2009-07-04
New Rebellion in North?
The northern Uganda region, just settling from two decades of the Joseph Kony-led LRA's brutal military campaign, is on the verge of slipping into another rebellion, at least according to official accounts.2009-07-04
Govt Accuses New Group of Rebellion
THE Army yesterday released the names of people accused of establishing a rebel group, the Uganda Patriotic Front (UPF). The group is led by renowned medical doctor, Henry Obonyo, who lives in the United States and has a second home in the United Kingdom, the army said. 2009-07-04
Would Africa Have Been Better Off With Hillary Clinton?
Barack Obama's Africa policy may become more active in a positive sense in the months and years ahead. But on the evidence so far it does seem credible that the African continent itself would have been better off if Hillary Clinton had become President of the United States. 2009-07-03
Museveni Announces Law Against Female Circumcision
A law against female circumcision will soon be enacted, President Yoweri Museveni has said. 2009-07-03
Museveni, Zenawi, Nyerere to Receive National Honours
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania will be honoured for their contribution in liberating Rwanda, 15 years ago. 2009-07-03
Mao Must Answer for Role in Rebellion
GULU district chairman Norbert Mao has questions to answer, army spokesperson Maj. Felix Kulayigye has said. 2009-07-03
Ghost Pupils Found in Kamuli School
A PRIMARY school in Kamuli district has been receiving capitation grants for 450 ghost pupils since 2005, according to investigators from the education ministry and the Internal Security Organisation. 2009-07-03
Kony Could Be Tried in Country
LRA Rebel leader Joseph Kony could be tried in Uganda by the International Criminal Court (ICC) if arrested. 2009-07-03
UNBS Seizes Sh120 Billion Fake Goods
FAKE goods worth over sh120b have been seized from traders and importers in the last five years. 2009-07-03
2010 World Cup Offers Continent Great Opportunity
THE Confederations Cup is the traditional dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup. And as far as dress rehearsals go, the 2009 Confederations Cup recently held in South Africa was a splendid advert for this Rainbow nation. 2009-07-02
Swine Flu Confirmed
Uganda's first case of the H1N1 swine flu virus was confirmed Wednesday night in a 40-year-old man from the UK, the Ministry of Health announced Thursday. 2009-07-02
Oil Firm Pledges to be Open
Tullow Oil, the biggest oil exploration company in Uganda, has said it is ready to open its books once the legislation on oil contracts is in place in Uganda. 2009-07-02
Museveni Opposes Gaddafi Over United Africa
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has reiterated that he supports the idea of regional political federation before an African political union. 2009-07-02
General Tinyefuza - There is No Rebel Group in North
The frightening talk about a new rebel group forming in northern Uganda is "rubbish", according to the country's chief spymaster. 2009-07-02
South's Taxation Practices Harming Trade
The current revenue collection practices at the international and inter-state borders in Southern Sudan are harming trade between the attractive market and the East Africa, a new the study titled: "Cross-border trade: Fuelling conflict or Building Peace?" reveals. 2009-07-02
Swine Flu - Fear Grips Busia, Malaba
Fear has gripped the border areas of Malaba and Busia following the confirmation of the first H1N1 virus in Kenya four days ago. Residents at the two border points told Daily Monitor yesterday that they were resorting to putting on gloves and not shaking hands with people, especially those crossing from Kenya for fear of contracting the virus. 2009-07-02
Rwanda to Decorate Museveni
The Rwandan government will tomorrow honour President Museveni for backing the Rwandese Patriotic Front war that overthrew the Juvanel Habyarima regime in 1994. 2009-07-02
LRA to Beef Up Peace Team
Uganda's rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) will be sending two more military commanders to the Juba peace talks in South Sudan. 2009-07-02
Kampala City is Better Off Under Central Government
The long-awaited Bill to actualise the constitutional amendment placing Kampala City under direct central government administration was tabled in Parliament last week. As expected, several people and institutions are vehemently opposed to the idea. 2009-07-02
450 Bags of Fake Cement Impounded
THE UGANDA National Bureau of Standards has confiscated 450 bags of fake cement. Officials confirmed yesterday that the 22,500kg of cement, seized from a make-shift building in Kampala on Sunday, is fake. |
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