Provides the latest RSS feeds for Uganda News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Uganda News.Net http://www.ugandanews.net/ en-us Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:50:54 -0400 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:50:54 -0400 30 At a birth rate of two babies per minute, Kenya trails regional neighbours and the rest of Africa where at least 46 babies are born every 60 seconds. Not surprisingly, Kenya is also lagging behind whe... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419409&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:49 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419409&cat=faaba65027d16d8c In this day and age, 47 years after independence and 23 years into the “Fundamental Change” must we suffer this anachronism bequeathed to us by a colonial administration which had its own divide a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419977&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:31 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419977&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The telecoms market has in the recent past seen call rates drop drastically in a fierce price war, in what has given users a sigh of relief. However, one of the world's most important... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419423&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:56:25 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38419423&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Police in Masaka have arrested two National Resistance Council sub-county registrars in connection with electoral malpractices. Those arrested are the registrar for Katwe Buteego sub-county and Ki... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417967&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:50 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417967&cat=faaba65027d16d8c More heavy weights continued to fall in the ruling National Resistance Movement primaries with four ministers beaten in the Saturday polls. Results that came in last evening indicated that Disaster Mi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417966&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:49 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417966&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, Sep 6 (Reuters) - Uganda's export receipts will rise by 4-6 percent in 2010 compared to last year, helped by higher commodity prices and growing demand in key markets, the Uganda Export Pr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417968&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:15:12 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38417968&cat=faaba65027d16d8c NAIROBI , 6 September 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people have been displaced by floods in parts of the north Rift Valley region of Kenya even as the meteorological department forecasts drier conditions ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415117&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:56:41 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415117&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kenya and India's Essar Group are keen to combine forces with Uganda in building a refinery and pipeline for its newly-found oil, a statement said on Monday. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:13:01 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — President Museveni has downplayed what has been his strongest and long campaign point-security; saying on its own it cannot provide the much needed development. According to President... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Nairobi — Now Kenyans are living under a new order, one they have chosen for themselves. May their troublesome past not haunt them but just be remembered for academic purposes, and as l... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — As pupils and students start streaming back to school on Monday for the third term, 13 girls from Kikambala Primary School in Kilifi District will have to remain with their parents at ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415102&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415102&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — Heavily populated counties are likely to get the bulk of funding from the National Government if population becomes the key factor in determining sharing of revenue. The new Constitut... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415120&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:21 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38415120&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Two resident district commissioners (RDC) arrested Red Pepper Publications Ltd. photojournalist Tony Kizito over the alleged publication of a defamatory story by "Kamunye" newspaper, a vernacular sist... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413843&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413843&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — If Uganda Cranes finally end their painful 32-year stretch of failing to make the Nations Cup finals, among the primary reasons will be the players' privacy rule that has been implemen... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413844&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:37 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413844&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Voting in Busujju county in Mityana district continued yesterday in areas where the ballot materials were delivered late. Two people are contesting for the parliamentary NRM flag-bear... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413845&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:34 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413845&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Incumbents Ntungamo district chairperson John Wycliffe Karazarwe, and district Woman MP Beatrice Rwakimari, have lost in the NRM primary elections. Johnson Nkirirehi the district NRM ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413846&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:32 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413846&cat=faaba65027d16d8c He said the education and sport sectors, road sweeping and city mortuary services and burial of unclaimed bodies were also critically affected. KCC accounts were frozen three weeks ago by city mayor ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413847&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:30 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413847&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The 14 policemen who were arrested last month for allegedly stealing goods worth sh150m from a burning trailer at Namasere village in Bugiri district appeared in court on Friday. The ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — A service that uses the Internet and the SMS platform has been launched to enable refugees in Uganda locate their family members. The service is to be piloted in Adjumani district by ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:24 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The Rwenzururu kingdom has been cautioned against using force to acquire land for the cultural institution. "A uniting kingdom of the people around the Rwenzori mountains was not in p... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:22 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The High Court in Kampala has summoned the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Henry Luke Orombi, outgoing Kinkizi Diocese Bishop Wilson Ntegyereize and the Bishop-elect of Kinkizi Dio... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413852&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:19 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413852&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Two months after the Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) in Tororo closed its home-based aid care programme, the former clients have said they cannot afford to pay medical... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413853&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:17 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413853&cat=faaba65027d16d8c "It is a shame, Museveni just wants to use the cover of NAADS to bribe voters with those brown envelops he is giving out. NAADS itself is a failed project," she said while on a radio talk show at Bamb... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413854&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:16 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413854&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Going through the internet-based media daily, and especially since the 7/11 tragedy in Kampala, one gets a sense of despair on the long Somali conflict. The feelings and signs of frustration ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413856&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:13 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413856&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda's Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi has said although the government formulates and implements policies, it needs to be assisted. He called upon the ministry's of Health and Education to listen to... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413855&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413855&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Attorney General, Dr Khiddu Makubuya, has cautioned lawyers against corruption and professional misconduct saying these acts are tainting the image of the legal profession. He said many practicin... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413857&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:09 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413857&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Abraham Lincoln once wrote "Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successor to bullets." But during the NRM primaries, the reverse was the order of the week. Take Bukedea District for instance, more t... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413859&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:07 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413859&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have asked the Government and service organisations to give priority to their colleagues living in rural areas, saying they are marginalized. Andrew B... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413860&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:03 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413860&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Diabetes patients in Teso sub-region have asked the Government to construct a hospital which will treat and monitor the disease. Ruth Achom, a member of Soroti Diabetes Association, s... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413861&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:01 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413861&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Sarah Nambawa could have won gold at the Africa Senior Championships in Kenya last month but the biggest challenge of her career so far lies in wait today. The triple jumper, will not... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413862&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:51:58 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413862&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — In what has been a stop-start MTN-Fuba League season, Ndejje University Angels find themselves slowly becoming part of the folklore of Ugandan basketball. Much as their second season ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413863&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:51:55 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413863&cat=faaba65027d16d8c As tribal warfare rages over increasingly scarce water and grazing land, armed battles over cattle are becoming more destructive and spreading across national borders. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413005&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:42:17 -0400 In These Times http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38413005&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Uganda's year-on-year headline inflation rate UGCPIY=ECI eased to a 6-year low of 1.7 percent in August from 3.2 percent in July, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBS) s... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411855&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:12:52 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411855&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Voting at the NRM party primaries in Kayunga district was cancelled yesterday for the third time due to lack of election materials. "We have waited for the materials in vain. We are n... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411837&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:51 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411837&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Kampala — I recently wrote an article and suggested that young Muslims should not be alienated if Uganda's counter terrorism strategy is to work. For any country and not only the US, ha... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411839&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411839&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The NRM primary elections flopped again in 12 districts yesterday due to voting materials arriving late and irregularities. The party's electoral officials said most polling stations d... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411840&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:48 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411840&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The NRM party primaries failed to take off again in the 360 polling centres of Iganga district yesterday. Party members and sub-county polling agents who had gone to the NRM offices o... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411841&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411841&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Kampala — According to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey Report (UDHS 2006), Ugandan women give birth to an average of seven children, which is the third highest fertility rate in th... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411843&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:44 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411843&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Out of form national team star Fred Wanzala has been banned for six months by the Uganda Golf Union (UGU) after he refused to complete his second round at the Uganda Open on Friday. Wanzala, who shot... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411845&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411845&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda's U-19 title hopes faded further when they suffered a shock 85-run defeat to Zambia in the on-going Division I Africa Zone pre-World Cup qualifier in Windhoek, Namibia. The bowlers, who have b... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411847&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411847&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A bad beginning makes a good ending, so they say. Miracle Eagles and KIU Titans came close to validating the reverse of that statement as the two sides clashed in the MTN-Fuba League on Friday night a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411846&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411846&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion When we sat down at Naaka's joint in Bukoto on Wednesday night, even Bert admitted that IPC is dead. He even agreed the 'lumbe' celebration we held three weeks ago was timely but in very bad ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:29 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Ugandan exporters can sigh with relief after President Mwai Kibaki rejected the controversial Price Controls Bill, which would have given the Kenyan Treasury powers to fix prices of pr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411073&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411073&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion When former president Binaisa died, an impression seemed to have been created that by right all former Heads of State are national heroes, and in Uganda's case have to be buried at Kololo Her... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:23 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The future of a clearing and forwarding agents' association looks uncertain after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) changed rules for registration of tax collectors. Previously, KRA d... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410915&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:21 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410915&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Walk into any local banking hall and you are likely to see a common feature in almost all front office desks - a model of a lion or an elephant. These are not just toys as they seem, but an important... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:19 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Big and small parties send the same number of representatives to the IPC Delegates Conference. In the plot, CP, JEEMA and SDP delegates would gang up against Besigye and vote for Mr Hussein Kyanjo as ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:19 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411850&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Madison Asset Management has entered the unit trusts fund market, setting stage for heightened turf wars. The company is seeking to tap into the growing collective investment schemes sector, that has... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411075&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:17 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411075&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The signatories to the bank accounts belonging to the troubled Uganda Wildlife Authority have been changed raising concerns about the safety of the organisation's funds. Sources who did not want to b... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:17 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411851&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The vibrant trading in bonds in the past eight months has seen stockbrokers grow their commissions more than three times over the period compared to last year and looks set to up the battle for fixed ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410541&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:14 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410541&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The NRM and the police said yesterday party primary elections set for today across the region will be peaceful and sounded a warning to those who plan to indulge in violence. The exercise, which will... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411853&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:13 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411853&cat=faaba65027d16d8c First of all, let me start from the onset, as a member of the Central Executive Committee and a cadre of the National Resistance Movement, by apologising to all the members of NRM-both the aspirants a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411852&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411852&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Trade experts are rooting for the setting up of bigger Africa commodity exchanges to attract global interest, increasing the cash flow to farmers. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410660&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:04 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410660&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated the second multi-billion steel factory belonging to Roofing Rolling Mills in the new Kampala Industrial Park at Namanve, Mukono district. The... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410791&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:50:59 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38410791&cat=faaba65027d16d8c -(Dow Jones)- The Ugandan government has repossessed the Kingfisher oil field in exploration area 3A of the Lake Albert basin after the field's exploration license expired, Energy and Minerals Devel... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411854&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:27:10 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38411854&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Nile Special National Open Pool Championships regional qualifiers came to a climax at the weekend with Abdu Nsereko sealing his grand finale slot in spectacular fashion. The national finals are du... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409568&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:56:40 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409568&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Final result Heathens 12-7 Impis Plate: Buffaloes 7-5 Pirates Bowl: Mongers 17-0 Mbale Shield: Gulu 10-15 Buffaloes 2 At the end of the league in April, there was a familiar sight with MTN Heathens st... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409567&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:56:39 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409567&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Triple jump (w) 1. Olga Rypakova (KAZ) 15.25 2. Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.70 3. Yargeris Savigne (CUB) 14.63 6. Sarah Nambawa (UGA) 13.78 Moses Kipsiro cemented his love affair with second position in in... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409569&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:56:36 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409569&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The government of Finland has been formally admitted to the Lake Victoria Basin partnership with a commitment of Shs5.7 billion. Antti Putkonen, the second secretary at the Embassy of ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409550&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:46:05 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409550&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — At the end of the league in April, there was a familiar sight with MTN Heathens still dominating and after a four - months' break local rugby returned over the weekend and nothing seem... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409551&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:46:03 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409551&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Moses Kipsiro cemented his love affair with second position in international competitions when he finished behind American Bernard Lagat at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia o... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409552&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:46:01 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409552&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Police are investigating allegations that city tycoon Micheal Ezra Mulyoowa issued false cheques worth Shs2 billion to two city businessmen. The Special Investigations Unit and the Cr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409553&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:58 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409553&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Whether to send children to single sex or co-educational schools is a question that troubles many parents. Many of the traditionally good performing secondary schools were founded by m... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409554&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409554&cat=faaba65027d16d8c To the victims of a fraudulent election, it was confounding that even after spending a quarter of a century in power, the NRM still failed to deliver a credible election - the justification that took ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409557&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:53 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409557&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Fears of a bomb scare in a Washington Hotel have made the Queen of Buganda to cancel her attendance at the 22 Uganda North American Association Convention on Saturday. Her Royal Highness Sylvia Naggi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409556&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409556&cat=faaba65027d16d8c President Museveni has apologised to supporters of the NRM for the Monday election mess that has caused undue embarrassment to the party leadership. Mr Museveni, who is also the chairman of the NRM, ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409555&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:49 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409555&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Ugandan athletes set to compete in the IAAF Inter-continental athletics championships have cash prizes and medals to fight for. The biennial event show is due in Croatia this weekend ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409559&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:44 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409559&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — An additional 72,000 Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS will be enrolled for free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment over the next two years, following increased American funding. The US ambas... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409560&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:42 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409560&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Google, a United States-based online information search company, is in discussions with MTN and Orange Uganda for business partnerships to vend its products in the country. The talks c... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38408874&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38408874&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has returned to the Court of Appeal, in a fresh bid to quash the award of Shs36 billion to Alcon International. Last year, the Court of Appeal... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38408626&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38408626&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — An opening round two- under-par 70 for 19-year-old Emma Opio sparked off thoughts of the legendary late Sadi Onito's family returning to dominate the Uganda Golf Open again. That Opio... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409562&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409562&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — An unidentified man was burnt beyond recognition for allegedly breaking into a shop. "We heard Sulait Namakago, the shop owner, crying for help at about 1:00am, saying people had brok... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409561&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:37 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409561&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Opposition political parties have started forming youth squads to defend their interests during campaigns for the 2011 elections. Three parties have confirmed that they have formed yo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409564&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38409564&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — Kenya may have started its campaign for a return to the Africa Cup of Nations on a losing note, but the coaches and players need to look at the result as an opportunity to improve Hara... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38406403&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:21:16 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38406403&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Uganda has sent an extra 750 peacekeepers to Mogadishu to reinforce the thin presence of the African Union forces in Somalia. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38404146&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:05:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38404146&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Oct 9 Kenyav Uganda Angola v Guinea Bissau If Uganda are to finally break the 34-year-old murky, then Saturday’s display by the Cranes where they cruised to a comfortable 3–0 win over Angola shoul... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401550&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:13:41 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401550&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda Cranes shift guns to Harambee Stars With a boisterous vuvuzela-powered crowd in high gear and the team stroking around the ball with a rare assuredness, the natural inclination to reinforce at ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401551&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:13:35 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401551&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Swalley Kenyiand Norman KatendeTHE Uganda Cranes launched their 2012 AFCON qualifiers with a 3-0 victory over Palancras Negras of Angola. The fans told Vision Sport what they thought. Dr. James Sek... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401582&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:37 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401582&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Emojong OsereUGANDAN exporters can sigh with relief after President Mwai Kibaki rejected the controversial Price Controls Bill, which would have given the Kenyan Treasury powers to fix prices of pr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38400947&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:35 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38400947&cat=faaba65027d16d8c MONDAY SPORT OPINIONBy James LwangaSENIOR SUB-EDITORTHE Cranes and Bobby Williamson gave us something to smile and talk about after Uganda trounced Angola 3-0 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401583&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:34 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401583&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Patrick Jaramogi TWENTY-year-old Tina Bukenya, a hair dresser at Kitega in Mukono, knew her financial end had come when she dropped out of school a couple of years ago. Sharon Nakalega, another sch... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401576&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:31 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401576&cat=faaba65027d16d8c PRIME Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi is in Rwanda leading a Ugandan delegation to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Paul Kagame which takes place today at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. Rwandan ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401554&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:29 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401554&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By maureen nakatuddeALL of us like going to office and doing our duties in an inviting atmosphere. But in most workplaces, this is only a wish. Many a worker has an intimidating boss and going to offi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401577&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:29 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401577&cat=faaba65027d16d8c THE Police are hunting for a 27-year-old suspected murderer, Umar Mugisha, who escaped from the Rapid Response Unit cells at Kireka. Mugisha, who hails from Kakiika in Mbarara, was accused of murderin... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401556&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:27 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401556&cat=faaba65027d16d8c HR INSIGHT - With Paula Kyabaggu MukamaWE are emotional beings, and all our actions and reactions are determined by our emotions. That is where emotional intelligence comes in. Emotional intelligence ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401578&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:26 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401578&cat=faaba65027d16d8c THE NRM vice-chairman for the northern region, Gen. Moses Ali, has called upon losers in the ongoing NRM party primaries to back the successful candidates or take their grievances to the party tribuna... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401555&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:25 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401555&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By George BitaTHE 14 policemen who were arrested last month for allegedly stealing goods worth sh150m from a burning trailer at Namasere village in Bugiri district appeared in court on Friday.The poli... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401560&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:19 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401560&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Luke Kagiri VOTING in Busujju county in Mityana district continued yesterday in areas where the ballot materials were delivered late.Two people are contesting for the parliamentary NRM flag-bearer.... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401566&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:16 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401566&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Darious Magara THE Ndorwa West NRM parliamentary candidate, Charles Musekuura, who lost in the party primaries to the incumbent, MP David Bahati, has petitioned the party electoral commission, call... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401565&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:14 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401565&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Charles KakamaPERSONS with disabilities (PWDs) have asked the Government and service organisations to give priority to their colleagues living in rural areas, saying they are marginalized. Andrew B... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401574&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:14 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401574&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Egesa HajusuTWO months after the Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) in Tororo closed its home-based aid care programme, the former clients have said they cannot afford to pay medical ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401573&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:12 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401573&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Bill Oketch RESIDENTS of Lira Municipality have vowed to vote out leaders who have brought disgrace to the area. This was after sewage flooded Lira Main Street recently.Sam Okello, a boda-boda ride... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401572&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:09 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401572&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Dradenya Amazia ENG. Gabriel Aridru has won the Arua Municipality NRM party parliamentary candidacy.Aridru bagged 6,103, his closet rival Ratib Buga got 1,802, while Mohammad Ali Aluma got 65.Richa... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401569&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:04 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401569&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Chris Mugasha TWO ministers in Bushenyi district have been defeated in the NRM party primary elections.Health state minister Richard Nduhura lost his Igara East seat to Michael Mawanda Maranga, a p... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401568&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:02 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401568&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Frank Mugabi PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has attributed the confusion in the ongoing NRM polls to poor registration of party members.Museveni, who is also the NRM party chairman, said some officials ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401571&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:00 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401571&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Vision reporter ELECTIONS in Ssembabule district started yesterday amid tight security and complaints of insufficient voting materials in some areas.There were no major incidents as a cocktail of s... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401570&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:56:59 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38401570&cat=faaba65027d16d8c MOGADISHUTHE African Union force in Somalia (AMISOM) has pushed the al-Shabaab militants out of several bases and created 10 new positions in Mogadishu.Maj. Ba-Hoku Barigye, the AMISOM spokesperson, y... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399842&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:13:37 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399842&cat=faaba65027d16d8c We have a national army whose primary role is to defend Ugandans and a police force to maintain law and order. Where they fall short, the logical option is to push for reforms. By forming private law ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399818&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:11:56 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399818&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Last week, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) held primaries to elect flag bearers who will compete in the parliamentary and local government elections. There were reported cases of malpractices a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399819&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:11:55 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399819&cat=faaba65027d16d8c For a number of years now, African economies have been battling to reverse their marginalised position in global trade and investments. With Europe and the United States economies struggling in the la... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399820&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:11:52 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=38399820&cat=faaba65027d16d8c