2008-08-28
Health Ministry Secure ARV Drugs
THE shortage of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) is about to end, the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Sam Zaramba, has assured the public.2008-08-28
Kick Taxis, Boda Boda Out of City
Order is urgently needed in Kampala City. 2008-08-28
USADF Invests in Coffee Production
The United States African Development Foundation will directly invest in the Gumutindo Coffee Co-operative Enterprise Ltd (GCCE), an organic and fair trade cooperative located in the rural area of Mbale Town, Uganda. GCCE?s focus is to sell coffee produced by its 7,500 member farmers located in the hilly and remote areas surrounding Mbale. 2008-08-28
Baby Dead After Bus Plunges Into River
A search for the body of a two-year-old child started yesterday following the Tuesday accident in which a mini-bus plunged into River Aswa on the Gulu-Pader district border. 2008-08-28
Kintu Musoke Raps Govt Over Districts
Former prime minister Kintu Musoke has criticised the Government for creating many districts in Uganda. Musoke said the creation of the districts was against the spirit of East African integration. 2008-08-28
UPDF Should Relax Rules on Partners
The Somali woman here to meet a UPDF officer who fathered her child while on a peace-keeping mission in Mogadishu finally met the man. Although WO II Joshua Asiza denied the reports, the head of the Somali community confirmed he saw Nina Omar and her four month-old son. This is both good and bad. 2008-08-28
Amproc Wins World Bank Contract
The American Procurement Company (AMPROC) has won a World Bank-funded project to audit 60 government agencies in Malawi. 2008-08-28
Premier Urges Church on Mengo Row
Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi yesterday asked Church leaders to mediate between the Government and Buganda Kingdom over the proposed Land Amendment Bill. 2008-08-28
Regional Disaster Management Force Commendable
Defence Chiefs and other security experts are attending a four-day workshop on Disaster Management and Crisis Response in the East African region at Imperial Botanical Hotel, Entebbe in Uganda, which is ending on August 29. 2008-08-28
U.S. $682 Million Bujagali Power Project Ahead of Schedule
Construction of the multi-million dollar Bujagali Hydro Power Project in Jinja is three months ahead of schedule, Daily Monitor has learnt. 2008-08-28
Countries Sign Mou to Develop Infrastructure
Plans for the development of the proposed Gulu-Nimule-Juba-Wau railway line have been finalised following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Uganda and Sudan. 2008-08-28
Public Should Work With Police On Traffic
The police on Tuesday clashed with boda boda cyclists in Kampala as they again made efforts to enforce basic traffic regulations like possession of riders' or drivers' licenses, crash helmets, among others. 2008-08-28
Financial Sector Reforms Spur Region 's Economic Boom
Aggressive financial sector reforms undertaken by the three East African countries in the 1990s have contributed to the current regional economic boom; an analytical survey by the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has shown. 2008-08-28
Suruma Appoints New Tax Appeal Tribunal
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has appointed new members of the Tax Appeals Tribunal. They will begin work effective September 1. 2008-08-28
Pastor Who Rocks a Party
With a clean shaven head, an all-white outfit - oh yes, down to white shoes - Wilson Bugembe looked every inch an angel. Dazzling and joyful, the celebrated gospel icon unmasked his expected deep, but soft voice: "I am excited, a bit nervous." 2008-08-28
Environmentalists Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Youth Day under the theme "Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action". 2008-08-28
Comrades Didn't Stand for Nothing
There is an African saying, "If you do not stand for something, you stand for nothing." 2008-08-28
Now I Love Federo Even More
On a Friday evening, August 22, at the London School of Economics' Bankside House, Sumner Street, the Uganda federal champions organised a federalism conference opened during a low key ceremony. 2008-08-28
The High And Low Tech Campaign
Barack Obama's Campaign for Change as it has come to be known is busy planting 'Obama offices' in as many cities, towns and rural areas as there are supporters. I conducted a 'virtual tour' of the campaign to get an insight into what his campaigners were doing ahead of the election. In North Dakota, Obama Teams are being rolled out. Each team consists of a team leader who coordinates with every member of the team and is responsible for the overall goals of the team. A phone bank captain is responsible for recruiting, preparing, training, and managing phone banks. 2008-08-28
He Wouldn't Harm a Fly, But He Stings Opponents
His friends describe him as a man who wouldn't hurt a fly. One of his players, Brian Umony, describes him as a nice, warm, receptive and encouraging human-being. He said that of him before KCC football club won the league in the period he presided over 13 league games of which the club won 12. This was KCC's first league title in eleven years. |
