New Vision (Uganda) articles from September 2006, page 2

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Kadongo Kamu is Dying.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Batte In the 1950s, a slender and handsome young musician with a melodious tenor voice picked up his Galton acoustic guitar and plucked a traditional Bakisimba tune. Elishama...

Lukyamuzi Raps CP Chiefs.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru CONSERVATIVE Party president John Ken Lukyamuzi has rapped party members who claimed its presidency after he was expelled from Parliament. Lukyamuzi, who was speaking at...

Coke Refreshes USPA Gala.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende CENTURY Bottling Company yesterday joined tomorrow's USPA gala, offering refreshments for the guests at the event. The company's promotion manager Kennedy Mutenyo handed...

Highland Malaria Project to Expand.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Grace Agaba THE Ministry of health is to expand the Highland Malaria project (HIMAL) to Kapchorwa and Mbale districts. The malaria control programme programme manager, Dr. John Rwakimari said...

EA Defence Chiefs to Close Training Course.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Maurice Okore THE joint military exercise conducted at the Junior Staff College in Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja since September 21 ends today. The chiefs of the defence forces of Kenya and...

Central Bank Issues More Coins.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko BANK of Uganda (BOU) has stepped up issuance of lower denomination coins following an outcry from the business community. John Wamukota-Nandaah, the deputy director of the...

PAC Queries Kabale Hospital Ghosts.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mariam Nalunkuuma And Cyprian Musoke KABALE hospital authorities were grilled on Tuesday for paying 36 employees who are not on the payroll. Appearing before Parliament's public accounts...

Museveni Decision Will Save Mabira.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Onapito Ekomoloit PRESIDNET Yoweri Museveni's nod for a small portion of Mabira Forest to be degazetted for sugar production by the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) will ironically...

Why Not Use the Sh20 Biilion to Fix the Roads?
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Bareebe I am disappointed by our MPs for demanding sh20bn to buy luxurious vehicles. Will they enjoy the ride when the population is suffering in biting poverty, when our brothers in...

What Happened to Local Pop?
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elvis Basudde Where is it? The kadongo kamu that was on high demand in Uganda in the 1980s and early 1990s? It used to be the in-thing on Radio Uganda (only radio then), entertainment spots...

Kanoni Seek Name Change.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi NEW super league entrants Kanoni Red Stars FC have sought FUFA permission to change their name to Mukono United. FUFA media committee boss Rogers Mulindwa confirmed...

KCC Releases Sh900 Million for Salaries.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Ocen KAMPALA City Council (KCC) has released over sh928m for primary teachers' salaries for August. Simon Muhumuza, KCC's spokesman, said the funds had been deposited into the...

Masaka Man Eyes UABF Job.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) MASAKA district boxing boss wants the Uganda Amateur boxing Federation (UABF) top post, reports Samson Opus. Luke Sekamwa yesterday announced his intention to run for the presidency in anticipation...

Govt Scoffs At LRA Claims.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THIRD Deputy Prime minister Kirunda Kivejinja has dismissed the LRA walkout as part of their gimmicks to derail the talks and buy time, reports Cyprian Musoke. "Those are part of their gimmicks to...

DP Sympathisers Protest Over Sh60 Million Car Loans.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru A HANDFUL of democratic Party (DP) members yesterday demonstrated against the proposed sh60m car grant for MPs. Ten people calling themselves concerned citizens and DP...

Former Police Chief Odomel Loses Case.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu THE former Inspector General of Police, John Cossy Odomel, has lost a petition challenging the election of Pallisa MP Louis Opange. Acting Judge Remmy Kasule last Friday...

Kyabazinga Advises EA Forces.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Kyabazinga, Henry Wako Muloki, has called for unity among the defence forces of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to foster development and peace in the East African Community, reports Esther Mukyala. ...

Women Rugby Teams Cry Out for Assistance.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge WOMEN rugby players are keen to improve their game but are hampered by lack of funds. The players have for the last two years been involved in minimal competitive action on...

Address Gender in IDPs Resettlement.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Deborah Mulumba AFTER 20 years of armed conflict in northern Uganda, it is beginning to appear that there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. It will be remembered that despite the...

Kagame, Museveni for Ntare Jubilee Celebrations.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe and Raymond Baguma PRESIDENT Paul Kagame of Rwanda is to visit Uganda on a three-day working visit. He will also attend Ntare School's golden jubilee celebrations on...

US to Fund DDT Spraying - Envoy.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Ouma and Shaban Halima THE US government is prepared to fund the spraying of DDT to control malaria. US ambassador Steven Browning said once the government puts in place the necessary...

Uganda's Wetlands Declared Ramsar Sites.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) NINE wetlands were recently declared as areas of international importance (Ramsar sites), reports Gerald Tenywa. Thousands of residents around the wetlands could have their fortunes change for the...

Kabaka Warns Youth On Greed.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba THE young generation should shun greed for wealth, Kabaka Ronald Mutebi has said. He castigated the greed for wealth among some people regardless of how they acquire it. ...

Uganda Dates Kenya in Face Saving 3-Day Tie.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu UGANDA will have to brush off the 3-0 ODI series humiliation against Kenya with victory in the three-day game starting today. Kenya, in the country for a ten-day 2007 World...

Minister Fined Over Bounced Cheque.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dismus Buregyeya ICT state minister Alintuma Nsambu was convicted on Thursday of issuing a bounced cheque. Masaka Grade One Magistrate Godfrey Kawesa sentenced Nsambu to one-year imprisonment...

Refugees Get Sh100b Livelihood Project.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kyetume Kasanga A programme to improve the lives of refugees and hosting communities in Kibanda county, Masindi district, has been launched. Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere, the minister of...

Court Rules On Bail.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu COURTS have discretion to grant bail, the constitutional Court ruled on Monday. "The court has to be satisfied that the applicant will appear for trial and would not...

Museveni Meets China Bankers.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Urgent areas of cooperation with the Chinese Development Bank are the energy sector and railways network. President Yoweri Museveni said this during a meeting at State...

$24m Committed for Uganda-Kenya Rail.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya Sheltam Corporation of South Africa has committed $24m (sh44.5b) equity to transform Uganda and Kenya railways, media reports have said. Equity is the value of...

Kyambogo, KIU Share Spoils in UTL Games.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu The UTL sh10m university games gave out top cash prizes with victories against KIU on Tuesday. The hosts, now with consolidated 18 points in all the games, thumped visitors...

Miria Blasts Opposition Parties Over Meeting.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Uganda Peoples' congress (UPC) president Miria Obote has attacked opposition party leaders who missed the Inter-party committee meetings, reports John Odyek. Obote described their act as diversionary...

Slovak Storms Uganda Futures Tennis Quarters.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) SLOVAKIA player Victor Bruthans dropped a set for the first time but stormed the Uganda Futures tennis tournament quarter-finals yesterday, reports William Muwonge. The Slovak, ranked 420 in the...

Rollmaster Bukenya Back.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samson Opus VETERAN rider Wycliff Bukenya is the man to watch in the second round of the national Enduro motorcycling championship on Sunday. The entry of the Entebbe Racing Club star...

Big, Viva Join USPA 2005 Gala.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende WITH just two days to the annual sportsman of the year gala, more companies have joined Uganda Sports Press Association in facilitating the event. This time round, Ball...

Agriculture Marketing Strategy to Be Reviewed.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga THE Government is to review the marketing and agriculture processing strategy that was drawn last year. The trade ministry's senior commercial officer, Emmanuel Mutahunga,...

Sh60m for MP's Vehicle is Modest.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Edward Sekandi THERE has been an uproar from the public concerning MPs' demand for sh60m to buy vehicles. Before we complain about the MPs' car and other demands, there is need to study what...

Ministers Unable to See President.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike and Joyce Namutebi MINISTERS do not see the president when they need to, they said yesterday. On their last day of deliberations, the ministers, at a Cabinet workshop in...

35 Compete for Investor of the Year.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Muwanga Thirty-five companies are competing for this year's Investor of the Year Award. "The Government and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) through the awards recognise the...

Rakai Finds Hope in Kaolin.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joshua Kato RAKAI district is set to become rich after kaolin, an important and rare mineral, was discovered in the embattled district. Rakai is known for HIV and AIDS. The first cases of...

Lessons for Africa From East Asian Tigers.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Nyende THE terms "Tiger" and "Cub" have become synonymous with nations that achieve high growth. The four East Asian "Tigers" are Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. The...

Experts Warn of Weak El Nino.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE meteorology department has warned of a mild El Nino that is likely to increase the amount of rainfall and delay the cessation of rains this season. Charles Ariko writes that the cessation of...

Acholi Leaders Appeal Over Talks.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun ACHOLI leaders have appealed to the LRA and Government delegations in Juba to resume peace talks. Bishop Nelson Onono Onweng of the Northern Diocese said, "Yesterday...

Court Throws Out Petition Over ICC.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Nsambu THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition that sought to challenge Uganda's ratification of the International Criminal Court (ICC). John Magezi, Judy Obitre-Gama...

MPs Query Hoima Hospital Accounts.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke & M. Nalunkuuma THE Parliamentary accounts committee axe hangs over Hoima hospital medical superintendent if he fails to present accountability for sh17.3m that was used to...

Makerere Gears Up for Hima 10s.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) MAKERERE University is looking for sh15m to host the Hima international 10s rugby tournament November 4-5, reports Ronnie Kintu. Timothy Chappa, secretary Makerere Hima Impis RFC, revealed that...

Court Rejects Bidco Petition.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The Constitutional Court has thrown out a petition challenging the constitutionality of an agreement between the Government and BIDCO for lack of prosecution, writes Hillary Nsambu. The petition had...

Sseggane Quizzed At CPS.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Police yesterday quizzed former Kampala Town Clerk James Sseggane over allegations of embezzlement of sh1.8b. Also questioned was former council minister for finance...

Fufa Threaten Action If URA Are Implicated.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Swalley Kenyi FUFA has vowed to strip URA of the Super League title if the soccer club are implicated in a match-fixing allegation. Football governing body FUFA are investigating unnamed...

NCS to Support Olympians.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Silvano Kibuuka and Samson Opus NCS has pledged to fund the Ugandan Special Olympics team for the 2008 World Games in Shanghai, China. Council chairman, Wilson Tumwine, made the pledge at...

Kyafu Admits Use of Office Car in Campaigns.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Nampala THE Iganga district chairperson, Asuman Kyafu, on Monday admitted that he used his official vehicle to campaign for re-election. Kyafu confessed during cross-examination, as...

Embrace Peace, Museveni Advises Muslims.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter President Yoweri museveni has urged Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadhan to reflect on and thank God for the achievements made in the political, economic and social...

Firm Gets Tender to Clean Kampala Streets.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter Nusonic Company has been hired to clean Kampala streets for three years. The principal assistant town clerk, Steven Higobero, confirmed this when asked under whom the...

Army Kills Four ADF.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) UPDF troops of the 69th Battalion in Kyenjojo district on Tuesday exchanged fire with suspected remnants of the Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebel group, killing four of them, writes Raymond Baguma. ...

Lynching Suspects Should Be Fought.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Masaba ORDINARY Ugandans should realise that they are not the police or courts of law and stop taking the law in their hands. When Jesus Christ came across an incident where an...

Bill for Defilers Expires.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Jaramogi and Flavia Nakagwa THE proposed bill intended to punish people who defile young girls knowing that they are HIV-positive has lapsed. The parliamentary committee on...

DPP Meets Sierra Leone Judges.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Geresom Musamali A delegation of Sierra Leone senior officials has arrived on a study tour of the strategies Uganda used in post-war rehabilitation of judicial systems. The team, led by...

Chess Boss in Sh20m Funds Drive.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu UGANDA Chess Federation (UCF) new boss Joseph Kaamu has started a sh20m fundraising drive to host the 2007 Africa Chess Junior championship. Kaamu applauded the Jack...

Gulu IDPs to Get Houses.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun GULU district is to build one house for each internally displaced family. Each house will cost sh7m, under the ongoing resettlement scheme. In a four-page memorandum...

Magona Dream Unfulfilled.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu PETER Magona has retired from the national rugby team without fulfiling his dream of leading Uganda to victory against Kenya at home. The national team captain formally...

Nakawa Vendors Face Eviction.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Florence Nakaayi About 100 vendors at Nakawa Market in Kampala are to be evicted. This follows an eviction notice from the lawyers of First Merchant international Trading Company,...

Govt to Accept Insurance Bonds From Contractors.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Bwogi THE Government will start accepting insurance bonds from contractors instead of bank guarantees, works state minister John Byabagambi has said. Byabagambi said the...

MTN to Fully Kit Cranes.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi and Swalley Kenyi MTN will fully dress the national soccer team for the rest of their 2008 Nations Cup qualifying campaign. The deal was announced by FUFA media committee...

Celtel Makes East Africa One Network.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Odomel CELTEL International has launched one network to connect all pre-paid and post-paid customers in East Africa. Celtel Uganda managing director Yesse Oenga said yesterday...

Winnie Mandela At 70.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) ON September 26, a gorgeous African woman about whom no one is indifferent turned 70. She has lived more lives than the proverbial cat of nine lives. She still manages to retain her popular appeal through...

LRA Vanish From Kibul.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike HUNDREDS of heavily armed LRA combatants who have been assembling at Owiny-Kibul in the last few weeks have mysteriously disappeared. "By last night the LRA who were...

750 to Exhibit At UMA Show.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mikaili Sseppuya SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY companies will exhibit at the fourteenth Uganda International Trade Fair. Abid Alam, the chairman of the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), told...

Rebels Abandon Talks Over Army Deployment.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa The LRA yesterday halted their participation in the Juba peace talks until their protest about deployment of the UPDF in southern Sudan and the DRC is resolved. In what was...

Secret Letter Riled LRA.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter THE Government has written a confidential letter to Southern Sudan president Salva Kiir and his deputy Dr Riek Machar, accusing the LRA of violating terms of the peace talks....

Cabinet Should Guide the Nation.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) MINISTERS attending a joint leadership forum have disagreed over the country's national vision. The forum, bringing together the Cabinet, junior ministers and permanent secretaries, is seeking to make...

Mubiru Turns Pro.
September 27, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama And COMMONWEALTH bronze medalist Martin Mubiru has joined the paid ranks in Japan. Mubiru, 27, was the most experienced member of Uganda's national amateur boxing team-the...

President's Tough Talk Angers Northern Acholi Leaders.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Justin Moro and Chris Ocowun Some Acholi leaders have accused President Yoweri Museveni of violating the Juba peace talks agreement by using provocative and abusive language. Pader LC5...

Ministers Differ On Future.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike and joyce Namutebi Ministers attending a joint leadership forum in Entebbe disagreed yesterday over the country's national vision. While some ministers argued that there...

LRA Warrants to Stay, Says ICC.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled out on Tuesday any possibility of lifting the arrest warrants for LRA leaders as part of a peace deal. ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said war...

Samona Products Funds PAU Travel.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) SAMONA Products has injected sh2.1m into local pool association PAU's first international trip to Nairobi, Kenya this weekend, reports Swalley Kenyi. Samona publicist Robert Kayanja handed over the...

Pharmacists Want Govt Recognition.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Juliet Waiswa PHARMACISTS have called for government recognition, saying they provide clinical and other medical services, which are not in their line of operation. They said this during...

Barclays' Golf Day.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE Barclays Corporate Golf Day at Kitante golf course attracted big firms and seasoned golfers who took home trophies and other accolades. The prize giving ceremony was presided over by Capital FM's...

Member Education Key in Cooperatives.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Kiconco Cooperative societies are member-created, member-owned, member-used and member-controlled organisations that act as engines of development. However, member education must be...

FDC Whip Ready to Receive Car Funds.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba OPPOSITION chief whip Kassiano Wadri has said he will take the sh60m for a car if the Government gives it to him. "I am of the view that instead of the money, let government...

Malaria, TB Drugs Expire At Kabale Hospital.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: C. Musoke and M. Nalunkuuma DRUGS at kabale Hospital are to be destroyed because they are expired. The drugs, meant for malaria and tuberclosis, expired in the hospital stores. ...

Wamala - the Highs And Lows of a Modest Man.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ssenkaaba ON September 30, Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala, 79, will hand over Kampala Archdiocese to Bishop Cyprian Lwanga. It will be a time to celebrate not just the acquisition of a...

Sh36b Case Re-Allocated.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya THE sh36b case between Meera Investments Limited and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been re-allocated. The case was given to justice Dan Akiiki Kiiza following the...

Nature Project Launched.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Isabel Pike "RICH or poor, educated or not, conserve the environment," sang Nabweru Primary School pupils on Saturday. This was at a community dialogue on the environment in Namuwongo, a...

Data Recovery System Launched.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Halima Shaban LOSS of data and hacking are set to reduce following the launch of the Disaster Recovery System. The system facilitates storage and protection of data bases, an official of...

Karamoja Maternal Deaths Worry Kajara.
September 26, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Kiwawulo THE high maternal and infant mortality rates in Karamoja are worrying, Aston Kajara, the state minister for Karamoja affairs, has said. Kajara said out of every 1,000...