New Vision (Uganda) articles from September 2009

New Vision (Uganda) archives from September 2009

Good Plans Should Not Be Allowed to Gather Dust.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Thoraya Ahmed Obaid FOLLOWING is the speech of the United Nations Population Fund Country Representative at a consensus-building workshop on Implementation of the Roadmap for Acceleration of the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn...

Goverment Rolls Out One-Village-One-Product Strategy Plan.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Paul Tentena THE Government has rolled out the One-Village-One-Product strategic plan to help in the country's economic transformation. Serapio Rukundo, the tourism state minister, said recently that this would ensure value...

Kabaka Mutebi, Museveni Meet.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Josephine Maseruka and Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni yesterday held "cordial and fruitful" discussions with the Kabaka (king) of Buganda at State House in Entebbe in which they agreed to keep on talking, the President's...

Kabale Farmer Makes a Fortune From Tree Seedlings.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Ronald Kalyango THE life of Gershom Ndyabahika of Kabale district has been full of ups and downs. The only constant was that he never gave up. Throughout his school life for instance, he used to split firewood and sell to hotels and...

Mbarara Plans Grape Winery.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Business Correspondent MBARARA plans grape winery A grape winery will be set up in Mbarara this financial year, agriculture minister, Hope Mwesigye, has said. Visiting grape farmers in Rukungiri recently, she said the factory...

Procurement Institute Gets Funding.
September 30, 2009... THE Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU) has received $85,000 from the United States Agency for International Development, to build its capacity. The manager, training and capacity building at Public Procurement and...

Nakasero Redevelopment Starts Next Year.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Aidah Nanyonjo THE re-development of Nakasero market is set to begin within the next six months. "The Kampala mayor, Hajji Nasser Ssebaggala, has already ordered the town clerk to issue us with a lease," Godfrey Kakooza, the...

Violence is Not the Best Means of Solving Problems.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Crispy Kaheru FROM late last year, there seems to be an increasing incidence of violent riots, demonstrations and protests. The riots that took place a few weeks ago are the most recent example attesting to the-resort-to violence...

Corruption Can Only Be Won Through Openness.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Dan Ngabirano US president James Madison once remarked that knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to govern themselves must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives. If people were able to access...

Include Palliative Care in Our National Healthcare Strategy.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Richard A. Powell MY life was gone, but they brought me hope, says Anne Nakate, who has a lemon-sized cancer tumour behind her ear. Outside her home in Gayaza, she greets her visiting palliative care team from Hospice Africa Uganda...

Hoima Gets Garbage Collection Truck.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga HOIMA town residents can now breathe in fresh air. The local government ministry has bought a sh140m truck for the municipal council to collect garbage. The town has, for a long time, been stinking and choking with...

Waragi Kills Seven More.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Ali Mambule and Steven Candia SEVEN people have been confirmed dead and 11 hospitalised after consuming the prohibited potent gin (waragi), sold in sachets, on Ssese Islands. This brings the national death toll as a result of the...

Why Are CAOs, LC5 Chairpersons Always at Each Other's Throats?
September 30, 2009... Byline: Fred Womakuyu SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 will forever remain in my mind. I was interviewing the outgoing Bundibugyo chief administrator officer (CAO), Elias Byamungu, about how Bundibugyo reduced corruption from 90% to 20% (District Public...

Police Shooting Causes Riots in Masaka.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Ali Mambule A TAXI driver was shot dead by a policeman in Masaka yesterday, sparking off a demonstration in which residents blocked the Nyendo- Masaka road. An eyewitness, John Ssebyala, said Fred Mugenyi was driving towards...

Woman Dies On Plane.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge A Ugandan woman, Maria Nansamba, 69, yesterday died a few minutes after she had boarded a British Airways plane. Nansamba, who was travelling to London for a holiday, is said to have experienced breathing...

Govt Wants Somalia Mandate to Be Reviewed.
September 30, 2009... DEFENCE minister Crispus Kiyonga has said the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Somalia needs to be reviewed. Briefing Parliament yesterday, the minister said the African Union (AU) force, composed mostly of Ugandan soldiers, should be...

Suspected Cult Members Held.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo THE Police in Mukono are holding 14 people, among them two security personnel and a pastor, Sebastian Mbuya, suspected to be cult members. Following a tip, the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) personnel on Sunday stormed...

Fufa Names 41 Women for 2010 World Cup Preps.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Swalley Kenyi FOOTBALL governing body FUFA yesterday released a squad of 41 women footballers picked from schools and clubs across the country to start training for their forthcoming U-20 World Cup qualifiers due here on October 24....

Fufa, Proline Compromise.
September 30, 2009... Byline: James Bakama and Douglas Mazune AN injunction on the start of the Uganda Super League could be lifted tomorrow after soccer governing body FUFA and Proline Academy agreed to the return of Nalubaale FC. Proline took FUFA officials...

Express Turn Guns On NCS, Education Ministry.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Swalley Kenyi WITH their case against FUFA officials yet to be heard, Express Football Club has challenged the Ministry of Education and Sports to ensure all national sports bodies are properly recognised in Ugandan law. Through...

Electronic Transfers Compulsory.
September 30, 2009... RIO DE JANEIRO, Wednesday - Full central control of player transfers is less than a year away after FIFA announced Tuesday that its automated system would be compulsory from September 2010. The Transfer Matching System is already in use in...

Nyangweso Set for Key IOC Meet.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende UGANDA'S only International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Maj. Gen Francis Nyangweso will lead the country's delegation to Copenhagen, Denmark where the host city for the 2016 Olympics will be decided. Four cities...

Mugabe in Last Eight.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Phillip Corry SEED six Duncan Mugabe stormed the quarter-finals of the Kenya F1 Futures circuit in Nairobi after a 6-2 1-6 7-6(4) victory over German Jannis Kahlke. E. African Futures circuit Second round: men D. Mugabe bt J....

Netball Team Still Going Strong.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Namunyala THE She Cranes had mixed results yesterday thrashing Lesotho by a massive 37 goal difference and lost to Malawi 46-52. The Ugandans first collapsed to Malawi but recovered with a supercharged performance that had...

Stanbic Offers Soccer Fans News.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Andrew Kabuura FOOTBALL fans have been given the opportunity to learn more about Africa's football legends and the development of the game on the continent ahead of the African Cup of Nations next year. A series of 24 episodes will...

University Strikes Again.
September 30, 2009... Byline: John Semakula The students of Lugazi University in Mukono district on Tuesday morning protested for the second time following an unfulfilled promise by the chancellor. A week before, Prof. George Kirya, had promised to pay the...

Hailstorm Devastates Masaka.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Ali Mambule HUNDREDS of families in Kitanda sub-county, Masaka district, lost houses and plantations following a heavy down pour which lasted 45 minutes on Sunday. Kato Matovu, the LC1 vice-chairman for Lwemiti village said over...

Govt to Revamp Doko Rice Scheme.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Moses Bikala THE Goverment will spend sh7b this financial year to revamp Doko Rice Scheme in Butaleja district. The state minister for agriculture, Agrey Bagiire, said over 4,000 people will be employed after the exercise. Bagiire...

Gulu Women Undergo Business Training.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Chris Ocowun A total of 1500 women have trained in business skills and functional adult literacy in Gulu district. The elderly mothers from Koro, Bobi, Bardege, Layibi, Pece and Laroo divisions, were also trained in early child-care...

Ireland Rebuilds Karamoja Schools.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Ronald Kalyango A TOTAL of 13 post-primary and training institutions in Karamoja have received school infrastructure.The rehabilitation and construction works, which cost sh24b, were funded by the government of Ireland. The...

Who is in Charge At the Health Ministry?
September 30, 2009... MEDICAL workers at Mityana hospital last week abandoned over 400 patients to attend a court session where four of their colleagues were charged with manslaughter following the death of a pregnant woman in labour. The hospital administrator's...

Hannington Wins Mzamo's Heart.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Nigel Nassar Guess what; Hannington's got a girl - Malawi's Mzamo. The camera didn't initially know her that much. But it has developed a liking for her since she has come out of her shell by showcasing a romantic hook-up with the...

Tanzania Expels over 12,000 Ugandans.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Fred Turyakira OVER 12,700 Ugandans staying illegally in Karagwe district in Tanzania have been ordered to return to Uganda. The Tanzania government has told the Ugandans to either apply for Tanzanian resident permits or vacate the...

Govt to Defend Sh4 Billion to KIU Hospital.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Chris Ahimbisibwe THE government has defended the allocation of sh4b to Kampala International University teaching hospital in Bushenyi. The minister for health, Dr Stephen Mallinga, said some politicians misinterpreted the allocation...

Bushenyi District Free From New Swine Flu Cases.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Anne Mugisa THE Ministry of Health has said there are no new swine flu cases in Bushenyi. Swine flu was confirmed in eight students of Kitabi Seminary two weeks ago but no other confirmations have been made although some students had...

Tororo Police Foil Murder Plot.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Faustine Odeke The Police in Tororo district on Tuesday rescued 12 men contracted by MTN, a telecommunication network, to dig and lay underground fiber cables. The acting district Police commander, Aggrey Isabirye, said the men...

Nigerian 'Curse' - Lessons to Learn.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Prof. A.B.K. Kasozi Many observers are perplexed why Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa with fertile soils and ability to produce sufficient food to feed most of West Africa, has failed to develop and take up its potential...

U.S.$20 Million Drug Plant Opens in Mukono.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Sempijja UGANDA'S pharmaceutical industry is becoming one of most lucrative businesses. The latest entrant in the manufacturing sector is the newly established $20m (sh40b) processing plant owned by Abacus Parenterals Drugs Ltd....

Priority Now is Not On Durable Roads.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Hilary Bainemigisha THE Ministry of Works and Transport was given sh1.1 trillion last financial year, the biggest allocation to any sector. Minister John Nasasira promised a pot-hole free road network in three years. Hilary...

Technical Colleges to Get New Curriculum.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe THE Uganda Technical Colleges across the country will have a new curriculum next year. Hanze University from the Netherlands is funding the curriculum redevelopment programme at over euros 2m in collaboration with the...

Turnover Record Low at Sh2.5 Million.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe TOTAL turnover sunk to one of its lowest points ever on Tuesday when the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) recorded a total of sh2.5m. This was a drastic fall from the previous Tuesday's turnover of sh72m. Tuesday's...

Country is World's Top Performer.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe RWANDA took the world by storm when it was declared the world's top reformer for doing business, jumping 76 places in the World Bank ranking. While Mauritius is the highest ranked African country, at position 17, in...

Obstacles to Trading in East Africa.
September 30, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe CORRUPTION and access to finance are the two biggest challenges to doing business in East Africa, the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness report 2009-2010 indicates. Besides corruption and the challenge of...

Libya Denies Plot to Oust Museveni.
September 30, 2009... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE Libyan government has dismissed reports that President Muamar Gadaffi is supporting efforts to bring down President Yoweri Museveni. "Reports that Gadaffi is against Museveni are false, said Libyan ambassador...

Parliamentary Solution Needed On Buganda - Mao.
September 30, 2009... Gulu district chairman Norbert Mao says Parliament should have been left to solve the stand off between the central government and Buganda Kingdom. Mao also presidential hopeful says it was wrong for president Museveni to have intervened...

Five Year Ban for Parties That Mismanage Govt Funds.
September 30, 2009... Political parties that fail to account for funds given to them from government should have their executive members banned for five years out of politics. This proposal is contained in a report by the legal committee of Parliament This will...

UNEB Lists Examination Centres.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Conan Businge HALF of the private schools in Uganda have no registered examination centers from the national examinations body (UNEB), according to the latest report from the Ministry of Education. The report, which grades private...

Heathens On Home Turf in Cup Final Duel.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune MTN Heathens' quest to complete a league and cup double this Saturday could be helped by home advantage. Uganda rugby governing body URU yesterday confirmed that the Uganda Cup final will be played at Kyadondo,...

Police Impound 900 Motorcycles.
September 29, 2009... Over 900 motorcycles, locally known as bodaboda, have been impounded in the ongoing operation enforcing the new regulations on commuter bikes, reports Steven Candia. The traffic Police yesterday mounted operations on major roads leading into...

Ndejje Can Secure Playoffs Place With Victory.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Charles Mutebi THE Ndejje University Angels will go into fourth position in the MTN-FUBA men's first division with a win over the KCC Lions today at YMCA courts. It is the position Walker Obedi's side are desperate to secure by the...

Country to Send Three to World Belt Wrestling Meet.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Silvano Kibuuka UGANDA will field three athletes at the World Belt Wrestling Championships due in Tashkent in Uzbekistan next month. The championship being promoted by United Nations Heritage Programme offered Uganda air tickets to...

Fufa Delegates to Come From Clubs.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Douglas Mazune, James Bakama and Swalley Kenyi ANYONE aspiring to become a FUFA delegate at the November polls will have to get the support of football playing clubs, not district football officials. FUFA returning officer Patrick...

Southern Sudan for Dialogue Between Moyo and Kajo-Keji.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Dradenya Amazia THE regional cooperation ministry of Southern Sudan wants Moyo district and Kajo-Keji people in Sudan to resolve a land dispute through dialogue. Early this month, angry residents of Moyo demonstrated over the...

Gulu Needs Sh2 Billion to Develop Youth Centre.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Dennis Ojwee THE Commonwealth secretariat is lobbying for over 650,000 pound sterling (about sh2b) to develop Labora Commonwealth Youth Centre in Koro sub-county, in Gulu district. The centre was commissioned during the...

Buganda Riots Split Parliament.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Joyce Namutebi and Cyprian Musoke THERE was a heated discussion in Parliament yesterday over the riots that rocked Buganda region earlier this month.Tempers flared between the opposition and members of the ruling NRM during the debate...

Two Caos Charged With Corruption.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga TWO top district officials from Masindi and Mbarara have been charged with embezzlement, abuse of office and causing a sh13m loss to the Government.Milton Kato, the Masindi chief administrative officer, and Moses...

Xtreme 2020 Goes Purely Pentecostal.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Ssejjengo FOR the first two editions, Xtreme 2020 at Garden City's rooftop was defined as a promising form of Christian entertainment. Last Friday was not any different. In fact, this was not just Christian entertainment but...

Evicted Phil Lands Today.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Nigel Nassar I had a hunch that our Philbert Okure might still be somewhere around the Big Brother Revolution house in South Africa waiting to go back in. Well, it was just a hunch, a wrong one at that. Detective Lincoln Rhyme, a...

Artistes Abandon Stage, Mingle With Fort Portal Fans.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Eddie Ssejjoba ALTHOUGH it was extremely cold, music fans in Fort Portal enjoyed themselves thoroughly when they mingled with their stars at the grand finale of Zain's countrywide concerts dubbed Dance With Your Stars at Garden...

Makerere to Sue NIC over Sh17 Billion.
September 29, 2009... Byline: David Mugabe MAKERERE University board of trustees is demanding that the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) pay up sh17.1b by October 2, 2009 or face legal consequences. "If we do not hear from you by then, we shall have no...

The Commonwealth Must Embrace Change.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Danny Sriskandaraja THE world's eyes were on Kampala in November 2007, as the city hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Almost two years on, many Ugandans question whether all the costs and upheaval of hosting...

Neptune to Drill Second Oil Well in West Nile.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Frank Mugabi NEPTUNE petroleum has announced plans to drill a second oil exploration well in the West Nile region. The drilling has been fixed for early next year, according to a statement from the company. The move follows the...

Government Cautioned on 2011 Polls.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Henry Mukasa THE Government has been urged to put in place conditions for free and fair elections in 2011. The Executive was also told to build institutions that promote constitutionalism and democracy. The director of good...

Health of Nationals Should Not Be Left in Donors' Hands.
September 29, 2009... Byline: John Bahana THE Ministry of Health is about to restart indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention. The programme had been suspended for several months because of lack of donor funds. Now is the time for a complete...

Government to Borrow Sh50 Billion.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Milton Olupot and Mary Karugaba PARLIAMENT has authorised the Government to borrow $27m (over sh50b) to finance phase II of the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project. The House yesterday agreed that the Government secures...

DP Hails Kabaka.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Moses Mulondo THE Democratic Party (DP) has commended the Kabaka, Ronald Mutebi, for accepting to meet President Yoweri Museveni. The Kabaka is expected to meet Museveni today to discuss the solution to the stand-off between Buganda...

Luboobi Back in Makerere Race.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Francis Kagolo THE outgoing Makerere University vice-chancellor, Prof. Livingstone Luboobi, is back in the contest for the university's top administrative seat. Luboobi, whose contract expired in May this year, is contesting...

Man Imprisoned over Grenade, Army Uniforms.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Herbert Ssempogo A 28-year-old man from Katakwi district is in custody over alleged possession of two grenades and attire similar to army uniform. Moses Okwir is detained at the Rapid Response Unit head office in Kireka, a Kampala...

Piracy Investigated on Lake Victoria.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Fred Turyakira SECURITY organs in Uganda and Tanzania are to investigate reports that armed pirates from Tanzania have been beating up Ugandan fishermen on Lake Victoria and grabbing their boats. Rakai resident district commissioner...

Kingdoms to Stay - Nsibambi.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Cyprian Musoke and Madiina Tebajjukira PRIME Minister Apolo Nsibambi has said the Government is drafting a Bill to bring into effect Article 246 of the Constitution that bars traditional leaders from politics. The article was...

Mengo Reacts to MP's Proposal to Abolish Kingdoms.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Josephine Maseruka THE Katikkiro, Eng. John Baptist Walusimbi, has said the abolition of traditional institutions will not solve Uganda's problems. "Those advocating for the abolition of traditional institutions are short-sighted and...

Suspected Rioters Freed On Bail.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Juliet Waiswa And Nuliat Nakiwala THREE suspects, including a councillor from Kampala Central Division, who are accused of inciting violence during the recent riots have been released on bail. Mwanga II Court Grade One Magistrate...

LRA Victims Treated for Bullet Wounds.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Chris Ocowum OVER 200 Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) war victims will get free treatment to remove bullets in their bodies this month. This was established during a screening exercise of over 900 people at Gulu Hospital recently. A...

International Schools Train Students to Fit in All Situations.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Roderick Ahimbazwe IAN Williams is the new director of Kampala International School in Uganda (KISU). As a mathematics teacher, he has taught in Columbia, Austria, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine. He has taught in international schools since...

Sports to Become Compulsory Subject.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Norman Katende IN a move to improve sports in the country, the Government will train over 3,000 sports teachers. The teachers will advance the Government's target of making sports a compulsory subject in post primary schools starting...

Swine Flu Scare Should Be a Wake-Up Call.
September 29, 2009... SINCE it was declared a global pandemic in June, the swine flu virus has been identified in over 180 countries. The World Health Organisation predicts that there will be a rapid spread of the virus in the coming months and has urged governments...

Preparing Students for Final Exams.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Maureen Nakatudde EXAMS are at the corner and many candidates are panicking. What should teachers do to prepare candidates for exams? Vincent Segane, the director of studies Namugongo SSS says it is important to complete the...

Swine Flu Paralyses Bushenyi Schools.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Arthur Baguma and Chris Ahimbisibwe PARENTS are worried. The public is apprehensive. Human movement is almost non-existent in the vicinity of the affected schools. Fear has gripped Bushenyi and neighbouring districts, following...

Desk Campaign Launched in North.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Chris Ocowun GULU Chairman, Nobert Mao and district officials were made to sit on the floor recently. A Zambian national carrying out a desk campaign for rural-based schools asked the Gulu leaders to have a 30 minute experience of...

Granary - the Solution to Drought And Famine.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Joshua Kato WITH the drought that has devastated most parts of the country for the biggest part of the year, leaving many people dead and others starving, there is need to look for long-lasting solutions. And with the El Nino rains...

Kalangala Palm Oil Farmers Mint Money.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi FOR close to five years, James Lutaaya waited earnestly for his first harvest of palm oil. This month, the wait seems to be over in Busangwa village, Kalangala district. The palm trees that were planted in 2005 and...

Missing Exams Puts Students at Risk.
September 29, 2009... SECONDARY and primary schools in Bundibugyo have not done this year's mock examinations. According to the district education officer, this is because the contracts committee did not organise the exams and the Government had not disbursed money...

Govt Vows to Punish Striking Students.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Paul Watala THE Government will punish students who cause chaos and vandalise school property during strikes, state minister for primary education Kamanda Bataringaya has warned. "I advise students to behave responsibly because we...

UPDF Train in Tanzania.
September 29, 2009... Byline: Donald Kiirya A TOTAL of 317 UPDF officers, who have been undergoing a one-month field training in Tanzania, returned home on Sunday. They were received by the deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Ivan Koreta, at Gadaffi Garrison...