Polls on November 18.
October 31, 2010... Byline: John Odyek In a bid to beat the deadline for the national nominations of parliamentary candidates, the NRM is to hold primary elections on November 18 in areas where the polls were either disputed or not held. NRM secretary general...

Disabled Want Affirmative Action for Their Children.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Madinah Tebajjukira People with disability (PWDs) have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to extend affirmative action towards their children for university admission. The Kampala district chairperson for the disabled, Afua...

MTV Music Awards Finalist List Released.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Nigel Nassar IT is official; the nominees' list for the third edition of MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) is out. And Uganda's popular duo, Radio and Weasal, have beaten all our big names here to a slot on the list, which...

All Ankles Shook At Milege Concert.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Duncan Kushaba One of the Milege Band guitarists in a hearty performance at the group's inaugural concert Watching Milege play was like listening to a soothing serenade in the middle of a dripping night on Christmas Eve. It was...

Kenzo Leaves Sickbed for Unplugged Show.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Pidson Kareire YOU probably heard last week that Stamina sensation Eddie Kenzo was sick. Which is plausible, seeing as he has over the last two weeks had a busy schedule performing at NRM campaign rallies and his Stamina album launch...

Raba Daba Scored On All Fronts.
October 31, 2010... Byline: Joseph Ssemutooke GOING into Raba Daba's maiden solo concert at the Kati Kati grounds last Friday, the major question was whether the 'Luga-Ragga king' would be able to attract a sizeable crowd - given that he has enjoyed only one...

France Promise to Aid Athletics Body.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende The French ambassader has promised to help Uganda athletics clubs train with their French counterparts as a way of developing and improvement of their careers in the country. Alina Kuster-Menager, the French...

Namboole to Get Second Track.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Namboole stadium management has included the construction of an outside tartan track in their refurbishment plans, as a way of improving athletics in the country. The stadium board chairman Jim Mugunga said that the...

Hamza Set for Kenyan.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Samson Opus Hamza Ssempeewo has vowed to knock down Kenyan Vitalis Wanyana when he defends the East and Central Africa super lightweight boxing title at Kalerwe on Sunday. "Karelwe is my home. I do not want to disappoint my fans. I...

UCU Canons Thump Kiu But Still Show Warriors Early Respect.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi The UCU Canons have taken the lower rank ahead of game one of their best-of-five FUBA men's playoff semi-final series against the Kyambogo Warriors today at Lugogo. "We are the underdog so we will play like the...

Museveni Opens Sh2 Billion Complex.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi President Yoweri Museveni has stressed the importance of sports in building a healthy nation. "We can greatly reduce our health expenditure on diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure if we indulged in sports,"...

460 Graduate From Bugema University.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Andrew Ssenyonga Some of the 460 students who graduated in various disciplines during the Bugema University's 14th graduation ceremony in 2008 A total of 460 students will today graduate from Bugema University, 16 of them with...

Telecom Price Wars Reduce Inflation.
October 30, 2010... The drop in telephone communication charges by major service providers has reduced core inflation, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced. Releasing the consumer price index report on Friday, the statistics body said core...

Fish Monger Gets Seven Years for Rape.
October 30, 2010... The High court in Luwero has sentenced 51-year-old Fred Kaddu to seven years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl who had gone to buy fish from him. "You have ashamed your age. You have given a wrong example to your children. How...

Tension as NRM MPs' List Delays.
October 30, 2010... Tension is still high in the National Resistance Movement as aspiring parliamentary candidate don't know whether they are on the party ticket or not. Word doing the rounds in the party corridors has it that several are suspicious that some...

Ministry of Health Accountant Arrested Over Wealth.
October 30, 2010... The former principal accountant of the Ministry of Health, Nestor Gasasira, was on Friday arrested by the Police on charges of illicit enrichment. Gasasira, who has been battling a series of court cases following his suspension was picked...

NRM Strategists Ponder to Besigye Claims.
October 30, 2010... The National Resistance Movement strategic team is rumoured to be mulling over the Inter-Party Co-operation (IPC) presidential candidate's remarks that it was his party's pressure that compelled the Government to re-open the Buganda Kingdom's...

Nrm Manifesto Promises More Jobs, Better Services.
October 30, 2010... NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will launch his party's manifesto tomorrow. Cyprian Musoke summaries the key issues in the document that lists achievements and promises for the future. Relying on its vast experience in...

Lukwago to Stand for Mayor.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Vision Reporters Kampala Central MP, Erias Lukwago has declared that he will vie for the coveted seat of Kampala city mayor. Lukwago, who as legislator has had many running battles with KCC officials implicated in corruption and...

Bidandi Attacks Besigye Over Remarks.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Chris Kiwawulo Jaberi Bidandi Ssali has lashed out at Dr. Kizza Besigye over his statement that he (Besigye) will not waste time going to court if he loses the 2011 elections. Bidandi, the People's Progressive Party president, said...

Njuba Heads Besigye Campaign Team.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa and Conan Businge Dr. Kizza Besigye has unveiled his national campaign task force. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader and Inter-Party Co-operation (IPC) presidential candidate also gave an outline of his...

NRM Manifesto Promises More Jobs.
October 30, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke President Yoweri Museveni promises to move the country into "take-off stage", enhance service delivery and more jobs. In his 2011 campaign manisfesto, which he is launching tomorrow, Museveni also pledges to address...

Mama Fina, Museveni's Friend.
October 29, 2010... SYLVIA Namutebi alias Maama Fina is one person whose love for President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is outstanding. When it comes to backing NRM, Namutebi does it wholeheartedly in a similar way...

Byamagero Keeps Mutesa's Orders.
October 29, 2010... IN the Bible, Jesus commended the poor woman who donated a button from her gomesi out of genuine love more than the rich men who gave in millions. In Uganda, there is also a group of people who behave like the poor woman when it comes to...

Mugumya Would Die for Kizza Besigye.
October 29, 2010... Byline: John Semakula THERE is no serious security battle between the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the security forces that Sam Mugumya has not fought. Mugumya, who is a personal assistant to Col. Kizza Besigye, the FDC leader,...

Semakula Flouts Traffic Regulations for Col. Besigye.
October 29, 2010... ASUMAN Semakula would not mind flouting traffic rules as long as he is driving his FDC boss away from violence or to where they are heading. In 2007, Semakula drove Col. Kizza Besigye the FDC president from Najjanankumbi to Parliament amid...

Eseza Namazzi Carries Museveni.
October 29, 2010... ESEZA Namazi a resident of Kasangati, Wakiso district loved the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leader. She knew and loved Museveni during the bush war and even after. During the war, she provided the NRA fighters with food and other...

Kitaka Carries a Stone for Museveni.
October 29, 2010... Byline: John Semakula SAM Peter Kitaka, 65, came into the limelight during the 1996 presidential campaigns when he carried a grinding stone and placed it on President Yoweri Museveni's head at Nyenga sub county headquarters in Buikwe. In...

Ensure Peaceful Campaigns.
October 29, 2010... IT was good to see that supporters of President Yoweri Museveni and those of leading opposition candidate Kizza Besigye did not clash when they met along the way to the nomination venue on Monday. They heckled each other, implying that the...

CBS Workers Still Want Sh3 Billion.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu EMPLOYEES of Central Broadcasting Corporation (CBS) radio are proceeding with a case in which they seek over sh3b as compensation from the Government despite the radio being back on air. John Katende, the lawyer...

MPs Pass Bill to Increase Their Benefits.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Catherine Bekunda and Milton Olupot MPs yesterday hurriedly passed a Bill to provide for their retirement benefits.The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which was introduced in May this year, will provide for a formula to...

Police Calls for House Bids.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Steven Candia THE Uganda Police Force yesterday began inviting bids under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement aimed at solving the accommodation crisis in the institution. According to a statement issued by the ministry...

DJ Joins Politics.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Patson Baraire A radio DJ has been successfully nominated to contest for Kihiihi ward in Kihiihi Town Council. Peter Musiimenta aka Rutambuzi, a presenter on Kihihi FM, trounced his rival in the NRM primaries last month. Also...

200 Vie in Gulu.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Chris Ocowun MORE than 200 aspirants have been nominated for LC3 councilors and chairpersons in Gulu. According to Simon Blackmore Kema, an electoral official, there were eight LC3 aspirants for the four divisions of Gulu...

230 Nominated in Rukungiri.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Caleb Bahikaho AT least 237 aspirants were nominated in Rukungiri to contest for the sub-county seats. The district registrar, Agnes Nakalembe said Rubabo County has registered the highest number of aspirants, followed by Rujumbura...

Bring Me Ssebuguzi.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune WITH the Ultimate Challenge Race hardly 24 hours away, former national champion Ponsiano Lwakataka has asked organizers to pair him with rival Ronald Ssebuguzi. Lwakataka who said he was hurt when Ssebuguzi cast...

A Historic Cup Final.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were KOBS' prop Brian Odong is relishing the prospect of engaging in the biggest derby test of his career today when they take on Cup holders Heathens in the Uganda Cup rugby finals in Jinja. The 22-year-old has contested...

If I Was a Presidential Candidate.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Paul Busharizi THE presidential campaigns got off to a relatively calm note earlier this week - so calm in fact that the Inspector General of Police, Major General Kale Kaihura, threw a party for his officers in charge of overseeing...

Politicians Turned Away At Nomination.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Chris Mugasha THE electoral commission in Bushenyi district has rejected several NRM flag bearers who went through in the party primary elections in some areas which are not gazetted by the electoral commission. The aspirants were...

Aspirant Arrested At Nomination.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Hope Mafaranga THE police in Kabarole district are holding a councillor on allegation of forgery.The district returning officer, Sulaiman Kato, said he handed over Ambrose Njunowa to the police after he was found with forged...

Museveni's Rap Song Gets Second Remix.
October 29, 2010... YOU want another rap? You must have heard the song that features President Museveni reciting Runyankore lyrics in a rap track. Are you wondering which recording studio hosted the head of state? Well, we have the story. The President didn't go...

How Car Robbers Killed Own Friends.
October 29, 2010... Byline: John Semakula and Kizito Musoke THREE people who were friends of the suspected leaders of the car robbery and murder racket have disclosed more details about their ways of operation. Businessmen Edward Buyondo, Kenneth Nakibinge...

Candidates Fight for Buganda Vote.
October 29, 2010... Byline: John Semakula THE Buganda vote is hotter than ever before. All political parties have decided to launch and end their presidential election campaigns in the central region. It is the region with the biggest number of voters, and...

Heaters Face Gulu.
October 29, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha MUK Heaters will enter this year's play-offs hoping to make it to the first division for the first time. They face the Gulu Hawks who defeated them by a whisker 61-60 at the Carribian Grounds in Gulu earlier in the...