New Vision (Uganda) articles from September 2006

New Vision (Uganda) archives from September 2006

Women Rugby Body Re-Elects Namapii.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ronnie Kintu IRENE Namapii has promised to the participation of secondary schools participation in rugby during her second term in office. Namapii was unanimously re-elected chairperson...

Inzzi Tops USPA Rush.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende DORCUS Inzikuru tops the sportsperson of the year 2005 nominations ahead of the crowning today at Lugogo. The nominees' list has Inzikuru, fellow athlete Boniface Kiprop...

Gulu Light Up to God And Boxing.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: James Bakama GULU town couldn't wait for the first boxing gymnasium in the area to be officially opened last weekend. Bare knuckle sparring, shadow boxing and punch bag action lit up the...

Bidco, Leave Kalangala Forests Alone!
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Wiltord Mbahurabuhura SIR - Fellow Ugandans, what does BIDCO want with Kalangala forests? I have read articles in the New Vision of (September 25 by Paul Busharizi that paint a wrong...

Inzzi Faces Defar in Gateshead Great Race.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende WORLD 3000m steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru will take on Olympic 5000m champion Meseret Defar of Ethiopia in Newcastle today. The duo are part of the field that will...

Falcons Confident.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gloria Kyomugisha FALCONS will go into their clash against Warriors with confidence as the regular season fixtures conclude today at YMCA. The former back-to-back champions have only lost...

Museveni is My President - Kagame.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Baguma RWANDAN President Paul Kagame yesterday paid tribute to President Yoweri Museveni for nurturing him. "I refer to President Museveni as my President. He used to be my...

URA Probes Gen. Kazini Over Tax Waivers.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fortunate Ahimbisibwe UGANDA Revenue Authority (URA) is investigating former Army Commander, Maj. Gen. James Kazini, for alleged abuse of the tax waivers granted to hotels. A URA source...

Commission - a Way of Life.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Nothing for nothing is the name of the game played by the crafty 'self-employed' city invaders. They earn a living from selling what they don't have. They are commission agents. These agents can...

New Kampala Archbishop Installed.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke CYPRIAN Kizito Lwanga was yesterday installed as the new Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, replacing the 79-year-old Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala. The colourful ceremony at...

Developing a Reading Culture.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ian Clarke It is a recognised fact in Britain and America that school children are not taking as much exercise as they should, nor reading as much as they should. This is apparently due to...

SPLA Deploys At Owiny-Ki-Bul.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa SALVA KIIR, the President of Southern Sudan, has ordered the deployment of one battalion of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers at Owiny-Ki-Bul to provide security for...

Guns for Freedom.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nathan Etengu An ordinary livestock market day at Amudat trading centre, Nakapiripirit District turned nasty for Kenyan Pokot recently. More than 100 of them, and some Ugandan Pokot, were...

Girl Rescued After 3 Years.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Thawite AUTHORITIES in Kasese District last week rescued a starving 15-year-old girl from a house where she had been abandoned for three years. The skeletal Nabella Nsimenta had...

This Country Has One President.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Okurut Karooro To say that the Movement is set to become a great national party is no longer something that people should waste time debating. That is why I find it absurdly amusing...

Does Anyone Care About These Deaths?
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Beti Kamya I shall not tire of decrying the escalating human rights abuse in this country. On Thursday, September 21, 2006, Abdu Kasule, the Secretary for Defence in a zone in Kawempe...

Race is On.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samson Opus ARTHUR Blick has shrugged off a foot injury in time for the second round of the national Enduro motorcycling championship due in Jinja today. The Jomayi Rally Team rider who...

Housing Agents Coming of Age in Uganda.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Brian Mutebi It was the great economists of the 18th Century that approved the role of middlemen in business operations. The reasoning then was that a commodity could remain unsold if...

Move Toward Sanity for Kff.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Reuben Olita in Nairobi RIVAL sides in the running football conflict in Kenya have until Tuesday to decide on which league to continue with. Sports minister Maina Kamanda has issued a...

Untreated Waste Worries Residents.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter IT makes Michael Mugabi mad to hear that part of Mabira Forest Reserve near the village where he lives has been given to Mehta's company to cultivate sugarcane. But at the...

How a Business Flops.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Ndiwalana Many of Uganda's small businesses do not make a profit. This means many of them collapse. According to Peter Kimbowa, a consultant with IFE, an international consulting...

Debate over LRA Rebels Assembly.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Last month, chief mediator Dr. Riek Machar was quoted as saying Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti, his deputy, had reported to Ri-Kwangba. As it turned out, neither of them were in the camps. Instead, the...

English Issues.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Timothy Bukhumune When it comes to issues, there is a firm belief that white people, especially the English, have more than the blacks, Asians, Australians, French and even the Germans. Even...

Newcomers for PAM.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: David Tumusiime More than any other year, 2006's Pearl of Africa Music Awards have brought to light upcoming talent that promises to be around for a long time. At the beginning of this year,...

Massa Links Up Sunday.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi EGYPT-BASED striker Geoffrey Massa is among the four foreign-based Uganda internationals expected to arrive in the country today. The El Shams striker, who inspired his side...

SCOUL Pollutes River.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa THE Government may have initiated a drive to stop pollution of water bodies, but the release of toxic waste into River Musamya by the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL)...

Why Zuma is a Winner.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kintu Nyago As South Africa's ruling African National Congress prepares itself for the post-Thabo Mbeki era, the man to watch is his embattled arch-protagonist Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma. ...

Adipo, Bukenya Spiked From List.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende CATHERINE Adipo and Arthur Bukenya were the key omissions as FUFA forwarded the list of officials for the 2007 FIFA badges. The list was released after a marathon meeting...

Cranes in Danger?
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Kabuleta IT'S a strange country we live in. FUFA recently paid sh48m upfront in annual rent for Cranes' coach Laszlo Csaba's lavish residence in Bugolobi, and they are forking out sh3m...

Will Hope Come From Juba?
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE talks in principle are, but the situation on the ground sometimes is very different. For example, a large group of LRA rebels has left Garamba and moved southwards into the Equatoria forests. Others...

FUFA Open-Minded About Chogm Cup.
September 30, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende FUFA is to meet Ball International Group (BIG) over the CHOGM Challenge Cup. FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa on Friday said that the 10am Monday meeting will try to forge...

Nusaf Releases Sh13b.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ayiga Ondoga THE Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) is to release $7m (over sh3b) for the completion of community sub-projects in Teso, Karamoja, Lango, Acholi and West Nile. ...

1,448 Killed in Karamoja.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE inter-governmental authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed concern over the high rate of deaths arising from cattle raids in Karamoja region, reports Nathan Etengu. In a report compiled by...

Museveni Warns On Investors.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Milton Olupot PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has warned civil servants to stop frustrating and obstructing investors. Museveni said the public and civil servants should facilitate the private...

Slovak Runs Berserk.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge Men's singles semi-finals V. Leonte bt V. Bruthans 2-6 6-4 7-6 (3) Men's doubles finals Karanashev/ Lomtatidze bt O. Jallali/T. Ouahabi 7-6 (1) 6-3 ...

NRM to Stay in Power for Years, Says Kania.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dradenya Amazia PARTIES intending to stand against the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in 2011 will be wasting their time, former MP Obiga Kania has said. Speaking to district NRM...

UPDF Demands Proof of LRA in Assembly Points.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Wasike THE UPDF has demanded proof that the LRA rebels have assembled at Owiny-Kibul and Ri-Kwangba assembling points. "We want proof that the LRA are acting in good faith," the...

Hospital Boss Appeals to MPs.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi And Mariam Nalunkuuma SOROTI Regional Referral Hospital has petitioned Parliament over the Government's failure to provide accommodation to medical workers in "difficult"...

AG Pleads to New Archbishop.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) ATTORNEY General (AG) Prof. Khiddu Makubuya has asked the new Kampala archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga to maintain cordial relations between the Government and the Church, reports Frederick Kiwanuka....

U.S. Embassy Understaffed.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Ojwee THE Ugandan embassy in America lacks staff, the ambassador has said. Perezi K. Kamunanwire, meeting seven northern Uganda delegates headed by Acholi Paramount Chief David...

DDT Might Fail, Scientists Warn.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Ouma THE impending move by the Government to use Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) of DDT to combat malaria might not succeed due to lack of vital information on the malaria-carrying...

Kenya Holding 500 Ugandan Vehicles.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mariam Nalunkuuma THE Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is holding 500 vehicles and 1,000 containers destined for Uganda. The authority is considering auctioning the vehicles and containers...

Govt Pays Sh3b Tax for Hotel's Imports.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Karugaba THE Government has paid over sh3b in taxes to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for all imports for the construction of a hotel during the 2005 financial year, the Auditor...

I Will Not Not Quit Says Minister Nsambu.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Apollo Mubiru STATE minister for information and communication technology Alintuma Nsambu has said he will not resign after conviction for issuing a bounced cheque. "I am not a criminal...

UNEB Releases Final Timetables.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Natukunda THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the final examination timetables. The exam body warned candidates to guard against malpractice. Primary Leaving...

Male Soldiers Indifferent On HIV.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) SOLDIERS' wives are worried over their spouses' indifference towards contracting HIV/AIDS, reports Carol Natukunda. A Ministry of Health official in charge of behavioural change, Michael Muyonga,...

Karimojong Boy Fights Three Guards.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) A KARIMOJONG boy fought three guards, biting one thrice before he was arrested writes Daniel Edyegu. The unidentified boy on Thursday afternoon caused a scene on Uhuru Drive in Tororo when he fought...

New Trades for Ex-Child Prostitutes.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Alice Emasu ASIIMWE, 22, a resident of Bugoye, in Kasese town, joined sex trade at 14 years. She was introduced to the trade by her sister-in-law who conspired with a man to rape her one...

Niger Trip in Balance.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende Nations Cup qualifier October 8 Niger v Uganda Lesotho v Nigeria FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa has threatened to pull out The Cranes from the Africa Cup...

National Planning Body Unveils New Plan.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THE National Planning Authority (NPA) has unveiled the draft national development plan, reports Milton Olupot. The Comprehensive National Development Planning Framework is to facilitate and guide...

BOU Warns MFIs On Deposits.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko BANK of Uganda (BOU) has warned unlicensed micro-finance institutions (MFIs) against accepting deposits. The bank's assistant legal counsel, Titus Mulindwa, said, "BOU is...

Wangusa's New Poetry Portrays Realities of Uganda.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) POETRY TIME: Prof Wangusa's new book Title: Africa's new brood Genre: Poetry Available at: All Bookshops in Uganda Publisher: Bow and Arrow Reviewer: Asuman Bisiika Number of...

New Kampala Archbishop's Installation Today.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) ALL roads this Saturday lead to Sacred Heart Rubaga Cathedral for the installation of Cyprian Kizito Lwanga as the fourth Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese. Josephine Maseruka reports that Lwanga,...

Kony Rebels Resume Peace Talks.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa SOUTHERN Sudan President Salva Kiir persuaded the LRA to return to the negotiating table a day after they announced their exit. The resumption followed separate meetings Kiir...

Kampala Malls At Risk of Fire.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Titus Kakembo MOST Kampala city buildings are not well equipped or even prepared for disaster. Many are instead burglar-proofed with steel bars and doors that make accessing them hard for...

Entebbe Starts Sanitation Campaign.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gladys Kalibbala ENTEBBE residents on Wednesday braved the early morning downpour to participate in the launch of "Keep Entebbe Clean" campaign. It was kick-started by the mayor of Entebbe...

SN Brussels Invests $12m.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Roger Mugisha SN Brussels Airlines has introduced revamped facilities worth $12m (sh22.2b) for long-haul flights. The new facilities are on its three Airbus A330-300 aircraft that...

Wakikona to Set Up North Auditors Team.
September 29, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun AN independent inspectorate of auditors is to be set up to monitor and audit the northern Uganda recovery programme (NURP). President Yoweri Museveni directed the state...

Civil Bodies Press Speaker Over Bill.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ariko CIVIL society organisations have demanded that Parliament reconvenes immediately to pass the Equal opportunities Bill before the deadline set for its enactment expires. ...

Gulu Mental Unit for Referral Status.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ocowun GULU mental health unit is to be equipped to become a regional referral for northern Uganda. The Ministry of health and the Health Sector Support Program are to equip the unit....

Rukungiri Still NRM Ground - Muhwezi.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Caleb Bahikaho FORMER health minister Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has said Rukungiri still supports the NRM government regardless of not appointing him a minister. Muhwezi, who is also...

Museveni Stops Road Taxes.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed minister Kahinda Otafiire to stop local governments from collecting money at revenue checkpoints and illegal levies from markets. ...

Even the Poor Have Right to Life!
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) SIR - With the heart specialists at Mulago Referral Hospital why can't we have the famous open- heart surgery carried out in Uganda? Nearly everyday in the press there is a heart patient soliciting...

Massa Sends Signals in Egyptian League Tie.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Kaweesi GEOFFREY Massa produced an irresistible performance against Egyptian league side Aluminia to remind Niger of what to expect on October 8. The Cranes fleet-footed forward struck...

Ssegane Held for 11 Hours At CPS.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Herbert Ssempogo And Charles Ariko FOR over 11 hours, interdicted kampala Town Clerk James Ssegane remained detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) yesterday. Accused of embezzling...

Museveni Gives $1 Million for Juba Peace Talks.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has contributed US$1m (sh1.8b) to facilitate the peace process in Juba. "This money was passed to the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) as Uganda's...

Inzikuru for World Road Race.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende DORCUS Inzikuru will be gunning for another major title at the inaugural IAAF World Road Running championships in Debracen, Hungary. The World and Commonwealth 3000mSC...

LRA Must Trust Government.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) PEACE talks have resumed in Juba although the atmosphere remains tense. The LRA delegation on Tuesday declared it was suspending participation in the Juba talks in protest over alleged UPDF deployment in...

Power Production Falls By 15MW.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Ibrahim Kasita FEAR of future declines in the water levels on Lake Victoria has forced a 15MW decline in power production as water released through the dam has been further reduced. In...

Ugandans Should Not Be Taken By Surprise.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) THREE religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism hope for a Messiah yet they differ in their view of who this will be and what he will do upon his return. Ugandans want peace in northern Uganda...

Sudan VP Kiir Tries to Save Peace Talks.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Mukasa SOUTHERN Sudan President Salva Kiir yesterday held separate meetings with the Government and LRA teams to the Juba peace talks. The meeting with the Ugandan delegation began...

Blu*3 Are Back On Music Charts.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Vision Reporter The BLU*3 girls are back on the charts, and are probably feeling good about it. No artist likes being called a one-hit wonder, but that was where the three girls were going....

Henry Katamba Returns With 'Casanova'.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sebidde Kiryowa After a successful debut album, Omutanda Afunye Omubeezi (the Kabaka has got a wife) on the eve of the royal wedding in 1999, Henry Katamba is breaking a six-year silence...

Exports Risk EU Ban Over DDT, Says Envoy.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ilungole THE European Union (EU) will ban exports from Uganda if the proposed use of DDT as a malaria preventive measure goes ahead, Uganda's envoy to Belgium has said. Katenta...

Oil Boss Assures On Jobs.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Sylvia Juuko TULLOW Oil's takeover of Hardman Resources will not affect the operations of the company in Uganda or impact on jobs, the company's vice-president African Business has said. ...

Local Artistes Make First Joint Album.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gilbert Mwijuke Imagine Bobi Wine, Mesach Semakula, Bebe Cool, Ragga Dee, Juliana Kanyomozi, Iryn Namubiru, Steve Jean, Sylver Kyagulanyi, Chameleone, Blu*3, Titie, Sophie Gombya, Haliima...

Roots Rokaz Lay Strategy for PAM Award.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Katende And Sebidde Kiryowa Buoyed by their recent nomination in the 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM) in the Best Reggae Artiste/Group category, Roots Rokaz, a reggae band that...

Jubilee Starts SMEs Insurance.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Bwogi Jubilee Insurance Company has introduced a product for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The policy will offer a comprehensive insurance package targeting shopkeepers...

Foreign Aces Ride High.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: William Muwonge THE top guns including Czech Republic star Adam Vejmelka continued to win at the Uganda Futures tennis tournament yesterday. Vejmelka, the tournament's top seed, ejected...

Handballers to Rumble.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Samson Opus THE belated national handball league will start on Saturday with Kyambogo hosting four matches. Kyambogo men take on Police in a billed tie of the new fixture format. This...

Acaye Turns Poetry Into a Musical.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) The debate on whether literary arts are also performing arts gets an answer as Pamela Acaye rewrites her poetry collection, Dawn Of The Pearl, into a musical by the same title. And to turn this into a...

Kiyingi Killed Wife for Lover - State.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Hillary Kiirya & Anne Mugisa DOCTOR Aggrey Kiyingi got rid of his wife, Robinah Kayaga Kiyingi, so as to marry his lover and to pre-empt an Australian ruling in a property case his wife...

For the Sake of a PAM Award.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Titus Serunjogi Artistes can do all sorts of extraordinary things prior to the PAM awards grand bash. Once, a certain Captain Prado dashed into the No-End Entertainment Studio with only...

Two Killed in Arua Nightclub.
September 28, 2006... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Mugabi TWO people were shot dead and five others injured after a gunman opened fire on revellers in a nightclub in Arua town yesterday morning. One of the dead was identified as Capt....