| Archived
29th September 2005 |
| Museveni
made to promote dead, deserters |
| Gen. Museveni promoted hundreds of
soldiers on the eve of the 2001 presidential elections, including
dead ones and others that had long deserted the army. |
| Excerpts
from the testimony of the former Army Commander: |
| Committee: We would like your particulars
on record, army number, name, appointment and the various offices
you have held in the recent past as an introduction. |
| Will
army win over Acholi to Museveni? |
| On Saturday, September 3, about 300
Acholi leaders from Kilak county largely sympathetic to NRM
met at Prisons Primary School in Gulu to discuss the political
future of this war-ravaged sub region. |
| Fate
of evicted people unclear |
| The future of 500,000 people threatened
with eviction from Pian Upe Game Reserve in Karamoja remains
uncertain. |
| Mengo
raises the stakes with fresh demands |
| In a move likely to bring it into
conflict with government, the Buganda government at Mengo this
week demanded for changes in Constitution Amendment Bill No.
2 that Parliament passed in August. |
| Kabaka:
Baganda sleeping too much |
| Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has
asked Baganda to work harder to develop their kingdom. |
| President
for MDGs |
| NEW YORK, September - The president
of a small African country, Mr. Yahweh Mbaguta, has urged rich
nations to pump more money into the Global Fund to help his
country achieve the MDGs. |
| SHOPTALK |
Paparazzo Ssebaana
Kampala mayor and aspiring DP president Ssebaana
Kizito seems to have a passion for photography. |
| Archived
22nd September 2005 |
| Gen.
Muhwezi cited in AIDS money scam |
| Health minister Maj. Gen. Jim Katugugu
Muhwezi allegedly used money from the Global Fund to fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFTM) to pay two former political
agents who claim they campaigned for him during the 2001 parliamentary
elections. |
| Museveni,
NRM debate 2006 polls |
| President Museveni on Saturday met
top officials of his National Resistance Movement to discuss
the nomination of presidential and parliamentary candidates.
|
| UPC
youth revolt against Obote's men |
| The rift between UPC’s Youth
League and the party’s Constitution Steering Commission
(CSC) has deepened, with the youth threatening to quit the party. |
| Soldier
flees with UPDF cash, killed |
| A Gulu based Uganda People’s
Defence Forces’ (UPDF) soldier who fled with army cash
earmarked for the 307 Battalion was last Sunday tracked and
killed in exchange of fire. |
| Crane
Bank seals award |
| LONDON - Crane Bank has for the second
time in three years, scooped the Bank of the Year Award at a
glittering function held at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel
in London. |
| MTN
man still missing |
| Andrew Ndawula, the MTN switch-planning
engineer, who disappeared on August 4, is still missing. Ndawula,
24, disappeared at about 9:30 p.m. on his way home from work
at the MTN headquarters. |
| DP
faction leaders ‘unite’ at Mukono rally |
| If rain is a symbol of good luck
– as many people believe – then the recent Democratic
Party rally at Mukono Taxi Park was one of those exceptions.
|
| WFP
helps IDPs grow more food |
| The United Nations World Food Programme
(WFP) will this year feed about three million people in Uganda. |
| Weekly
News Update |
| MEDIA CENTRE: President
Museveni has established a media centre and science unit to
be known as the Technology Development Centre. |
|
NSSF pays out Shs 9bn |
| The National Social Security Fund
has paid out Shs 9,075,516,334 in benefits to 4,108 members
between January and June 2005. |
| Some
shine in Mulago ward Volunteers paint children's ward |
| In about one month, I will be leaving
Uganda for my home country, the Philippines. It is a sad thought.
|
|
Emotional graduation at Mukono university |
| A bit of old and a bit of new is
what Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono is made up
of. |
| TV
fans want tax restored |
By The Analyst
Kampala, September – Owners of television sets
in Uganda are dismayed that government has scrapped the television
viewers’ licence fees that it introduced only recently.
|
| SHOPTALK |
DP outsmarts Al-Hajj Seeya
Ex-Kampala mayor, Al-Hajji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala
a.k.a. Seeya, is a shrewd politician. |
| Archived
15th September 2005 |
| Garang
wreckage |
| Investigations into the presidential
helicopter crash that killed Sudan Vice President Dr. John Garang
on July 30 are continuing, with experts expected to return to
the crash scene in Southern Sudan this week. |
| Weekly
News Update |
| FDC URGES GOVT:
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has urged government to
take necessary steps to improve the conditions of people living
in IDP camps in northern Uganda. |
| Rich
getting richer, poor getting poorer |
| A key report by the United Nations
shows that the gap between the rich and the poor in Uganda is
getting wider. |
| A
tale of new peace under old tree |
| There is an old, big tamarind tree
in Nimule (South Sudan) where in the 1930s Acholi chiefs (Rwodi,
in Lwo) used to meet and hear cases. |
| City
firm offers ‘ghost’ jobs |
| Failing to get a job is bad enough
but the worst nightmare comes when someone simply rips you off.
|
| Kiyonga
audits NRM members |
| The National Resistance Movement
Central Executive Committee reconvenes this week to receive
reports on new members. |
| Museveni
angry over hate email |
| Security agencies are desperate to
trace the author of the hate e-mail that is being circulated
about President Museveni and members of the First Family, including
Janet Museveni – the President’s wife. |
| Sebaggala's
2006 dream |
Hajj Nasser Ntege Sebaggala, 57,
is a man full of conviction.
When he was young, he used to tell his 26 siblings that he would
make it big in business and politics. |
| Sebaggala
pushes DP into new crisis |
| Hajj Nasser Sebaggala’s unilateral
launch of his presidential election manifesto is brewing a fresh
crisis in the Democratic Party. |
| 17
off to France |
| The French embassy has sponsored
17 Ugandans to a study tour to a university in France, September
2-30. |
| Poorer
countries failing on MDGs |
| Most developing countries are failing
on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), concludes a World
Health Organisation report issued on August 22. |
| Leaders
to act against militia |
| The Tripartite Joint Commission for
D.R. Congo, Rwanda and Uganda has agreed to disarm and prosecute
militia leaders, terrorists and other criminals threatening
regional stability. |
| UMCAT
graduates 250 more |
| United Media Consultants And Trainers
(UMCAT) School of Journalism and Mass Communication has held
its fifth congregation and passed out about 250 graduates. |
| World
Summit to focus on development, peace |
| The 2005 World Summit starts in New
York on Wednesday, with leaders expected to focus on development,
peace and security among other issues. |
| Govt
invests in ignorance |
| SANJAVILLE, September – In
a dramatic change of policy, the government of the Kisanja People’s
Banana Republic (KPBR) has shifted the focus of its education
system to promoting ignorance. |
| SHOPTALK |
VP Bukenya's AIDS posters
The sky is the limit for the Vice President Prof.
Gilbert Bukenya. First, he took on the upland rice campaign
vigorously, and the results were terrific. |
| Archived
8th September 2005 |
| The
Mystery of a missing MTN man |
| A month has gone by with no trace
of the missing MTN Switch Planning Engineer, Andrew Ndawula,
who disappeared on August 4. |
| Garang:
Blackbox reveals secrets |
| MOSCOW, RUSSIA – The mystery
behind the helicopter crash that killed Sudan vice president
Dr. John Garang is beginning to unfold as one of the ‘black
boxes’ reveals Garang’s last words on earth. |
| No
money for NTCs, UCC |
| The fate of 5,000 candidates who
are seeking to join various colleges after failing to make it
to universities hangs in balance after government announced
lack of sufficient funds to pay for their education. |
| Kampala
dominates Kyambogo admissions |
| Kyambogo University this week completed
private sponsorship admissions with Kampala and Wakiso districts
dominating the intake. |
| Abductions
on the rise |
On August 4 at around 9 p.m., it
was Andrew Ndawula.
On August 5, at about 10 p.m., it was Christine Jasi.
Both have never been seen again. |
| Besigye
sees no hope for clean change |
| The role, composition and management
of President Museveni Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) is emerging
as an electoral issue ahead of general elections in March 2006. |
| DP
reborn in Jinja |
| If the crowd that turned up at the
Democratic Party rally in Jinja is anything to go by, then Uganda’s
oldest political party might still rediscover its glory. |
| Queen
charms Boston school with rare visit |
| SALEM, U.S.A. – Four-year old
Brandon Marrero awoke early and opened his eyes wide. “Is
today Queen’s Day?” he asked his mom? |
| Global
Fund NGOs now stuck |
| In August 2004, the Uganda Community
Based Association for Child Welfare (UCOBAC) got Shs 57 million
from the Global Fund against HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberclosis.
|
| Acholi
deaths alarm govt, aid agencies |
| A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding
in northern Uganda, with more than 800 people dying every week,
according to a recent survey. |
| Opposition
put judiciary to test |
| Opposition lawyers are going to court
this month to continue their legal battle against the National
Resistance Movement (NRM). |
| Mkapa's
farewell stirs city |
| At a State House press conference
with outgoing Tanzanian leader Benjamin Mkapa last week, President
Museveni limited each selected journalist to one question except
in one case: |
| Poor
want officials to steal more |
| KAMPALA, September: A group calling
itself the National Poverty Association (NPA) has urged Ugandans,
especially those living on less than one dollar a day, to triple
the money they pay in taxes to the state. |
| SHOPTALK |
Anifa versus Mrs Kabatsi
The political battle between Ms. Anifa Kawooya and
Mrs. Joy Kabatsi, her rival to the Sembabule district parliamentary
seat, is getting ever hotter. |
| Archived
1st September 2005 |
| Bamuze
K’la hotel bill costs taxpayer Shs 555m |
| For its failure to release Shs 10
million to repair a house for ex-rebel leader Maj. Gen. Ali
Bamuze, government will now have to pay over 50 times more in
hotel bills. |
| New
play ridicules Obote, Museveni |
| With his latest play, Akattambwa,
the playwright/actor ridicules Uganda’s political history
in a way that would make President Museveni’s harshest
critic laugh about the recent lifting of presidential term limits.
|
| Binaisa’s
wife Yamamoto leaves Uganda |
| Tomoko Yamamoto stepped on Ugandan
soil beaming with love and great expectations of a romantic
bliss in the Pearl of Africa. |
| Colonel
Bogere taking Red Pepper to court |
| Former UPDF Chief Political Commissar
(CPC), Col. Fred Bogere, still hopes to travel abroad for medical
treatment. |
| Italian
minister defends Uganda |
| The Italian government has defended
Uganda against accusations of abuse of human rights and bribing
Parliament to amend the Constitution to favour President Museveni.
|
| Lubiri
OBs reunite to build laboratory |
| Old students of Lubiri Secondary
School will not celebrate the school’s golden jubilee
until they have Shs 800 million to build a modern laboratory
block. |
| Scouts
complete Kabale project |
| Kabale has a new community centre,
thanks to scouts from Uganda and the United Kingdom. |
| Will
Museveni retain the 90% Kigezi votes? |
| The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
stormed Kanungu district over the weekend and opened up the
party’s district office No. 55. The party also held two
major rallies in the area. |
| Top
700 A-Level schools revealed |
| Katikamu Secondary School, Wobulenzi,
has topped Makerere University and Makerere University Business
School (MUBS) private admissions for 2005/6. CLICK
TO SEE FULL LIST |
| Crane
Bank dream alive |
| Crane Bank has celebrated 10 years
in business, earning rave reviews from tough-talking Bank of
Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. |
| Nagginda
tours America |
| The Nnabagereka of Buganda, Her Royal
Highness Sylvia Nagginda, has been received in the United States
with Luganda songs from children who hardly knew Uganda a month
ago. |
|
Farmer denies being a villager |
By The Analyst
LWAKUTUULA: The LC-I Chairman of Lwakutuula village
in Southern Uganda, Mr. Yahweri Mbaguta Musemeni, is extremely
angry that the area’s rumourmongers have started referring
to him as a “villager.” |
| SHOPTALK
|
Gen. Ali vs Santos
The heat is on in Adjumani.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Relief and Disaster
Preparedness, Lt. Gen. Moses Ali, is again facing his perennial
political rival. |
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