May 2011 | Latest News in Uganda

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Cranes target victory

By Raul kanyike

Uganda’s professional footballers are ready to die a little for their country in the crunch Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea Bissau at Namboole one June 4. Defender Andrew Mwesigwa, who will captain the Cranes and scored in the 3-0 massacre of Angola has expressed his readiness to lead by example. “With such a big game, you don’t take any chances, you must be fully focused on the game,” says the FC Ordabasy defender, who has netted seven times in 48

Cricket snippets

By colin macbeth

Charities make it three in a row

Former multiple champions Tornado’s position at the bottom of cricket’s first division was confirmed on Sunday when they went down to Charity Trust Fund CC by four wickets at Lugogo Oval.

Batting first, Tornado were well up to speed at 57 for 1 from 10 overs, but then Charity applied the pressure and, at 30 overs, Tornado were on their knees on 115 for 8, as three successive lbw appeals yielded fruit for Charity. Tornados

Ngabo wins MTN monthly mug

By PHILLIP Corry

MTN MUG OVERALL WINNER

Overall winner

F.Ngabo 75 nett c/b

Group B

R.Mukasa 70 nett

Group B

S.Machingaidze 67

Group C

P.Mutungi 65

Ladies

Group A

R.Musoke 70

Group B

G.Obua 68

Professionals

H.Mutawe 72 gross

In-form golfer Fred Ngabo, shot 75 nett on count back to win the MTN May monthly mug golf tournament at the par 72 Kitante golf course on Saturday. The towering golfer beat a field of 160

National Pool final

By PHILLIP Corry

Nineteen-year-old Simon Lubuulwa from Spice club Ntinda was in blistering form as he beat Nathan Bwekosya from Rock Catalina club on Friday night at Ntinda as the Nile Special National Open Pool Championship qualifiers got underway in Kampala East. Enroute to the final, he overcame Sula Matovu from Kibanga club, sweeping to a 3-0 win. In the semis, the shy teenage took a quick 2-0 lead, but Bwekosya pulled one back in the third game of the best of seven finals to breath

Museveni attends Goodluck’s swearing-in

President Museveni joined other heads of state and government to witness the inauguration and sweating-in of Jonathan Goodluck, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeri. Goodluck was sworn in as Nigeria’s 14 president.
President Museveni who was accompanied by his wife Janet, returned last week and was received on arrival at Entebbe International Airport by the Head of Public Service John Mitala and the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, Mwanje James.
While in Abuja, President

Public universities target new partners for ICT projects

By Suzan Kabarwani & Hope Wamukota

The four Ugandan public universities have to get new partners to fund their Information Communication Technologies (ICT) programmes. This is because an arrangement with the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC), which has been funding their projects for over eight years, has ended. At the project’s closing workshop and ceremony, which was held at Makerere University on Monday, Prof Venansius Baryamureeba, the university

Doctors, nurses flee NDA crackdown

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI

Hard times are ahead for quack medical practitioners who have been fleecing unsuspecting members of the public. This is thanks to a massive crackdown by the National Drug Authority and Ministry of Health who earlier this week launched a huge operation to weed them out. There was drama in the suburbs of Kisenyi, Kivulu, Nakulabye, Katanga and Kibuye as nurses, doctors and midwives fled for their lives when they realised a team of inspectors from NDA and the Ministry of

Nabeta petition judgement date set

By Gaster Bamwange

Jinja

The High Court presided over by Lady Justice Monica Mugyenyi has set June 28 to pass judgement in an election petition against Nathan Igeme Nabeta, the Jinja Municipality East Member of Parliament. This follows submissions by both the respondent and petitioner’s witnesses.

Through his lawyers Ms Kyazze and Co Advocates and RM Luyinda Advocates and Solicitors, Paul Mwiru of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) sought to nullify Nabeta’s election, saying the

Student killed in accident

By Junior Rwambangye

Bushenyi :

A student at Uphill College has been killed in a hit and run accident at St Kagwa Trading Centre. Bushenyi district Officer in Charge of traffic Michael Ensinikweri said Nickson Twinamatsiko, a S4 student was knocked down by unidentified speeding vehicle on May 30, as he was riding to town. “We are still looking for the vehicle because it never stopped after knocking Twinamatsiko who was riding a motorcycle; we are waiting for the relatives of the

Woman imitates Jesus, walks to death in River Nile

By Francis Apiliga

Moyo :

A woman recently drowned at Laropi Landing Site on the River Nile, after she allegedly tried to imitate Jesus Christ and walk on water. Police identified the woman as 23-year old Harriet Baatiyo, a resident of Vura Billinyo in Moyo Sub County, who had allegedly been taken to the Pentecostal Assembly of God church, to exorcise demons from her. Members of the Pentecostal Assembly of God, a religious sect, pray day and night at Idijo hills near the River Nile and

Head teacher ousted by students’demo

By Moses OKeya

Jinja:

The headmaster of Kiira College Butiki, Daudi Mulongo, has been transferred after investigations revealed that he messed up the school, prompting the students to demonstrate last month. Mulongo’s transfer followed recommendations of a probe committee headed by Jinja district Internal Auditor Paul Wekiya Ggwaira. Last term Kiira College closed prematurely after students took to the streets on Monday, May 11, protesting against among others, poor feeding, non-payment

Ugandan pastoralists flee DRC fighting

By Ruth Katusabe

Ntoroko:

Over 200 Ugandan pastoralists have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the eruption of fresh ethnic fights in the huge central African country. Wilson Kwanya, the Western Regional Police Commander (RPC) said the pastoralists, who had settled in the DRC with their herds, started flocking into Ntoroko district in Uganda last Friday. He said most of them settled in Rwebisengo Sub County, while those found frail were being treated at the health

Man killed over park land standoff

By Ruth Katusabe

Fort Portal:

Emotions were high in Katwe-Kabatoro town council as residents demanded the release of a colleague’s body, allegedly killed by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. David Mugisha, 38, has been missing since last week when the UWA officials mounted a crackdown against people suspected of uprooting boundary demarcation pillars (beacons) in Kyakitale Parish, complaining of land encroachment. According to area residents,

Indigenes scared of ‘oil land’ grabbers

By John Bosco Tugume

Hoima:

Leaders of communities living on land that is to be used for the construction of the proposed oil refinery in Kabaale parish, Buseruka Sub County are worried following a scramble by land grabbers. They said that ever since the government announced the establishment of an oil refinery in their area, tycoons and government officials have gone on a land looting spree, paying peanuts after menacingly threatening the actual land owners. Consequently, they have asked

Property worth millions burnt

By Gaster Bamwange

Jinja:

Property worth hundreds of millions was lost when fire gutted the Tariq Habib complex. According to police, the fire that started at about 1am in the night burnt the building at the junction of Gokhale Road West and Main Street in Jinja town, destroying assorted merchandise in eight shops. Tariq Usuma, the Somali owner of the complex said police managed to stop the fire, suspected to have started after a short circuit in Alisha Electronic Spares, from spreading

Mayor takes oath in vernacular

By Solomon Baleke

Karamoja:

The Moroto Chief Magistrate William Robs Komaketch, had no option other than allowing the municipality mayor-elect Alex Lem Longoria, to take oath in vernacular. Even after attentively listening to the district councillors who took their oath before him, Longoria of the ruling National Resistance Movement could not repeat what exactly they had said and ended up taking oath in Angakarimajong. But he was not alone, as several other councillors made mistakes while

IGG descends on district officials

By Patrick Elobu Angonu

Amuria:

Panic has gripped civil servants in the district after it emerged that officials of the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) had picked up files related to their appointments for investigations. According to Richard Alioka, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, the IGG is investigating 15 officers including the CAO Alfred Malinga and his secretary, Dr Silver Eumu, the district health officer and Philip Obate the district water officer, in relation to

Former warriors attack governments

By Solomon Baleke

Karamoja:

Over 3,000 ‘reformed warriors’ from Kenya, Southern Sudan and Uganda on Saturday May 28 blamed their respective governments and donors for ignoring their plight after they surrendered their weapons. The warriors, who had turned up for the 8th Tegla Lorupe Peace Race (marathon) in Uganda, accused the donors and top government officials from the three governments of ‘using huge resources to hold peace workshops in high class hotels instead of channelling

Sacked Bukenya dragged to court over corruption

By Rehemah Nansubuga

The ghosts of Chogm have come to hound former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya after the Anti-Corruption Court yesterday issued criminal summons against him and slapped corruption charges on his head. Bukenya, who was sacked last week by President Museveni from the position of Vice President, is officially in hot soup and has been dragged to court over his role in the procurement of luxury cars for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The court’s

Sebaggala vetting hangs in balance

By ALI SSEBADDUKA

Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago yesterday wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga seeking to block the vetting of former city Mayor, Nasser Sebaggala on grounds that he has not officially handed over office. In a letter dated May 30, Lukwago said Sebaggala, who was last Friday announced minister without portfolio in the new cabinet had adamantly refused to hand over office –something he said had adversely crippled work at City Hall. “ I would wish to draw

Friday, May 27, 2011

How Al-Shabaab sneak into Uganda

It may be time to plug the holes in our country’s porous borders. More so amid renewed threats from Al-Shabab, a Somali militant Islamist group that claimed responsibility for the Kampala bombings last July. As Intelligence reports trickle in that Al-Shabaab has infiltrated the country with plans to strike at politicians and schools in a renewed wave of terrorist revenge attacks, insider sources within the Somali community living in Uganda have been making startling revelations.

Somali

Speakership: Kadaga outsmarted Museveni

From the start, word has it Speaker Rebecca Kadaga was not the establishment choice to lead Parliament but she moved swiftly to outfox President Museveni and won the duel. Sources are beginning to shed more light on what may have happened in the corridors of power as she fought her way to the third most important post in the country.

According to sources within the NRM party, although Kadaga was not the natural choice in Museveni’s political re-alignment she rode on a wave of affirmative

Iron bar motorcycle thief arrested

Mukono - Police are holding an iron bar assailant for a series of attacks against boda boda cyclists in the district. Juma Kapere, 30, a resident of Nsube - Nabuti in Mukono Central Division was arrested last week after he slipped through the arms of angry cyclists and run to police for safety. “Do not beat me. Let me take you to Butebe stage where I took the two motorcycles” Kapere had earlier pleaded as the angry boda boda cyclists beat him to pulp.

And, narrating his ordeal, Martin

Museveni road promise irks residents

Bushenyi - Just a few hours after the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni, residents of Ruhinda vowed to demonstrate over a tarmac road he promised to reseal during the campaigns. The residents led by the LC 3 chairman Bernard Mugarura, told The Razor that Museveni assured them that the road that connects Ruhinda sub-county to Ishaka would be complete.”

“We have wanted to demonstrate but the NRM district spokesperson Emmy Ngabirano and the DPC have always restrained us; the last

Kakira workers strike over pay

Jinja - Over 200 Workers of Kakira Sugar Works were recently on strike protesting poor pay and unfavourable conditions at the work place.
The workers, who began the sit down strike by refusing to go offices last week, accused the management of paying them salaries that do not match with the increasing commodity prices. The workers, who said they are paid between Shs30, 000 and 70, 000 a month, demanded that their salaries be raised to a minimum of Shs150, 000. They also claimed that they were

Five held over fake dollar notes

Koboko - The police are holding four men and a woman for being in possession of US25, 000 in counterfeit dollar bills. The five were arrested last week following a tip off. They were found suspiciously hiding in Michael Osuta’s house. The police identified the suspects as Caesar Anguyo, 28, a resident of Bweyale in Kiryandongo district, Michael Osuta, 36, a resident of Awindiri in Arua, Twaha Tele, 39, a businessman in Koboko town, Rueben Agiyo, 34, a Congolese and Alice Edeni, 33, a

New report urges big oil contracts for Ugandans

A team commissioned by the government to conduct a study on how the private sector and state agencies can benefit from the oil and gas resource has released a draft report. The report titled “Enhancing Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry” recommends the need to build capacity through a policy approach known as local content where priority is given to Ugandans and local companies for jobs and contracts in the sector.

The report comes four months after the government commissioned

NUSAF II funds trickle in

Moyo - The district has received over Shs732m from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for the first phase of the Northern Ugandan Social Action Fund (NUSAF) II programme. The money is for 62 approved subprojects in the eight sub counties of Aliba, Lefori, Dufile, Gimara and Itula. Others are Metu, Moyo, and Moyo town council.

According to the district NUSAF Desk Officer Geoffrey Vuciri, of the 62 projects, 26 are youth-inclusive projects to create employment opportunities through metal

Medic remanded for soliciting bribe

Fort Portal - A Radiographer at the referral hospital has been remanded to Katojo government prison after soliciting a Shs15, 000 bribe from a patient.
Shafik Higenyi, 28, a resident of Kicwamba Sub County in Kabarole district allegedly asked Benon Twinomujuni, a 51-year old soldier attached to the army’s Division 2 in Mbarara for the money to carry out an X-ray check.

According to Twinomujuni, he borrowed the money and labelled it before handing it over to Higenyi, as the other patients

CAO in trouble over cash for the disabled

KIBOGA - The district council speaker has directed the Chief Administrative Officer (Cao) to investigate circumstances surrounding the misappropriation of Shs7.1m meant for the People with Disability (PWDs) in Ddwaniro. Speaker Noah Kibwami told Roselyn Ruhoni Adong that the three officials; Samuel Mpiima, the Kiboga district Deputy Cao, Ismail Kalanda, the Kiboga District Community Development Officer and Stephen Mufuriki, the Ddwaniro sub-county Community Development Officer, misappropriated

Magawa’s goat that changed his life

Patrick Magawa is one man whose fortune has grown rapidly, thanks to the dairy goat he got a few years ago. Today Magawa is a proud man who leaves off his goat’s milk which is gaining prominence among the local communities of Buwambo Village in Mpigi District. Magawa has for the last six years derived his livelihood from his goats.

Six years ago he was identified as ‘poor’ by a local non-governmental organisation – Send a cow-Uganda - and was given a dairy goat to raise and

Uganda shilling seen strong next week

Kenya’s shilling is likely to strengthen next week away from record lows against the dollar, while foreign investor interest in a debt issue in Uganda should also help to boost the currency there. The Uganda is likely to strengthen due to dollar flows from foreign investors interested in buying high-yielding government securities. Commercial banks in Kampala quoted the shilling at 2,388/2,393 against the dollar, slightly weaker than last Thursday’s 2,383/2,388.

“There’s an upcoming

Magawa’s goat that changed his life

Patrick Magawa is one man whose fortune has grown rapidly, thanks to the dairy goat he got a few years ago. Today Magawa is a proud man who leaves off his goat’s milk which is gaining prominence among the local communities of Buwambo Village in Mpigi District. Magawa has for the last six years derived his livelihood from his goats.

Six years ago he was identified as ‘poor’ by a local non-governmental organisation – Send a cow-Uganda - and was given a dairy goat to raise and generate

Farmers warm up for higher coffee prices

According to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) the growth in coffee demand in China is not expected to slow any sooner. With less coffee coming from South America, where the crop was hit by bad weather, African coffee producers could make a killing on the high coffee prices on the world market.

Statistics from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) indicate that 176,561 60-kilo bags of coffee worth US$26.5 million were exported in April 2011 compared to 223,099 bags worth

Varsity evicts students out of halls

Mukono - Continuing students at the Uganda Christian University are enraged at being blocked from accessing halls of residence. This followed a directive by the Vice chancellor Rev. John Wilson Ssenyonyi, to evict second and third year students, to pave way for freshers to reside in the halls.
“I am in charge of accommodation but it wasn’t my decision. I am only implementing an order from the Vice Chancellor’s office,” the Deputy Director of student affairs, Dale Scully said.

But

Female teachers demand for leadership positions

Mukono - Female teachers have called for the promotion of their peers into leadership positions. They made the demand at a workshop to empower female teachers with leadership skills, organised by the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) and Women Network Africa on May 4, at Global Junior School in Mukono.

Josephine Nabuyungo, the UNATU chairperson of Mukono main branch said female educators are marginalised in terms of leadership, promotions, involvement in decision making among other

Disabled attack Elections body

Hoima - Disabled persons have accused the district electoral body of failure to carry out voter civic education in regard to their elections.
They said the anomaly resulted in the invalidation of 20 votes because the electoral body did not avail sign language experts and interpreters to help those with visual and audio impairment.

The PWDs also said they were not taught how to vote and handle electoral materials, with Idris Birungi, the Kiziranfumbi sub county female representative, saying

Seventh Day Adventists Bishop laid to rest

Kabarole - The body of the late Bishop Alex Mutabaazi Akiiki of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church, western Uganda Field, was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Nyamigisa village, Nyamacumu parish in Muhoro sub county of Kibaale district. Speaking at the burial on Thursday, Richard Rwabuhinga, the LC5 chairperson-elect for Kabarole district said government and the church had lost an instrumental religious figure in the Bunyoro and Tooro regions.

George William Namyaka, the Kibaale

Hundreds scramble for district jobs

Kanungu - As poverty continues to bite so is unemployment as evidenced by the many applications received for two vacant posts in Kanungu district.
The post of the Assistant Clerk has attracted 95 applicants who have been shortlisted for oral interviews, while 263 people have been shortlisted for the post of Community Development Officer.

Only six of the applicants for CDO will be employed, and according to Richard Kalema, the Secretary to the District Service Commission, all the applicants

UPDF soldier shoots businessman

Karamoja - A Uganda peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier has been accused of killing a businessman he mistook for a smuggler.
In a statement, the UPDF Division 3 spokesperson Capt. Deo Akiiki said on Thursday, May 5, that Sergeant Dwellito Nakalio attached to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) security enforcement department shot and killed 20-year old Gerald Namisi while on patrol along the Uganda-Kenya.

Namisi, a resident of Bukoho in Manafwa district, apparently disobeyed the security

Suspected murderer survives lynching

Mukono - Police have rescued a man said to have strangled 45-year old Jenifer Angolai after she allegedly refused to give him money earned from the sale of fish. Emmanuel Okello, 23, a casual labourer at Bulebi fishing village in Mukono district, was nabbed on Thursday, May 5, after a tip off from one Annet Namusisi, a neighbour of Angolai, who claimed that the deceased’s assailants were speaking Ateso. “I heard people speaking Ateso and my neighbour was pleading for mercy. Since Okello is

Mother dumps baby in latrine

Kaliro - Though innocent, several children suffer mistreatment right from birth, occasioned by their mothers. That is the reason police in Kaliro are holding 20- year old Phionah Nabakooza, a resident of Nkondo viilage, Kidera Sub County in Buyende District, who allegedly threw her new-born baby in a pit latrine.

And, Nabakooza, who was seen moving around the village without the two-day baby attracted suspicion, prompting the area residents to inform the local authorities. “We had to

Defiler, rapists committed to high Court

Mukono - The Grade II magistrate Charles Kadisi has committed a suspected defiler to the High Court for trial. Odius Alinda, 37, and a resident of Nabuti village in Mukono municipality is alleged to have defiled a 12-year-old girl (names withheld). Prosecution told court that on January 21, this year the victim together with her two friends went to visit a neighbour, one Ben Tumusiime, a resident of Butebe village and while there, the girl met Alinda.

It is said that later Alinda took the

URCS loses shs200m over land

Arua - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has withheld Shs210m that had been approved for the construction an office block and a disaster management centre in Moyo district. The ICRC held back the money after a standoff between Uganda Red Cross Moyo branch and four government officials over Plot 11, Republic Road in Moyo Town.

Uganda Land Commission leased out the land last year to Red Cross but the four, who claimed to be sitting tenants, refused to vacate the land

Housewife arrested for burning waitress

Soroti - A man suspected of being a serial conman was arrested and found with 10 ATM cards, as he attempted to withdraw money from Centenary Bank.
Allan Sabin, who claims he is an engineer with a telecommunications company, was arrested Thursday, May 5, by bank officials at Soroti Centenary Bank while heading for the ATM booth.

According to police, Sabin has conned several clients of different banks across the country since last year. According to a statement recorded by Ms Okwii Latalya

‘Engineer’ arrested with 10 ATM cards

Soroti - A man suspected of being a serial conman was arrested and found with 10 ATM cards, as he attempted to withdraw money from Centenary Bank.
Allan Sabin, who claims he is an engineer with a telecommunications company, was arrested Thursday, May 5, by bank officials at Soroti Centenary Bank while heading for the ATM booth.

According to police, Sabin has conned several clients of different banks across the country since last year. According to a statement recorded by Ms Okwii Latalya

Council joins district galore

Kanungu - Local councils have joined President Yoweri Museveni and parliament in the fray to dish out districts. As a result, the Kanungu district council recently passed a resolution to create a new district from all the sub counties of Kinkizi west constituency. Kihiihi Town Council woman councillor Addah Nasiima, moved the motion after the district speaker Rehema Mugisha informed the councillors that she had received a petition from the sub counties asking for a new district.

While

Court session ends

RUKUNGIRI - The High Court session here ended Thursday, May 5, after the presiding judge, Justice Andrew Bashaija, handled 50 of the planned 55 cases. According to Justice Bashaija, the court session that began March 16, and dealt with cases in Rukungiri and Kanungu, was interrupted by several electoral petitions.

During the just-concluded session, the judge heard murder, rape and robbery cases, before postponing the hearing of five cases to August, during the next session. He also said nine

Moroto Police hunt for randy headmistress

Amudat - A head teacher who allegedly used her office to engage in marathon sex sessions is on the run after the Resident District Commissioner directed police to arrest her. Steven Bewaayo Nsubuga’s directive follows a petition by parents and the School Management Committee of Napokotom Primary School, who also accused Ms Christine Nakiru of absenteeism, mismanagement of UPE funds and failure to open the school for the second term.

“Even if she is out of Amudat district, I direct you

Gang gets three years for robbery

Karamoja - Twenty two members of the Karimajong community from Iriir Sub County were on, May 25, produced before the Moroto court and charged with incitement to violence and simple robbery. The group, among them 76-year old Bosco Longoli who has four wives and 16 children, was each sentenced to three years in jail by chief Magistrate William Komaketch, after they admitted both charges.

According to prosecution, on May 13 the 22 raided Joseph Logir’s home in Kaurikakine village in Iriir Sub

Ugandans perish in Juba accident

Arua - Police in West Nile have so far received eight bodies of Ugandan businessmen and women who died in an accident at Kajokeji on river Rumula in southern Sudan. Speaking to journalists in Arua the area police spokesperson Josephine Angucia, said the dead were transporting merchandise from Juba to Uganda aboard a Tata Lorry Reg No UAN 524 on May 22.

Angucia said the lorry got stuck in the sandy river bed but that at night a torrent of water swept through the river rut, killing the

Dead body ‘escapes’ from mortuary

Karamoja - Workers at the Moroto Regional Referral Hospital were left astounded when they found a body missing from the mortuary.
The body of 49-year old Umar Lomongin, a resident of Kakolye had been kept in the mortuary on May 24, after a post mortem but when the police team led by the Moroto district CID officer Davis Grace Pande went for the results, the medics could neither find them nor the body.

Lomongin had reportedly been stoned in the private parts over the weekend by his

Two arrested for murder

Kibaale: Police in Kibaale have arrested two people suspected of murdering one Godfrey Kasangaki, a night watchman at Hilton Hotel in Kagadi town on Monday night. Michael Ogwal, the chief Criminal Investigations Officer in Kibaale identified as Omuhereza Kunihira and Omuhereza Kimuli, both residents of Namiryango village in Kagadi Town.

He disclosed that they were arrested after a sniffer dog led police and other security personnel to Omuhereza Kunihira’s home, and added that the body of

Councillor held for defilement

Karamoja - The newly-sworn in LC V youth councillor for Amudat district was on Wednesday evening found defiling a 14-year old P5 pupil at Tapac Primary School. The girl’s mother Jessica Mesiko led police to Emmanuel Locu’s room in Amudat town council, just a few metres from the police station, where they found him having sex with the girl.

Interestingly, a day earlier, Locu had sworn in and vowed to uphold the Constitution, which clearly debases and prohibits defilement.
According to

Protests: Gov’t can win by witty means

It would be interesting to see the State come up with witty responses to the string of protests against the high cost of living that have gripped the country in the recent past. The walk-to-work campaign went terribly wrong; it was a bloodbath, with the security forces hell bent on crushing almost everyone who stood in their way.

Not even worldwide condemnation and grisly images of the battered victims could stop them. And when the protestors changed tack and came up with the hoot and bang

Avoiding personal liability for company debts and claims

It is impossible to operate a business without creating business liabilities. One of your primary business objectives should be to keep those liabilities as the sole responsibility of the company and prevent them from becoming your personal liability as an owner.

Just as I observed in my last article, the mere process of incorporation does not in itself protect the business owners or shareholders from the company debts or liabilities. Every business is subject to liabilities. Essentially you

Stop child labour now

I would humbly like to draw the attention of concerned authorities, through your newspaper, towards a decisive circumstance of our realm. God has given human beings the gift of wisdom and caution to think upon the signs of the cosmos and to draw conclusions.

That is the reason why they divulge the veiled facts of it and its structure and have made noteworthy progress in many walks of life. Children are the flowers of rapture. They are the most beautiful and purest creation of God.

They

Politicians should not lie to the people

I just want to voice my opinion at this point. I'm tired of all our politicians, from our local councils, Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians telling us that our country is getting better and better as the days go by. I know I'm only one of many that have been diligently looking for some kind of employment to sustain my simple way of life, to no avail. I have been looking for some kind of job since Jan 1st 2009, it is now May 25th 2011 with no hope of a promise of finding one.

Why is

Obua vows to win

Cranes star David Obua is looking forward to the country’s home Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau on June 4 at Mandela National Stadium. “It’s a very important game for all of us in the team and this nation and we all want to win the game for the nation,” the Scotland based professional told The Razor on phone.

“There is a lot at stake in this game and we believe that we are headed for a different Guinea Bissau side, but we are all up for the task ahead come

We can avoid potholes

Potholes are known worldwide to be an issue, but in this small city of ours they seem to have taken over our beautiful roads. People use the roads of Kampala everyday whether it is to go to work, school, a store or a friend’s house. All roads are different and the differences come from the process of making the roads. The process of constructing roads has different stages. The first stage of construction prepares the soil lying beneath the newly constructed road. The soil will be evaluated by

Kyabazinga champs on

Bugembe Stadium in Jinja will be the centre of attraction this Saturday as athletes try to hit the World Championships and All Africa Games’ qualifying trail at the sixth edition of the Kyabazinga Track and Field event. The Busoga Championship marks the start of the Uganda Athletics Federation’s series, where five other regional track and field competitions will spread to Northern, Eastern, Western, West Nile and Central parts of the country.

The Busoga event is expected to attract

It’s relegation battle

Masaka v Proline
Police v Simba
Bunamwaya v Utoda
Fire masters v Gulu
Maroons v Villa
Victors v Express

Despite URA’s sealing of the Ecobank Super League title on Tuesday, six games are on the charts this Friday in what is more of a relegation fight. Gulu United, who travel to face Fire Masters at the Kavumba Recreational grounds, are already relegated but the hosts will have greater chances of survival if they win with a big margin and pray that Kampala Utoda drop three

Emojong holds Egyptian

Uganda’s teenage sensational Elijah Emojong put up yet another impressive display, forcing experienced Egyptian international master Sarwat Walaa into a draw in the fifth round of the Zone 4.2 Africa Chess Championship on Tuesday. The result put Emojong on three points out of a possible five after he had earlier drawn with Nigerian IM Olape Olubunmu in the fourth round. He won two other games against Sudanese opposition and lost one.

Speaking from Khartoum, Emojong, 19, sounded

Ssentongo stars for Miracle

Miracle 85-74 Rhino

Centre player Brian Ssentongo was in devastating form as he sunk a game high 21 points in the Miracle Eagles’ 85-74 victory over Charging Rhinos at YMCA Wandegeya on Wednesday.

Despite playing for only 28 minutes, the muscular Ssentongo stole the show from usual suspects Norman Blick and Steven Omony, who only managed nine and 16 points, respectively.

Mark Opio led the Rhino’s score-sheet with an impressive 21 points but support from Joseph Odyrek (13) and

Rugby Cranes’ coach summons CAR squad

Rugby Cranes senior coach Yayiro Kasasa on Thursday summoned a tentative list of 33 players to start preparations ahead of the upcoming Confederation of African group 1B group tournament. The event will be played in Kampala from June 12-18, attracting Madagascar and Zimbabwe as the foreign teams.

Kasasa said yesterday that summoned squad be trimmed 22 players to feature in the tournament. The team has Brian Odong, Denis Mugambe, Arthur Mukama, Ronald Adigasi, Mathias Ochwo, Robert Seguya,

URU unveil CAR 2011 Cup tourney

Uganda v Zimbabwe Jun 12
M’scar v Zimbabwe Jun 25
Uganda v M’scar Jun 18

The Uganda Rugby Union has finalised arrangements to host this year’s group 1B Confederation of African Rugby Cup starting on June 12 at the Kyadondo club. It runs until June 18. This tournament had originally attracted four countries but Ivory Coast pulled out citing insecurity in Uganda, leaving Madagascar and Zimbabwe as the visiting countries, URU officials told a press conference at Lugogo on Thursday.

Schoolboys get kitted out as cricket qualifiers begin

Schools cricket week qualifiers begin this Saturday with competitions in the central region. The games will be played on a 25 overs a side basis. A dozen schools are taking part in the Central Qualifiers through which three schools will qualify for the Schools Cricket Week finals due to take place in September.

The two games scheduled to take place at Lugogo Cricket Oval tomorrow are Kololo Secondary School v Mukono Parents School (morning) and City High School v Hope High School later in

Handball fun day set for Kyambogo

The first round of the national handball league ended last weekend with several thrilling encounters. UPDF overcame Police Metro 27-22 while Kifaru clobbered Makerere University 25-19 in the men’s category played at the Clock Tower ground. In the women’s category, Prisons overpowered Police 22-15 before upsetting Nkumba University 28-20.

But as the first round ended, organisers hatched a plan that would keep the sport’s sympathisers together by coming up with a fan’s funfair, to be

FIA approves Uganda Pearl closed rally

World Motorsport body, FIA has approved the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda rally route, recommending it to run from July 15-17.
FIA has also dictated that the rally will be staged in a closed route to minimise injuries to Ugandan fans. The rally will run in the districts of Mukono, Kayunga and Buikwe.

“FIA issued us with the rally permit, approving the route we designed; we are now doing our last preparations,” explained FMU’s president George Kagimu by phone. Before his departure to

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Sacked Bukenya saw it coming

When he was fired on Monday by President Museveni, the departing Vice President Gilbert Bukenya was neither shocked nor disappointed because according to a close aide he “saw it coming.” On Monday, when ruling party lawmakers convened for a hushed sitting of the NRM Caucus at President Museveni’s palatial residence in Entebbe, Prof. Bukenya was a curious absentee. Former Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi was also conspicuously absent.

At the sitting, Museveni announced that he had

Parliament okays Ssekandi, Mbabazi

Lawmakers were unanimous in their decision yesterday to approve President Museveni’s appointment of former House Speaker Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi as the new Vice President. But his approval did not come without incident. Opposition MPs found time to question the vice president’s record as Speaker and accused him of being biased and playing to the whims of the Executive.

Oyam South MP Betty Amongi said: “At times when Honourable Ssekandi was Speaker, he was not tolerant and took

Sacked Bukenya saw it coming

When he was fired on Monday by President Museveni, the departing Vice President Gilbert Bukenya was neither shocked nor disappointed because according to a close aide he “saw it coming.” On Monday, when ruling party lawmakers convened for a hushed sitting of the NRM Caucus at President Museveni’s palatial residence in Entebbe, Prof. Bukenya was a curious absentee. Former Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi was also conspicuously absent.

At the sitting, Museveni announced that he had

Hoot at your peril

Police hunts for 139 hooters, face jail terms
BY PATRICK JARAMOGI
Police yesterday moved to stop a budding protest movement that aims to replace the walk to work campaigns that gripped the country for weeks.
The change of the campaign against the high cost of living by Activists for Change from walk-to -work to hoot for five minutes has drawn as expected the fury of the police. It may sound strange but it is true that hooting after 5pm may now land you in prison, according to the police.

Nine year olds recruited into smoking - expert

Children as young as nine years and below are being lured into smoking, a health expert has said. Gilbert Muyambi, the secretary general of Uganda National Tobacco Control Association, said most of the victims are from Kasese and Arua. “I saw a woman in Kasese giving a child a stick of cigarette when it cried instead of breast feeding it,” he said yesterday while addressing a workshop organised by Uganda Health Communicate Alliance in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day that is

Opposition rejects Ogoola as mediator with Museveni

Opposition political parties have rejected retired Principal Judge James Ogoola as head of the mediation team tasked to fast-track the stalled talks with Government, The Razor can exclusively reveal. Speaking to The Razor at the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) headquarters Monday, the party spokesperson and Bukooli Central MP Wafula Oguttu said the opposition wanted a foreign mediator who would be more neutral.

“We are willing and ready to talk to President Museveni but under

Airtel bows to pressure, pulls down billboard

The Roman Catholic Church faithful in the country have been irked by telecom company, Airtel’s failure to apologise for a ‘blasphemous billboard’.
After conditionally removing the billboard at Rubaga Cathedral that read “Airtel: Clearer than Rubaga Bells” on orders of the Catholic Church, the faithful, through their lawyers Kavuma, Kabenge & Company Advocates, say the communications giant has failed to come up with an apology and has reneged on the Shs500 million compensation as

Architecture gets c’wealth accreditation

The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) yesterday granted full accreditation to the Bachelor of Architecture programme.
The CAA accreditation is the most prestigious accreditation of architecture programmes internationally and has an established multilateral system for the validation of courses in architecture.

The accreditation follows an inspection of the college by a seven-man team from the CAA on Monday which was engaged in various exercises aimed at accessing the programme.

Opposition chiefs to meet Kayihura

Opposition leaders are set to meet the inspector General of Police to discuss the security of political parties. The move follows the delivery of letters to opposition party heads by Gen. Kale Kayihura, warning them of infiltration by al-Shabaab militants in the country. The letters were delivered on Tuesday.
While addressing journalists at UPC headquarters in Kampala yesterday, party leader Olara Otunnu said the letter called them for a discussion. “We have agreed to meet with the IGP for

Besigye names Nandala Leader of Opposition

After five days of consultations, Forum for Democratic Change has appointed Nathan Nandala Mafabi as leader of opposition in the Ninth Parliament.
The party National Executive Committee which sat at the party offices in Najjanankumbi yesterday also appointed Winnie Kiiza, the Kasese Member of Parliament as the opposition Chief Whip. She replaces Kasiano Wadri.

Mafabi, the MP for Budadiri West replaced Ogenga Latigo who lost the Agago county seat in the February 18 general elections. This

ID Twinz, Uganda’s P-Square

Many people confuse these two with the better-known UK-based duo of Da Twinz. Ordinarily, you would think that this is the fi rst hurdle they will have to jump; that of curving out their own identity, but not quite. Instead, the confusion of their mistaken identity has turned out to be of great benefi t to them. How? Well, many people have learnt about the ID Twinz after fi rst taking them to be the Da Twinz.

For this reason, many people actually think they are based in the UK. When you

Journalists get peanuts

Arua - Journalists working for radio stations in the West Nile region earn as little as Shs500 (US$0.25) per story. According to a survey carried out in the region, the little pay forces journalists to concentrate on ‘public relations stories’ that are paid for by politicians and businessmen who get coverage.
Speaking during a three-day workshop organised by UNESCO and Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) recently, the UJU General Secretary Stephen Ouma Bwire noted that several journalists had

Two jailed for murder

Mukono - The Grade II magistrate Charles Kadisi has committed a 60- year old man to the High Court for defiling his 13– year old daughter. Steven Namahanga, a resident of Lugalambo village in Najjembe Sub County in Buikwe district, allegedly committed the offence on January 6, this year. Court heard that the accused forcefully had sex with the daughter when his wife Florence Nekesa, a casual labourer at Lugalambo Tea Estate, had gone
to work. According to prosecution, Nekesa returned from

MP collapses at swearing in

Mukono - Residents of Mpatta v i l l a g e and officials attending the elections of the district speaker were left in shock when the Mukono South Member of Parliament Peter Bakaluba Mukasa collapsed. According to several districts councillors, Bakaluba Mukasa collapsed on May 22, after the candidate of his choice, Godfrey Nsubuga Meemetereka, lost the post of Speaker to Mubarak Mubiru Ssekikubo.

During the elections at Kamuda Community Secondary School play ground Mubiru got 18 votes,

Councillors clash over Vice chairman nominees

Soroti - The inauguration of the new district council on Tuesday, May 24 took a dramatic turn after members refused to approve the nominees for the position of vice chairman. This followed the first nomination of Emmanuel Elau by the district chairman George Michael Egunyu with members saying
that the nominee, born in 1986, was too young to hold the position.

“According to the Local Government Act, a vice chairperson should be above 30 years and not above 75 years; therefore Elau does

FDC loses key district council positions

Jinja - Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) politicians were left crestfallen after they failed to secure two influential positions on the district council. The FDC had fielded the IPC coordinator for eastern region and also Jinja central councillor Meddie Mbentyo Khalisa, for the post of Speaker, and Mohammed Katuntubiru for deputy speakership.

But Khalisa and Katuntubiru lost to NRM’s Richard Mayengo and Loy Kyalo, with Khalisa polling only six votes against Mayengo’s 20. The

‘Leopards’ eat animals

SOROTI - More than eight sheep have been devoured over the last three days by wild animals suspected to be leopards. The rampaging predators have reportedly swarmed Osudo Olimai village in Kamuda Sub County- Soroti district, and eat the domestic animals at night. “None of us in the village has seen the animals but surprisingly my neighbours wake up in the morning only to find their sheep eaten at night,” Charles Agwaru, a teacher, said.

He further said the villagers suspect the predators

Chairman sworn in amid tight security

Hoima - There was heavy police deployment at the district headquarters as the chairman George Bagonza Tinkamanyire, took oath of office. The Regional Police Commander Marcellino Wanitho and the Hoima District Police Commander Augustine Kasangaki, swung into action following threats by angry residents to block Bagonza’s swearing in.

The residents are unhappy that Bagonza, who is serving his ‘third term’, and his former executive hastily gave away the Boma ground to the
Hoima Referral

District boss wants register for civil servants

Mukono - The LC V chairperson for Buvuma district Adrian Wasswa Ddungu has called for improved service delivery. Speaking after swearing in on Tuesday, May 24, Ddungu asked the Chief Administrative Officer Paul Walakira, to introduce a duty roster for civil servants most especially the health workers, to boost service delivery. Ddungu, who swore in as the first elected chairperson of the district, also said that there is need for urgent assistance and special attention from the

China plans nuclear plant in Uganda

China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said in a statement after meeting Chinese officials in Beijing. Although the company did not name the country where the plant will be built, sources say the facility will be built in Uganda where IBI has uranium-prospective land.

IBI has expansive land in Mubende with possible uranium potential. The company recently expanded its exploration area by approximately 782 square

NGO salaries strengthen shilling

The shilling traded flat yesterday, although some players said it may strengthen against the dollar in coming days with inflows payments of salaries by non-government organisations. Commercial banks in Kampala quoted the local currency at 2,388/2,396 compared with Tuesday’s close of
2,385/2,395.

“Inflows are expected to improve in the last week of the month to cater for salaries and other month-end obligations,” said a market research note by Barclays Bank Uganda. A two-year Treasury

DICON contract terminated

Fort Portal Municipal Council has terminated DICON construction company’s contract to put up council offices. This came after the company failed to finish the first phase by December last year. According to the Town Clerk, Richard Alituha, the council had signed a Shs400 million contract that DICON failed to honour.

Alituha revealed that the company was paid Shs122 million as advance. After evaluation by the council supervisors DICON were again given Shs123 million. Alituha said after

Poor women are hardest sufferers of sexual harrassment

As the case of IMF chief facing sexual assault charge by a maid in a hotel hits headlines, it is important to examine in how many developing countries an Act covering Sexual Harassment at Work Place exists, and whether it covers women in the informal sector. In developing countries a considerable proportion of women are in informal sector, eking out a precarious livelihood.

Does the sexual harassment policy in Uganda cover domestic workers and many categories of women in informal sector?

Liberalise Social Security, but watch out for the vultures

The Ugandan banking industry, has over the last one decade grown by leaps and bounds. A number of reasons can be advanced for this growth but there are two reasons that stand out: managed liberalization of the sector, coupled with strict regulation. One of the key hallmarks of this regulation regime is the Financial Institutions Act 2004, that among others set a number of strict guidelines on who can own and run a financial institution.

For example, the act forbids any single individual

Media should stop irrational publishing

Headlines that scream: Terror! Rape! Corruption! Scam! Plunging necklines!! Seeking desperately to grab the eye of the people who are in a mad scramble to get to work on time. They buy the papers seeing the headlines only to find that the story is seldom based on facts but to achieve the sales target that is plummeting day by day.

This is the case of the local media which has tried to take advantage of the public and published ridiculous stories based on fiction and fanning superstition

It pays to be a Museveni loyalist

Since his re-election in February, President Museveni has kept his cards close to his chest over what his fourth term cabinet will look like. In the weeks after his victory, the NRM leader retreated to his country home in Rwakitura where he spent several hours pondering over his next administration.
It is said several emissaries and delegations from powerful constituencies like the church and ethnic centres of power paid homage to the President to lobby places in his fourth term cabinet.

Children can be protected from neglect

Every year, too many of our children fall through the cracks under the present education system and become the ones most "at risk and vulnerable" to criminal intent. They are the ones who are being lured into demonstrations by opportunistic politicians. They are the ones robbing and murdering people; defiling and raping young children as well as old people; they are the ones taking on drugs.

The former commissioner of education and now education consultant, Fagil Mandy, is on record as

Kenya Airways Intelligence Service Unit is tops

Until recently, the existence of KAISU (Kenya Airways Intelligence Service Unit) was unknown to the public. But what was a closely guarded secret was let out of the bag by – who else – than meddlesome Son of Kifefe who tried to board it on a cold Wednesday morning. The efficient KAISU operatives unearthed a plot by Ugandan security officials to deny landing rights to Flight 410. Now this could have ended up in big disaster which KQ, the pride of Africa, cannot even dare imagine. Imagine

Betty Kamya is a good key example of opposition

Uganda Federal Alliance President, Betty Kamya‘s statement and actions since the ended elections in February showed her a good example of what opposition should be. She admitted defeat that in politics there is always a winner and a loser so if she failed in 2011, she expects to make it in 2016.
After the elections, Kamya moved on by restarting her move to the 2016 presidential bid. To her, the 2011 elections was for her to establish herself in the voters favour.

Fighting fruitless wars

Daudhi Mulongo was a blessing to Kiira College Butiiki

The very many times that I get to read the bible, I keep laughing at the Pharisees and the way they continually wasted their efforts in their struggles to persecute Jesus. I keep wondering how a society could dedicate so much effort to doing away with someone who had not only proved to them that he was their Messiah with his miracles, but also their guide to the promised land.

To me this was insane and till last Sunday, I had succeeded in keeping myself convinced that such lunacy

‘Discipline was key’

URA coach Isabirye says discipline delivered title
Uganda Revenue Authority’s title winning coach Alex Isabirye has revealed that discipline was the driving force for his team to clinch their fourth Ecobank Super League crown. The tax collectors raced to the title courtesy of a Robert Ssentongo brace against Kampala City Council FC at Nakivubo stadium on Tuesday.

Speaking exclusively to The Razor yesterday, Isabirye attributed the team’s victory to discipline and good understanding

Blick hunting for another title

Eight times national motocross champion Arthur Blick jnr is eyeing his ninth career title, despite mechanical hiccups which denied him a title at the Busiika race track at the weekend. Former national champion Assaf Natan won the event, riding away with a Shs2m cash prize.

Despite Natan’s win, he is still far from coming within this championship race as he lies sixth with 116 points. He missed the opening round due to a tight business schedule as Blick enjoyed a field day, topping the

Bright Stars FC light up Kawempe after Cup win

Bright Stars FC were on Sunday crowned Kawempe Division One Champions, following a 2-1 win over the Ex-Internationals’ side led by former Cranes’ skipper George Ssemwogerere in match played at the contested Kazo Sports ground. Bright Stars, famous for their short and crisp passes, which culminate into attacking football, topped the Kawempe league with 56 points, 20 more than Makerere University, who were smuggled into this fold without kicking a ball in division two.

Proline Manager

Ugandans Timbe, Basena quarrel over Tanzanian players

Two Ugandans plying their trade in Tanzania as coaches, Sam Timbe and Moses Basena, are pointing fingers at each other over players.
‘Magical’ coach Timbe, as he is fondly referred to by his Young African fans after he won them a title in style, and Simba SC’s Basena, are up in arms over the former’s dependable defender Nadir Haroub.

Yanga claim they are closely monitoring their player, whom Simba is said to have approached for a possible switch to their side. Simba are said to have

Challenge Cup toughens

The Kyadondo Rugby club annual Challenge Cup designed to mentor junior players hits new levels this weekend as teams Red, Green and Blue ride fast to wrestle down Yellow from the top spot. The event started last weekend with Yellow beating Red 34 -14.Blue tamed Green 24-17.

With cash prizes as well as a splash dinner at stake, will teams will be hassling to win the event, where the top finisher takes home Shs450, 000. The runners-up have Shs300, 000 while the third and fourth have Shs210,

Turigye in line to battle for Nile Special Open Champs

Defending champion Jonah Turigye will be in the firing line when the Nile Special Open Pool tournament ‘cues off’. The Pool Association of Uganda (PAU) in partnership with Nile Breweries, through the Nile Special brand, announced on Tuesday that the three-month tournament starts on Friday in Kampala, with the final scheduled for August 27.

“We have witnessed an improvement in pool from many players over the past year and we expect more competition as well as new names featuring

Cranes-Bissau tickets go on sale Monday

The match entry tickets for Uganda Cranes’ home fixture against Guinea Bissau will go on sale on Monday, after being delivered from South Africa, tomorrow. The development was confirmed yesterday by Fufa PRO Rogers Mulindwa while addressing the media during the federation’s weekly press briefing at Fufa House in Mengo.

“We can reliably say that the tickets will be here on Friday and will go on sale on Monday 30, at different designated sell points,” emphasised Mulindwa. The tickets

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Loyal men get VP, PM jobs

The appointment of Edward Sekandi as vice president and Amama Mbabazi as prime minister shines a light on one fact – that loyalty to the appointing authority more than anything else played an oversized role in their choices. President Museveni, as The Razor predicted on Tuesday, presented his preferred choices for the two top jobs to the ruling NRM caucus at a session at State House Entebbe just around the same time he announced his choices for VP and PM to the same forum in 2006.

While

Child riot victim fails to pay for drugs

For about four weeks, 25-year-old Annet Nabukenya has not known what it feels like to live in her house or sleep in the comfort of her bed. The only home she now knows is the paediatric wing of Mulago Hospital. For these past weeks Nabukenya has been nursing her two-and-a-half year-old daughter, Patricia Namugumya. The toddler was shot in Namasuba on April 29 during one of the infamous walk-to-work protests that rocked Kampala and the rest of the country.

“We were at home that day and

Bukenya was handed rope to hang himself

As former Speaker of Parliament Edward Ssekandi takes office as the ‘de-facto’ government number two, he’ll have to walk a steady line – one that keeps him well aware of the dangers of being vice president. Much as his chances of replacing President Yoweri Museveni are slim, he could have been offered the same poisoned chalice his sacked predecessor Gilbert Bukenya was handed eight years ago.

Museveni has mastered the politics of appointment and disappointment in the same fashion

Tullow oils the fight against Ebola

As panic over the killer virus Ebola spreads across the country like a burning fire, Tullow Oil has agreed to partner the Ministry of Health in support of the national campaign in the fight against the dreaded disease. The private oil company yesterday made a contribution of Shs75 million to support the national communication campaign to promote sensitisation and awareness about the need for prevention and control of the disease.

The general manager of Tullow Oil Uganda, Dr Brian Glover

Loyal men get VP, PM jobs

The appointment of Edward Sekandi as vice president and Amama Mbabazi as prime minister shines a light on one fact – that loyalty to the appointing authority more than anything else played an oversized role in their choices. President Museveni, as The Razor predicted on Tuesday, presented his preferred choices for the two top jobs to the ruling NRM caucus at a session at State House Entebbe just around the same time he announced his choices for VP and PM to the same forum in 2006.

While

Rebecca Kadaga, the woman with many firsts

The first female lawyer to open law chambers, first woman MP for Kamuli district, first female deputy speaker, and the first female speaker of the Parliament of Uganda

Born in Kamuli district on 24 May 1956, Rebecca Kadaga attended Namasagali College for her high school education. She graduated with a law degree (LLB) from Makerere University in 1978. She went on to obtain her Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in Kampala in 1979. In 2000, she obtained the Diploma in

How to make millions without a degree

Not every high paying job requires a college degree. There are tens of thousands of sales pros who have never darkened ivycovered halls, but who take home six (or even seven) figure salaries. Even better, a career in sales can mean doing what you truly love, with people whom you truly like.

Here’s a simple seven-step program to get your dream job. Forget everything you think you know about selling. Popular culture in movies and television characterizes a salesman as a fasttalking

Decoding job descriptions

Job descriptions are often written in a cryptic, euphemistic language that takes an experienced eye to decode. Just as “free-spirited” in a dating profile hints at a lack of full-time employment, words like self-starter or multitasker may give subtle clues about the type of work and the work environment you’ll find at the company. For your amusement (and edification), here’s a list of commonly used job-listing jive and how to decode it.

Lots of growth opportunity: This phrase is a

Must-ask questions

1. What happened to the person who previously did this job? You need to know any problems or past history associated with this position. For instance, was your predecessor fired or promoted? Is this a temporary position or brand new? The answer will tell you about management’s expectations and how the company is gearing to grow.

2. Why did you choose to work here? What keeps you here? Although you may like this company, you’re an outsider. You need to find
out what an insider has to say

Nsibambi retires

Esther is the wife he married in July 2003 after the death of his first wife, Rhoda. Nsibambi was replaced yesterday as prime minister by former Security Minister Amama Mbabazi. Nsibambi was fired along with former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya who was replaced by Edward Ssekandi, the former Speaker of Parliament.

While in government, Nsibambi is proud to have been part of a team that was responsible for what he called shaping the destiny of Uganda during the 12 years he was leader of

Besigye pushed to lead opposition in Parliament

Coming on the brink of choosing the leader of opposition in Parliament, Forum for Democratic Change has said that it will push for a Constitutional amendment to allow party presidents hold the fort. The idea to amend the Constitution is being mooted by FDC as the party yesterday postponed announcement of the leader of opposition in Parliament and Shadow Cabinet to today.

FDC spokesperson and Bukooli Central MP Wafula Oguttu yesterday told The Razor that the person to be appointed to that

Museveni to assist private sector

President Museveni has said that the Government is committed to assisting the private sector in its efforts to enhance the development and growth of the Ugandan economy. The President was speaking during the commissioning a Shs20.5 billion home for the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) located on Mbuya Hill on Monday.

CMI is expected to vacate the Kitante offices in a month’s time paving the way for city mogul Sudhir Ruparelia, who funded the construction of the army base, to

Lukwago demands Rubaga tally sheets

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has requested the Electoral Commission to avail him with copies of tally sheets which were used as a basis to declare Singh Katongole Rubaga South Member of Parliament. Lukwago also asked the polls body for another set of tally sheets which was used first by the returning officer of Kampala Molly Mutazindwa to declare Moses Kasibante as the constituency’s legislator before he was replaced by Katongole. Kasibante petitioned court seeking to nullify

Cops carpeted for buying promotions

Some police officers did not keep to the law when they exchanged money for rank; and for this punitive measures have been meted out to them in turn.
So, it was a mixed cocktail of sadness and joy as the Police Council at one and the same time revoked the promotion of 125 of its officers who fraudulently made their way up the ladder and promoted an additional 400 to the rank of corporal.

The Razor yesterday established that some of the 125 police officers spread across the country paid

Iron bar men kill security man

Mukono - One person has died while two others are nursing serious injuries after they were attacked by iron bar thugs in separate incidents on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Robert Ssekiro, 45, a former Local Defence Unit (LDU) operative and a resident of Nasuti in Mukono central division.

Ssekiro was allegedly attacked by unidentified thugs on the Kayunga-Bugerere road, at Nakituturi village in Kyampisi Sub County, after taking his 17-year old S5 daughter, Angella

Court clears suspended policemen

KIBOGA - Six police officers who have been facing charges of corruption and abuse office have been acquitted by the Anti-corruption court.
The police officers were arrested on December 6, 2009, on orders of the Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Kale Kayihura after district residents complained about their ‘unprofessional’ conduct.

The officers who were suspended from duty as they battled court charges, included the then acting District Police Commander George Kawuka, the acting

Man gets three years for attempted murder

Mukono - A Beach Management Unit official attached to Katosi landing site was recently sentenced to three years imprisonment after being convicted of attempted murder. According to prosecution led by Roy Kalungi, Paul Kakooza, 56, a resident of Musenyi on Koome Island, cut his wife Nalugwa, 39, with a panga on August 16, 2009, after a domestic misunderstanding.

According to prosecution, the two who had been married for two years had accused each other of infidelity, prompting the wife to

Koboko swoop nets students, revellers

Arua - The police have arrested more than 75 suspected criminals, who were rounded up from discotheques, video halls and bars after midnight on Monday. The District Police Commander Edson Muganzi, confirmed to The Razor that of those arrested, 30 were students aged between 13 and 20 years, suspected of wasting money given to them as school fees.

“The operation was aimed at making Koboko free of crime and improving the education standards; an answer to the parents’ outcry over the

Two jailed for murder

Kyenjojo - The High Court has sentenced John Kyaligonza and Beatrice Namara to 20 years in prison for aggravated murder. Kyaligonza and Namara, both residents of Mugamba village in the western district of Kabarole killed 17-year old Goretti Kengonzi, said to be a girl friend to Kyaligonza. And, prosecution told court presided over by Justice Dan Akiiki Kiiza that the accused persons connived and killed Kengonzi on October 10, 2009, after police mounted a search for Kyaligonza, for allegedly

Young mother held

KIBOGA - A 20-year old mother who abandoned her three months old baby and went on a drinking binge has been detained for child neglect.
Douglas Kasereka, the officer in charge of Child and Family Protection Unit at Kiboga central police station identified the suspect as Margaret Nanyunja, a resident of Kyanga village of Kiboga town council.

According to Kasereka, Nanyunja recently left the baby to her husband Andrew Yiga, and went drinking using Shs5, 000 he had given her to buy food for

Two committed for father’s murder

Hoima - Two students who were arrested for murdering their father have been committed to High Court for trial. Julius Otim and God Buru, both students at Bugambe Secondary School last week appeared before the Hoima Grade I Magistrate Richard Ndangwa, charged with murder the murder of Bosco Onim Ongoma on April 10 this year. Prosecution told court that the two, residents of Zavu village, in Bugambe Sub County beat Ongoma to death, accusing him of diverting Shs5, 000, part of Shs55, 000 he got

LDUs trained on child protection

Karamoja - Local Defence Unit personnel recruited and deployed by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have received training on how to protect children. According to the UPDF Division 3 spokesperson Capt Deo Akiiki, the LDUs, who were recruited after a presidential directive and have been operating in the Karamoja sub region for six months now, had internalised the work ethics of working in a unique area like Karamoja.

“The objective of the training was to equip the LDUs and their

Drivers threaten to strike over Utoda charges

Mukono - Taxi drivers operating in the municipality have threatened to go on strike, protesting the huge sums of money imposed on them for ‘welfare’.
The drivers, who presented their petitioned to the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke last week, accused Utoda operatives in Mukono municipality of exploiting them through the ‘welfare’ levy that oscillates between Shs. 12,000 and Shs15, 000 daily.

“We pay that money every day but we do not benefit from

District boss, CAO trade accusations at swearing in

Luuka - There is looming trouble in the new district as officials continue bickering, quickly jeopardising their ‘gospel of unity and reconciliation’.
Speaking immediately after swearing in as the first chairman of Luuka district, Samuel Kakyada, strongly warned the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Christopher Sande Kyomya, to stop ‘meddling in the local politics of the area’.

Kakyada, who was receiving the instruments of power from Kyomya before Iganga Chief Magistrate Charles

Teachers fired for skipping classes

KIBOGA - The services of five teachers including one head teacher have been terminated over a raft of unprofessional behaviour including absenteeism.
The Kiboga District Education Officer Prosper Lwamasaka said Christopher Nfutumukiza, the headmaster of Ndirawelu Primary School in Lwamata sub-county, Kenneth Mucunguzi of Banda Primary School in Kyankwanzi sub-county, Timoth Mayengo and Ivan Mukungu, both of Kirinda Consultant Primary School in Kapeke sub-count and, Abbas Ssemakula of Kagobe

Mayor calls for teamwork

Bushenyi - The newly-elected Mayor for the municipal council has urged his council to put aside their political differences and work for progress.
Speaking at the swearing in ceremony on Monday, May 23, Jackson Kamugasha, an Independent and the first mayor of the newly-created Bushenyi municipality, said that the councillors should implement the NRM manifesto.

“I will put aside my manifesto and implement that of the ruling party; we must also bury political hatchets that could have

NGOs urged to support education

Karamoja - Neglecting education is a costly affair, elders in the poverty prone region have learnt. And, speaking recently during a community peace and reconciliatory meeting at Musupu in Rupa Sub county of Moroto district the elders appealed to NGOs, philanthropists and religious leaders to support education in the greater Karamoja region.

They noted that the development partners had neglected education, a factor that had contributed greatly to the rampant illiteracy in the region.
“If

State tackles city traffic jams

seeta - Traffic jams may be no more in Kampala if the government implements the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the Kampala metropolitan area.
According to Rosemary Tibiwa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Transport, the BRT system will eliminate the big number of taxis in the city.

“Kampala today is congested with vehicles that are packing everywhere, we want to see that the city is turned in to a more organized city than what it is today,”Ms Tibiwa, who was

1.3bn tons of food wasted annually

While millions of Ugandans sleep on empty stomachs and the rate of malnutrition shoots on the upper end, the well-to-do are throwing away millions of tons of food into the trash bins. In a 2011 report released by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), industrialised and developing countries throw away close the same quantities of food at 670 and 630 million tons respectively.

In the report, Uganda was surveyed on dairy products where significant post-harvest losses of milk were

World Bank ‘clears’ S. Sudan for traders

Ugandan traders have been given a lee-way to invest more in Southern Sudan after the World Bank report indicated that the government there is rapidly improving the business environment. The report entitled Doing Business in Juba 2011 says “the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is making strides to improve the business environment for small and medium enterprises”.

Doing Business in Juba 2011, helps fill the data gap in the semi-autonomous region, which is expected to become

BAT-Ugandan shareholders pocket billions

Shareholders of tobacco maker British American Tobacco - Uganda may have reason to quickly send back their children to school during these hard times.
This is because the company announced a dividend of Shs228 per share bringing the total dividend payment to Shs11.2 billion. The announcement to give out dividends was made during the 11th annual general meeting of the company where BAT Uganda’s Non-Executive Director Fred Tumwesigye attributed the success to the company’s strong momentum to

Nakumatt urges multinationals into partnership

Regional retailer Nakumatt Holdings has challenged multinationals operating in the East Africa region to consider stepping up their global marketing and product development. Nakumatt managing director Atul Shah thinks local consumers are only willing to settle for world class products and services that enhance their lifestyles largely fuelled by growing literacy levels, international exposure and a higher consumer spending power.

Speaking when he received the Samsung Electronics Africa

Uganda polls hurt Kenyans’ car sales

Kenyan car retailer CMC Holdings posted a small drop in net profit in its first half to the end of March, hit by slower sales and rising costs as it raised debt provisions, the company has said. The company’s net profit fell 0.7 per cent to Kshs187.6 million (US$2.19 million) in spite of a slight increase in pretax earnings to Kshs274.3 million.

“Expenses for the period are 18.7 per cent more than the previous period mainly due to a more aggressive doubtful debts provisions policy

Only Museveni has solution for the veterans in Lubigi wetlands

Like many Ugandans I have followed the encroachment on Katosi, Lubigi and Kasokoso wetlands in Namanve with keen interest, first because it is occupied by the former 1986 Bush war veterans of the National Resistance Army. These veterans were first camped in Katanga-Kubili beneath Mulago Hospital before some were of late deployed at the NRM headquarters on Kyadondo road.

These disgruntled veterans thought their commander-in-chief, as they still refer to Gen Museveni, would reconsider their

The City Director will clean KCC of the rot and filth

Sometime this year when President YK Museveni promised the people of Kampala that he would appoint a serious, hardworking and result-oriented lady as the Executive Director of Kampala, many people thought was politicking. In March, 2011, Jennifer Semakula Musisi, formerly of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), was appointed to take up this Job.

After excelling at URA, she has already started cleaning Kampala City Council of the rot that has for years barred the development of the city to

Sign of peace at last

President Museveni’s public exchange of a handshake with UPC party president Olara Otunnu is a sign of peace if we are to relate to the circumstances that have been taking place in which Dr Otunnu himself was involved. Otunnu’s handshake leaves in the people of Uganda no doubt that he also advocates the peace in this country.

With these positive actions like handshakes and dialogue between the ruling government and opposition I believe peace will prevail in our country and all those

Corruption mars construction of Teso University

Beakering, intrigue and utter corruption threaten to kill a half- century-old idea of building a university in Teso. In fact the quest for the university here has become a minefield for filling up the pockets of some unscrupulous individuals and a vote catcher. President Yoweri Museveni had to evoke this matter to court the Iteso to return him to power. The people of Teso have lived with the idea of building their own university to end the educational imbalance initiated by the British colonial

We need to get a hold on Ebola now

At least two people are officially known to have died from Ebola and 25 suspect cases traced since the deadly viral disease broke out last week in Nakisamata village in Luwero district. This outbreak represents the third or fourth recognised and confirmed outbreak of Ebola in Uganda since 2000. It is also the smallest reported outbreak in the country which can easily be contained.

Worryingly, however, the highly contagious disease is fast spreading. A suspected case has been traced milaes

Appoint Kayihura health and finance minister

Can you imagine what would happen if riot police went to break up a demonstration and they run out of tear gas before even the operation started! The demonstrators would eat them up like samosas! But such a scenario can never happen because Maj Gen Kale Kayihura is an efficient man when it comes to procurement. He makes sure his men always have efficient hardware and sufficient stocks of consumables.

He would never send out a policeman to work without functional equipment and supplies.

Dr Tajudeen: The pan-Africanist

It is now two years since Dr Tajudeen Abdul- Raheem, one of the bravest sons of this continent and a pan-African advocate was killed in a car accident in Nairobi, Kenya. He was the Secretary General of the Global Pan African Movement and at the time of his death, the Deputy Director of the UN Millennium Development Goals based in Nairobi.

This was a great tragedy to the pan African world and those who relied on his writings and speeches to voice, the voice of the voiceless; champion the

Can we get politicians out of pulpits?

‘…I am a Christian…know the Bible but who has seen me baptize?” Words of President Museveni arguing against religious leaders involved in ‘political matters’ while delivering his speech during celebrations to mark world Labour day. This was in line with comments the president made while at the closure of the post election conference organized by the inter-religious council in which he dismissed claims that donations given to religious leaders were disguised bribes.

This latest

URA capture their 4th league title

RESULTS
KCC 1-2 URA
Gulu 0-5 Victors
Utoda 1-0 Simba

Uganda Revenue Authority FC are champions again! The taxi-collectors picked a 2-1 victory over KCC at Nakivubo Stadium yesterday to register their fourth title, since 2006. Alex Isabirye’s charges cruised to the title courtesy of a Robert Ssentongo brace in either half of the game.

The taxi collectors exhibited strong intent for the title from the onset when Steven Bengo’s curled free kick went inches wide. Veteran defender

Fans for UEFA Champs’ final

Manchester United sympathisers Silver Rugambwa and Moses Banturaki as well as Arsenal’s Dick Muhwezi will this Saturday add their voices to those of more than 50,000 football supporters when the UEFA Champions’ League final goes to Wembley Stadium in London, England. The trio’s lifetime journey was made possible as Smart TV, a pay channel station, met all their expenses, making it easy for them to travel and watch either Manchester United or Spanish Primera Liga giants Barcelona write

URA-the team

What we know as URA FC today, started off in 1997 from what used to be URA end of year inter-departmental sports competitions. The people instrumental in the organisation of these competitions at the time under URA Sports Committee included among others; Justin Zake ( then the Commissioner for Finance and Administration, later the Deputy Commissioner General – Revenue), Joash Muhumuza (the Deputy Commissioner for Finance), Mpeka Muhumuza (the Assistant Commissioner for IT), Ms. Flavia

Rockets shy away from league fixture against Wanainchi

Rockets men’s hockey team snubbed their league fixture against Weatherheads at the weekend, giving critics an open chance to suggest that they had developed late- minute cold feet. According to the weekend fixture, Rockets were scheduled to take on Weatherheads, but only their ladies teams turned up. Weatherheads A beat Weatherheads B 1-0, with Ayanda Ntuli scoring the lone goal. Weatherheads men’s team was awarded free points as Uganda Hockey Association is still puzzled after Wanainchi

SportOn in 10 years’ festivities

One of Uganda’s longest surviving television talk shows, SportOn, will this Saturday mark 10 years of existence, meeting fans at the Sheraton Lion Centre where the UEFA champion’s league final will be telecast live from Wembley Stadium, London. SportOn, aired on WBS every Sunday, was initiated 10 years ago by the late Kenneth Andrew Matovu, Joseph Kabuleta and Mark Ssali.

The programme is an interactive show, discussing local and international sport where interviewees join in by phone.

Charity seek to do the double

Having polished off one Tornado side, albeit by only two runs, first division newcomers Charity CC will be looking to claim the other Tornado scalp, that of Tornado CC, when they meet next Sunday at Lugogo Oval. A victory would mean three straight wins for Charity, who won the division two title last season and have made an immediate impression in the first with a big victory over KICC and this narrow one against Tornado B, both at Entebbe.

The other scheduled first division match is at

Experienced Ochan moves to coach KCC

After a dismal performance at the start of the volleyball season, Kampala City Council have moved swiftly to hire the services of level II coach Denis Ochan.
Ochan will be in charge of the men’s team, leaving Rafi Bachu to coach the women. Ochan was unveiled to the playing staff on Sunday at Lugogo, remarking: “KCC is not a bad team; it has the best composition of players. There are many young players and senior players. This is what is needed to build the team.”

Ochan takes over from

Museveni names new VP, PM today

When they meet today, President Museveni and his ruling NRM parliamentary caucus will make tough choices and most likely the president could repeat the ritual of naming a vice president and prime minister at the same caucus session at State House Entebbe just like he did in 2006. However, the task of naming a vice president will not be easy to accomplish if the president chooses to fire Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya who is facing his most jittery moment in his political career.

He

Cabinet delay causes uproar in Parliament

President Yoweri Museveni has extended the mandate of the outgoing Cabinet in an acting capacity until he appoints a new one soon, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga yesterday told Parliament. Responding to queries from Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa , who questioned under what capacity the departing East African Community minister Eriya Ketegaya represented Government in Arusha recently, Kadaga said President Museveni wrote informing her that he had extended the ministers’ mandate.

“The President

Monday, May 23, 2011

Rukungiri CAO closes Illegal schools

Two schools in Rukungiri District have been closed a few days into the second term. The move follows an inspection by the district’s Chief Administrative Officer, Weren Muhendo Rujumba that found the facilities were operating illegally. The schools are King Charles High School and Rubanga Parents S.S.
According to Rujumba, the schools had no operating licenses as per the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education and sports governing private schools.

When the directors of both

Dates for Mityana South petition fixed

Court has fixed June 7 and 8 to start hearing the the election petition filed against Mityana south Member of Parliament Ssozi Kadu Mukasa. Both parties will also meet on May 31 to agree on the witnesses to present. Henry Makumbi Kamya filed an application in the High Court seeking a declaration that Kaddu was not validly elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency hence his elections be set aside. Kaddu won by 20,6II votes (50.66 per cent) and Kamya was the second with I9,246 votes

Kampala Capital Authority sued

Securex Amenities has suedKampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) over alleged trespass on its premises. The contested land is located on plot 7I Nkurumah Road. Through its lawyers, Securex is seeking a permanent injunction stopping KCCA from trespassing on its premises and an annual interest of 25 per cent from judgement date till final payment. Securex got a 5-year lease to re-develop the premises, into a modern commercial complex with a provision for a new health centre.

By Rehemah

Parliament in sitting order dilemma

The Speaker of the Ninth Parliament Rebecca Kadaga yesterday conducted orientation of the new MPs on the Rules of Procedure but it became evident that when serious business resumes soon the unresolved issue of the sitting order of the independent and special interest legislators will remain a sticky matter in the House.

The issue of sitting arrangements dominated yesterday’s session when the legislators who attended the exercise, wanted to know how the biggest House since independence will

Two held over stoning Kayihura

Two men have been arrested for allegedly stoning and injuring the Inspector General of Police Maj.Gen.Kale Kayihura. Robert Lutaya, a barber and Thomas Kasozi, the chairman of boda-boda cyclists in Busega, were arrested at the weekend. Accroding to the police, on May 12, the duo stoned the IGP as he tried to control a mob on the Entebbe-Kampala road. This was during the return of FDC leader Kizza Besigye from Kenya where he had gone to seek treatment. Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Ibn

Treason suspects sue Director of Public Prosecution

Two men, who have allegedly spent nine years without trial, have dragged the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Richard Buteera to Court over failure to prosecute them. Grace Barihaihi and Fred Biryomumaiso, who are jointly charged with treason, want High Court to quash the criminal proceedings against them because it appears the DPP has no interest in the case.

They claim that they were arrested and charged before Buganda Road Court in 2002 and they were released on bail on May 9,

Makerere in campaign to save water

Makerere University will start a programme geared at addressing the contemporary issues pertaining to water and sanitation degradation.
According to Moses Tenwya, the Director of Makerere University Agriculture Research, water resources are facing serious challenges due to population increase.

“With the current rate of land degradation, if nothing is done to conserve the rest of water resources then world is doomed,” he revealed during a one-day multi-stakeholders’ conference

Karimajong advised against FGM

Kotido Resident District Commissioner Andrew Chen Napaja, has asked the Karimajong to shun Female Genital Mutilation. Napaja, who was on Sunday speaking at the Leadership Forum described the practice as obsolete and an abuse to dignity of the girl-child. “Practices such as FGM and rape in marriage have no room in modern society,” Napaja said. He also urged the Karimajong to embrace government programmes like education, aimed at development in the region.

By Solomon

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