New Vision (Uganda) articles from September 2010, page 4

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Education Council Questions Makerere Honorary Professorships.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Conan Businge and John Eremu The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has questioned Makerere University's recent award of honorary professorships to some leading Ugandans. The higher education regulatory authority now...

Nsumba Hands URA Victory Over Simba.
September 21, 2010... Byline: James Bakama Inspired by an Augustine Nsumba strike, URA finally ended army side Simba's five years dominance over them with a well deserved victory at Namboole. The tax collectors were in better form than in their opening match...

KCC Players Issue Threats.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi KCC Lions players are set to walk out on their team and the FUBA men's first division in protest against the club management, which they accuse of defaulting on their wages and allowances since the start of the season....

Kinyara Could Pull Out of Super League.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Swalley Kenyi Kinyara FC is weighing their options on whether or not to play in the newly refurbished Uganda Super League -the team manager Charles Semanda said yesterday. Semanda said that the parent company Kinyara Sugar Limited...

Kassim Ouma Targets Naba Vacant Title.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Former IBF Junior Middleweight champion, Kassim "The Dream" Ouma could rekindle his plunging career with a fight against Joey Gilbert for the vacant NABA middleweight title in California on Saturday. The winner...

Use 'Idle' Money on Rural Roads.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Kyetume Kasanga The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has returned sh226b to the National Treasury after failing to use it in the last financial year, according to media reports. However, this money could be used to develop...

Combating Child Labour is Crucial for the Country's Development.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Santo Asiimwe Many children from poor families have inadequate access to flexible, low cost and appropriate educational opportunities. This puts them at risk of entering into exploitative labour practices or unlawful work activities....

UNIDO Boosts Small Businesses.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Paul Tentena The Uganda Investment Authority and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation have created a platform that will help small-and-medium enterprises access markets worldwide. The platform, Sub-contracting and...

Mugabe Falls at Kampala Futures Event.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry Seed five Duncan Mugabe and seed one Matwe Middlekoop, where ejected in the first round of the Uganda F1 Futures yesterday as the seeded players started their action at Lugogo tennis center. Mugabe, who was playing on...

Thirteen Honoured for Peace in North.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Cecilia Okoth and Andrew Ssenyonga Thirteen people have been honoured for their contribution to peace in northern Uganda. The 13 included Uganda's permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda and former minister Betty...

Religious Group to Reclaim Govt School.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Ben Okethwengu The Sacred Heart Brothers, a Catholic religious congregation, wants to reclaim St. Aloysius College Nyapea, one its oldest schools in Zombo district, from the Government. Brother Charles Kabenda, the Nairobi...

New Vision Funds Club Games Contingent.
September 21, 2010... Byline: James Bakama and Swalley Kenyi Vision Group has joined a fundraising drive for Uganda's Commonwealth Games team with an offer of sh5m. Mobilisation of the funds has been led by the Indian Association of Uganda and the country's...

Busitema University Closed Over Strike.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Moses Nampala and Conan Businge Busitema University was closed on Monday and all its students ordered to vacate the campus. Busitema, which is one of the five public universities in the country, was closed following a one-week strike...

Vote Recount Over - NRM Party.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa There will not be any more recounts of votes in areas of contention where NRM primaries were held, according to Amama Mbabazi, the party's secretary general. "In reaction to some people who have been calling for vote...

School Pit-Latrine Kills Two Pupils.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Patrick Okino Two pupils of Oketkwer Primary School in Aromo sub-county, Lira district died on Monday when a pit-latrine collapsed on them. The Police identified the dead as Jaspher Felix Okwor and Jimmy Olwata, both Primary Seven...

Stone Quarry Buries Six Family Members.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga and Brain Mayanja A woman and her son died instantly and two others sustained serious injuries on Monday evening when a stone quarry collapse and buried them at Kyambaazi in Wakiso district. Robinah Nassuna, 28, and...

DP's Mao Accuses Besigye of Sabotage.
September 21, 2010... Byline: Barbara Among and Moses Mulondo Democratic Party leader Norbert Mao yesterday made a scathing attack on Col. Kizza Besigye, the 2011 Inter-Party Cooperation presidential flag-bearer, accusing him of sabotage. Addressing a press...

Farmers Seek Government Intervention on Climate Change.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Small scale farmers in Uganda have demanded that government helps them adapt to current climatic changes that is hampering their productions. The farmers pleas follows a new research report that has indicated that...

Civil Society Warns Against Election Bribery.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi Civil society organizations in Apac have launched a campaign to curb on election bribery and votes for 'soap' and 'salt". "It is sad that the leaders we are electing are not the true representative of the people's...

Kayunga Gets LC5 FDC Flag-Bearer.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Charles Jjuuko Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has elected a woman to contest for the Kayunga district chairperson in the coming general elections. Sarah Nambi, a teacher, was voted during the party primaries at Hotel Katikomu in...

Govt Gets EU Funding for Somalia.
September 20, 2010... Byline: John Odyek The defence ministry has received sh112b from the African Union (EU) to clear salary arrears of Uganda's troops participating in the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The state minister for defence, Maj. Gen. Jeje Odongo,...

Don't Vote Opposition, Museveni Tells Masaka.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Cyprian Musoke, President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned residents of Masaka Municipality against voting for the opposition in next year's general elections. Addressing residents and students at Masaka Secondary School on Friday, he...

Opposition FDC Party Primaries Start.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Jeff Lule The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has started its primaries to elect flag-bearers in the 2011 general elections. Northern Uganda was the first to carry out the exercise from Saturday to Monday. Addressing the media at...

Children's Charity Opens in Mityana.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Luke Kagiri At a time when violence against children is on the increase in Uganda, Child Unheard, a UK-based organisation, has opened a branch in Mityana town. "The centre will offer child and youth support services, especially in...

Jamwa Lawyer Protests High Court Trial.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli The lawyer representing former NSSF managing director, David Chandi Jamwa, has protested a decision by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) to have his client tried by the Anti-Corruption High Court division. Jamwa is...

Thugs Murder Police Officer in Isingiro.
September 20, 2010... A Police officer in Isingiro district was on Sunday night murdered by unidentified assailants on the Mbarara-Isingiro road, reports Abdulkarim Ssengendo and Fred Turyakira. Sgt. John Bosco Weeks, the officer in charge of Mwizi Police post,...

Opposition FDC Trains Hoima Supporters.
September 20, 2010... The Forum for Democratic Change has started training its supporters in Hoima district ahead of the party primaries on September 29. Joseph Muganyizi, the party's district secretary general, said: "We shall train our party members about...

People Mark World Peace Day.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Vernon Tugumizemu The United Nations designated September 21 as the world peace day. In Uganda, preparations for the commemoration of the day have been made by the Office of the Prime Minister. The celebrations are due to take place...

Government Sets Up Drug Watch Unit.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Brian Mayanja The United States Agency for International Development has established a five-year sh76b programme to help the Government provide access to drugs and other health supplies. The Securing Ugandans' Right to Essential...

Ssembabule NRM Returning Officer Charged.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Edward Anyoli The Ssembabule district National Resistance Movement (NRM) registrar was yesterday charged with forgery and uttering false documents in the just concluded primary elections. Salim Salim Kulembera denied the charges...

Vote CHOGM Culprits Out - Matembe.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo Former ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe has asked Ugandans to vote out all MPs and ministers who misappropriated funds for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). "When you read the...

Museveni Vows to Punish Cheats of NRM Primaries.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa President Yoweri Museveni has vowed that politicians who rigged votes in the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries will be caught and dealt with according to the law. Museveni, who is also the...

Kanungu Petitions IGG Over Road Works.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Patson Bareire Residents of Mpungu sub-county in Kanungu district have petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate works on the Itembezo-Mpungu road, which they said was poorly done. In a three-page letter...

Bharti, IBM Partner on IT Infrastructure.
September 20, 2010... Byline: David Mugabe Bharti Airtel has partnered with IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel's mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries. Bharti recently acquired Zain Africa...

MDGs - We Need the Communities to Score.
September 20, 2010... This week, world leaders assemble in New York to review the progress on the Millen­nium Development Goals adopted 10 years ago. Overall, the world has scored on some of the goals, but performed miserably on others. If the world were a...

Give Us Piped Water, Bugiri Begs.
September 20, 2010... Residents of Bugiri town council have asked local leaders to provide them with clean piped water. Most residents of Nkusi, Bwole, Ndifakulya and Mukuba cells use water from unprotected sources. Siraji Biso of Bwole cell said some people...

Cranes Call Two More Pros for Kenya Tie.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende and Reuben Olita Uganda's soccer governing body has invited 16 professionals for the Cranes must-win Nations Cup qualifying encounter against Kenya in Nairobi next month. "We have sent an invitation to Eugene...

Lions Club Donates to Youth.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Juliet Lukwago Lions Club International has come up with a new programme to discourage youth from taking alcohol and abusing drugs. The past director and global membership team leader for Africa, Lion Manoj Shah, said through its...

Kaabong Doctor Released on Bail.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Hillary Nsambu The former doctor in-charge of Dodoth North health centre in Kaabong district, Dr. Joseph Isanga, who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to five years imprisonment, has been released on bail pending his appeal....

Government Rehabilitates Tororo Airstrip.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Moses Nampala The rehabilitation of an airstrip in Tororo municipality, estimated at over sh2b, is almost complete. The facility has not been operational for 32 years. The new development has generated excitement among the business...

Soldier to Hang for Killing Colleagues.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Olandason Wanyama The UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial on Saturday sentenced a soldier to death after he pleaded guilty to shooting dead two colleagues. Court heard that on May 13, Pte. Joseph Tembo shot dead Cpl. Michael Oucha and...

Namibia Shatters Intercontinental's Dreams.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Charles Mutebi Uganda's dream of going to the maiden ICC Intercontinental Shield final is all but over after Day Three of their clash with Namibia left a draw as the only humanly-possible conclusion to this four-day encounter. Only...

Mbarara Residents Call for Tough Banking Regulations.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Fred Turyakira Resiednts of Mbarara and Isingiro districts have called on the Bank of Uganda to tighten banking regulations to ensure that people are not conned by fake banks. Statz Bambwino, the Kaberebere LC1 chairman, said...

Mbale Bus Park Traders Evicted.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Daniel Edyegu and Paul Watala Traders at Mbale Bus Park have been evicted by the municipal authorities to allow for the development of the park. The traders were directed to demolish their rickety structures around the park. The...

National Insurance Maintains League Lead.
September 20, 2010... Byline: David Namunyala Record league and CECAFA region champions National Insurance Corporation (NIC) maintained their unbeaten run in the second round of the national netball league over the weekend held at Nakivubo war memoria stadium. ...

Classy Buyinza Storms Round Two of ITF.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry Classic Robert Buyinza won the battle of wild card entrants yesterday as the main draw of the Uganda F1 Futures tournament started at Lugogo tennis centre yesterday. The country's seed two breezed to a 6-3, 6-3 win...

Red Eye Disease Breaks Out in Moyo.
September 20, 2010... An outbreak of red eye disease in Moyo district has been confirmed by the Moyo Hospital Eye Clinic boss, Joy Azoru. The contagious disease has affected over 30 people in Lowi quarters in Moyo town council. Most of the victims are treating...

Pearl Rally Survives Continental Axe.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Douglas Mazune Next year's Pearl of Africa Uganda rally will run on a closed route, one of several measures taken by continental rally body to improve safety. There were fears that Confederation of Africa Countries in Motorsport...

Tororo to Get 230MW Power Plant.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Ibrahim Kasita A Mauritius-based power firm, Albatross Energy, has applied for permit to build a 230MW heavy-fuel oil plant in Tororo, underscoring the increased investment appetite in the energy industry. The firm intends to...

Three Commit Suicide in One Week.
September 20, 2010... Three people have committed suicide in one week in Nabieco sub-county in Apac district over unclear circumstances, Police have said. Jimmy Omodo, the criminal investigations department chief of Ayabi Police post, identified the departed as...

Distance Athletes Depart Last for Commonwealth Games.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Distance athletes will be the last group of Ugandans to head to New Delhi. This according to experts is to enable them to benefit most from their high attitude training, that would wear out if they spent several days at...

Two More Kenyans Charged With Terrorism.
September 20, 2010... Two more Kenyans were yesterday charged with terrorism in connection with the July 11 twin bomb blasts in Kampala. They were identified as Al Amin alias Joe Kimathi, 49, a Kenyan human rights activist, and Omar Awadh, 37, a businessman and...

New Health Centre Excites Residents.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Gillian Lamunu Residents of Lela Obaro parish in Bobi sub-county in Gulu district danced in joy as foreign affairs state minister Henry Okello Oryem commissioned a health centre in the area on Thursday. The development marked an...

Arua FDC Poll Ends in Chaos.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Richard Drasimaku Elections of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party flag-bearers in Arua Hill division ended in chaos after losers in the hotly-contested position of the LC3 chairman rejected the results, alleging rigging. ...

Security Teams to Vet Parties, Weddings.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Patrick Jaramogi The Police have issued new guidelines for public gatherings and events in Kampala. Under the new guidelines issued yesterday, wedding receptions will only go ahead after getting clearance from the Inspector General of...

Kasubi Tombs Reconstruction to be Completed by 2012.
September 20, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga The reconstruction of Kasubi tombs, which were destroyed by fire on March 16, will be completed in 2012, the Government has disclosed. Addressing a press briefing at the Media Centre in Kampala yesterday, Gabriel...

Farmers Urged to Embrace Value Chains.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga The Government is encouraging farmers across the country to add value to their produce to improve their economic opportunities. The National Agricultural Advisory Services programme (NAADS) agro business manager, Dr....

Rotarians Hailed Over Polio, Malaria Fight.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Taddeo Bwambale President Yoweri Museveni has commended rotarians for their contribution to the development of Uganda. He said the rotarians, through their humanitarian work, had played a key role in the eradication of polio and...

Govt, DR Congo Plan to 'Neutralize' LRA Rebels.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Henry Mukasa Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to work together to annihilate the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels who are threatening the security of the two countries. Defence minister Dr. Crispus...

Construction of Luwero Fruit Plant Stalls.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka A five-acre plot of land worth sh115m, which the Government bought for the construction of a fruit processing plant in Luwero, is lying idle due to confusion among the implementers. The confusion came after the...

Kalangala Electricity Crisis Rages on.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Ali Mambule For the last five years, the people of Kalangala town council in Ssese Islands have been demanding electricity. According to sources, they have electricity when President Yoweri Museveni is in the area and it is...

Soils Lose Fertility - Expert.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Gerald Tenywa Uganda''s soil is becoming exhausted, with most parts of the country barely producing food for domestic consumption, a Makerere University researcher has said. "Instead of harvesting 10 tonnes of maize from a hectare,...

Declare Kingdom Oil Assets, Bunyoro Tells Government.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Pascal Kwesiga Bunyoro kingdom has reiterated its demand to the Government to declare the share the kingdom is entitled to from the oil in the Albertine region. The kingdom prime minister, Yabezi Kiiza, was speaking last week at...

Govt Plans National Communication Strategy.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Joel Ogwang The Government is in the final stages of developing a national communications strategy to streamline the flow of information among state organs as well as harmonise the media role in sensitising the public on matters of...

Culture Retards Education in Kasese.
September 19, 2010... Byline: John B. Nzinjah Negative cultural norms and beliefs have greatly hampered development of girls more in the lake region than in the mountainous areas of Kasese district. "Most, if not all, educated women in Kasese are from the...

Austrian Investor Pulls Out Govt Eventure.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Frederick Kiwanuka A five-acre industrial plot worth sh115m which the Government bought for the construction of a fruit processing plant in Luweero, is lying idle due to confusion among the implementers. The confusion comes after...

FDC Gets Rukungiri Municipality Flag-Bearer.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Patson Baraire Rolland Mugume Kaginda, the Rukungiri district Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chairman, has won the party primaries for the newly-created Rukungiri Municipality MP. Mugume beat six others with 132 votes. His...

Police Disperse Opposition Rally in Kampala.
September 19, 2010... The Police yesterday dispersed Democratic Party (DP) supporters at a rally organised to introduce party flag-bearers in Kinawataka, a Kampala suburb. DP members Ali Kiberu, who is eying a seat on the Nakawa council and Kenneth Paul Kakande,...

Besigye Campaigns in South Africa.
September 19, 2010... Opposition Forum for Democratic Change leader Dr Kizza Besigye has said he will trim the cabinet and remove the army from politics, once elected president in the 2011 elections. Addressing a gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa over the...

Industrialists Need to Protect Environment.
September 19, 2010... The latest report of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) indicates that a number of prominent business companies are involved in polluting the environment in Kampala. The 35-page report says the agro-based factories were...

Tororo Rotary Donates to Pallisa.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Francis Okiror and Simon Naulele The residents of Pasia village in Agule sub-county in Pallisa district have received household and agricultural items worth sh90m to fight malaria, improve community health and boost agricultural...

Busia Residents Cut Busitema Forest.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Egessa Hajusu Over 354 hectares of Busitema forest reserve in Busia district is being depleted by people living in the neighbouring villages. Cutting down poles for construction and trees for firewood and charcoal burning are the...

Iganga Students Study From Church.
September 19, 2010... Students of Namasoga Secondary School in Iganga district attend lessons from a church due to lack of space. The school that was started as a community initiative in 2000, has only one classroom block comprising two rooms for Senior One and Two....

Shariff 'The Lion' Bogere Can Start Where Asiku Has Stopped.
September 19, 2010... Byline: James Lwanga When Jackson Asiku lost his International Boxing Organisation featherweight belt last week, my feeling was that we had seen the last of him as a world champion. The Ugandan suffered a technical knock out to Mexico's...

Namibia Fights Back in ICC Shield Match.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Norman Katende Three half centuries from Namibia's Ewaid Steenkamp (87), Sarel Burger (68) and Craig William (78*) left Uganda with a tough hurdle to climb in the last group match of the ICC Inter continental shield match. Uganda is...

Bugobi School Pupils Lack Desks.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Moses Bikala A total of 345 pupils at Bugobi Primary School in Namutumba district sit on the floor while attending lessons due to lack of desks. The headteacher, Joshua Kotoli, said most of the pupils are in Primary One and Two. ...

Bugembe Health Centre Lacks Facilities.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Frank Mugabi The operating theatre at Bugembe health centre IV in Jinja district has been lying idle for the last 10 years due to lack of equipment and defective structures. This has been an inconvenience to patients who are...

Domestic League Undergoes Ample Revolution.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi Uganda's domestic football is surely undergoing substantial revolution. And the latest, in a series of ground-breaking changes on the local scene, other than the trend of club coaches taking charge of matches smartly clad...

Mugabe Focused on ITF Kampala Circuit.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Phillip Corry Seed five Duncan Mugabe, was given a relatively easy draw in the final leg of the East African ITF/Futures at Lugogo tennis center. The Ugandan tennis ace was drawn against Nigeria's Clifford Enosoregbe, in the...

Residents Protest Sale of Health Centre Land.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Gillian Lamunu Residents of Koro sub-county in Gulu district recently demonstrated against the sale of land that was meant for a health centre. The residents, who carried placards with anti-corruption slogans, walked one kilometre...

Fuba Referee Attacks Fan.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Usher Komugisha It is not only absurd for the assistant secretary of the technical committee of FUBA to fight a fan, but also humanly uncouth to involve emotions as a referee while making decisions in a game as per FIBA rules. ...

Sevens Tournament Exposes Rugby Cranes.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Johnson Were The third circuit of the Hima rugby 7s at Kampala rugby club exposed the Rugby Cranes' weaknesses ahead of next months New Delhi Commonwealth Games. On top of poor time management that awarded KK-Stallions a 28-0...

Fufa Need Sh45 Miilion a Month for Coach.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Fred Kaweesi For the last one month, Kenyan football had been the subject of a serious coaching crisis. For four weeks, the country's soccer governing body Football Kenya Limited (FKL) had shown clear intensions of replacing then...

UWA Digs Trenches to Stop Elephants.
September 19, 2010... Byline: Cornes Lubangakene The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and CARE International, a humanitarian agency, are to dig trenches along the Murchison Falls National Park boundaries to prevent elephants from crossing over to Koch Goma...